Acrab
Category: AI Chips / Semiconductors
Acrab is a Singapore-based frontier technology company building full-stack agentic AI compute infrastructure, including custom edge AI silicon (GELIX 1 SoC) and local inference systems (Agent Box), for private, on-device AI agents. Acrab was founded in 2024. The company is led by Dr. Ken Phua. Based in Singapore. Team size: 101-500. Total funding raised: $350M. Latest round: Venture Round. Key investors include Vertex Ventures SEA & India, Vertex Growth (backed by Temasek), K3 (K3 Ventures).
- Founded
- 2024
- Headquarters
- Singapore
- Team size
- 101-500
- Total funding
- $350M
Value proposition
Full-stack agentic AI compute infrastructure that brings 100B-parameter-class AI models to the edge, enabling private, low-latency, always-on AI agents without recurring cloud token fees.
Products and solutions
GELIX 1 (first-gen edge AI SoC on 5nm process, 20-core Arm CPU, multicore NPU, 273 GB/s unified memory bandwidth, supports up to 100B parameter models), Agent Box (personal edge AI system for local LLM inference, persistent memory, multimodal interactions, agent orchestration)
Unique value
Acrab's GELIX 1 SoC delivers up to 7.5x faster prefill performance vs Apple M4 Pro (1416.8 tok/s vs 188.9 tok/s on Gemma 26B), with a unified CPU-GPU-NPU architecture purpose-built for agentic AI workloads at the edge, eliminating cloud dependency and token anxiety.
Target customer
Device manufacturers (AI NAS, AI PCs, smart vehicles, industrial/service robots); enterprise developers building agentic AI products; prosumers seeking private AI compute for home/office
Industries served
Edge AI computing, Personal AI devices, Smart vehicles, Industrial robotics, Service robotics, AI PCs, Home AI hubs
Technology advantage
5nm custom SoC with 20-core Arm CPU + multicore NPU + 273 GB/s unified memory bandwidth; supports 100B-parameter models locally; 7.5x faster prefill vs Apple M4 Pro; full-stack software from silicon to agent orchestration; CPU-centric heterogeneous compute architecture leveraging deep Arm architecture expertise
How they differentiate
Full-stack approach combining custom-designed AI silicon (5nm SoC), local LLM inference engine, agent OS, multimodal HMI, and agent orchestration — all optimized for edge deployment. Unlike competitors focused on narrow AI acceleration, Acrab targets general-purpose agentic AI workloads with CPU-NPU heterogeneous compute architecture designed by ex-Arm silicon veterans.
Main competitors
Hailo (edge AI accelerators), Axelera AI (edge AI chips), SiMa.ai (edge AI/ML SoCs)
Key partnerships
Vertex Ventures SEA & India (early backer/investor), Vertex Growth (investor), K3 / K3 Ventures (early backer/investor), Arm (CPU architecture partner - 20-core Arm CPU in GELIX 1)
Major milestones
Founded 2024, Raised $350M+ cumulative financing by June 2026, Emerged from stealth June 2026, Unveiled GELIX 1 SoC and Agent Box July 2026, GELIX 1 validated in real-world deployment environments, in process for first industry adoption and mass production
Market positioning
Early-stage but well-capitalized ($350M) edge AI silicon startup targeting the emerging agentic AI compute market, positioned as a full-stack platform player rather than a pure chip vendor. Competing against established edge AI chip startups while differentiating through agentic AI focus and CPU-NPU heterogeneous architecture.
Geographic focus
Global, with headquarters in Singapore and plans to strengthen presence in key international markets
About Dr. Ken Phua
Ex-Arm UK (Head of Asia Applications Engineering, co-led global IP strategies); Ex-co-CEO of Arm China; PhD from UK; MBA from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
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Official website: https://www.acrab.ai/