Cerebrium, a serverless AI infrastructure platform founded by Michael Louis and Jonathan Irwin, has secured an $8.5 million seed round led by Gradient with contributions from Y Combinator, Authentic Ventures, and other strategic partners to address the increasing enterprise demand for scalable AI solutions. The platform is designed to simplify the development and scaling of multimodal AI applications, enabling companies to focus on creating impactful AI products without the burden of infrastructure management, high costs, or security concerns. Cerebrium's offerings include real-time voice agents, video models, and large-scale data analytics, leveraging a serverless GPU infrastructure that supports compute-intensive workloads efficiently and cost-effectively. The company's technology is utilized by innovative firms like Tavus and Deepgram, with its ability to handle real-time performance demands and scale elastically being a highlight. With its headquarters in New York City and roots in Cape Town, the new funding will aid Cerebrium in expanding its feature set and meeting rising enterprise needs as AI becomes integral to customer experiences.