Frontier AI lab using AI to design semiconductors, closing a recursive loop between AI models and the chips that train them
AI📍 Palo Alto, CAFounded 2025
Current Valuation
$4.0B
as of 2026-Q1
UNICORN
Ricursive Intelligence is a Palo Alto frontier AI lab founded in December 2025 by Dr. Anna Goldie and Dr. Azalia Mirhoseini, the researchers behind Google's AlphaChip work that applied AI to design multiple generations of TPUs. The company is building a full-stack platform that uses AI across every stage of semiconductor design, aiming to close a recursive feedback loop in which AI models design better chips and those chips in turn train more capable AI. It launched with a $35M seed led by Sequoia Capital at a $750M valuation and, less than two months later, raised a $300M Series A led by Lightspeed Venture Partners at a $4B post-money valuation.
Company Profile
CEO
Anna Goldie
Founded
2025
HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Total Raised
$335M
Last Round
Series A — $300M (Jan 2026) · Lead: Lightspeed Venture Partners
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series A · $300M · 5 mo ago
privateTotal raised $335M2 disclosed rounds
Growth & Valuation
Valuation across funding rounds
Capital raised per round
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