Cerebras
Everything you need to know about Cerebras — from their $1.82B in funding to who's backing them.
Awaira Score
Out of 100
HQ
United States
Founded
2016
Raised
$1.82B
Stage
Series F
Team
400
About Cerebras
Cerebras Systems designs and manufactures specialized processors for artificial intelligence and machine learning applications. Founded in 2016, the company develops custom silicon chips optimized for training and inference of large language models and deep learning workloads. Its flagship product, the Cerebras Wafer Scale Engine (WSE), is one of the largest computer chips ever built,…
Key Facts
- Cerebras is valued at $8.1B as of March 2026.
- Cerebras has raised a total of $1.82B in disclosed funding across 7 funding rounds.
- Cerebras was founded in 2016 by Andrew Feldman and is headquartered in United States.
- Cerebras employs approximately 400 people.
- Cerebras operates in the AI Infrastructure category and is currently at the Series F stage.
- Cerebras has an Awaira Score of 79/100, ranking it among the tracked AI companies on Awaira.
- Cerebras's most recent funding round was a Series G of $1.1B closed in September 2025, led by Fidelity Management.
Source: Awaira · Updated Mar 24, 2026
Valuation
$8.1B
Post-money
Total Raised
$1.82B
All rounds
Awaira Score
79/100
Founded
2016
400 employees
Strengths & Risks
Strengths
Raised over $1.82B — one of the best-funded AI companies
Unicorn status with $8.1B valuation
Strong Awaira Score of 79/100
Analysis based on publicly available data. Not investment advice.
Funding Velocity
7
Total Rounds
$260M
Avg Round Size
9.6yr
Funding Span
Cerebras raised 7 rounds over 9.6 years, averaging $260M per round — a pace of roughly one round every 16 months.
Awaira estimate based on public data. Not financial advice.
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Investors in Cerebras
Funding Rounds
ActiveLed by Fidelity Management
$1.1B
Sep 2025
Dell Technologies Capital, Baidu, Alphabet
$250M
Nov 2021
Samsung, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital
$270M
Nov 2019
Led by Benchmark
$88M
Nov 2018
Led by Vy Capital
$60M
Jan 2017
Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures
$25M
Dec 2016
Led by Khosla Ventures
$27M
May 2016
Cerebras Latest News
Saudi PIF Backs Cerebras Systems' AI Chip Manufacturing Expansion
SoftBank Vision Fund Leads $250M Round in Cerebras Systems
Cerebras Expands GPU Cloud Capacity to Meet Surging AI Demand
Cerebras Systems Files for IPO to Compete in AI Chip Market
Cerebras Reports Strong Growth as AI Industry Accelerates
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