Agentrys raises $24.5 million for chip-design agent platform

Published Sunday, August 30, 2026 · 9:05 PM EDT

Agentrys, a chip-design startup led by a former Nvidia employee, has raised $24.5 million across a $19.1 million seed round led by Etna Labs and a $5.4 million pre-seed led by MediaTek, Axios reported. The company says its platform lets users create their own agents.

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