AI is no longer the future – it’s already reshaping how we live, work, and interact. But as demand accelerates, a critical bottleneck is emerging: AI models are evolving and demanding scale faster than the hardware they run on. That’s where Oxford-founded chip manufacturer Fractile comes in.
Founded by visionary engineer and scientist Walter Goodwin after completing his PhD in robotics, Fractile is redesigning the core infrastructure of AI – building silicon and software specifically engineered for the scale, speed, and complexity of next-generation models.
It’s an audacious vision: to challenge the dominance of NVIDIA, AMD, and other chip giants with a new kind of architecture. One that could run trained AI models up to 50x faster, at 10% of the cost.
Backed by OSE since day one, Fractile has already raised $25m, including investment from Kindred Capital, the NATO Innovation Fund, and former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger. Fractile is on track to manufacture its first chips in 2026.
