Etched Raises $120M to Fuel Development of Specialized AI Chip, Sohu
Etched is pioneering the advancement of specialized AI chips with its flagship product Sohu, which is tailored to meet the high-performance demands of transformer-based models.
Company Name: Etched
Location: Cupertino, CA
Sector: Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Funding Details: Raised $120M in funding. The round was led by Primary Venture Partners and Positive Sum Ventures, with contributions from Hummingbird, Fundomo, Fontinalis, Lightscape, Earthshot, Two Sigma, Oceans Venture, Skybox Data Centers, and notable angels like Peter Thiel and Amjad Masad.
Purpose of Investment: To expand operations and accelerate development efforts.
Leadership: Co-founded by CEO Gavin Uberti, COO Robert Wachen, and Chris Zhu.
Product: Etched is the innovator behind Sohu, a transformer ASIC designed specifically for AI operations. Sohu excels in transformer inference, supporting various models like Llama, Stable Diffusion 3, and others from major tech giants including Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic. An 8xSohu server can handle over 500,000 Llama 70B tokens per second and is adaptable to future model modifications.
About Company: Etched is pioneering the advancement of specialized AI chips with its flagship product Sohu, which is tailored to meet the high-performance demands of transformer-based models. This technology aims to optimize efficiency and processing power for AI applications, setting new standards in the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence hardware.