⚙️Snowcap Bets on Superconductors to Reinvent AI Infrastructure
Snowcap Compute has raised $23M in seed funding to build superconducting chips that could dramatically outperform today’s silicon-based AI hardware. The round was led by Playground Global, with participation from Cambium Capital and Vsquared Ventures. Their goal: solve AI’s growing power problem with a fundamentally different architecture.
⚙️Cryogenic chips with radical efficiency gains • Uses niobium titanium nitride to enable near-zero resistance at cryogenic temps • Promises up to 25× better performance per watt vs. current AI chips • Designed to work in tandem with industrial cooling systems for total energy savings
📈Early momentum and heavyweight backers • Led by former Cadence executive Michael Lafferty, with PhDs from Northrop and Imec • Backed by Pat Gelsinger (former Intel CEO), now a GP at Playground • First chip expected in 2026, with system builds to follow
🌐A bold shift beyond Moore’s Law • Targets hyperscale data centers strained by Nvidia-powered compute demand • Compatible with 300mm fabs—easing future manufacturing scale • Materials sourced from Brazil and Canada to support global supply chain
Snowcap isn’t chasing incremental gains—it’s betting on a new paradigm where superconductors make AI compute radically faster and cleaner.
⚙️Snowcap Bets on Superconductors to Reinvent AI Infrastructure
Snowcap Compute has raised $23M in seed funding to build superconducting chips that could dramatically outperform today’s silicon-based AI hardware. The round was led by Playground Global, with participation from Cambium Capital and Vsquared Ventures. Their goal: solve AI’s growing power problem with a fundamentally different architecture.
⚙️Cryogenic chips with radical efficiency gains • Uses niobium titanium nitride to enable near-zero resistance at cryogenic temps • Promises up to 25× better performance per watt vs. current AI chips • Designed to work in tandem with industrial cooling systems for total energy savings
📈Early momentum and heavyweight backers • Led by former Cadence executive Michael Lafferty, with PhDs from Northrop and Imec • Backed by Pat Gelsinger (former Intel CEO), now a GP at Playground • First chip expected in 2026, with system builds to follow
🌐A bold shift beyond Moore’s Law • Targets hyperscale data centers strained by Nvidia-powered compute demand • Compatible with 300mm fabs—easing future manufacturing scale • Materials sourced from Brazil and Canada to support global supply chain
Snowcap isn’t chasing incremental gains—it’s betting on a new paradigm where superconductors make AI compute radically faster and cleaner.
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