Architect

Backed byTioga Capital

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Total raised$52.0M
StageSeries A
Hiring pace7 roles / 90d
Founded2025
Team size1-10
HQChicago, United States
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About Architect

Architect is an AI research and product lab focused on chip design. The company builds AI models and systems that explore, design, optimize, and verify new hardware, aiming to cut ASIC design time, cost, and human labor by 20x. It operates as a Stanford spin-out with a team of researchers and engineers from Meta, DeepMind, Apple, and more, backed by venture capital and angels including a Google Chief Scientist, Stanford professors, and co-founders of chip companies. Architect is a Prod cohort 5.0 company affiliated with Prod, a highly selective accelerator known for spawning successful ventures. The information indicates a strong academic and industry network supporting its mission to accelerate hardware innovation.

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