[AI Chip Startup Positron Raises $875 Million at a $5 Billion Valuation] Odaily Planet Daily reports that AI chip startup Positron, which focuses on designing hardware to help AI models run faster, announced it has raised $875 million at a $5 billion valuation, marking a significant increase in the company's value over the past six months. This round of funding was co-led by venture capital firms NEA, Atreides Management, Valor Equity Partners, Andra Capital, SemiAnalysis Capital led by analyst Dylan Patel, and Netscape co-founder Jim Clark. Positron raised $230 million in its most recent funding round in February of this year, when it was valued at $1 billion. Positron stated that it has delivered approximately 50 racks of its previous-generation server Atlas to Oracle, with other customers including financial firm Jump Trading and AI company Parasail. Positron is striving to gain an edge in the crowded chip industry by bringing its chips to market as quickly as possible. (Wall Street Journal)