Etched - About the company
Etched is a series B company based in Menlo Park (United States), founded in 2022 by Christopher Zhu and Gavin Uberti. It operates as a Provider of specialized hardware for artificial intelligence designed to accelerate specific model types, such as transformers. Etched has raised $800M in funding from Primary Venture Partner and Positive Sum, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 102 active competitors, including 42 funded and 8 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Cerebras, Biren Technology and Celestial AI.
Company Details
Provider of specialized hardware for artificial intelligence designed to accelerate specific model types, such as transformers. It is a startup developing specialized hardware for artificial intelligence, specifically designing the world's first transformer ASIC, a chip optimized for running transformer models that aims to offer a significant speed-up in AI workload processing.
- Website
- www.etched.com/
- Email ID
- *****@etched.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2022
Location
Menlo Park, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$800M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Jun 25, 2024
Investors
Ranked
7th among 102 active competitors
Employee Count
250 as on Nov 12, 2025
Legal entities associated with Etched
Etched is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ETCHEDAI INC CIN: 92-0793021 , United States, Active | Mar 28, 2024 | - | 16 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
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Etched's funding and investors
Etched has raised a total funding of $800M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 2023. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Dec 01, 2025 for $*****. 17 investors participated in its latest round. Etched has 24 institutional investors and 9 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Etched:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 01, 2025 | 3662455 | Series B | 5799519 | 3199397 | 6337049 | 7206954 |
Jun 25, 2024 | 8341566 | Series A | 4429911 | 4716336 | 5238631 | |
Mar 2023 | 8264723 | Seed | 4168261 | 8280477 | 8367586 | 3595648 |
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Etched's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Etched's key team members:
- Christopher Zhu: Co-Founder & CTO of Etched and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Gavin Uberti: Co-Founder & CEO of Etched and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Etched's employee count trend
Etched has 250 employees as of Nov 25. Here is Etched's employee count trend over the years:
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Etched's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Etched include Cerebras, Biren Technology and Celestial AI. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Etched, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Cerebras 2015, Sunnyvale (United States), Public | Provider of high-performance AI infrastructure and wafer-scale computing solutions | $2.82B | 72/100 | |
2nd | Biren Technology 2019, Minhang (China), Public | Developer of AI acceleration modules, cards, and software development platforms | $904M | 70/100 | |
3rd | Celestial AI 2020, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired | Developer of optical interconnect technology for artificial intelligence infrastructure systems | $589M | 66/100 | |
4th | Axelera AI 2021, Eindhoven (Netherlands), Series C | Manufacturer of hardware accelerators and software for artificial intelligence inference | $450M | 64/100 | |
5th | MatX 2022, Mountain View (United States), Series B | Provider of custom high-throughput chips specifically optimized for training and serving Large Language Models | $620M | 64/100 | |
6th | EdgeCortix 2019, Chuo (Japan), Series B | Developer of energy-efficient AI processors, accelerators, modules, cards, and systems | $138M | 63/100 | |
7th | Etched 2022, Menlo Park (United States), Series B | Provider of specialized hardware for artificial intelligence designed to accelerate specific model types, such as transformers | $800M | 63/100 | |
8th | Platform offering HPC storage accelerator for enterprises | $205M | 63/100 | ||
9th | Preferred Infrastructure 2014, Tokyo (Japan), Series D | Developer of AI infrastructure, foundation models, and product solutions | $281M | 63/100 | |
10th | Calligotech 2012, Bengaluru (India), Seed | Developer of computing solutions for high-performance computing and AI workloads | $2.67M | 63/100 |
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Etched's Investments and acquisitions
Etched has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Etched
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News related to Etched
Media has covered Etched for a total of 6 events in the last 1 year.
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Etched Secures Funding at $20 Billion Valuation, with Sequoia Leading a $10 Billion RoundTechnologies.org•Jul 18, 2026•Etched, Sequoia Capital
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Inference chip startup Etched launches with $800M in fundingSiliconAngle•Jul 01, 2026•Etched, Jane Street
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AI chip startups Etched.ai and Cerebras Systems receive funding to target NvidiaSiliconAngle•Jan 14, 2026•Cerebras, Etched, Nvidia, Stripes and 2 others
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Paradigm Announces Workspace Availability and Funding Led by General CatalystWebwire•Aug 18, 2025•Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Paradigm, Etched and 4 others
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Etched Raises $120M in FundingFinSMEs•Jun 26, 2024•Etched, Primary Venture Partner, Positive Sum, Hummingbird and 25 others
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Harvard Dropouts Raise $5 Million for LLM AcceleratorEE times•Jun 05, 2023•Primary Venture Partner, Max Ventures, Etched
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Startup Etched Closes Seed Round, Promises More Cost-Effective AI ChipThe Wall Street Journal•May 16, 2023•Etched, Primary Venture Partner
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