Sources: AI chip startup Fractile is in talks to raise ~$600M at a $6.5B pre-money valuation, up from ~$1B in May, and has an initial ~$250M deal with Anthropic (Bloomberg)
Fractile is reportedly raising about $600 million after securing an initial $250 million chip deal with Anthropic.
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<p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260819/p41#a260819p41" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/">Bloomberg</a>:<br />
<span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-19/ai-chip-startup-fractile-in-talks-for-6-5-billion-value-after-anthropic-deal">Sources: AI chip startup Fractile is in talks to raise ~$600M at a $6.5B pre-money valuation, up from ~$1B in May, and has an initial ~$250M deal with Anthropic</a></b></span> — Fractile, a startup developing chips tailored for artificial intelligence use that has a deal to supply Anthropic PBC … </p>
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