{"slug": "inference-chip-startup-etched-raises-another-700m-at-21b-valuation", "title": "Inference chip startup Etched raises another $700M at $21B valuation", "summary": "Etched Inc., an inference chip startup, announced it raised an additional $700 million in funding, bringing its valuation to $21 billion. The round was led by Jane Street and included Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, and Bain Capital Ventures, coming just weeks after a $300 million round backed by Nvidia Corp.", "body_md": "# Inference chip startup Etched raises another $700M at $21B valuation\n\nBy Maria DeutscherSource:\n\n[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com)A few weeks after closing a $300 million round backed by [Nvidia](/glossary/nvidia) Corp., Etched Inc. today announced that it has raised another $700 million in funding. Investment firm Jane Street led the deal. It was joined by Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global, Bain Capital Ventures and several others. The raise more than doubles […]\n\nThe post [Inference chip startup Etched raises another $700M at $21B valuation](https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/18/inference-chip-startup-etched-raises-another-700m-at-21b-valuation/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/inference-chip-startup-etched-raises-another-700m-at-21b-valuation", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/inference-chip-startup-etched-raises-another-dollar700m-at-d-iwun", "published_at": "2026-08-18 21:02:09+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-18 22:10:45.059835+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-chips", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["Etched Inc.", "Jane Street", "Kleiner Perkins", "Sequoia", "Andreessen Horowitz", "Tiger Global", "Bain Capital Ventures", "Nvidia Corp."], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/inference-chip-startup-etched-raises-another-700m-at-21b-valuation", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/inference-chip-startup-etched-raises-another-700m-at-21b-valuation.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/inference-chip-startup-etched-raises-another-700m-at-21b-valuation.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/inference-chip-startup-etched-raises-another-700m-at-21b-valuation.jsonld"}}