FemtoAI Achieves Major Milestones with 100,000 AI Accelerator Shipments, New Funding, and Expanded Leadership

December 30, 2025
FemtoAI Achieves Major Milestones with 100,000 AI Accelerator Shipments, New Funding, and Expanded Leadership
  • FemtoAI reports a breakthrough year in 2025, shipping over 100,000 SPU AI accelerators and closing a new funding round, signaling rapid growth toward AI on every device.

  • The company highlights continued momentum with more than 100,000 SPU units shipped and an active funding round that expands leadership and capital.

  • The mission is to enable AI on ultra-small devices—earbuds, wearables, smart glasses, hearing aids, and digital appliances—by delivering high performance with low latency and energy efficiency.

  • Strategic partnerships include collaboration with EDGE AI FOUNDATION for global thought leadership and participation in the NVIDIA Inception Program to train models on NVIDIA platforms.

  • Looking ahead, FemtoAI will showcase at CES 2026 in Las Vegas (January 6–9) with an open house on January 7, inviting developers to join the FemtoAI Developer Portal and begin building today.

  • Media inquiries should be directed to Kelly Wanlass of HCI Marketing, with general information available at femto.ai.

  • The leadership team expanded with notable appointments, including Scott Reid as Chief AI Officer and Bill Hoppin as Chief Business Officer, supporting scaled growth.

  • Industry recognition includes winning the IC Taiwan Grand Challenge and receiving the Startup Terrace Award at InnoVEX, underscoring validation from the tech community.

  • FemtoAI is expanding its intellectual property portfolio with neuromorphic-inspired sparsity innovations to push edge AI capabilities.

  • Based in Silicon Valley and founded by researchers from Stanford, FemtoAI leverages sparsity and neuromorphic-inspired principles to enable AI on resource-constrained devices across wearables, home appliances, robotics, and autonomous systems.

  • Commercial traction includes NewSound shipping an AI OTC hearing aid powered by FemtoAI and sold on Amazon.

  • The SPU-001 delivers a breakthrough with 100x lower power consumption, 10x smaller silicon footprint, and 10x faster integration, enabling AI on small devices like earbuds and wearables.

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