Axelera AI raises 250 million dollars to boost European chip production
The Dutch startup will use the fresh capital to ramp up production of its Europa chip. This funding marks a major milestone for Europe's AI hardware sector.
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Axelera AI announced on Tuesday that it has secured $250 million in a new funding round led by Innovation Industries. The investment, which includes participation from new investors BlackRock, Inc. and SiteGround Capital, marks one of the largest capital injections to date for a European artificial intelligence chipmaking firm. The company intends to use the proceeds to scale the manufacturing of its Europa chip, an AI inference processor scheduled for launch before June, while also advancing the development of its supporting software suite.
