Just caught wind of something massive - a $475M seed round for Unconventional AI. Yeah, you read that right. Seed round. These guys are gunning for AI-native chips that could flip efficiency metrics on their head. What makes this spicy? The founder Naveen Rao already exited two ventures successfully. That track record isn't just noise - it's signal. The lab's moonshot approach to chip architecture feels like the kind of bet that either reshapes computing infrastructure or becomes a cautionary tale. Either way, watching how they deploy nearly half a billion at this stage will be fascinating. Hardware plays are back, apparently.
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PaperHandsCriminal
· 12-08 21:59
Ha, a 475M seed round? Even as a paper hand, I’m a bit tempted. But then I think—I’d probably hit the sell button by mistake before the chip even takes off.
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LiquiditySurfer
· 12-08 21:50
$47.5 billion seed round? The hardware wave is rising again. Will it reach the shore this time, or will we end up swallowing a few more mouthfuls of seawater?
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LayoffMiner
· 12-08 21:49
Haha, a seed round of 475M? This guy is sleepwalking—no, wait, it's us who are sleepwalking.
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SnapshotStriker
· 12-08 21:34
475M seed? Is this guy crazy or does he really have what it takes... Naveen Rao does have a solid background, but chips can really burn through cash. We'll see how it turns out in the second half of the year.
Just caught wind of something massive - a $475M seed round for Unconventional AI. Yeah, you read that right. Seed round. These guys are gunning for AI-native chips that could flip efficiency metrics on their head. What makes this spicy? The founder Naveen Rao already exited two ventures successfully. That track record isn't just noise - it's signal. The lab's moonshot approach to chip architecture feels like the kind of bet that either reshapes computing infrastructure or becomes a cautionary tale. Either way, watching how they deploy nearly half a billion at this stage will be fascinating. Hardware plays are back, apparently.