Company Overview

Who we are

Our team is pioneering a novel programmable processor architecture that sets a new standard for energy efficiency.

By reducing the energy required for general-purpose computation, including AI, our ecosystem paves the way for a wide variety of applications that are infeasible today due to energy constraints.

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Meet the founders

Brandon Lucia
Chief Executive Officer
Carnegie Mellon University Professor

Graham Gobieski
Chief Technology Officer
PhD '22, Carnegie Mellon University

Nathan Beckmann
Chief Architect
Carnegie Mellon University Professor

Alex Hawkinson
Serial Technology Entrepreneur
Founder, BrightAI & SmartThings

The team behind Efficient

Thomas Chen
SVP of Sales and Business Development
Sales and Marketing Executive

Tyler Hall
VP of Operations
University of Arizona

Julie McGoldrick
Sr. Director of People Operations
PHR, SHRM-CP

Philip Lewer
Head of Product

Mandeep Singh
Sr. Director Hardware Engineering
MS Computer Engineering, UMASS Amherst

Adam Kaufman
Director of Marketing
B.S. San Jose State University

Justin Selig
Director of Growth Strategy
Startup Operator + Investor, AI/ML & Compute Infra

Troy Rea
Director of Supply Chain and Operations
MBA Supply Chain and Operations, Colorado Technical University

Nick Rally
Sr. Engineering Manager
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University

Craig Hansen-Sturm
Sr. Engineering Manager
ScM Computer Science, Brown University

Keyi Zhang
Sr. Staff & Lead Compiler Engineer
PhD '22, Stanford

Jayant Vivrekar
Sr. Engineering Manager
M.S. Micronelectronics, Indian Institute of Technology

Tom Jackson
Sr. Staff & Lead Digital Design Engineer
PhD '17, Carnegie Mellon University

Grant Olson
Lead Embedded Engineer

Mukund Vyas
Lead Emulation Engineer
M.S Electrical Engineering, San Jose State University

Brad Factor
Lead Applications Engineer
M.S. Robotic System Development, Carnegie Mellon University

Yaw Tong
Lead Physical Design Engineer

Renee Schumm
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
B.S. Psychology - Florida Southern College

Our guiding principles

At Efficient Computer, our core values define the path that we forge ahead. They shape the technology we create through a commitment to ethical practices, collaborative breakthroughs, and transformative innovations.

Teamliness

We are an inclusive, respectful team driven by trust, empathy, and collaboration. We celebrate each other and welcome diverse ideas with positivity and adaptability. We lead by example and approach change with openness.

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Integrity

We lead with accountability, authenticity, and ethical integrity, fostering an inclusive culture of trust, transparency, and open communication. By listening, sharing, and owning our actions, we grow through feedback and mutual respect.

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Adventure

We embrace lifelong learning, thoughtful risk-taking, and exploration of new ideas with curiosity, creativity, and resilience. Openness to change and learning from mistakes drives our growth and success.

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Excellence

We uphold high standards through collaboration, clear goals, and consistent delivery. With focus and efficiency, we prioritize effectiveness over perfectionism.

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Impact

Every employee at Efficient Computer contributes with purpose, taking initiative to create meaningful impact through proactive problem-solving. We challenge the status quo to drive change and uncover new opportunities.

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Determination

Driven by grit and passion, we embrace challenges, take ownership, and persevere to achieve excellence. We learn from mistakes, rely on each other, and follow through to succeed.

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What we offer

At Efficient Computer, we offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package that supports both your personal and professional life.

Competitive Total Compensation Packages

We provide competitive base salaries, annual bonuses, and meaningful startup equity aligned with peer companies in the semiconductor industry.

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401k Matching and Financial Support Programs

We provide employer match to help you save for your retirement. Our 401K program includes diverse portfolio investment options, financial coaching, and 529 education savings benefits.

Hybrid Work Schedules

Flexible work locations and partially-remote work with regular in-person and team interactions, including on-sites, retreats, and off-sites.

Comprehensive Health Benefit Options

We provide nationwide health plan options, including PPO and HDHP/HSA, plus dental, vision, and FSAs. Premiums are fully covered for employees and partially covered for dependents.

Family-Friendly Parental Leave Policy

We provide a generous 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave.

Flexible PTO

We provide a generous PTO policy that affords employees the time they need to stay rested. Balancing empowerment and accountability, we encourage employees to take time when needed. In addition, the company closes for an end-of-year shutdown, so everyone can step away and return refreshed.

The Team Behind The Team

Pickle
Orange cat. Part-time genius.

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Tiger
Knows he’s not allowed on the furniture.

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Napa
I bark at DoorDashers five houses away....

Elle
I was raised by a cat, so I like chasing laser pointers and doing yoga stretches.

Yogi
Portuguese water dog with a fear of water...

Mila
Rascal lab! Likes to run in circles and incredibly, perhaps scarily, powerful.

Poi
Green cheeked conure. There's only one person in the world she won't bite given the opportunity, and it's not me.

Phil
Named for Philly, loves heights, and fiercely guards his human.

Quarter
Rescued at 9 months, bird-watcher, counter-claimer, treat-demander.

George
Tough on the outside, sweet on the inside, handy with a faucet.

Pixel
Orange menace, very snuggly but always hungry.

Tiger
Tiger is a 15 year old cockapoo who loves getting human food and playing tug-of-war.

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Hana
Ready for Halloween.

Bleu
Old English Sheepdog. Herds my humans. Lives for chicken & tennis balls. Have to say hi to everyone.

Finley
Woof, woof. Direct quote...literally.

Odin
Dignified, One-eyed, and often watching his humans from a corner.

Supported by world-class investors

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"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.”

"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.”

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“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

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