Positron (Series B)
Funding Details
Awarder
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Date Award
February 4, 2026
Vertical
Semiconductors
Premoney Valuation
$770,000,000
Valuation
$1,000,000,000
Funding Amount
$230,000,000
Company Info
Founding Year
2023
Traction
Positron has raised a total of over $300 million in funding, with significant interest from major investors and a strategic push from Qatar to build AI infrastructure.
Organizations Involved
OpenAI, Qatar Investment Authority, Brookfield Asset Management
Market
AI infrastructure
Location
Reno, Nevada, USA
Coinvestors
Arena Private Wealth, Jump Trading, Unless, Qatar Investment Authority
Company Description

Positron is a semiconductor startup focused on developing high-speed memory chips for AI workloads. Its first-generation chip, Atlas, can match the performance of Nvidia’s H100 GPUs while consuming less power. The company is targeting inference computing, which is essential for deploying AI models at scale.

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