The Drill Down
The Drill Down
Cory Johnson
Drill Down Insider #24: Vinci CEO Hardik Kabaria
21 minutes Posted Oct 9, 2026 at 11:11 pm.
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Vinci, a three-year-old Palo Alto company whose software predicts heat and warping in chip designs, has raised $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation from Advent, Temasek, Xora and AMD Ventures. CEO Hardik Kabaria explains how its physics model returns answers in minutes without training on customer data, who is paying for it and how it fits alongside tools from Cadence and Synopsys. He also says which industries come next, as AI chip packages pass a kilowatt of heat.
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