Astrus raises $12M to automate physical chip design with AI

Canadian startup Astrus has closed a $12-million USD Series A led by Caffeinated Capital with backing from Khosla Ventures. The company uses reinforcement learning to automate physical design of integrated circuits for analog designers, with a product launch planned for October.

• $12M Series A led by Caffeinated Capital, with Khosla Ventures and Garage Capital participating
• System uses reinforcement learning to generate synthetic data for physical chip design
• Product launch planned for October 2026
• Global integrated circuit market estimated at over $800 billion this year