Filing: Vancouver, WA-based Powerlattice, which makes a power delivery
Filing: Vancouver, WA-based Powerlattice, which makes a power delivery chiplet to reduce AI compute power needs by 50%+, raised $86M, after raising $31M in 2025
TL;DRAI chip startup Powerlattice raised $86M to scale power-efficient processors.
Why it matters: AI energy consumption is exploding; 50%+ power cuts could reshape data center economics and carbon footprint.
OpenAI now seeks ~$20B at a $1.25T valuation for its latest round
TL;DROpenAI lowered its funding target to $20B at $1.25T valuation from $30B at $1.4T.
Nvidia weighs playing the cosigner for Nscale’s AI data center in West
TL;DRNvidia may guarantee a loan for an AI data center in West Virginia.
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