COMPANIES · AI CHIPS & NETWORKING
Tenstorrent
Tenstorrent is a private semiconductor company, founded by chip architect Jim Keller, that designs RISC-V-based AI processors and licenses chip and chiplet IP to other manufacturers.
Tenstorrent is a private semiconductor company, founded by chip architect Jim Keller, that designs RISC-V-based AI processors and licenses chip and chiplet IP to other manufacturers.
Tenstorrent has raised roughly $800 million across strategic funding rounds from investors including Samsung, Hyundai and LG to develop AI accelerator chips positioned as lower-cost alternatives to Nvidia GPUs.
Tenstorrent makes money by designing and selling AI accelerator chips and boards, and by licensing its RISC-V processor and chiplet IP to other chip makers.
United States (Santa Clara, California), founded in Toronto, Canada
AI chips and networking. The companies designing the processors, accelerators and networking equipment that do the actual computing behind AI, including GPUs like NVIDIA's, and the high-speed connections that link thousands of them together.
Connections (4)
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Current relationships (1)
Source: 2026-06-30 · reviewed 2026-09-22
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Reported operating
Limits: Does not specify which Samsung products will incorporate the licensed IP, license fees, or timeline; this is separate from Samsung Electronics' existing equity investment in Tenstorrent.
Tenstorrent Sets New Performance Records, Launches TT-Ascalon S, and Expands Across Japan ↗Dated or announced (1)
Source: 2023-08-02 · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Primary-source statement · Completed
Limits: This confirms one funding round co-led by Samsung's venture arm; it does not establish an ownership percentage, a supply relationship, or that Samsung Electronics as a whole has an operating partnership with Tenstorrent.
Tenstorrent Raises a $100M Strategic Up-round Co-led by Hyundai Motor Group and the Samsung Catalyst Fund ↗Comparisons (2)
Source: 2024-12-02 · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Analytical comparison · Reported operating
Limits: This reflects framing used by journalists covering Tenstorrent's funding; it does not prove Tenstorrent chips currently displace Nvidia GPUs at any customer or that Tenstorrent has comparable market share or performance.
Tenstorrent Raises $693 Million in Series D to Compete with NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) in AI Accelerator Market ↗Source: Source undated · reviewed 2026-09-20
Evidence: Analytical comparison · Ongoing market competition in the non-GPU AI inference hardware segment
Limits: Reflects a category overlap in non-GPU inference-chip positioning; does not reflect market share, head-to-head customer wins, or financial performance.
Groq, Cerebras, and Tenstorrent: the non-GPU inference bet, one year in ↗Tenstorrent Closes $693M+ of Series D Funding Led by Samsung Securities and AFW Partners ↗
Reviewed
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