Featherless.ai, a San Francisco, CA-based AI infrastructure platform, has raised $20 million in Series A funding.
Investors
The round was co-led by AMD Ventures and Airbus Ventures, with participation from BMW i Ventures, Kickstart Ventures, Panache Ventures, and Wavemaker Ventures.
AMD Ventures is the venture capital division of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), focused on investing in early- to growth-stage startups working in artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and related technologies. Its investments typically span areas like AI infrastructure, developer platforms, and applied AI solutions, and it often provides technical collaboration and access to computing resources alongside capital.
Airbus Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Airbus, focused on investing in early-stage deep technology startups that can shape the future of aerospace and beyond. Based in Silicon Valley with a global mandate, it targets areas such as autonomous systems, advanced materials, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and climate technologies. Airbus Ventures provides strategic value by connecting portfolio companies with Airbus’ engineering expertise, industrial capabilities, and global network.
Featherless.ai Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to scale its global infrastructure, launch a marketplace for specialized open models, and deepen integration with diverse hardware architectures.
About Featherless.ai
Featherless.ai is an AI infrastructure company that provides a serverless inference platform for open-source models, enabling enterprises to deploy AI without relying on proprietary cloud or hardware ecosystems. Built on advanced research, including the development of the RWKV architecture, the platform supports over 30,000 models across language, vision, and audio. With infrastructure across the U.S. and Europe and a globally distributed team, Featherless.ai supports use cases ranging from enterprise deployments to open-source AI applications powered by its agent runtime.
Funding Details
Company: Featherless.ai
Raised: $20.0M
Round: Series A
Funding Date: April 2026
Lead Investor: AMD Ventures, Airbus Ventures
Additional Investors: BMW i Ventures, Kickstart Ventures, Panache Ventures, Wavemaker Ventures
Company Website: https://featherless.ai/
Software Category: AI Infrastructure / Serverless AI / Open-Source AI
Source: https://featherless.ai/blog/series-a