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SiliconFlow, a China AI infrastructure startup, closed pre-A round

SiliconFlow, a China-based startup specializing in AI infrastructure, announced on February 19 that it completed its pre-A round in late 2024, raising over 100 million yuan (around US$13.7 million). The funding round was led by Huachuang Zhiye Capital , with co-investments from PuHua Capital and Glory Ventures, which increased its stake. China Renaissance served as the exclusive financial advisor for this round.

Prior to this round, the company had already brought in Meituan as a strategic investor.

Founded in August 2023, SiliconFlow develops AI infrastructure for large-scale models. Its main offerings include LLM service platform, the inference engine for LLM, and an accelerator for generating high-performance images and videos. These products are designed to reduce costs and enhance efficiency for developers and enterprise users.

Since its launch in April 2024, SiliconCloud has reportedly attracted over 3 million users. It processes billions of tokens daily, indicating significant growth within the AI infrastructure sector.

SiliconFlow’s founder, Yuan Jinhui, emphasized that this latest funding will significantly accelerate the upgrade and commercialization of their AI cloud infrastructure.

Recent SiliconFlow developments

Timeline
03-Feb-2025 🤖 Huawei, SiliconFlow launch DeepSeek AI models on cloud
  • Huawei partners with SiliconFlow for AI models
  • New pricing for DeepSeek models announced

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