# Etched AI-chip startup designing specialized silicon optimized for inference workloads (transformer-specific ASICs). Raised a $300M Series C from [[Sequoia Capital]] and [[Andreessen Horowitz]] in late July 2026 at a $10.3B valuation — see [[Etched 300M Series C]]. ## See Also - [[Etched 300M Series C]] - [[Fractile 220M AI Chip Round]] — same specialized-inference-silicon cluster (stub — to be expanded)