When was Refiant founded?

Refiant was founded in 2025 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Refiant located?

Refiant is headquartered in San Diego, United States.

How many employees does Refiant have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Refiant is 4.

Is Refiant a funded company?

Refiant is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Feb 09, 2026.

When was the latest funding round of Refiant?

Refiant's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Feb 09, 2026, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is AI Infrastructure. In United States, the AI Infrastructure sector has seen $254B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Refiant rank among its competitors?

Refiant ranks 42nd amongst 412 active competitors, of which 52 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Baseten Technologies, which secured $1.5B in Jun, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Refiant?

Refiant's top competitors include Nota, Wallaroo.AI and Seldon. Among them, Baseten Technologies secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

Refiant - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Developer of AI and ML algorithms for model compression and optimisation. The company provides algorithmic approaches for AI model optimisation, focusing on speed, cost savings, and sustainability. It offers solutions for reducing computational spend and enhancing latency. The company's platform aims to retain data sovereignty and enable edge capabilities.

Website: refiant.ai
Email ID: *****@refiant.ai

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2025

Location

San Diego, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$5M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Feb 09, 2026, $*****

Investors

VoLo Earth Ventures

Ranked

42^nd among 412 active competitors

Employee Count

4 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Nota & 376 more

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Refiant has raised a total funding of $5M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 09, 2026 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Refiant has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Refiant:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 09, 2026	2447848	Seed	6528877	6295505	3529700	8745069

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View details of Refiant's funding rounds and investors

The founders of Refiant are Sid Gutta and Mathew Haswell. Viroshan Naicker is the CEO of Refiant.

Here are the details of Refiant's key team members:

Sid Gutta: Co-Founder & CTO of Refiant and founder of 1 other company.
Mathew Haswell: Co-Founder & COO of Refiant.
Viroshan Naicker: CEO of Refiant.

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Refiant's employee count trend

Refiant has 4 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Refiant's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Refiant include Nota, Wallaroo.AI and Seldon. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Refiant, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Nota 2015, Seoul (South Korea), Public	Developer of AI optimization solutions for on-device and edge computing	$63.1M	Samsung, Mirae Asset & 17 others	70/100
2nd	Wallaroo.AI 2017, Brooklyn (United States), Acquired	Provider of an enterprise platform for AI production data	$34.4M	Contour Venture Partners, Greycroft & 13 others	69/100
3rd	Seldon 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Open source framework for deploying ML models	$39.1M	Bright Pixel Capital, Cambridge Innovation Capital ... & 26 others	69/100
4th	Baseten Technologies 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series F	Platform offering low code based ML powered application development software	$2.08B	Spark Capital, IVP & 30 others	67/100
5th	Liquid AI 2023, Brookline (United States), Series A	Developer of efficient AI models and deployment platforms for various applications	$297M	PagsGroup, AMD & 21 others	64/100
6th	webAI 2003, Grand Rapids (United States), Series A	Developer of a platform for building and deploying custom AI	$60M	OXCART, Ascolta Ventures & 4 others	61/100
7th	Base Two 2022, Toronto (Canada), Series A	Developer of an AI platform for manufacturing process optimization and control	$17.2M	Glasswing Ventures, AXA Venture Partners ... & 14 others	59/100
8th	Striveworks 2018, Austin (United States), Series D	Developer of AIOps platform for artificial intelligence model deployment and management	$51M	Washington Harbour Partners, Centana Growth Partners ... Read more	58/100
9th	Friendli 2021, Redwood City (United States), Seed	Provider of generative AI inference solutions for production environments	$20M	Capstone Partners, Sierra Ventures & 3 others	54/100
10th	RadixArk 2025, Palo Alto (United States), Seed	Developer of open infrastructure for artificial intelligence training and inference	$100M	Spark Capital, Accel & 8 others	53/100
42nd	Refiant 2025, San Diego (United States), Seed	Developer of AI and ML algorithms for model compression and optimisation	$5M	VoLo Earth Ventures	34/100