Etched AI
San Jose, US · Founded 2022 · 534 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors
Etched designs custom silicon and rack-scale inference systems for running frontier AI models, co-designing chips, packaging, interconnects, cooling, and software to improve throughput, latency, cost, and power efficiency. It targets AI companies, cloud providers, and hyperscalers running large mixture-of-experts models and agentic inference workloads.
Founders & leadership
Etched AI was founded in 2022 by Gavin Uberti, Robert Wachen, and Chris Zhu.
Investors · 6
Thiel Capital✓ verifiedNew York
Fontinalis PartnersDetroit · $250K – $5M
Radical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M
Primary Venture PartnersreportedNew York · $1M – $3M
Sequoia CapitalreportedMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M
Also in the syndicate · 1
Jane Streetlead
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries CJul 2026Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Etched AI do?
- Etched designs custom silicon and rack-scale inference systems for running frontier AI models, co-designing chips, packaging, interconnects, cooling, and software to improve throughput, latency, cost, and power efficiency. It targets AI companies, cloud providers, and hyperscalers running large mixture-of-experts models and agentic inference workloads.
- Who founded Etched AI?
- Etched AI was founded by Gavin Uberti, Robert Wachen, Chris Zhu in 2022.
- Who are Etched AI's investors?
- Etched AI's investors include Thiel Capital, Fontinalis Partners, Radical Ventures, Primary Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital.
- Where is Etched AI headquartered?
- Etched AI is headquartered in San Jose, US.