Frontier AI lab using AI to design semiconductors, closing a recursive loop between AI models and the chips that train them
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.
AI📍 Palo Alto, CAFounded 2025
Current Valuation
$4.0B
as of 2026-Q1
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QL Price
$4.0B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for Ricursive Intelligence, published 2026-09-24 — in line with the last disclosed round of $4.0B (2026-Q1).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$4.0B
2026-Q1
weight 0.71
How this price has held up
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is Ricursive Intelligence going public?
No. Ricursive Intelligence is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is Ricursive Intelligence's valuation in 2026?
Ricursive Intelligence is valued at $4.0B as of 2026-Q1, set by its Series A ($300M, Jan 2026). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has Ricursive Intelligence filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for Ricursive Intelligence.
Who are Ricursive Intelligence's investors?
Ricursive Intelligence's investors include Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, DST Global, NVentures (NVIDIA), Felicis Ventures, Radical Ventures and 1 more.
How much has Ricursive Intelligence raised?
Ricursive Intelligence has raised $335M in total across 2 disclosed rounds, most recently a Series A of $300M in Jan 2026.
Is Ricursive Intelligence publicly traded — can you buy Ricursive Intelligence stock?
No. Ricursive Intelligence is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for Ricursive Intelligence on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
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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 · 8 mo ago
privateTotal raised $335M2 disclosed rounds
Series A Impact
Round Size
$300M
Primary financing announced
Post-Money Valuation
$4.0B
Company-announced mark
Valuation Step-Up
+433.3%
vs Seed at $750M
Round / Post-Money
7.5%
New capital ÷ post-money
Disclosed Funding
$335M
Cumulative disclosed rounds
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Growth & Valuation
Valuation across funding rounds
Capital raised per round
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Funding History
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series A
$300M
Jan 2026
Lightspeed Venture Partners
$4.0B
Seed
$35M
Dec 2025
Sequoia Capital
$750M
Vertical Intelligence — AI / ML
No verified Hugging Face organization found for Ricursive Intelligence — no attributable open-model footprint. Closed-weights labs are common; this is a distribution signal, not a capability judgment.
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Talent Signal
No public careers page or job board could be found for Ricursive Intelligence as of 2026-09-15. That itself is a datapoint: no open external hiring surface.
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