VCs invested $1.5B+ in chip startups last year, nearly doubling investments made two years ago, on rising demands of AI computing and acquisitions in the space (Cade Metz/New York Times)

Cade Metz / New York Times:
VCs invested $1.5B+ in chip startups last year, nearly doubling investments made two years ago, on rising demands of AI computing and acquisitions in the space  —  SAN FRANCISCO — For years, tech industry financiers showed little interest in start-up companies that made computer chips.

from Techmeme http://ift.tt/2DmGKbO