Exclusive: AI inference startup Modal Labs in talks to raise valuation to $2.5 billion, sources say

Modal Labs, a startup specializing in AI inference infrastructure, is raising a new round at a valuation of about $2.5 billion, according to four people with knowledge of the deal. Should the deal close on these terms, the financing round would more than double the company’s valuation $1.1 billion announced less than five months ago. […]