Great Sky builds a computing architecture that integrates superconducting computation, high-bandwidth optical connectivity, and semiconductor circuitry to enable brain-like, low-latency, energy-efficient AI processing. The team traces its work to 12 years of research at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology, producing 23 peer-reviewed publications and eight patents. Its first-generation chips have completed tape-outs and the company reports integration of components into complete neural networks, with claimed performance such as processing over 60 million video frames per second in video-analysis scenarios. Great Sky plans to manufacture its technology in scalable processes and pursue multi-modular cognitive systems by tiling wafer-scale networks with advanced fiber-optic interconnection. Financially, the company disclosed a $14 million seed round led by Bison Ventures to support these development and commercialization efforts. The company was founded by CEO Jeff Shainline, CTO Jeff Chiles, VP of Fabrication Saeed Khan, and VP of Architecture Bryce Primavera.

Total raised

$14M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Mar 2026