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Tenstorrent

Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for AI, bringing together experts in computer architecture, ASIC design, RISC-V technology, advanced systems, and neural network compilers.

tenstorrent.com · Santa Clara

CALL NO.CS·TENSTORRENT·26
StageSeries DDecember 2024 · led by Samsung Securities[2][5][14][15]
Raised$993Mdisclosed rounds[2][5][6][7][14]
Headcount1292as of Oct 2026[4]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2016[4]
Money

Raised $993M across disclosed rounds.[2][5][6][7][14]

Series D closed December 2024, led by Samsung Securities.[2][5][14][15]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Samsung Securities, AFW Partners, XTX Markets, Corner Capital, Protagonist, MESH, Export Development Canada, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, LG Technology Ventures, Hyundai Motor Group, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Innovation Engine, Baillie Gifford, Bezos Expeditions, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Eclipse Ventures, Epiq Capital, Maverick Capital, Moore Capital, Jackson Rose.[1][5][6][7][14][15]

People

Ivan Hamer, Co-Founder[16][18][28]

Milos Trajkovic, Co-Founder, Sr Fellow, Systems Engineering[16][18][28]

Keith Witek, Chief Operating Officer[17][19][20][28]

Reece R., Director, Strategy & Operations; Chief of Staff; Corporate Development Associate[17][19][20][28]

Kyle Henry, Corporate Vice President, Operations[17][19][20][28]

Signals
Oct 8 2026newsVayavya Labs and Tenstorrent Partner to Accelerate RISC-V Hardware and Software Development Through Virtual Platform Modeling company claim, not independently confirmed[10]
Oct 8 2026filingTenstorrent's $1.29B Form D: No Valuation Anywhere[3]
Oct 2 2026newsTenstorrent and Smallest.ai Partner to Bring Production-Grade Voice AI On-Prem company claim, not independently confirmed[9]
Sep 3 2026launchai& and Tenstorrent Launch JapanFold, Bringing Open-Source, Sovereign Drug Discovery to Japan company claim, not independently confirmed[11]
Jun 30 2026launchTenstorrent Sets New Performance Records, Launches TT- Ascalon S, and Expands Across Japan company claim, not independently confirmed[8]
May 4 2026launchTT-Deploy company claim, not independently confirmed[13]
Comps

Nvidia · nvidia.com · Same buyer and same job to be done: buyers evaluating AI accelerator silicon for inference compare Tenstorrent against Nvidia, and independent chip analysis explicitly benchmarks Tenstorrent against Nvidia.[23][25]

AMD · amd.com · Same buyer and same job to be done: the same accelerator procurement decision weighs Tenstorrent against AMD, and independent chip analysis benchmarks the two together.[23][25]

Groq · groq.com · Same buyer and same job to be done: both sell purpose-built AI inference accelerators into the same inference compute budget, and a competitor-mapping source names them together.[23]

Hailo · hailo.ai · Same buyer and same job to be done: both sell AI processors, and CB Insights names Hailo as a top Tenstorrent alternative; the overlap is narrower because Hailo targets edge computing rather than data center inference.[24]

Rebellions · rebellions.ai · Same buyer and same job to be done: both are AI accelerator silicon vendors competing for inference compute budgets, and a competitor-mapping source names them together.[24]

Risk

The customer proof is company-sourced only. No independent source in this ledger confirms it.[10]

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Tenstorrent

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Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for AI, bringing together experts in computer architecture, ASIC design, RISC-V technology, advanced systems, and neural network compilers.

tenstorrent.com · Santa Clara

StageSeries D
Raised$993M
Headcount1292
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2016
CompsNvidia +4

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