Etched targets a $20 billion valuation with back-to-back rounds as inference chip demand hits $1 billion

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Etched is pursuing two simultaneous funding rounds that could value the AI chip startup at either $10 billion or $20 billion. The company says enterprise demand for inference chips has reached $1 billion even though its first product has not shipped yet. That demand suggests buyers are already planning inference capacity and evaluating purpose-built alternatives to general-purpose GPUs. The story also highlights rising competition in AI inference silicon, with vendors like Cerebras and Groq already in the market. This funding momentum signals strong investor confidence in specialized AI infrastructure.

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up to $1M