RunPod

Cloud GPU infrastructure platform purpose-built for AI, offering on-demand GPU instances, serverless compute, and multi-node GPU clusters across 31 global regions. Used by over 1 million developers at companies like Cursor, Perplexity, and Hugging Face, RunPod enables training, fine-tuning, and deploying AI models at scale. Founded by Zhen Lu and Pardeep Singh, the company raised a $100M Series A led by Summit Partners in June 2026 at a $1 billion valuation, bringing total funding to $122M; its 2024 seed round was co-led by Intel Capital and Dell Technologies Capital.