1) Bitmain Technologies
Bitmain designs and manufactures hardware and software for high performance computing.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $12.00B (July 2018)
- Country: China
- State: Beijing
- City: Beijing
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Jihan Wu, Micree Zhan
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $450.00M
- Funding rounds: 3
- Number of investors: 14
You can find their website here.
2) Nova Systems
SambaNova Systems is building the next-generation computing platform, bringing the efficiency and capability of cloud computing to unstructured data.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $5.00B (April 2021)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: Palo Alto
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Christopher Ré, Kunle Olukotun, Rodrigo Liang
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $1,132.00M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 10
You can find their website here.
3) Astera Labs
Astera Labs is a semiconductor company that specialises in connecting intelligent systems.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $3.20B (November 2022)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: Santa Clara
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Casey Morrison, Jitendra Mohan, Sanjay Gajendra
- Number of employees: 101-250
- Funding: $206.35M
- Funding rounds: 4
- Number of investors: 9
You can find their website here.
4) Graphcore
Graphcore is an international team based in London developing the Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU), a microprocessor designed for artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data applications.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.77B (December 2018)
- Country: United Kingdom
- State: England
- City: Bristol
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Nigel Toon, Simon Knowles
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $682.00M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 30
You can find their website here.
5) SiFive
SiFive is an open-source semiconductor technology and software automation platform.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.50B (March 2022)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: San Mateo
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Krste Asanovic, Yunsup Lee
- Number of employees: 251-500
- Funding: $365.50M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 15
You can find their website here.
6) Diamond Foundry
Diamond Foundry is using innovative technology to change forever the way diamonds are made. They make it possible to own a Yield Diamond™ for the price of a luxury good, such as a handbag or a watch.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.80B (March 2021)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2012
- Founders: Martin Roscheisen
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $300.00M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 20
You can find their website here.
7) Next Silicon
NextSilicon provides a new approach to HPC architecture that drives the industry forward by solving its biggest, most fundamental problems.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.50B (June 2021)
- Country: Israel
- City: Tel Aviv
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Elad Raz
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $226.60M
- Funding rounds: 4
- Number of investors: 19
You can find their website here.
8) Jaguar Microsystems
Jaguar Microsystems is a technology company that provides data centre cloud computing and data processing solutions.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.34B (June 2022)
- Country: China
- State: Guangdong
- City: Shenzhen
- Started in: 2020
- Founders: Sunny Siu
- Number of employees: 251-500
- Funding rounds: 2
- Number of investors: 5
You can find their website here.
9) Enflame
Enflame is a chip development company focusing on training platforms for deep learning solutions to common AI problems. This will significantly reduce business time and costs.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.24B (January 2021)
- Country: China
- State: Shanghai
- City: Shanghai
- Started in: 2018
- Founders: Arthur Zhang, Lidong Zhao
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $472.29M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 12
You can find their website here.
10) Vayyar
Vayyar is a 4D imaging radar manufacturer that offers solutions for senior care, automotive, security, smart home, and robotics.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (June 2022)
- Country: Israel
- State: HaMerkaz
- City: Yehud
- Started in: 2011
- Founders: Miri Ratner, Naftali Chayat, Raviv Melamed
- Number of employees: 251-500
- Funding: $296.00M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 14
You can find their website here.
11) Hailo
Hailo is a developer of a specialized deep learning processor that delivers the performance of a data center-class computer to edge devices.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (June 2021)
- Country: Israel
- City: Tel Aviv
- Started in: 2017
- Founders: Avi Baum, Hadar Zeitlin, Orr Danon
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $217.00M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 17
You can find their website here.
12) Groq
Groq radically simplifies compute to accelerate workloads in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance computing.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (April 2021)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: Mountain View
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Jonathan Ross
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $362.55M
- Funding rounds: 6
- Number of investors: 22
You can find their website here.