The Hard Part with Evan McCann

Raymond Chik from Hepzibah

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Raymond Chik is the Co-Founder and Board Chair of Hepzibah.


Hepzibah is a 'full-stack' AI compute architecture startup; full-stack as in "From Models to Metals".


Raymond's other work includes:

  • Co-Founder and Board Chair of Kapik Integration which has spun out Star IC , Hepzibah, Untether AI and other companies
  • Co-Founder of Untether AI which has raised $150M+ from Intel Capital, Radical Ventures and Tracker Capital
  • Active angel and advisor
  • Champion and supporter of Canadian hardware/hardtech


    • Takeaways

    • Genesis of Kapik and spinout companies.
    • Seismic shift towards AI computing in the semiconductor industry.
    • Should we build a semiconductor fab in Canada? What is the best option.
    • Canada's under-recognized semiconductor industry includes ATI (acquired by AMD), Untether AI, Star IC, Tenstorrent, Taalas, Astrus and many more.
    • Geopolitical trends in the chip space.
    • Fostering homegrown talent and keeping it in Canada.
    • Energy efficiency is becoming a key focus in AI chip development.
    • Emerging trends beyond AI in chips.
    • Edge computing is an emerging area with significant potential.
    • Lack of investment in hardware in Canada.
    • Investment landscape for chip companies.
    • Raymond's new venture.


      • Chapters

      00:00 The Genesis of Kapik Integration

      03:33 The Shift to AI Computing

      07:45 Spinning Off New Ventures

      12:08 Lessons in Entrepreneurship

      15:06 The Debate on Semiconductor Fabs in Canada

      20:11 The Semiconductor Landscape in Canada

      25:21 Fostering Homegrown Talent and Companies

      29:21 The Influence of Borders on the Semiconductor Industry

      32:17 Emerging Trends Beyond AI

      38:55 Investment Landscape in Semiconductor

      42:08 Introducing Habsaba: A New Venture


      Keywords

      Kapik, AI computing, semiconductor industry, Canada, entrepreneurship, investment, edge computing, energy efficiency, technology trends, innovation

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