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Former Intel Leaders Raise $21.5M for Portland Startup AheadComputing -- GeekWire

GeekWire profiles AheadComputing's seed round and the Intel veterans behind the startup.

GeekWire profiled AheadComputing's $21.5M seed round and the team behind it, focusing on CEO Debbie Marr's three-decade career at Intel -- including her role as chief architect of the Advanced Architecture Development Group -- and the startup's goal of delivering major improvements in CPU performance for AI workloads through RISC-V. The article covers the investor lineup, including Eclipse as lead, alongside Maverick Capital, Fundomo, EPIQ Capital Group, and Tenstorrent CEO Jim Keller.

Read the full article here https://www.geekwire.com/2025/intel-spinout-aheadcomputing-raises-21-5m/

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