When was BrainChip founded?

BrainChip was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is BrainChip located?

BrainChip is headquartered in California, United States.

How many employees does BrainChip have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at BrainChip is 89.

Is BrainChip a funded company?

BrainChip is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Post IPO round, raised on Oct 25, 2016.

When was the latest funding round of BrainChip?

BrainChip's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Aug 13, 2020, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Analog and Mixed Signal ICs. In United States, the Analog and Mixed Signal ICs sector has seen $2.18B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does BrainChip rank among its competitors?

BrainChip ranks 69th amongst 297 active competitors, of which 108 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Ayar Labs, which secured $150M in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of BrainChip?

BrainChip's top competitors include Nvidia, Espressif and Ayar Labs. Among them, Ayar Labs secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

BrainChip - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

BrainChip is an acquired company based in California (United States), founded in 2013 by Peter Van Der Made and Anil Mankar. It operates as a Developer of neural processing AI platform units for edge applications. BrainChip has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 297 active competitors, including 108 funded and 47 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Nvidia, Espressif and Ayar Labs.

Company Details

Developer of neural processing AI platform units for edge applications. It offers a hardware system based on spiking neural network technology that consists of many custom-designed cores that operate in parallel, making it fast as compared to software neural networks that run on CPU or GPU. Its ability to run on low power and small size makes it possible to integrate with any device with only a chip.

Website: brainchipinc.com
Email ID: *****@brainchip.com.au
Phone Number: +1 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

California, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Aug 13, 2020, $*****

Investors

LDA & 1 more

Ranked

69^th among 297 active competitors

Employee Count

89 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

BrainChip

Similar Companies

Espressif & 250 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Aziana (Mar 18, 2015)

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BrainChip got acquired by Aziana on Mar 18, 2015.

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BrainChip has raised funding over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 25, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Aug 13, 2020 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. BrainChip has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of BrainChip:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 13, 2020	1761440	Post IPO	2659619	3386682	5428235	3519237
Oct 31, 2017	8524301	Post IPO	4694151	8071366	6675141	1062539
May 25, 2017	6533984	Post IPO	8398425	4928260	7263955	6313343

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The founders of BrainChip are Peter Van Der Made and Anil Mankar.

Here are the details of BrainChip's key team members:

Peter Van Der Made: Former Co-Founder of BrainChip.
Anil Mankar: Co-Founder of BrainChip.

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BrainChip's employee count trend

BrainChip has 89 employees as of Sep 26. Here is BrainChip's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of BrainChip include Nvidia, Espressif and Ayar Labs. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of BrainChip, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Nvidia 1993, Santa Clara (United States), Public	Developer of hardware and software solutions for artificial intelligence computing	$5M	Worldview Technology Partners, Black Capital Investments ... & 39 others	85/100
2nd	Espressif 2007, Shanghai (China), Public	Provider of wireless communication chips, software, cloud, and AIoT solutions	$3.3M	Intel Education Accelerator, BOE Technology Group ... & 7 others	76/100
3rd	Ayar Labs 2015, San Jose (United States), Series E	Developer of optical interconnect solutions for artificial intelligence infrastructure applications	$1.02B	Neuberger Berman, Light Street Capital & 58 others	73/100
4th	Lightmatter 2017, Boston (United States), Series D	Developer of photonic interconnects and co-packaged optics for AI infrastructure	$850M	Google Ventures, Viking Global Investors ... & 16 others	72/100
5th	DarkVision 2013, North Vancouver (Canada), Acquired	Developer of acoustic imaging technology for industrial asset inspection applications	$5.5M	Evok Innovations, Defined Capital & 7 others	70/100
6th	Graphcore Systems 2016, Bristol (United Kingdom), Acquired	Manufacturer of hardware and software for machine learning processing tasks	$742M	Atomico, Baillie Gifford & 75 others	70/100
7th	Groq 2016, Mountain View (United States), Series E	Developer of specialized hardware processors for artificial intelligence inference workloads	$2.77B	Disruptive, BlackRock & 57 others	68/100
8th	Celestial AI 2020, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Developer of optical interconnect technology for artificial intelligence infrastructure systems	$589M	Koch Disruptive Technologies, Fidelity Investments ... & 21 others	67/100
9th	Neurophos 2020, Austin (United States), Series A	Platform that deliver GPU-level performance in a compact, energy-efficient form using optical computing and metamaterials	$120M	MetaVC Partners, Gates Frontier & 14 others	66/100
10th	Rambus 1990, Sunnyvale (United States), Public	Provider of AI-based silicon IP and chip solutions	-	Kleiner Perkins, Mohr Davidow Ventures	66/100
69th	BrainChip 2013, California (United States), Acquired	Developer of neural processing AI platform units for edge applications	-	LDA, One10	47/100