Nvidia partner ChipAgents raises $60M for agentic chip design

29-07-2026 16:03 via thenextweb.com

Nvidia partner ChipAgents raises $60M for agentic chip design

ChipAgents, a startup building AI agents that design and test semiconductors, has raised $60 million. The company, a partner of Nvidia, is betting that the same agentic AI reshaping software can be turned on the painstaking business of making chips. The raise adds to an already busy year. ChipAgents closed a $21 million Series A […]
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