ChipAgents, which is developing an agentic AI platform to automate chip design and verification, raised a $21M Series A led by Bessemer
Santa Barbara-based ChipAgents.ai today announced it raised $21M in early funding to fuel growth for its agentic artificial intelligence platform for chip design and verification.
Google announces plans to build a commercial-grade quantum computer by 2029 and unveiled its new quantum AI campus in Santa Barbara, California
Google developers are confident they can build a commercial-grade quantum computer by 2029. Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced the plan during
Google claims “quantum supremacy” after its Sycamore processor completed a calculation in 3 min 20 sec that would take 10K+ years on today's supercomputers
even from Microsoft Kevin Hartnett / Quanta Magazine : Google and IBM Clash Over Milestone Quantum Computing Experiment Gareth Halfacree / bit-tech.net : Google proclaims quantum supremacy, but IBM di...
Profile of Procore, a cloud-based platform for the $1T US construction industry that has raised $200M+ and is thinking about IPO after barely surviving in 2008
n a quiet street in Montecito, California, a suburb of Santa Barbara, Procore CEO Craig “Tooey” Courtemanche is considering how best to break into his own house. Tweets: @forbes . Thanks: @alexrkonrad...
Sources: Sonos is preparing for an IPO that could come as soon as June or July; one source says the company is expecting a post-IPO valuation of ~$2.5B-$3B
Wireless-speaker company has filed confidentially and is likely to go public in next few months — Sonos Inc., the Santa Barbara …
Sources: Amazon acquired Santa Barbara-based data analytics and search engine startup Graphiq, which has 100+ employees, in May; source says deal is worth ~$50M
Amazon is counting on its Alexa virtual assistant to foster deeper relationships with consumers.