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GeneralCA / Silicon Valley·Ranked Friday, June 19, 2026
The $13 Billion AI Startup Betting on Cheaper Alternatives to OpenAI, Anthropic

“Baseten, part of a growing Silicon Valley ecosystem offering services to enable low-cost AI models, is raising $1.5 billion in a new round.”
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