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SiPearl

About SiPearl

French AI chip startup focused on industrializing its Rhea1 chip for supercomputing. SiPearl is dedicated to building high-performance, energy-efficient processors that are free from backdoors and kill switches, aimed at powering Europe's supercomputing initiatives.

Business Information
Target Customers
government research institutions large enterprises
Industry Categories
Hardware & Electronics AI, ML, Gen AI Deep Tech
Business Model
Revenue Model B2B hardware sales
Pricing Strategy Custom pricing based on contracts
Sales Channels direct sales, partnerships with tech firms
Funding Timeline
Round Date Amount Investors
Series A Jul 10, 2025 $130.0M Unknown
Series B Jul 08, 2025 $130.0M Cathay Venture, EU funds
Founders

No founder information available.

Investors
C
Cathay Venture

Venture Capital

E
EU funds

Government-backed Investment Fund

Recent Mentions
thetechstartups
Tech Startups @thetechstartups
Jul 08, 2025

🚨 Big win for European tech! 🇪🇺 French AI chip startup SiPearl just raised €130M to industrialize its Rhea1 chip, which will power Europe’s Jupiter supercomputer. 💥 Backed by Taiwan’s Cathay Venture + EU funds. 📅 Series B coming in 2026–2028. @Cathayinnov 🧠 Europe wants chip https://t.co/KVgCDHQ5DC

maglazanatech
Maglazana @maglazanatech
Jul 10, 2025

SiPearl, the semiconductor startup driving Europe’s push for sovereignty in high-performance computing and AI, has closed its historic €130 million Series A financing round with a final €32 million tranche. This marks the largest Series A raise in the European fabless