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AI infrastructure

5 founders building in AI infrastructure.

  1. SimplismartIndia · AI infrastructure

    Amritanshu Jain

    Fast-growing AI infra startup attracting Nvidia interest and multiple funding rounds in quick succession, positioning for major scale.

    RisingNo. 5series-a
  2. LyceumGermany · AI infrastructure

    Maximilian Niroomand

    Co-founded Lyceum, which raised a reported record €10.3M pre-seed for sovereign European AI compute infrastructure, positioning it for rapid scaling.

    RisingNo. 13seed
  3. TrueFoundryIndia · AI infrastructure

    Nikunj Bajaj

    Leading a well-funded AI infra startup backed by Intel Capital with enterprise traction, in a fast-growing AI deployment segment.

    RisingNo. 35series-a
  4. YamifyDR Congo · AI infrastructure

    Luc Okalobe

    Raised a pre-seed round backed by an early Paystack investor for 'Heroku for AI in Africa,' with strong technical pedigree and coverage from Techpoint Africa and Launch Africa.

    Watchlistpre-seed
  5. AgentShelf.aiUnited States · AI infrastructure

    Eric Flores

    Very early-stage (founded 2026, 3 employees) enterprise AI agent startup; insufficient evidence of traction or momentum yet.

    Under verificationpre-seed