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Replicate

Replicate lets software developers run and deploy open-source ML models via a cloud API, without managing GPU infrastructure.

replicate.com · San Francisco

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StageMerger / AcquisitionNovember 2025 · led by Cloudflare[6][12]
Raised$58Mdisclosed rounds[2][3][1][10][11][12]
Headcount27as of May 2026[13]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2019[11][2]
Money

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]

People

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]

Carl Peaslee, Head of Customers (Jun 2023–Oct 2024; departed)[8][9][17][18][12]

Nicci Arsenault, Chief People Officer (departed Apr 2026)[8][9][17][18][12]

Signals
May 28 2026newsReplicate Deep Dive - MLQ.ai | Stocks[14]
Mar 14 2026fundingReplicate - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors[16]
Dec 23 2024fundingReplicate Revenue 2024: $5.3M ARR, $350M Valuation - GetLatka[15]
Dec 5 2023newsBusinesses are building on open-source AI – Replicate blog company claim, not independently confirmed[10]
Comps

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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Replicate lets software developers run and deploy open-source ML models via a cloud API, without managing GPU infrastructure.

replicate.com · San Francisco

StageMerger / Acquisition
Raised$58M
Headcount27
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2019
CompsModal +2