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Modal raised a $750 million Series D at a $16 billion valuation to expand its serverless AI compute platform

Funding Provisional 78% confidence first seen 22 October 2026, 17:40

Modal reported raising a $750 million Series D at a $16 billion valuation and said it has crossed $1 billion in annualized run rate. The coverage also highlights its approach to serverless AI compute using pooled capacity and sandbox-based execution to support elastic workloads.

Erik Bernhardsson Modal

The deal

Modal $750 million Late stage · announced 22 Oct 2026

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Source coverage

22 Oct, 17:40 Why AI Compute Comes in Rectangles — Erik Bernhardsson, Modal CEO Latent Space newsletter 22 Oct, 17:40 Why AI Compute Comes in Rectangles — Erik Bernhardsson, Modal CEO Latent Space newsletter

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Modal raised a $750 million Series D at a $16 billion valuation to expand its serverless AI compute platform

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