Cerebras Systems
NASDAQ: CBRSIncorporated in Delaware · 17 known investors
Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling high-speed AI training and inference workloads. The company serves AI infrastructure providers, research institutions, and cloud platforms globally.
Founders & leadership
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Andrew FeldmaninCo-founder & CEOAndrew Feldman is co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, which designs wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data-center training and inference. He previously co-founded and led SeaMicro (acquired by AMD) and held marketing and product leadership roles at Force10 Networks and Riverstone Networks.
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Gary Lauterbach
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Michael James
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Sean LieinFounderSean Lie is co-founder and Chief Hardware Architect at Cerebras Systems, which designs wafer-scale AI processors and systems. He previously served as Chief Hardware Architect at SeaMicro (acquired by AMD), where he led the IO virtualization fabric ASICs and system architecture, and later worked as Chief Architect for AMD's Data Center Server Solutions unit and as a microprocessor architect in AMD's advanced architecture group.
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Jean-Philippe Fricker
Investors · 17
2080 Ventures$100K – $500K
Aurum Venture PartnersPleasanton
B CapitalGenevavia Lorne Baring · inferred
Black Opal VenturesNew York
Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
Disruptive VenturesNew York
Eclipse VenturesPalo Alto · $200K – $5M
Elad GilSan Francisco · $100K – $10M
Foundation CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $15M
FPVJackson · $100K – $5M
Hemisphere Ventures LLCMckinney
Night CapitalCapitolavia Kevin Carter · inferred
Partners ResoluteChicago
Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M
Riverbend CapitalWashington
WealthUnion$10K
Weisburd CapitalNew York
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcementsSource: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Competitors · 6
by search overlapNVIDIA256 shared keywordsNVIDIA designs GPUs, AI computing hardware, and software platforms for AI development, data centers, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, serving developers, researchers, and enterprises. Its offerings include AI models, power architecture for AI factories, and compute infrastructure used across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and automotive.
Hugging Face230 shared keywordsHugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications. It offers both open-source tools for the ML community and paid compute and enterprise solutions for teams building AI applications.
OpenAI187 shared keywordsOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.
Netezza136 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
Groq103 shared keywordsGroq designs and manufactures the LPU (Language Processing Unit), a chip purpose-built for AI inference, and operates GroqCloud, a platform for running inference workloads with low latency and cost efficiency across global data centers.
Cloudflare Turnstile96 shared keywordsCloudflare provides a global cloud network platform delivering security, performance, and development services through sixty-plus integrated services including SASE, application security, and full-stack development infrastructure.
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In the news
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Cerebras Stock Sends Massive Expansion Signal at Paris Summitbarchart.com · Jul 2026Frequently asked questions
- What does Cerebras Systems do?
- Cerebras designs and manufactures wafer-scale AI processors and systems for data centers, enabling high-speed AI training and inference workloads. The company serves AI infrastructure providers, research institutions, and cloud platforms globally.
- Who founded Cerebras Systems?
- Cerebras Systems was founded by Andrew Feldman, Gary Lauterbach, Michael James, Sean Lie, Jean-Philippe Fricker.
- Who are Cerebras Systems's investors?
- Cerebras Systems's investors include 2080 Ventures, Aurum Venture Partners, B Capital, Black Opal Ventures, Congruent Ventures, Disruptive Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, Elad Gil and 9 more.