2026-01-27
One of the biggest limits on AI right now isn't the models. It's the hardware. That's why @RicursiveAI stood out to me. @annadgoldie and @azaliamirh helped pioneer AI-driven chip design with AlphaChip, and now they're building a recursive system where AI improves the hardware
New York Times
Ricursive, founded by ex-Google researchers to automate advanced chip design, raised $335M from Sequoia, Radical, Lightspeed, and others at a $4B valuation
2026-01-26
One of the biggest limits on AI right now isn't the models. It's the hardware. That's why @RicursiveAI stood out to me. @annadgoldie and @azaliamirh helped pioneer AI-driven chip design with AlphaChip, and now they're building a recursive system where AI improves the hardware
New York Times
Ricursive, founded by ex-Google researchers to automate advanced chip design, raised $335M from Sequoia, Radical, Lightspeed, and others at a $4B valuation
One new start-up is called Recursive with an “e.” Another is called Ricursive with an “i.” They are trying to do the same thing …
2025-10-11
This is a 👌👌 - standardized benchmarking for leading AI accelerators by @dylan522p and team!
SemiAnalysis
SemiAnalysis launches InferenceMAX, an open-source benchmark that automatically tracks LLM inference performance across AI models and frameworks every night
vendor-neutral suite runs nightly and tracks performance changes over time Tae Kim / Barron's Online : Nvidia Touts Software Advantage in Beating Rivals Like AMD Dion Harris / NVID...
2022-07-13
Looking forward to partnering with founders building in security, cloud infra, devops, AI and more - across geos and stages! #OneLightspeed https://twitter.com/...
Fortune
Lightspeed Venture Partners raised $6.6B across three US funds and $500M for an India and Southeast Asia fund, and debuts a team to back blockchain founders
2021-04-05
.@semil is one of the most thoughtful people I know when it comes to observations on venture, startups, tech, careers, and a lot more - now you know why :) Thanks @sarthakgh and @semil for publishing this. https://twitter.com/...
SarHaribhakti's Newsletter
Interview with Semil Shah, founding GP of Haystack, on getting rejected from jobs at VC firms, innovation in the VC industry, Miami as a “tech hub”, and more
a path of following a technology, or trying to solve a problem, or building things with friends, etc. — and let the outputs fall where they may” Such an excellent interview, with s...