Y Combinator-Backed Athina AI Just Raised $3M to Make AI Apps 10x Faster

AI will be used in every software product in the next 5 years—but building production-ready AI is very hard.
Athina AI has set its sights on solving one of the most complex problems facing developers today: building and deploying AI applications that are reliable, scalable, and ready for production. Co-founded by Shiv Sakhuja and Himanshu Bamoria, the startup recognized early on that while AI is becoming essential across industries, few companies have the tools to deploy AI at the quality and efficiency demanded by the market. Backed by Y Combinator, Athina AI has just raised a $3 million seed round led by key industry figures like Denis Yarats, Co-Founder and CTO of Perplexity, and Alex Ratner, CEO of Snorkel AI. Other notable participants include the Kleiner Perkins Scout Fund and GSF India. This latest funding brings Athina’s total funding to $4.1 million and marks a pivotal moment in the
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Anshika Mathews
Anshika is the Senior Content Strategist for AIM Research. She holds a keen interest in technology and related policy-making and its impact on society. She can be reached at anshika.mathews@aimresearch.co
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