Fractile's $220 Million Inference Chip Bet: SRAM In Memory Compute, Anthropic's Early Interest, and the Birth of British AI Silicon - May 14, 2026

Fractile's $220 Million Inference Chip Bet: SRAM In Memory Compute, Anthropic's Early Interest, and the Birth of British AI Silicon - May 14, 2026 London startup Fractile closed a $220 million Series B led by Accel, Factorial Funds, and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund to build SRAM based in memory compute inference chips that claim 25x faster frontier model inference at one tenth the cost. With Anthropic reportedly in early procurement talks and the UK AI minister hailing the round as a vote of confidence in British AI, this episode unpacks why the inference bottleneck has become the most fundable problem in the AI stack. Hosted by Chris and Laura. The DX Today Podcast brings you daily deep dives into the most consequential stories in the AI ecosystem. Send us fan mail: https://dxtoday.com/contact #AI #Inference #Semiconductors #UKTech #VentureCapital