Positron AI
Positron AI builds hardware and software optimized for running large language models, with a focus on reducing power usage and total cost of ownership. The company has raised $309M in funding and employs 91 people.
The growth story
Positron AI grew from 2 to 91 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $309M along the way, most recently a Series B in February 2026.
About
Positron AI develops specialized hardware and software systems designed to efficiently run generative AI and large language models. Its products target enterprises and research teams seeking to reduce the costs and energy consumption of AI inference workloads. The company is also designing its own ASIC chip to expand beyond inference into training and parallel computing.
Founded in 2023, Positron has rapidly scaled to 91 employees and raised $309M in funding, including a Series B round in February 2026. Its investors include Arm Holdings, DFJ Growth, and Atreides Management.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Positron's largest function, with 31 employees. The company has a relatively young workforce, with a median tenure of just 1 year. Leadership includes executives with backgrounds in hardware and AI systems.
The Positron AI org chart
Mitesh Agrawal (Chief Executive Officer) leads 21 mapped leaders with 8 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 45 (+165% YoY), Business Development 9 (+50% YoY), Entrepreneurship 8 (+100% YoY), Operations 6 (+500% YoY), Finance 5 (+25% YoY).
Talent flow
Positron's team comes primarily from tech hardware companies, with F5, Groq, and Amazon being the top sources. Alumni have moved to AI infrastructure firms like CoreWeave and Meta. The company recruits heavily from Eastern Washington University and Stanford.
Most common previous employers of Positron AI staff: F5 (17), Groq (11), Amazon (7), Lambda (6), Lucid Motors (5), Microsoft (3). Former Positron AI employees most often moved to CoreWeave (2), Meta (1), Syelo Ventures (1), NB Leads (1), NetApp (1), Memwize (1).
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 21% direct, 71% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Positron AI: Linux (31), C++ (26), C (Programming Language) (23), Python (Programming Language) (23), Software Development (21), Leadership (20), Embedded Systems (19), Perl (17).
Where the team actually sits
Positron AI people are concentrated in Washington, United States (16), California, United States (9), Texas, United States (6), Greater Seattle Area (4). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Positron AI attracts about 2,170 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 30 ranking keywords and lost 16 in the last period.
Frequently asked
Positron AI has 91 employees as of September 2026.
Positron AI has raised $309M in total, most recently a Series B round in February 2026.
Positron AI was founded in 2023 by Edward Kmett, Thomas Sohmers.
Mitesh Agrawal (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Positron AI's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Positron AI staff are F5 (17 people), Groq (11 people), Amazon (7 people).
Former Positron AI employees most often move to CoreWeave (2), Meta (1), Syelo Ventures (1).
Positron AI attracts about 2,170 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Positron AI staff are Linux, C++, C (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Software Development.
Positron AI staff are concentrated in Washington, United States (16), California, United States (9), Texas, United States (6).
Positron AI has about 45 people in Engineering, up 165% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Positron AI has about 9 people in Business Development, up 50% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 58 current and 12 former Positron AI profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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