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Replicate lets software developers run and deploy open-source ML models via a cloud API, without managing GPU infrastructure.
Raised $58M across disclosed rounds.[2][3][1][10][11][12]
Merger / Acquisition closed November 2025, led by Cloudflare.[6][12]
Round size and post-money valuation are not publicly disclosed.
Named investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, NVentures (NVIDIA), Heavybit, Dylan Field (angel), Guillermo Rauch (angel).[1][2][3][4][10]
Ben Firshman, Co-founder & CEO (Oct 2019–Dec 2025; departed post-acquisition)[7][19]
Andreas Jansson, Co-founder[7][19]
Zeke Sikelianos, Founding Designer (current as of Apr 2026)[8][9][17][18][12]
Dan Buch, Staff Software Engineer (current, joined Sep 2024)[8][9][17][18][12]
Dominic Baggott, Founding Engineer (Jan 2022–Mar 2025; departed)[8][9][17][18][12]
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Replicate lets software developers run and deploy open-source ML models via a cloud API, without managing GPU infrastructure.
Nicci Arsenault, Chief People Officer (departed Apr 2026)[8][9][17][18][12]
Modal · modal.com · Directly compared to Replicate by name in an independent technical article evaluating both platforms for image-generation API use cases, covering per-second billing, autoscaling, and cold-start behavior — same buyer (developer), same workflow (GPU-backed...[20]
Hugging Face · huggingface.co · Named alongside Replicate in independent market analysis as a direct alternative in the open-source model hosting and inference API category — same buyer (developers integrating open-source models), same product category (model hub plus managed inference),...[21][22]
Baseten · baseten.co · Listed as a Replicate alternative in a market-map of competitors targeting the same developer and ML-team buyer deploying custom and open-source models to production via managed GPU infrastructure.[22]
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