Extropic

Overview

Builds thermodynamic computing hardware and software tools for probabilistic AI workloads, including frameworks and APIs to program and simulate thermodynamic sampling units.

Part of the San Francisco ecosystem

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Timeline

1. Sep 2025Funding Roundtechcrunch.com ↗

   Series B; thermodynamic computing chips for generative AI.