Positron raises $875M at a $5B valuation, per WSJ
JacquesThibs · x · 2026-09-10
Per WSJ, AI inference chip company Positron raised $875M at a $5B valuation.
The reposter notes the company's Head of Technology and Architecture is kmett, a former MIRI researcher and ex-Groq Head of Technology and Architecture, signaling deep hardware and architecture expertise. Positron is among the US-based inference chip players challenging Nvidia.
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