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Darrick Horton

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Darrick Horton
CEO & Co-Founder of
TensorWave (2023)
About

Darrick Horton is the Co-Founder and CEO of TensorWave, the all-AMD AI cloud specializing in high-performance, memory-intensive GPU compute for AI training and inference at scale.

Before founding

Darrick studied Mathematics, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering at Andrews University, later conducted NASA-funded Plasma Physics research and served on Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works team working on a compact nuclear fusion reactor.

Founder Insights

A 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in AI, Darrick founded TensorWave with a mission to democratize AI compute and restore competition to a GPU market dominated by a single vendor.

Experience

Prior to TensorWave, Darrick served as CTO and later CEO at VMAccel, a leading FPGA cloud provider, accumulating nearly a decade of expertise in data center, cloud infrastructure, and semiconductor technologies.

Scale & Impact

TensorWave has raised over $493M in total funding, achieved a $1.55B valuation, operates one of North America's largest all-AMD GPU clusters with 8,192 MI325X accelerators, and has 10x'd its capacity every year since founding.

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Darrick Horton

TensorWave
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Darrick Horton

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TensorWave

Industry

SaaS

Year Founded

2023

Stage/Funding

Series B • $493M

Company Location

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About

Darrick Horton is the Co-Founder and CEO of TensorWave, the all-AMD AI cloud specializing in high-performance, memory-intensive GPU compute for AI training and inference at scale.

Before founding

Darrick studied Mathematics, Physics, and Mechanical Engineering at Andrews University, later conducted NASA-funded Plasma Physics research and served on Lockheed Martin's legendary Skunk Works team working on a compact nuclear fusion reactor.

Founder Insights

A 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in AI, Darrick founded TensorWave with a mission to democratize AI compute and restore competition to a GPU market dominated by a single vendor.

Experience

Prior to TensorWave, Darrick served as CTO and later CEO at VMAccel, a leading FPGA cloud provider, accumulating nearly a decade of expertise in data center, cloud infrastructure, and semiconductor technologies.

Scale & Impact

TensorWave has raised over $493M in total funding, achieved a $1.55B valuation, operates one of North America's largest all-AMD GPU clusters with 8,192 MI325X accelerators, and has 10x'd its capacity every year since founding.

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