MIT spinoff Vertical Semiconductor, which aims to make vertical gallium nitride transistors for AI data centers, raised an $11M seed led by Playground Global
Vertical Semiconductor Inc. is hoping to crack the power delivery bottleneck in artificial intelligence data centers after closing on an $11 million seed funding round today.
UK-based Phasecraft, which develops algorithms for quantum computers, raised a $34M Series B co-led by Plural, Playground Global, and Novo Holdings
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xLight, which is developing a new class of laser for EUV machines in partnership with ASML, raised a $40M Series B led by Playground Global
exciting times for chipmaking innovation! Nikolas Prokopiou / @nikpro98 : @Reuters Semiconductor sovereignty is the new space race. $40M is just the opening bid in what will be a trillion-dollar battl...
Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger joins VC firm Playground Global as a GP and the board of portfolio startup xLight, which develops lasers for chip manufacturing
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Agility Robotics, which makes bipedal warehouse robots, raises a $150M Series B from DCVC, Playground Global, the Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, and others
We are excited to announce we have raised $150 million in a Series B funding round. RoboticsTomorrow.com News : Agility Robotics Raises $150M Series B Led By DCVC and Playground Global to Accelerate B...
D-Matrix, which is building its chiplet-based architecture Nighthawk for faster matrix math calculations, raises a $44M Series A led by Playground Global
D-Matrix, which is building its chiplet-based Nighthawk architecture for faster matrix math calculations, raises a $44M Series A led by Playground Global
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Phoenix-based Mangata, which is building a satellite constellation for connectivity and edge computing for 2024, raises a $33M Series A led by Playground Global
Alan Boyle / GeekWire : Tweets: @b0yle Tweets: Alan Boyle / @b0yle : #MangataNetworks, a Phoenix-based startup with connections to Seattle area, raises $33 million for hybrid HEO/MEO satellite data n...
Era Software, which created EraDB to help enterprises manage hyperscale, cloud-native workloads, raises $15.25M led by Playground Global
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PsiQuantum, which aims to build a commercial quantum computing machine with 1M qubits, raises $215M from Microsoft, Playground Global, and others
The technology industry has spent decades trying to puzzle out the basis of a quantum computer. Such a machine, powered not by the simple …