AI Inference Startups fal and Fireworks AI Weigh $15 Billion-Plus and $30 Billion Funding Targets

fal and Fireworks AI are discussing fresh funding rounds that could value two fast-growing AI inference providers at $15 billion-plus and $30 billion, respectively. The talks underscore how quickly the market for running AI models in production is being repriced as enterprises move from pilots to high-volume workloads.