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AI chip designdeep-tech funding

Robinhood Ventures Fund II gives retail a window into chip startups

Robinhood Ventures Fund II lists on the NYSE with a portfolio that funnels retail capital into AI-driven chip design, materials discovery, and GPU utilization startups.

Visibl Semiconductors uses AI agents to design cheaper custom chips

Robinhood Ventures Fund II’s chip bets: Visibl, Matforge and Expanse

EVgallium oxide

Gallium oxide wafers leap to 6-inch mass production at Hangzhou Garen

European expansionIntel

Intel commits €5 billion to Irish campus for Xeon 6 expansion

chip manufacturingelon musk

Musk’s TeraFab project lands Intel 18A veteran as first major hire