# ZhenFund

vLLM Team's Inferact Secures $150m Seed at $800m Valuation, Signalling Fresh Bet on AI Inference Infrastructure

Inferact, founded by the creators of open‑source vLLM, raised $150 million in a seed round at an $800 million valuation led by Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed. The deal signals strong investor conviction in companies that can commercialize efficient LLM inference, but Inferact will face competition from cloud providers and specialized rivals as it seeks to translate open‑source credibility into enterprise revenue.