Fractile Secures $220 Million Series B to Accelerate AI Inference…

Team S · 2026-05-15T15:48:36.000Z

UK-based AI chip startup Fractile has raised $220 million in Series B funding to accelerate the development and commercialization of its next-generation AI inference hardware. The funding round was co-led by Accel, Factorial Funds, and Peter Thiel-backed Founders Fund, with participation from Conviction, Gigascale, O1A, Felicis, Buckley Ventures, and 8VC. Founded in 2022 by Oxford-trained engineer Walter Goodwin, Fractile is developing specialized AI inference chips designed to dramatically improve the speed, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of large AI model responses. The company’s architecture focuses on reducing latency while maximizing bandwidth efficiency for advanced AI workloads. Fractile stated that the fresh capital will help scale product development, accelerate deployment of its first AI chips, and expand operations across London, Bristol, San Francisco, and Taipei. Reports also suggest that AI company Anthropic has held preliminary discussions regarding future procurement of Fractile’s inference chips. The funding highlights the growing global race to build high-performance AI infrastructure capable of supporting increasingly complex generative AI and agentic AI workloads, as demand for faster inference systems continues surging worldwide.

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