Irréversible

AISemiconductors & PhotonicsSherbrooke, QC

Sherbrooke fabless semiconductor company developing analog in-memory AI inference chips, using memristors and non-volatile memory to run neural networks at ultra-low power for edge and autonomous systems.

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About

Company site: irreversible.tech

Sherbrooke fabless semiconductor company developing analog in-memory AI inference chips, using memristors and non-volatile memory to run neural networks at ultra-low power for edge and autonomous systems.

  • Federal corporation 1575492-5 (Irréversible Inc.), incorporated February 2024, status Active, with its registered office on rue Roy in Sherbrooke. ised-isde.canada.ca

  • Closed a pre-seed round in January 2026 led by Quantacet, with Frostbite Capital, Cycle Momentum, Tofino Capital, UCeed and BDC; the amount was not disclosed. irreversible.tech

  • Holds a $1,000,000 DND agreement (2025–2027) for ultra-low-power AI to enable autonomous systems for defence, under the NORAD Modernization S&T contest. search.open.canada.ca

Products & Services

Company site: irreversible.tech

Products Irréversible publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.

Analog AI inference chips

In-memory AI hardware

Company describes analog neurons using non-volatile memory that perform fundamental math operations directly with circuit elements including memristors, with no digital hybridisation, for in-memory inference; prototype chips are in development.

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Funding & Investors

Announced rounds only, newest first. Undisclosed amounts are shown as undisclosed.

  1. Pre-seed

    Jan 27, 2026

    Investors: Quantacet, Frostbite Capital, Cycle Momentum, Tofino Capital, UCeed Investment Funds, BDC

Latest: Pre-seed · Jan 27, 2026

Government & Grants

Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.

  1. DND — NORAD Modernization S&T Contest (ultra-low-power AI for autonomous systems)

Recent News

  1. Jan 27, 2026Funding

    Irréversible closes pre-seed round to advance ultra-low-power AI chips for edge and autonomous systems

    Irréversible closed a pre-seed round led by Quantacet to advance multiple prototype analog AI chips and expand its software platform.

People

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Andrew Fursman

Co-founder and Chair of the Board

Technology Focus

Company site: irreversible.tech

Terms the company uses about its own work.

Analog AIIn-memory inferenceUltra-low-power

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