Phinity AI raises funding to build agents that design and tape out custom chips
ashwinl · x · 2026-10-09
Investors announced backing Phinity AI alongside Uncork, Pear, and Jeff Dean. The startup builds autonomous AI agents that design, verify, and tape out custom chips; founders Sonya Shijin and Aadi Nash are hiring.
Related event: AI Chip Design Startup Phinity Emerges With $5.2M Seed Round(4 posts)→
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