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Google's Gradient backs Cake, a managed open-source AI infrastructure platform | TechCrunch

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Cake integrates and secures more than 100 open-source AI components for enterprises.

The company says it has raised $13 million since its inception, including $3 million in pre-seed funding.

CEO Misha Herscu and CTO Skyler Thomas previously worked at IBM and Hewlett Packard .

Cake ’s seed round saw participation from pre-seed investor Primary Venture Partners .

The hitherto unannounced $10 million seed round, which closed back in April , is indicative of the founders’ backgrounds and traction.

Cake is already looking toward its next financing round, with tentative plans to raise again around the middle of 2025 .