Alpic

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Overview

Alpic is a Paris-based AI infrastructure company focused on hosting and operating Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and ChatGPT Apps. Its platform combines deployment, management, monitoring, scaling, distribution, and related development services for applications that allow AI systems to interact with external tools and services. The company positions itself in the emerging infrastructure layer for agentic software, with an emphasis on MCP-native hosting and observability.

History

Alpic is a French société par actions simplifiée founded in July 2025 by Pierre-Louis Theron, Frédéric Barthelet, Nikolay Rodionov, Erica Beavers, and Charles Sonigo. The company was founded in Paris and New York and is led by co-founder and CEO Pierre-Louis Theron. Its founding team previously built Streamroot, a video-delivery startup acquired by Lumen Technologies. In September 2025, Alpic announced €5.1 million in pre-seed funding to develop infrastructure for AI agents and Model Context Protocol applications.

Product Lines

Product Line	Positioning	Price Range
MCP Cloud Platform	Managed infrastructure for deploying and operating MCP servers	$0 - custom
Free Plan	Entry-level hosting for personal or small-scale use	$0/month
Pro Plan	Hosted MCP infrastructure for small teams	$50/month
Enterprise Plan	Custom infrastructure, support, security, and deployment services	Custom
BYO Model	Model-connected usage option with included credits	$5 credits first month; $5/month plus $300 credits/month

Manufacturing

Alpic provides cloud infrastructure and open-source software rather than physical products. Its services are delivered through hosted cloud infrastructure; public materials do not specify the underlying hosting providers or the extent of in-house versus outsourced infrastructure.

Notable Products

Alpic MCP Cloud Platform - Hosted platform for deploying, managing, monitoring, and scaling MCP servers in production.
AI-native application infrastructure - Infrastructure and tooling for turning products into AI-native experiences and exposing services to AI agents.
MCP-native observability and deployment tooling - Git-native deployment, logs, analytics, observability, and playground distribution for MCP services.

Reputation

Public coverage presents Alpic as an early-stage specialist in MCP infrastructure, distinguished by its focus on production hosting and protocol-specific observability. Its founding team’s prior experience at Streamroot and the announced €5.1 million pre-seed round provide some established technical and financing context. As a company founded in 2025, it has a limited independent track record and relatively little long-term customer or analyst evaluation available.

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