AheadComputing
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$122.4M
3 rounds on record
Latest round
$47.8M
Venture round · Jun 2026 · 4 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Backers
2
Eclipse, Toyota Ventures
The money's age
Fresh money
4 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jun 5
Raised a round Venture round $47.8M · SEC Form D
Apr 3, 2025
Board appointment AheadComputing Welcomes Jim Keller to Board of Directors · aheadcomputing.com
Feb 19, 2025
Raised a round Seed $21.5M
2024
Founded
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Web presence
top 6%
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3
best: 4 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jun 2026 | $47.8M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2025 | $53.1M | — | SEC Form D |
| Seed | Feb 2025 | $21.5M | — | datacenterdynamics.com |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | AheadComputing, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Deborah MarrExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Eclipse 
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Overview
Building the world's highest-performing RISC-V processors for AI, cloud, and edge computing. Founded by Intel CPU architects with 100+ years experience.
News
AheadComputing Raises Additional $30 Million Seed2 Round To Reimagine CPU Architecture
AheadComputing, a Portland, Oregon-based IP design house developing high-performance RISC-V CPU cores, has raised an additional $30 million in a Seed2 financing round, bringing total funding to $53 million. The round was co-led by Eclipse, Toyota Ventures
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Portland-based chip startup AheadComputing raises $30M for CPU tech
Founded in 2024 and led by former Intel engineering leaders, AheadComputing says its CPU cores are faster and more efficient than existing options for AI-heavy workloads.
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AheadComputing Inc. Raises Additional $30M Seed2 Round to Reimagine CPU Architecture
/PRNewswire/ -- AheadComputing, Inc., the company pioneering breakthrough microarchitecture to deliver industry-leading CPU performance, today announced it has...
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Former Intel engineers form AheadComputing to break CPU performance limits with RISC-V design
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AheadComputing: $21.5 Million (Seed) Funding Raised To Develop Microprocessor Cores
AheadComputing announced it secured $21.5 million in seed funding to rapidly develop and commercialize its microprocessor architecture designed to meet the new and unique computing demands across AI, cloud, and edge devices.
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Former Intel leaders raise $21.5M for Portland startup AheadComputing
AheadComputing, a Portland, Ore.-based startup led by former Intel execs, raised $21.5 million in a seed round led by Eclipse. The company focuses on
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Senior Intel CPU architects splinter to develop RISC-V processors - veterans establish AheadComputing
Extensive brain drain won't help Intel bounce back.
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People
Deborah Marr
Executive Officer, Director
Jim Keller
Director
Greg Reichow
Director
Andrew Homan
Director
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Where the company hires and what each office is for
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1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Portland
United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff