How much funding has Refiant AI raised?

Refiant AI has raised $5.0M in total funding, most recently a Seed round.

Who are Refiant AI's investors?

Refiant AI's investors include Volo Earth Ventures.

When was Refiant AI founded?

Refiant AI was founded in 2025.

Where is Refiant AI headquartered?

Refiant AI is headquartered in South Africa.

What industry is Refiant AI in?

Refiant AI operates in Artificial Intelligence, Energy.

Refiant AI

Intelligence in context

South Africa · Founded 2025 · $5.0M raised

Artificial Intelligence

Energy

Employees: 1–10
Founded: 2025
Business Model: B2B
Website: refiant.ai

Total Funding: $5.0M
Last Round: $5.0M SeedApr 2026
Rounds: 1

About

Refiant AI is a South African startup, founded in 2025 by Viroshan Naicker, Siddharth Gutta and Mathew Haswell, that compresses and restructures AI models to run efficiently on smaller, less power-hungry hardware. Its platform expands usable context windows up to 10 million tokens while cutting GPU energy consumption by as much as 80%, letting enterprises access long-context AI via API, chat interface, or private, data-sovereign deployment.

Summary

Refiant AI is an Artificial Intelligence company based in South Africa, founded in 2025. It has raised $5.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $5.0M Seed round in Apr 2026. Investors include Volo Earth Ventures.