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Etched - overview
Established
2022
Location
San Jose, CA, US
Primary Industry
Electronics
About
Based in the US, Etched operates as a manufacturing company designing a chip for running generative AI models. Based in California, US, and founded in 2022 by CEO Gavin Uberti and CTO Chris Zhu, Etched. ai, Inc. operates as a developer of artificial intelligence-based chips and hardware for large language models (LLMs).
In January 2026, Etched raised USD 500 million in venture funding led by Stripes, with participation from Ribbit Capital and Positive Sum. Etched provides chips for superintelligence and running of large language models such as GPT-3. The company offers technology to improve the graphics processing units (GPUs) to support cloud service providers. In addition, the firm’s technology will allow users to generate answers, only on a single type of AI architecture.
Etched generates revenue by selling its specialized Sohu transformer‑ASIC chips and AI inference server systems to enterprises, cloud platforms, and AI developers needing high‑performance, cost‑efficient large‑language‑model acceleration. In January 2026, Etched raised USD 500 million in venture funding led by Stripes, with participation from Ribbit Capital and Positive Sum. The company will use the funding to advance its efforts to compete in the market for artificial intelligence processors.
Current Investors
Primary Venture Partners, Hummingbird Ventures, Fontinalis Partners
Primary Industry
Electronics
Sub Industries
Integrated Circuits
Website
www.etched.com/
Verticals
Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing
Company Stage
Series A
Total Amount Raised
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