The SaaS CFO · Ben Murray
podcastplaybookProfessor Building The Nextgen AI Infrastructure
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About The SaaS CFOHPC-AI Tech, a Beijing, China-based artificial intelligence high-performance optimization platform, closed $6 million in seed and angel rounds. The angel round was led by BlueRun Ventures China (BRV China); the funds will be mainly used to bring in more talented teams and expand the business market. I interviewed Yang You, founder of HPC-AI Technology. He also holds a PhD and is a professor at the National University of Singapore. The number of parameters in AI modeling has increased 35x. Yang aims to make AI modeling faster and more efficient. Founded August 2021 Team of 30 Based in US and Singapore $7M raised to date $1M ARR Used open-source as a go-to-market strategy Yang You’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yang-you-0b92914b/ HPC-AI Technology’s Fundraising Story: https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/hpc-ai-tech-completes-6-million-in-funding
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Apollo layer
What a founder can learn
Founder takeaway
For deeply technical AI infrastructure, pair a clear economic promise—faster, more efficient modeling—with open source as a low-friction route into developer workflows. The open-source layer can demonstrate technical credibility and encourage adoption, while paid offerings capture value from teams needing scale, support, or advanced capabilities.
Why it matters
As AI models grow more complex, infrastructure buyers need tangible improvements rather than broad AI claims. A product-led, open-source entry point can make those improvements easier to test before a customer commits budget.