Tachyum
Category: AI Infrastructure
Tachyum Prodigy® - The World's First Universal Processor that unifies CPU, GPU, and TPU functionality into a single chip architecture Tachyum was founded in 2016. The company is led by Dr. Radoslav Danilak. Based in Las Vegas, USA. Team size: 151-200. Total funding raised: ~$300M total (all rounds). Latest round: Series C ($220M, Oct 2025 led by IPM Group). Key investors include European lead investor (Series C), IPM Group, Slovak Government, Across Private Investments.
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- Las Vegas, USA
- Team size
- 151-200
- Total funding
- ~$300M total (all rounds)
Value proposition
One homogeneous processor that reduces hardware heterogeneity, cuts total cost of ownership, and improves utilization and energy efficiency for large-scale AI/HPC workloads
Products and solutions
Prodigy Universal Processor (2nm, 256 cores per chiplet), Prodigy FPGA Emulator, TPU® IoT/Edge IP, TDIMM™ Memory Technology
Unique value
First universal processor that natively runs x86_64, ARM, and AI workloads on a single core architecture with 256 custom 64-bit cores per chiplet on 2nm process
Target customer
Hyperscale data centers, private cloud providers, AI and High-Performance Computing (HPC) sectors, European supercomputing centers
Industries served
Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing (HPC), Telecommunications, European Chip Ecosystem
Technology advantage
Unified ISA eliminates data movement between CPU/GPU/TPU, 2nm process node, 256 cores per chiplet, 21× AI rack performance vs NVIDIA Rubin Ultra, 4-bit FP4 and 2-bit TAI2 quantization for LLM training
How they differentiate
Universal processor architecture combining CPU, GPU, and TPU functions in one chip, promising 3-5× CPU integer throughput and up to 16× AI performance with lower power consumption
Main competitors
NVIDIA, Intel, AMD, Google (TPU)
Key partnerships
Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), JEDEC, IEEE, OpenBMC, UEFI, UCIe, Open Compute Project, Gaia-X, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Jülich Supercomputing Centre
Notable customers
No disclosed paying customers yet; $500M purchase order from European Series C investor indicates committed early adopter
Major milestones
Closed $220M Series C financing (Oct 2025), Secured $500M purchase order from European investor, Announced 2nm multi-chiplet Prodigy design with 256 cores per chiplet, Defended TPU trademark against Google (Dec 2025)
Growth metrics
No public revenue disclosed; employee count 151-200; $500M purchase order from European investor
Market positioning
Positions itself as cost-effective, power-efficient alternative to heterogeneous solutions, targeting high-end AI/HPC market
Geographic focus
Primary focus on North American and European markets, with significant operations and investment from Slovakia
Patents and IP
CEO holds 137 personal patents; company-level patent portfolio count not publicly disclosed
About Dr. Radoslav Danilak
Founder and CEO of Skyera (acquired by Western Digital), Co-Founder and CTO of SandForce (acquired by LSI Corporation), CPU/GPU architect at NVIDIA, Toshiba, and Nishan Systems. Holds 137 patents in processor and storage architectures.
Official website: https://www.tachyum.com/