Positron raises $875M to get its next inference chip into silicon
Thomas Sohmers' three-year-old chipmaker is valued at $5B, with Asimov tapeout due by year-end and production targeted for the second half of 2027.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: Aligned News - AI Intelligence
Why it matters
The round funds Positron through tapeout and manufacturing, but the $5B valuation rests on Asimov reaching silicon on schedule and proving its economics on real workloads.
Positron AI announced that it raised $875 million at a $5 billion post-money valuation, giving co-founder Thomas Sohmers and CEO Mitesh Agrawal the capital to move Asimov, Positron's next-generation inference processor, from design into silicon.…
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