Etched's valuation doubles to $21B in a month after Jane Street deploys its first AI cluster
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-08-19
AI chip startup Etched says its valuation has doubled in a single month to $21 billion. Market maker Jane Street installed Etched's first shipped AI cluster system and was impressed enough to lead another massive funding round, according to the startup.
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