Oct 6 2026

Vinci funds expansion of semiconductor physics simulation with a $250 million Series B

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Round values Vinci at $1.5 billion. Advent, Temasek and Xora co-led; AMD Ventures participated. https://www.adventinternational.com/news/vinci-raises-250m-series-b-at-1-5b-valuation-to-build-the-intelligence-infrastructure-for-a-new-era-of-hardware-engineering/

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