Rapid Silicon
About Rapid Silicon
Rapid Silicon is a provider of domain-specific, AI-enabled FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays) for diverse target applications across telecom, automotive, data processing, and industrial sectors. The company combines open-source software (Raptor Design Suite) and proprietary AI technology to deliver a fast, seamless design-to-silicon experience. Its products include the Gemini FPGA device and Vega eFPGA IP core, targeting embedded and intelligent edge applications.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$30M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
Naveed Sherwani
Semiconductor industry veteran with 30+ years of experience. Co-founded over eleven silicon companies including Rapid Silicon. Former GM at Intel and CEO of SiFive. Raised over $850M across 15+ funding rounds in his career.
LinkedInPierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon
Associate Professor and Associate Chair of ECE at the University of Utah and Principal Investigator of the OpenFPGA project. Recipient of NSF CAREER Award, DARPA Young Faculty Award, and IEEE CEDA Ernest Kuh Award. 15+ years in FPGA architectures and EDA tooling.
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