AI inference chip startup Etched raised a $300M Series C led by Sequoia, with a16z, SK Hynix, others participating, at a $10.3B valuation, up from $5B in Dec. (Julie Bort/TechCrunch)
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Julie Bort / TechCrunch : AI inference chip startup Etched raised a $300M Series C led by Sequoia, with a16z, SK Hynix, others participating, at a $10.3B valuation, up from $5B in Dec. — Etched, the AI chip startup founded by three Harvard dropouts in 2022, has closed a $300 million Series C funding round …
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