Who we are_

The team behind AI that runs everywhere.

The Silicon Valley team making AI smaller, faster, and more efficient on any device.

WHO WE ARE

femtoAI at a glance.

femtoAI’s fully integrated AI silicon and compression platform enables low latency, 10X lower power draw, and 10X smaller memory footprint for customers like Marshall, NewSound, and Legato. From wearables and household appliances to smart glasses and robotics, femtoAI enables AI to run everywhere and on everything.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

Three principles.

01

Measure everything

Efficiency claims mean nothing without the accuracy they were measured at. We publish both.

02

Stay open

An open developer platform across every generation lets anyone build on the silicon.

03

Efficiency is a feature

Lower power and smaller memory are what let AI reach every device, not only the expensive ones.

OUR STORY

From a Stanford lab to shipping silicon.

femtoAI was founded in 2018 by researchers from the Brains in Silicon Lab at Stanford University. Their research on brain-inspired, efficient computing became the femtoAI platform, and it now runs inside products from some of the best-known names in audio and consumer devices.

LEADERSHIP

The people behind it.

Sam Fok

Sam Fok

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer

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Alex Neckar

Alex Neckar

Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer

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Scott Reid

Scott Reid

Co-founder and Chief AI Officer

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Bill Hoppin

Bill Hoppin

Chief Business Officer

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Jon Oslowski

Jon Oslowski

Chief Financial Officer

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BOARD AND ADVISORS

Seasoned directors and advisors with startup success and industry expertise.

Shyam Kamadolli

Shyam Kamadolli

Board Member and Advisor

Managing Director, Fine Structure Ventures

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Ingrid Burton

Ingrid Burton

Board Member and Advisor

Multi-time CMO and advisor to startups. Former SVP of Marketing, Sun Microsystems

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Ty Garibay

Ty Garibay

Technical Advisor

President, Condor Computing. Former VP of Engineering, Mythic

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Michael Zimmerman

Michael Zimmerman

Strategic Advisor

Two AI software startup exits. Former executive, Marvell

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INVESTORS

Backed by leading investors.

Fine Structure VenturesJ2 VenturesKleiner PerkinsQuest Venture PartnersVanedge CapitalGaingelsAmino Capital
SV Pacific Ventures
Calm Ventures
PARTNERS AND PROGRAMS

Partners and programs.

EDGE AI FOUNDATION partnerHanwha Artificial Intelligence CenterNVIDIA Inception Program
RECOGNITION

Independent signals.

Trusted by the brands that people trust for the highest fidelity audio, reliable voice control (even in noise), and the most accurate sensing, all unlocked by femtoAI.

By focusing heavily on brain-inspired sparsity across both model architectural design and custom sparse silicon hardware, femtoAI is providing the exact holistic, full-stack approach that the industry needs to move past traditional GPU constraints.
Swetha SrinivasanAuthor, The Thesis newsletterPress release · Jul 22, 2026
femtoAI SPU-001: CES 2026 Best-in-Show winner, Embedded Computing Design Awards2026
CES 2026
Best-in-Show Award for SPU-001.
EDGE AI FOUNDATION awards for femtoAI: Rookie of the Year 2026 and Strategic Partner 20252026
EDGE AI FOUNDATION
Named Rookie of the Year for 2026, and a partner of the foundation.
femtoAI receiving the IC Taiwan Grand Challenge award on stage at FUTEX2025
IC Taiwan Grand Challenge
Winner in September 2025.
femtoAI (then Femtosense) receiving the InnoVEX Startup Terrace Award on stage2025
InnoVEX Startup Terrace Award
Awarded in May 2025.
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