Wafer Secures $40 Million In Series A Funding At $200 Million Valuation

San Francisco-based Wafer raised $40 million in Series A funding at a $200M+ valuation, bringing its total funding to $44.5 million. Founded by Emi Andere and Steven Arellano, Wafer sells fast inference for open-source LLMs, using AI agents to continuously optimize GPU kernels based on workload traffic and performance constraints. The round included Marathon, Chemistry, Wing, Fifty Years, Outset Capital, Y Combinator and AMD Ventures. FOUNDERS: Emilio Andere (@EmiAndere) & Steven Arellano (@_StevenArellano) INVESTORS: Marathon, Chemistry, Wing, Fifty Years, Outset Capital, Y Combinator & AMD Ventures ROUND: Series A AMOUNT: $40,000,000 VALUATION: $200M+ HQ: San Francisco, California #VentureCapital #Wafer #EmilioAndere #TradedPartner #TradedVC