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Gimlet

AI infrastructure for scalable workloads

San Francisco· 12 rolesOklahoma City· 1 role

CORE INFO

$92M
Total Funding
Series B
Round
2025
Founded
11-50
Team Size
San Francisco, CA
Headquarters

Gimlet Labs is an applied research lab that develops AI inference software to optimize AI workloads across various hardware architectures, catering to AI model labs and data centers.

  • Gimlet Labs raised $80 million in a Series A funding round led by Menlo Ventures in March 2026.techcrunch.com
  • The company has partnered with major AI chip manufacturers, including NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel.globenewswire.com
  • TechCrunch reported that Gimlet Labs' platform can speed up AI inference by 3x to 10x for the same cost and power.techcrunch.com

WHY WE WOULD WORK AT GIMLET LABS

Pioneering AI Infrastructure

Join a leader in AI infrastructure, revolutionizing scalable workloads with cutting-edge solutions like Gimlet Cloud and kforge.

Innovative Team Culture

Collaborate with a small, dynamic team of 11-50 experts, fostering creativity and innovation in AI research and development.

Competitive Compensation

Benefit from significant funding, including a $92M total, ensuring competitive salaries and growth opportunities.

Advanced Technology Stack

Work with state-of-the-art technologies, including a Multi-Silicon Inference Cloud, optimizing AI workloads across diverse architectures.

Impactful Client Collaborations

Contribute to projects with top frontier labs and hyperscalers, driving significant advancements in AI efficiency and scalability.

Mission-Driven Purpose

Be part of a mission to unlock new compute capacities, enhancing AI workload efficiency and scalability for the future.

MARKET AND TRACTION

GROWTH TACTICS

  • Achieved eight-figure revenues within five months of emerging from stealth, demonstrating rapid market penetration.

  • Tripled its customer base since exiting stealth, indicating strong demand and effective customer acquisition strategies.

  • Secured $92 million in total funding, including a significant $80 million Series A round, to fuel further expansion and innovation.
  • NOTABLE CUSTOMERS

  • Serves one of the top three frontier labs, showcasing its appeal to leading-edge research institutions.

  • Collaborates with one of the top three hyperscalers, highlighting its capability to meet the demands of large-scale cloud service providers.
  • KEY METRICS

    ✦ KEY METRIC
  • Total funding raised amounts to $92 million, underscoring investor confidence and financial backing.

  • Team size ranges from 11-50 employees, reflecting a lean yet effective operational structure.
  • COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

  • Offers a unique Multi-Silicon Inference Cloud that optimizes workload distribution across various processor architectures, enhancing efficiency.

  • Collaborates with leading AI chip companies like NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel, ensuring cutting-edge technological integration and performance.
  • MARKET POSITION

  • Positioned as a leader in AI infrastructure, focusing on scalable and efficient AI workload solutions.

  • Headquartered in San Francisco, a hub for technological innovation, providing strategic advantages in talent acquisition and industry networking.
  • PRODUCT AND TECH

    Gimlet Cloud

    A serverless inference platform designed for AI agents, enabling seamless execution of complex multi-agent systems. It optimizes scheduling and orchestration, allowing users to focus on enhancing their agents' capabilities.

    kforge System

    An autonomous system that generates optimized low-level kernels from PyTorch, accelerating training and inference across various backends. It ensures efficient execution by exploring multiple designs and enforcing correctness checks.

    Multi-Silicon Inference Cloud

    A proprietary software stack that maps workloads to the most suitable processors, ensuring efficient execution across different architectures. This technology enhances scalability and performance for diverse AI workloads.

    AI Infrastructure Innovation

    Gimlet Labs focuses on developing cutting-edge AI infrastructure to enhance efficiency and scalability. Their mission is to unlock new compute capacities, driving breakthrough improvements in AI workload management.

    COMPANY CULTURE

    Values

  • Commitment to innovation and efficiency in AI infrastructure

  • Focus on enhancing scalability and unlocking new compute capacities

  • Collaboration with leading AI chip companies to drive technological advancements
  • Operating Principles

  • Prioritize cutting-edge research and development

  • Foster a collaborative environment with industry leaders

  • Emphasize autonomous and optimized solutions for AI workloads
  • Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with top frontier labs and hyperscalers

  • Access to cutting-edge AI technologies and platforms

  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • Learning & Growth

  • Encouragement of continuous learning and professional development

  • Opportunities to collaborate with experts in AI and machine learning

  • Support for attending conferences and workshops
  • Work Style

  • Agile and dynamic work environment

  • Emphasis on innovation and creative problem-solving

  • Flexible work arrangements to accommodate diverse needs
  • HIRING SIGNAL

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    G&A · 3
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    KEY COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS

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    Sep 4, 2026FUNDINGBacking Gimlet Labs: The First Multi-Silicon Inference Cloud for Agentic AI Infrastructure | Sapphire Venturessapphireventures.com
    Mar 24, 2026FUNDINGAI Inference Software Startup Gimlet Labs Raises $80M In Series A Fundingcrn.com
    Oct 22, 2025FUNDINGGimlet Labs launches with $12M to port AI agents across chips - SiliconANGLEsiliconangle.com
    Mar 23, 2026FOUNDER PROFILEStartup Gimlet Labs is solving the AI inference bottleneck in a surprisingly elegant way | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com
    Oct 20, 2025ESSAYDesigning infrastructure for running efficient AI workloadsgimletlabs.ai
    Jan 28, 2025CUSTOMER WINIntel® CPUs are TCO-Efficient Hardware for Retail IoT AI Modelbuilders.intel.com
    May 12, 2026INTERVIEWAn Interview with the Gimlet Labs Team About Heterogeneous Inference for AI Agentschipstrat.com
    Jun 29, 2026MILESTONEGimlet Labs Joins MLCommons as a Member Company to Establish Vendor-Agnostic Benchmarks for Agentic Inferencegimletlabs.ai
    Mar 26, 2026INTERVIEWGimlet is Making AI Infrastructure 10X More Powerful By Mixing GPUs, CPUs, and Accelerators ⚡cerebralvalley.beehiiv.com
    Sep 3, 2025PRESSSpeeding up PyTorch inference on Apple devices with AI-generated Metal kernelsgimletlabs.ai
    Jul 13, 2026PRESSFormally verifying AI-generated GPU kernelsgimletlabs.ai