Blaxel, a San Francisco-based startup, secured $7.3 million in seed funding. First Round Capital led the investment. The company builds cloud infrastructure for artificial intelligence agents.
Blaxel aims to provide specialized cloud infrastructure for autonomous AI systems. Existing providers like Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud are not optimized for these agentic workloads. AI agents require different infrastructure for tasks like calendar management or code generation.
The company's platform supports millions of daily agent requests across 16 global regions. One customer processes over a billion seconds of agent runtime monthly. This demonstrates the significant infrastructure demands of AI-first companies.
Blaxel's infrastructure allows AI agents to operate autonomously. It features sandboxed virtual machines that boot rapidly and automatic scaling based on agent activity. APIs are designed for direct consumption by AI systems.
The six co-founders previously built and sold a company to OVHcloud. This team experience spans infrastructure and developer tools. They aim to build the next generation of cloud computing for the agentic era.
Building Cloud for Autonomous AI Agents
Blaxel differentiates itself by focusing solely on AI agent infrastructure. Competitors like Modal primarily address model inference or training. Blaxel's platform includes agent hosting, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and a unified gateway.
The company offers enterprise-grade security, including SOC2 and HIPAA compliance. Data residency controls allow customers to restrict workloads to specific geographic regions. This ensures robust practices for emerging AI enterprises.
Blaxel employs a pay-as-you-go pricing model. This charges customers only when agents actively process tasks, shutting down idle infrastructure. One client achieved 50% cost savings compared to traditional serverless solutions while processing terabytes of data processing monthly.
Industry analysts predict substantial growth in AI agent adoption. Gartner forecasts 75% of application development will involve AI agents by 2028. Blaxel targets smaller, AI-first companies, mirroring early strategies of major cloud providers.
The funding will expand Blaxel's software platform. Future plans include custom hardware and data center optimization. The company anticipates hundreds of billions of AI agents in coming decades.
