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FREDERICK, MD · Founded 2012 · Semiconductors · Still private

AI inference compiler that optimizes AI models for GPUs and ASICs

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Sector
Semiconductors
Headquarters
FREDERICK, MD
Founded
2012
Latest Form D
$8M, May 2021
Total capital
$78.6M
Federal grants
None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised
$78.6M
5 Form D · last May 2021
65 months since last filing
Federal contracts
None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents
None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

20142015201620172018201920202021FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $78.6M3rd Form D$15M4th Form D$40.7M5th Form D$8M
2014201620182020FEDERAL ↑EQUITY ↓Cumulative $78.6M4th Form D$40.7M

Latest events

  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 5th filing$8M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$40.7M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$15M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$10M
  • Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.9M

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Founders and team

From SEC Form D filings
  • David RutchikDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Dominic ZippilliDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • E. Wayne JacksonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • George RichDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Gustavo BessalelExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • John MorrisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 10 people
  • Josha StellaExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Pascal LuckDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Ron BernalDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
  • Seth SpaldingDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

Related companies, and why

  • Crossbar, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts
  • SENSORIDE CORPORATIONSimilar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts
  • Cohere Technologies, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts
  • Meter, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts
  • D2S, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts
  • SiFive, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Semiconductors · null in contracts

Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

How to read this page

Figures show associations in public records, not causes or predictions. Nothing here is investment advice. An em-dash means no record was found under this company's name, not that none exists.

Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through . SBIR and STTR awards through .