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May 19, 2026

What US chipmaker Cerebras’s IPO could mean for startups like Fractile

US chipmaker Cerebras went public with a 68% IPO day pop last week — and some believe it could bode well for European counterparts


Cerebras, founded in 2015, makes AI chips that it says are larger and faster than tech giant Nvidia

Investors no doubt closely watched the big debut of US-based AI chipmaker Cerebras on the public markets last week. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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