Marina Temkin / TechCrunch:
Source: Benchmark invested at least $225 million in Cerebras’ ~$1 billion Series H, led by Tiger Global, at a valuation of $23 billion; Benchmark led Cerebras’ $27 million Series A in 2016— This week, AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems announced that it had raised $1 billion in new capital at a valuation of $23 billion…
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