SIL-003 Silicon & Compute · Private
Etched
Inference chip hard-wired for transformer models.
- Founded
- 2022
- 4 years ago
- Total raised
- $925M
- Disclosed equity, Sep 2026
- Team
- 538
- Headcount, Sep 2026
- Latest round
- Series C
1 General description
Designs Sohu, an ASIC that gives up general-purpose flexibility to run only transformer-based models. Founded by Harvard dropouts in 2022, it is betting one architecture will dominate AI long enough to justify dedicated silicon.
2 Features
3 Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Silicon & Compute | Pin 01, black band |
| Flagship product | Sohu | |
| Headquarters | San Jose, United States | SF Bay Area hub |
| Status | Private | |
| Business model | B2B | Sells to businesses |
| Backers | Jane Street, Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz | Through Series C |
| Website | etched.com ↗ | |
| Profiles | LinkedIn ↗ |
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