Cerebras Systems Inc.

Cerebras Systems Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a private company specializing in artificial intelligence hardware and software. Founded by a team with prior experience at SeaMicro, the company focuses on developing processors and systems optimized for advanced AI workloads, overcoming limitations inherent to traditional CPU and GPU architectures. Cerebras is known for its Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE), the world's largest AI processor, and corresponding AI systems such as the CS-1, CS-2, and CS-3, designed to accelerate neural network training and inference at extraordinary speeds.

The company’s business model includes enterprise SaaS offerings providing cloud access to AI infrastructure, on-premises AI appliance sales, and hybrid models tailored for large-scale or sensitive deployments. Serving a global clientele of enterprises, government agencies, research institutions, and AI developers, Cerebras delivers hardware appliances alongside cloud-hosted AI training solutions. Their technology enables the development of massive AI models and supports trillion-parameter scale applications across scientific, industrial, and enterprise domains.

Cerebras operates independently with no parent company or publicly known subsidiaries. It has secured over $720 million in funding through multiple rounds, including a significant Series E raise in 2019, backed by major investors such as Benchmark, Foundation Capital, and Coatue Management. With approximately 400 to 500 employees, the company maintains a strong presence in the AI infrastructure market and continues to advance wafer-scale computing as a core component of next-generation AI innovation.