Tenstorrent builds AI computers - hardware and software spanning computer architecture, silicon design, RISC-V CPUs, and an open-source software stack - without vendor lock-in.
Tenstorrent builds computers for AI, covering hardware and software across computer architecture, silicon design, and an open-source software stack. The company designs AI-acceleration hardware together with RISC-V CPU designs, and develops the software to run on them, working on hardware and software in tandem rather than as separate disciplines. Its stated position is that AI computing should be built without vendor lock-in.
The company's software output is published openly. Named components include the TT-Forge compiler and tt-metalium, a low-level software stack element for its AI hardware; engineers ship regularly to this open-source stack. The technical domains covered by the team include compiler development, RISC-V CPU design, silicon design, and hardware-software co-design.
Tenstorrent operates as a global, distributed organisation, with teams across North America, Europe, and Asia, and a working style that it describes as having startup agility. Its engineering staff include people who have worked at AMD, Tesla, Intel, and elsewhere. Hardware and software engineers work side by side.
The company says it optimises for deep technical work and meaningful impact rather than facetime, and places emphasis on work-life balance alongside hard technical problems. It frames its approach around first-principles thinking, curiosity, and a belief that the future of computing lies in open, collaborative innovation.
