The startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from the process, and improve the next design — potentially accelerating development of the hardware that powers capable AI.
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Ricursive Intelligence co-founders Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini will take the Disrupt Stage for “When AI Starts Designing Its Own Hardware.”
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Before founding Ricursive Intelligence, the pair co-led AlphaChip at Google, an AI system that could generate chip layouts in hours rather than the much longer process needed of human designers.
Goldie, Ricursive’s founder and CEO, holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford and was named one of MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35.
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The startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from the process, and improve the next design — potentially accelerating development of the hardware that powers capable AI.
Today, designing a chip can take two to three years.
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, Ricursive Intelligence co-founders Anna Goldie and Azalia Mirhoseini will take the Disrupt Stage for “When AI Starts Designing Its Own Hardware.”
Today is the last day to save up to $200 on your Disrupt pass. Secure your ticket by 11:59 p.m. PT — and get a second pass for 50% off select ticket types.
Goldie and Mirhoseini have already shown that AI can play a role in chip design. Before founding Ricursive Intelligence, the pair co-led AlphaChip at Google, an AI system that could generate chip layouts in hours rather than the much longer process needed of human designers.
Goldie and Mirhoseini also co-founded Google’s ML for Systems team.
Goldie, Ricursive’s founder and CEO, holds a Ph.D. in computer science from Stanford and was named one of MIT Technology Review’s 35 Innovators Under 35.
Within four months, the company had raised $335 million at a $4 billion valuation, including a $300 million Series A. Nvidia is among its investors.
Their session is one of 200+ sessions across six industry stages, roundtables, and breakouts at Disrupt, October 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco.
Hear Goldie and Mirhoseini on the Disrupt Stage to learn what happens when AI starts helping design the hardware that powers it.
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