Ethernovia Raises $90M as Investors Rush to Fund ‘Physical AI’
Physical AI startup Ethernovia secures $90M to power next-gen autonomous systems with high-speed Ethernet processors.
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Ethernovia Raises $90M as Investors Rush to Fund ‘Physical AI’
Physical AI Startup Ethernovia Raises $90M as Investors Bet Big on Real-World AI What is “physical AI,” and why is it suddenly attracting nine-figure investments? As artificial intelligence moves beyond chatbots and recommendation engines, a new wave of innovation is taking shape—AI that interacts with the physical world through robotics, smart infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles. At the heart of this shift lies Ethernovia, a San Jose–based semiconductor startup that just raised $90 million in Series B funding to accelerate its mission: building the data highways that connect sensors to decision-making brains in real time. Credit: Ethernovia Unlike traditional AI models that operate purely in the digital realm, physical AI demands ultra-low latency, high-bandwidth communication between dozens—or even hundreds—of sensors and central processing units. That’s where Ethernovia comes in. Its custom Ethernet-based processors are designed to move massive streams of sensor data across comple…