Doubleword, formerly known as TitanML, has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round led by Dawn Capital. The company aims to simplify AI deployment by helping enterprises self-host models without the burden of managing complex infrastructure. With this funding, with Doubleword investment, the startup plans to expand globally and enhance its platform’s capabilities.
Solving AI’s Inference Bottleneck
The global AI inference market is booming. It’s projected to grow from $106.15 billion in 2025 to $254.98 billion by 2030. While much of the focus has been on training AI models, inference — the phase where models perform real-world tasks — is becoming a major challenge for businesses.
Doubleword addresses this gap. It offers a platform that enables secure, high-performance self-hosted inference. This allows enterprises to fully own and control how AI models run in their environment. The platform removes the need to hire large engineering teams or invest heavily in infrastructure.
Doubleword’s founding team — Meryem Arik, Jamie Dborin, and Fergus Finn — all come from physics backgrounds. Their roots lie in academic research at University College London, where they developed machine learning compression techniques. These breakthroughs are now powering Doubleword’s efficient inference platform.
The launch of ChatGPT in 2022 reinforced their vision. While most were focused on training models, Doubleword saw the real challenge in deploying and managing them at scale. Their platform enables enterprises to do just that — quickly and securely.
A Turnkey Solution for Enterprises
Doubleword’s platform was first introduced as Titan Takeoff. It delivers impressive performance gains, such as 90% lower compute costs and 20x latency improvements. The system supports one-click deployment of open-source, fine-tuned, or custom models — all without infrastructure headaches.
Companies using Doubleword can:
- Deploy and manage models across cloud or on-prem environments
- Monitor analytics, logs, and alerts in one place
- Scale AI flexibly with proprietary GPU optimization
Strategic partnerships with Dataiku and Snowflake enhance its value. For instance, integration with Dataiku’s LLM Mesh helps users run generative AI while keeping data secure and private.
The funding round drew notable investors like K5, Tokyo Black, and angel investors including Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue. According to Dawn Capital’s Haakon Overli, Doubleword has a “market-leading product” and a proven team.
Government support has also been vocal. UK Secretary of State Peter Kyle praised the company’s role in driving AI adoption and innovation. “Doubleword’s work sets the standard for how companies can use AI effectively and securely,” he said.
With growing enterprise demand for self-hosted AI, Doubleword is well-positioned to lead. It simplifies inference deployment, reduces operational costs, and supports model freedom without vendor lock-in. For enterprises aiming to scale AI securely and efficiently, Doubleword is emerging as a trusted solution.
