How much funding has Applied Compute raised?

Applied Compute has raised $82.8M in total funding, most recently a Series B round.

Who are Applied Compute's investors?

Applied Compute's investors include Benchmark, Sequoia Capital, Lux Capital.

When was Applied Compute founded?

Applied Compute was founded in 2025.

Where is Applied Compute headquartered?

Applied Compute is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

What industry is Applied Compute in?

Applied Compute operates in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning.

How many employees does Applied Compute have?

Applied Compute has 1-10 employees.

Applied Compute

We build Specific Intelligence for specific work at specific companies.

San Francisco, United States · Founded 2025 · $82.8M raised

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning

Headquarters: San Francisco, California
Employees: 1–10
Founded: 2025
Business Model: B2B

Website: appliedcompute.ai
Total Funding: $82.8M
Last Round: $80.0M Series BOct 2025
Rounds: 2

About

Applied Compute builds Specific Intelligence for enterprises — unlocking the latent knowledge inside a company to train proprietary custom AI models and deploy an in-house agent workforce. Founded in 2025 by former OpenAI researchers Yash Patil (CEO, ex-Codex), Rhythm Garg (CTO, co-contributor on o1), and Linden Li (ML systems and RL infrastructure), the company embeds engineers directly within customer teams and uses reinforcement learning to train domain-specific models on customer data. Early customers include DoorDash, Cognition, and Mercor. Backed by $80 million from Benchmark, Sequoia, Lux Capital, and notable angel investors.

Summary

Applied Compute is an Artificial Intelligence company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2025. It has raised $82.8M in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $80.0M Series B round in Oct 2025. Investors include Benchmark, Sequoia Capital and Lux Capital.

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