Overview
Tenstorrent is an AI chip company founded by Jim Keller (legendary chip architect). Developing RISC-V AI processors and Grayskull/Wormhole chips for AI training and inference. Targets automotive, robotics, and edge AI workloads. Raised $100M+ from Hyundai, Samsung, and others.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries E post-money
Key facts
Type
Focus
Products
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Investorssee investors →
Series E use of funds (company-stated, Oct 2026)
Data & sources
Web sources
4
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Models (1)
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Ljubisa Bajic Co-founder & CTOsince 2026-05-01secondary-verified
- Jim Keller CEOsince 2026-05-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Ljubisa Bajicsolefounded 2016-01-01
Former / Previously (2)
- Jim Keller CTO2021 to 2026secondary-verified
- Ljubisa Bajic Founder & CEO2016 to 2026secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Tenstorrent.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Tenstorrent in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (3)
Registry pages whose text names Tenstorrent.
Companies (1)
People (2)
Financial state
- Total funding
- $993.0M
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (4)
Tenstorrent’s 4 disclosed rounds, $2.5B in total, oldest to newest.
- Series E2026-10-19
$1.5B · $6.2B post
Investors: Trace Capital (lead), Innovation X (lead), ARK Invest (follow), Fidelity Management & Research Company (follow), Tether (follow), Morgan Stanley (follow), T. Rowe Price (follow), Maverick Silicon (follow), Eclipse Ventures (follow), Sandisk (strategic), Agostinelli Group (follow), Troluce Capital (follow), Virtu Financial (follow)
- Series D2024-12-02
$693M(reported)
Investors: Samsung Securities (lead), AFW Partners (co_lead)
- Strategic Up-Round2023-08-01
$100M(reported)
Investors: Samsung Catalyst Fund, Hyundai Motor Group (lead)
- Series C2021-05-01
$200M(reported)
Investors: Fidelity Management & Research Company (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Tenstorrent’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
New supplierNew supplier: Samsung Electronics
2026-08-23Supply: Samsung 4nm for Tenstorrent chiplet from Samsung Electronics
New supplierNew supplier: TSMC
2026-08-23Supply: TSMC foundry for Tenstorrent from TSMC
Key hireLjubisa Bajic joins as Co-founder & CTO
2026-05-01Ljubisa Bajic appointed Co-founder & CTO (current)
Key hireJim Keller joins as CEO
2026-05-01Jim Keller appointed CEO (current)
Funding roundSeries D funding round
2024-12-02Series D raising $693000000
Funding roundStrategic Up-Round funding round
2023-08-01Strategic Up-Round raising $100000000
Funding roundSeries C funding round
2021-05-01Series C raising $200000000
Key hireJim Keller joins as CTO
2021-01-01Jim Keller appointed CTO
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (4)
- https://tenstorrent.com/
- https://tenstorrent.com/en/newsroom/tenstorrent-announces-series-e · 2026-10-19
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/ai-chip-startup-tenstorrent-more-doubles-its-valuation-62-billion-in-funding-round-6471861 · 2026-10-19
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-tenstorrent-raises-15-billion-toronto-founded-valued-62-billion/ · 2026-10-19
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Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-19
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-19
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Tenstorrent.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Tenstorrent from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Startup Funding News Today, October 20, 2026: Neolix, Dream Labs, Prism Data, Tolan, ZAP Surgical & More
More than $2.2 billion in startup financing was announced globally over the past 24 hours, with investors placing their largest bets on AI semiconductors, autonomous delivery…
MIPS Software to Silicon With RISC-V
Tenstorrent Sets New Performance Records, Launches TT- Ascalon S, and Expands Across Japan
Panel with Arteris, GlobalFoundries, Tenstorrent: RISC-V Ecosystem Growth for Physical AI
Qualcomm eyes $10 billion AI shortcut as smartphone growth slows
Qualcomm in talks to acquire AI chip startup Tenstorrent for up to $10 Billion
Qualcomm Talks To Buy Tenstorrent For Up To $10 Billion
Qualcomm in talks to buy Tenstorrent, The Information reports
New Agentic AI Bundle Unifies Private Infrastructure, AI Compute and Autonomous Intelligence in a Fully Managed Platform
Tenstorrent Announces General Availability of Galaxy Blackhole AI System
Positioning Japan at the Center of AI and Next-Generation Semiconductor Design: Tenstorrent's Growth Strategy
What Is Edge AI? How the Latest AI Trends Are Tied Closely to Semiconductors
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/tenstorrent.md
- RSS feed: /companies/tenstorrent/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ee8f7b2b-f0e5-447c-91e2-d8a52e315020
- Revision history: /companies/tenstorrent/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Tenstorrent draws attention at the 52nd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Well-capitalized with $2.5B raised and recent funding activity. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 4, 2026