Baseten Acquires Agent Infrastructure Startup Blaxel to Build Cloud for the Next Trillion Agents
ycombinator · x · 2026-09-11
Baseten has acquired Blaxel, an agent infrastructure startup, to build what the companies call the cloud for the next trillion agents. Baseten provides infrastructure for training and serving models, while Blaxel focuses on agent deployment and orchestration. Blaxel said nothing changes for existing customers and the product will keep shipping.
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