SI芯片公司Tenstorrent融资15亿美元 估值翻倍至62亿美元
SI 芯片初创公司 Tenstorrent 10月19日宣布，完成15亿美元 E 轮融资，投后估值62亿美元，较2024年12月上一轮翻倍有余。公司总部位于加州 Santa Clara，本轮由 Trace Capital 与 Innovation X 领投，ARK Invest、富达（Fidelity）、摩根士丹利（Morgan Stanley）、T. Rowe Price、闪迪（SanDisk）与 Tether Investments 等机构跟投。
Tenstorrent 表示，新资金将用于扩大其 Galaxy 服务器的量产。Galaxy 把数十颗自研 SI 芯片组合成整机，面向聊天机器人、编程助手与视频生成等应用。公司用开源的 RISC-V 架构开发芯片与软件，以降低对专有芯片生态的依赖。其首席执行官 Jim Keller 是知名芯片架构师，曾在苹果（Apple）与 AMD 任职，并曾主导特斯拉的自动驾驶芯片开发。
据路透社报道，Tenstorrent 上一轮融资于2024年12月募得逾6.93亿美元，当时投前估值约20亿美元。据 TechCrunch 报道，约五个月前，英特尔（Intel）与高通（Qualcomm）曾表达收购意向，估值最高约50亿美元；Jim Keller 向彭博社表示，Galaxy 服务器成功运行 DeepSeek 模型之后，公司决定保持独立、继续融资扩产。
SI Chip Startup Tenstorrent Raises $1.5 Billion at $6.2 Billion Valuation
SI chip startup Tenstorrent said on Monday, October 19, that it has raised $1.5 billion in a Series E funding round at a post-money valuation of $6.2 billion, more than double its valuation from December 2024. The Santa Clara, California-based company said the round was led by Trace Capital and Innovation X, with backing from ARK Invest, Fidelity, Morgan Stanley, T. Rowe Price, SanDisk and Tether Investments, among others.
Tenstorrent said the new capital will be used to scale production of its Galaxy servers, which combine dozens of its SI chips into a single system for applications including chatbots, coding assistants and video generators. The company develops SI chips and software using RISC-V, an open-source architecture, reducing dependence on proprietary chip ecosystems. Its chief executive, Jim Keller, is a prominent chip architect who previously held design roles at Apple and AMD and led Tesla's self-driving chip effort.
Reuters reported that Tenstorrent's previous round, in December 2024, raised more than $693 million at a pre-money valuation of about $2 billion. According to TechCrunch, Intel and Qualcomm expressed acquisition interest about five months ago at valuations of as much as $5 billion; Keller told Bloomberg the company chose to stay independent and raise capital after its Galaxy servers demonstrated they could run DeepSeek models.
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