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published_at: "2026-08-18T16:53:23.000Z"
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summary: "Quant-trading firm Jane Street led a $700 million funding round for Etched, a startup developing inference chips for large language models. The investment values the company at $21 billion and includes participation from Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, a16z, Peter Thiel, BCV, and Blackstone. The startup has delivered its first server rack to Jane Street following a successful A0 chip milestone this year. The valuation is more than double the $10.3 billion mark recorded in July when the company raised $300 million. Founded by Harvard dropouts and maintaining its own in-office data center, Etched is the first company to ship a chip designed after the ChatGPT architecture."
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# Etched Hits $21B Valuation After Shipping First ChatGPT Architecture Chip

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**Published:** 2026-08-18T16:53:23.000Z
**Category:** Chips
**Topics:** etched, funding, llm, chips, chatgpt\-architecture

## Summary

Quant\-trading firm Jane Street led a $700 million funding round for Etched, a startup developing inference chips for large language models\. The investment values the company at $21 billion and includes participation from Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, a16z, Peter Thiel, BCV, and Blackstone\. The startup has delivered its first server rack to Jane Street following a successful A0 chip milestone this year\. The valuation is more than double the $10\.3 billion mark recorded in July when the company raised $300 million\. Founded by Harvard dropouts and maintaining its own in\-office data center, Etched is the first company to ship a chip designed after the ChatGPT architecture\.

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- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/startups/etched-hits-21b-valuation-after-shipping-first-chatgpt-architecture-chip-b91a5763>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/sonyatweetybird/status/2089731814747517324>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Techmeme/status/2089660291114209647>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/BrendanFoody/status/2089740001814917208>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/a16z/status/2089732056108638218>)