AI infrastructure

Baud

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Founded 2026Origin source ↗Checked 2026-11-10

Overview

Novel AI hardware built from first principles to let companies train, fine-tune, and deploy frontier models with orders of magnitude better performance than incumbents

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Previously Neuralyze, Cerelyze, Zener, Front, Zener, SuperCraft, Ponder, SuperCraft, Baud Labs

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Sarang Zambare

Founder/CEO

Multi-time founder with 4 patents and 7+ years in deep learning and AI hardware. ML lead for Peloton Guide from concept to 100,000+ devices shipped. Previously founding ML engineer at Peloton and Caper (acquired by Instacart). Also a certified pilot.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-11-10

Eric Taylor

Founder & Chief Hardware Architect

Experienced ASIC Architect with over a decade of industry experience, including four tape-outs, two major IP releases, two patents, and a publication. Prior roles at NVIDIA, Freescale/NXP, Arteris IP, and Enfabrica.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-11-10
4team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-11-10

Founded 2026 · Source

News & product activity

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Y Combinator

Profile depthverified profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedSan Francisco, CA, USA
Pricing evidenceNo pricing page confirmed
Maturity: Not assessed · 3 of 6 areas documented

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