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June 5, 2024

Synthara raises $11m to become the Arm of small chips in the age of AI

The company is developing chip designs to get portable devices up to speed with AI applications

Tim Smith

3 min read

Zurich-based startup Synthara has today raised $11m, to develop its technology to make embedded chips — the type of smaller processors that power compact devices like wearables and sensors — more capable for AI-powered applications.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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