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Etched
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Etched develops specialized ASIC chips dedicated exclusively to running transformer-based AI models. By running low-voltage inference processes, their hardware aims to bypass traditional GPU power and latency constraints.
Ecosystem functionA transformer-only ASIC developer designing highly specialized hardware to dramatically lower model execution costs.
Business modelFull rack-scale hardware systems sales
Revenue$1.0Breported
Valuation$10.3Breported
Last round$300.0Mled by Sequoia Capital · 2026
Sources · 5 ↓
- https://thenextweb.com/news/etched-300m-series-c-10-3b-valuation-sequoia-sk-hynix
- https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/etched-partners-with-a16z-to-build-ai-inference-asics-challenges-nvidia-s-gpu-dominance
- https://www.etched.com/
- https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-chip-startup-etched-is-in-talks-for-20-billion-valuation-caf1787d
- https://startupintros.com/orgs/etched-ai
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