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Total raised
$93M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$60M
Venture round · Apr 2026 · 6 mo ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
1
open roles
Backers
3
FPV Ventures, Lux Capital
The money's age
Fresh money
6 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
35/100
in the news, fresh money
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The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Apr 2
Raised a round Venture round $60M · led by Seligman Ventures · Pulse 2.0
May 15, 2025
Raised a round Seed $33M
May 15, 2025
Launched Cognichip emerges from stealth with the goal of using generative AI to develop new chips · TechCrunch
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Apr 2026 | $60M | Seligman Ventures lead, SBI Growth | Pulse 2.0 |
| Seed | May 2025 | $33M | — | datacenterdynamics.com |
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Cognichip: $60 Million Raised For Physics-Informed AI Chip Design Platform
Cognichip, a semiconductor AI company developing what it calls Artificial Chip Intelligence, has raised $60 million in a Series A funding round, bringing its total funding to $93 million. The round was led by Seligman Ventures with participation from SBI
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Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try
The firm says it can reduce the cost of chip development by more than 75% and cut the timeline by more than half.
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Cognichip wants AI to design the chips that power AI, and just raised $60M to try
The firm says it can reduce the cost of chip development by more than 75% and cut the timeline by more than half.
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Seligman Ventures Leads Cognichip's $60M Series A to Back Physics-Informed AI for Chip Design, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan and Seligman Ventures' Umesh Padval Join the Board
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Cognichip secures $33m seed funding for ACI development
Led by Lux Capital and Mayfield, the financing will be instrumental in developing Cognichip
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Cognichip raises $33M to speed up chip development with AI
Cognichip raises $33M to speed up chip development with AI - SiliconANGLE
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Cognichip emerges from stealth with the goal of using generative AI to develop new chips
Cognichip is building a foundational model that it hopes can help speed up the chip design process and democratize the chip industry.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Cognichip over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
11
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
77/100
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JavaScript
TypeScript
Frameworks & libraries
React.js
Redux
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