"We are excited to partner with Efficient Computer as they build a new class of highly energy efficient chips. The team's technical depth and market insight position them to enable new applications that have long been constrained by power," said Rebecca Kaden, General Partner at Union Square Ventures. "The proliferation of sensors and the emergence of an intelligent physical world represent one of the most exciting opportunities in front of us, and Efficient Computer is well positioned to help power what is possible."

"As we continue to see AI embedded across the physical world, Efficient's processors enable intelligence in applications that were previously inaccessible," said Peter Zhou, General Partner at Triatomic Capital. "We see Efficient's architecture as the missing link in AI's last mile distribution problem. We are proud to support the team as they tackle AI's energy problem from the edge to the datacenter" 

"The transition of intelligence from the cloud to the physical world is increasingly constrained by the energy demands of traditional processor architectures,” said Chris Abshire, Principal, Toyota Ventures. “Efficient Computer is taking a novel approach to addressing these challenges, delivering high-performance, general-purpose flexibility at significantly lower power. We are excited to support their efforts to bring ultra-efficient computing to the next generation of edge devices and autonomous systems." 

“Efficient is taking a fundamentally new approach to compute architecture, delivering dramatically greater efficiency and significantly lower power consumption than traditional general-purpose compute,” said Greg Reichow, Partner at Eclipse. “As energy becomes the defining constraint for everything from edge devices to data centers, Efficient’s breakthrough enables far more compute within the same energy footprint. We’re excited to support the team as they translate this clean-sheet innovation into real products that can reshape the future of computing.”

“At RTX, we are committed to driving innovation that addresses the world's toughest challenges. Through RTX Ventures' investment in Efficient Computer, we are supporting the development of groundbreaking energy-efficient processors that will empower AI applications across edge, infrastructure, and emerging markets—delivering intelligence where it's needed most, with efficiency at the forefront.” – Dan Ateya, president and managing director, RTX Ventures

“From our first conversation with Brandon Lucia and the team at Efficient Computer, we were captivated by a vision for compute that decouples performance from energy consumption at a time when that trade-off matters more than ever,” said Aabid Razvi, Principal at Overmatch. “We’ve seen firsthand how robotics, drones, and edge sensor deployments are constrained by onboard energy storage, and how dramatically more useful these systems become with access to localized compute. Efficient Computer has the potential to become the fabric upon which these energy-constrained systems are built and deployed.”

"Efficient Computer truly lives up to its name in more ways than one. The company has built a unique, energy-efficient computing architecture, and has also done it in a highly capital-efficient manner," said Justin Stevens, Founder and CEO at Overlap Holdings. "To reach this stage of development and commercialization with so little expenditure to date sets them up for unparalleled growth and success going forward."

“Efficient’s Electron E1 processor fundamentally changes what’s possible at the edge,” said Alex Hawkinson, Founder and CEO of BrightAI. “Efficient has delivered a true leap in energy-efficient computation, and integrating E1 into BrightAI’s Stateful platform allows us to unlock a new sphere of Physical AI, bringing real-time observability to the world’s most critical infrastructure.”