Brex: 14 of the 25 fastest-growing software companies sell AI infrastructure
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-08-19
Brex analyzed the 25 fastest-growing software companies of summer 2026: 14 sell AI infrastructure, and 6 more are AI products built on top of it; Together AI, which serves open models, tops the list.
The takeaway: the real AI money is shifting from apps to 'pipes' — compute, databases, caching and sandboxes are what's growing fastest.
Related event: Brex Summer List: AI Infrastructure Beats Apps(15 posts)→
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