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Cast AI raises $35M

Cast AI, a company that provides an AI-based platform for Kubernetes automation, optimization, security, and cost management, has raised a $35 million series B round. Investors in the round include Vintage Investment Partners and existing investors Creandum and Uncorrelated Ventures.

Cast AI has offices in Miami, Florida; el Aviv, Israel; Bengaluru, Karnataka; and Vilnius, Lithuania. The company was founded in 2019 by Yuri Frayman, Leon Kuperman and Laurent Gil. The company  has raised $73 million to date.

Read the Cast AI blog post announcing the funding here.

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