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How 2 Google Brain alums raised $335M in 4 months Ricursive Intelligence closed $335M Series A at $4B valuation — led by Lightspeed, Nvidia invested. • $370M total raised in 4 months • AI tools that design chips (not chips themselves) • Target: chip design from 1+ years to 6 hours How it happened: • Built Alpha Chip at Google Brain (designed 3 TPU generations) • Leveraged reputation: "weird emails from Zuckerberg making crazy offers" • Timed market perfectly as AI chip demand exploded • Secured Nvidia as strategic investor (customer, not competitor) Takeaway: When you've proven the impossible at scale, VCs line up before you ask. https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/16/how-ricursive-intelligence-raised-335m-at-a-4b-valuation-in-4-months/