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San Francisco, US · Founded 2023 · 2 known investors
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AiNEKKO builds composable silicon for edge AI inference, working across RISC-V manycore compute, MRAM-based memory (iRAM), and an open software stack. It open-sources its designs under the Eclipse Foundation and uses AI agents to design chips across the software-hardware boundary, enabling custom chips without custom tape-outs.
Founders & leadership
Ainekko was founded in 2023 by Tatiana Dadasheva, Roman Shaposhnik, and Tanya Dadasheva.
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Tatiana DadashevaCo-founder
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Roman ShaposhnikCo-FounderHe previously served as co-founder and CTO of ZEDEDA Inc., held VP of Legal Affairs at the Apache Software Foundation, and VP of Technology at The Linux Foundation; he also worked at Sun Microsystems and has contributed to open-source projects including the Linux kernel, ffmpeg, and the Apache Big Data ecosystem.
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Tanya DadashevaTanya Dadasheva is co-founder of Ainekko, which develops open-source silicon for edge AI inference using RISC-V and custom memory architectures. Previously, she worked as a venture capitalist at Almaz Capital focused on open-source and RISC-V investments, and held roles in open-source policy and infrastructure development.
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Douglas SmithExecutive team (former Broadcom IP architect)Douglas Smith was an IP architect at Broadcom and now leads the executive team at AiNEKKO, which develops composable silicon for edge AI inference using RISC-V manycore architectures and MRAM-based memory technology.
Board
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Wensi WuBoard director
Investors · 2
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$16.8M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2025–2026
▶$14.7MraisedFeb 2026 · 2 investors · ComputersRule 506(b)
▶$14.7MraisedFeb 2026 · 2 investors · Computers
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Wensi WuDirector
- Roman ShaposhnikExecutive Officer
- Tatiana DadashevaExecutive Officer, Director
- Douglas SmithDirector
- Offering amount
- $24.9M
- Amount sold
- $14.7M
- First sale
- Feb 2026
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2023
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2.1MraisedSep 2025 · 1 investors · ComputersRule 506(b)
▶$2.1MraisedSep 2025 · 1 investors · Computers
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Tatiana DadashevaExecutive Officer, Director
- Roman ShaposhnikExecutive Officer
- Wensi WuDirector
- Offering amount
- $2.1M
- Amount sold
- $2.1M
- First sale
- Sep 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2023
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Ainekko do?
- AiNEKKO builds composable silicon for edge AI inference, working across RISC-V manycore compute, MRAM-based memory (iRAM), and an open software stack. It open-sources its designs under the Eclipse Foundation and uses AI agents to design chips across the software-hardware boundary, enabling custom chips without custom tape-outs.
- Who founded Ainekko?
- Ainekko was founded by Tatiana Dadasheva, Roman Shaposhnik, Tanya Dadasheva in 2023.
- Who are Ainekko's investors?
- Ainekko's investors include Constructor Capital US, Silicon Catalyst.
- How much funding has Ainekko raised?
- Ainekko has disclosed $16.8M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Ainekko headquartered?
- Ainekko is headquartered in San Francisco, US.