STARTUP LEGAL15 Sept 2026
Samsung invests in Nvidia rival: Dutch AI chip startup gets $230 million funding as quest for alternatives grow | Company Business News
Dutch chipmaker Euclyd has raised a 200-million-euro Series A round, with Samsung among the backers, to build chips for artificial intelligence (AI) inference. Nvidia still dominates this market, yet Samsung, Google and Meta are funding alternatives. Euclyd says its design can cut the rising energy costs of AI data centres, though the chips are not yet tested commercially.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Euclyd, launched in 2024, is developing specialised chip systems for AI inference, using a processor and memory design different from standard GPUs.
- The 200-million-euro Series A round was co-led by Samsung, Somerset Capital Partners, Innovation Industries and the EQT-managed Scaleup Europe Fund.
- Euclyd plans to earn money two ways: selling server racks to enterprises for secure, on-premise inference, and licensing its chip designs to companies building custom silicon.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:If your business buys cloud or GPU capacity for AI work, watch how these new inference chips perform and ask suppliers about energy costs before signing long contracts. Nothing is proven yet, so treat vendor efficiency claims as unverified until independent testing is available.
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