Mythic
Mythic makes energy-efficient AI inference chips using analog compute-in-memory architecture, claiming 100x efficiency gains over traditional designs. The Austin-based semiconductor company has raised $293M and employs 96 people.
The growth story
Mythic grew from 151 to 96 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $293M along the way, most recently a Series D in December 2025.
About
Mythic develops AI inference chips that process data directly in memory, avoiding the power-intensive movement of data across traditional pathways. Its technology targets data center, automotive, robotics, and defense applications, aiming to reduce energy costs for AI at scale.
The company, founded in 2012 by University of Michigan researchers, has grown to 96 employees and secured $293M in funding, including a Series D round in December 2025. Its analog compute-in-memory architecture is positioned as a unique solution for energy-efficient AI inference.
Founders and leadership
Mythic is led by its founders, Mike Henry and Dave Fick, who are University of Michigan researchers. Engineering is the largest function, with 18 employees. The company has a median tenure of 5 years, indicating strong employee retention.
The Mythic org chart
Taner Ozcelik (Chairman and CEO) leads 37 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 39 (+86% YoY), Business Development 10 (+43% YoY), Operations 5 (+25% YoY), Information Technology 5 (+25% YoY), Administrative 4 (+300% YoY), Arts and Design 4 (+33% YoY).
Talent flow
Mythic recruits heavily from semiconductor giants, with Intel, onsemi, and Marvell Technology as top talent sources. Alumni often move to AMD, Qualcomm, and NVIDIA, reflecting the company's focus on semiconductor and AI industries. The University of Michigan and Stanford are the most common educational backgrounds.
Most common previous employers of Mythic staff: Intel (10), onsemi (7), Marvell Technology (6), University of Michigan (4), Aptina (4), AMD (4). Former Mythic employees most often moved to AMD (12), Qualcomm (11), NVIDIA (8), Ericsson (7), Meta (5), Samsung Semiconductor (5).
Alumni worth knowing
The Mythic mafia
Mythic alumni have founded 8 companies, including Parasail, Continual, and Light Origins. These startups span AI, semiconductor, and robotics industries, with Parasail and Continual each employing over 20 people.
8Mike Henry, was Founder and CEO until 2023Tyler Kohn, was Head of Platform Technology until 2018Roger Jiang, was Software Engineer until 2019Daniel Taratorin, was Software Engineer until 2021Andrés Prados Torreblanca, was Senior AI Model Development Engineer until 2022Rod Hooker, was Engineer until 2019
Kellie Villatoro (Vogt), SHRM-CP, was Associate HRBP until 2022
Amy Bearman, was Engineering Manager until 2019Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 30% direct, 57% search, 7% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Mythic: Python (Programming Language) (24), C (Programming Language) (20), C++ (19), Semiconductor Engineering (18), Very-Large-Scale Integration (VLSI) (16), Project Management (15), Embedded Systems (14), Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) (14).
Where the team actually sits
Mythic people are concentrated in Texas, United States (9), San Francisco Bay Area (9), Karnataka, India (7), California, United States (7). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Mythic attracts about 2,668 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $2K a month if bought through ads. It gained 82 ranking keywords and lost 18 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Mythic has 96 employees as of September 2026.
Mythic has raised $293M in total, most recently a Series D round in December 2025.
Mythic was founded in 2012 by Dave Fick.
Taner Ozcelik (Chairman and CEO) sits at the top of Mythic's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Mythic staff are Intel (10 people), onsemi (7 people), Marvell Technology (6 people).
Former Mythic employees most often move to AMD (12), Qualcomm (11), NVIDIA (8).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at Mythic, including Parasail, Continual, Light Origins.
Mythic attracts about 2,668 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $2K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Mythic staff are Python (Programming Language), C (Programming Language), C++, Semiconductor Engineering, Very-Large-Scale Integration (VLSI).
Mythic staff are concentrated in Texas, United States (9), San Francisco Bay Area (9), Karnataka, India (7).
Mythic has about 39 people in Engineering, up 86% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Mythic has about 10 people in Business Development, up 43% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 57 current and 225 former Mythic profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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