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RunPod

GPU cloud platform for AI inference and training workloads

AI InfrastructureFounded 2022#31 of 54 in AI Infrastructure

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Company research

Research as of
Metric
+30%PyPI dependents
Measured values
52 vs 40Jul 11 vs Apr 12
Sources
2 sourcesLibraries.io API + The Next Web · as of July 12, 2026
Cited source
The Next WebRunpod hits $1bn valuation as the AI compute crunch bites · Jun 24

According to The Next Web, Runpod raised $100M and reached a $1bn valuation, while RunPod's PyPI dependents increased 30% over the last 90 days, with Libraries.io data through Jul 11.

What this does not prove: Does not show install volume, runtime use, paid use, customer count, revenue, market share, product quality, or code that depends on the package outside indexed PyPI metadata.

Metric receipt (2 sources)

Measured public metric

  • Libraries.io API: RunPod PyPI dependents · July 11, 2026

Cited source

  • The Next Web: Runpod hits $1bn valuation as the AI compute crunch bites · June 24, 2026
Metric
PyPI dependents
Observed window
Last 90 days (2026-04-12 to 2026-07-11)
Comparison
Compared with the prior reading
Start value
40 on 2026-04-12
End value
52 on 2026-07-11
Calculation
((52 - 40) / 40) * 100 = +30%
Metric receipt
Retained AI-Buzz metric receipt; not externally reproducible from a single public URL.
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Company profile

What is RunPod?

RunPod offers a cost-effective and scalable GPU cloud platform designed for AI workloads. It provides developers and businesses with on-demand GPU instances and serverless compute options for training, fine-tuning, and deploying AI models. The platform plays a significant role in the AI ecosystem by democratizing access to powerful computing resources, enabling faster innovation and deployment of AI applications.

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Metric dates
npm downloads
PyPI downloads
PyPI dependents
GitHub stars
Hacker News mentions

Key metric

Package downloads (30d)

1.2M/30d

npm
57
PyPI
1.2M

Tracked packages: npm @pierre78181/runpod; PyPI runpod

▼ -13%

Additional metrics

3 metrics

Metric

Dependent projects

52

Projects depending on tracked package: PyPI runpod

Metric

GitHub stars

419

Main repository stars

Metric

Hacker News

8/30d

Position #22 in category discussion

Repository health

Maintenance data from the main open-source repository.

Key-person risk
2
Releases (30d)
0

Repository usage

Public repositories and source files importing packages tied to RunPod.

Repos importing
180%

About RunPod

RunPod offers a cost-effective and scalable GPU cloud platform designed for AI workloads. It provides developers and businesses with on-demand GPU instances and serverless compute options for training, fine-tuning, and deploying AI models. The platform plays a significant role in the AI ecosystem by democratizing access to powerful computing resources, enabling faster innovation and deployment of AI applications.

FounderAlex Runyan

Disclosed funding

Disclosed $120M · 2 rounds

Disclosed funding records total $120M. Category position #31 of 54 in AI Infrastructure.

Series A2026

Summit Partners

$100M
Seed2024

Intel Capital, Dell Technologies Capital

$20M

Investors

Dell Technologies CapitalIntel CapitalSummit Partners

Tracked packages (2)

1 npm, 1 PyPI

@pierre78181/runpod

npmMain npm package

@pierre78181/runpod

GPU cloud platform for AI inference and training workloads

runpod

PyPIMain PyPI package

runpod

GPU cloud platform for AI inference and training workloads