Moores Lab AI
Category: AI Agents
Agentic AI platform for semiconductor design and verification, automating chip development from spec to signoff. Moores Lab AI was founded in 2025. The company is led by Shelly Henry. Based in Austin, TX, United States. Team size: 11-50. Latest round: Pre-Seed. Key investors include Clutch VC, Plug and Play.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Austin, TX, United States
- Team size
- 11-50
Value proposition
Domain-specific AI agents that automate spec analysis, UVM verification environment creation, debug and coverage closure, so small teams can deliver complex chips faster and with less verification cost.
Products and solutions
MooreIP and MooreSoC product lines, SpecAgent (spec analysis), VerifAgent (spec-to-UVM testbench generation), DebugAgent (simulation failure analysis), CoverageAgent (coverage gap analysis), Verification-as-a-Service, Verification Collateral Benchmarking Platform (upcoming launch announced Nov 2026).
Unique value
Agentic AI built by chip-industry veterans that layers on top of existing EDA tools (Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens) and offers flexible engagement: tool licenses, tool plus forward-deployed engineers, or full verification outsourcing.
Target customer
Small-to-large semiconductor companies designing custom SoCs, subsystems or IP blocks; chip startups (including photonic, quantum and FPGA); silicon IP firms.
Industries served
Semiconductors, EDA, silicon IP, custom compute
Technology advantage
LLM-agnostic platform (Azure OpenAI, AWS Anthropic, Mistral, Llama, custom MooreLLM) with on-prem deployment for IP-sensitive customers; claims up to 86% lower verification cost and UVM verification in under a month versus 6-12 months.
How they differentiate
Focus on verification depth and measurable quality (published benchmark rubric), plus a services-plus-tools model that includes embedded engineers and verification-as-a-service, rather than generic code generation.
Main competitors
ChipAgents (Alpha Design AI), Cognichip, Normal Computing
Key partnerships
Breker Verification Systems (SoC verification, announced Mar 2026), Triple Crown (strategic partnership), Plug and Play Tech Center, integration with Synopsys, Cadence and Siemens EDA flows
Major milestones
Founded 2025, pre-seed closed with Clutch VC (2025), SpecAgent launched, CoverageAgent announced at DAC26, Breker partnership (Mar 2026), Verification Collateral Benchmarking Platform launched 9 Nov 2026.
Growth metrics
13 employees as of Sep 2026 (Tracxn); deployed at 15+ chip companies worldwide (company claim).
Market positioning
Early-stage agentic EDA startup specializing in AI-driven design verification, positioned as a trust and quality layer over existing EDA flows.
Geographic focus
United States, with global customers
About Shelly Henry
Ex-Microsoft (silicon lead on HoloLens HPU, Xbox, Azure AI chips), ex-ARM; B.Tech IIT Madras, M.S. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 25+ years in silicon engineering and AI.
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Official website: https://www.mooreslab.ai/