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Lejla Bajic

Lejla Bajic is a co-founder of Taalas, an AI hardware and semiconductors company based in Toronto. Lejla Bajic co-founded Taalas with Ljubisa Bajic and Drago Ignjatovic. Taalas had raised US$219M across 3 rounds as of November 2026, most recently a US$169M venture round in February 2026 from Quiet Capital, Fidelity and Pierre Lamond. Taalas agreed to be acquired by AMD in August 2026. The Canadian AI Newsletter last covered Taalas in August 2026.

Co-founder of Taalas.

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Taalas

AI chips hardwired to silicon.

Role
Co-founder
HQ
Toronto, ON
Founded
2023
Status
Agreed to be acquired by AMD
Disclosed raised
US$219M
Latest round
Venture round, Feb 19, 2026
Website
taalas.com

Co-founders: Ljubisa Bajic, Drago Ignjatovic

Investors: Quiet Capital, Pierre Lamond, Fidelity

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Data as of November 10, 2026.

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