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Astrus
Astrus is an AI hardware and semiconductors company based in Toronto, Ontario. It had raised US$22.4M as of November 2026, most recently a US$12M Series A in September 2026 led by Caffeinated Capital.
AI chip design automation.
astrus.ai- Founded
- 2023
- Category
- AI Hardware/
Semiconductors - Status
- Active
- Disclosed raised
- US$22.4M
Funding history
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Sep 22, 2026 | US$12M | Caffeinated Capital (lead); Khosla Ventures, Garage Capital, MVP Ventures, RiSC Capital. C$16M. Led by Caffeinated Capital; Khosla Ventures, Garage Capital, MVP Ventures and RiSC Capital participated. Follows the US$8M seed of Aug 2025, also backed by Khosla. The company's own post names Caffeinated and Khosla; the other three are named by BetaKit. |
| Seed | Aug 28, 2025 | US$8M | Khosla Ventures (lead); 1517 Fund, Drive Capital, Alumni Ventures, RiSC Capital, MVP Ventures, Pradeep Sindhu. C$11M; SAFE; closed Jul 2025, announced Aug 28; led by Khosla Ventures; 1517 Fund, Drive Capital, Alumni Ventures, RiSC Capital, MVP Ventures returning; Pradeep Sindhu (Juniper co-founder) new; total raised C$3.6M before this round |
| Pre-seed | Oct 18, 2023 | US$2.4M | Khosla Ventures (lead). US$2.4M (C$3.3M) raised September 2023, disclosed Oct 18 2023 with Khosla Ventures as the significant backer; Total to date US$2.63M. Precedes the Aug 2025 seed. |
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Data as of November 10, 2026.