SemiAnalysis buys Citrini Research to widen its AI infrastructure coverage
What's the deal? SemiAnalysisDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, the semiconductor and AI infrastructure research firm founded by Dylan Patel, is acquiring thematic investment research outfit Citrini ResearchDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →. Terms were not disclosed. Citrini's James van Geelen will stay on as its chief executive officer.
What's the endgame? SemiAnalysis, launched in 2020, is one of the most closely watched independent research shops in chips. Its work on GPU supply chains, custom silicon roadmaps, and data center economics has become required reading for chip executives and institutional investors.
Who is Citrini? Founded in 2023, the firm is younger but has built a Substack audience in the hundreds of thousands. It has raised roughly $5.05 million through December 2025 and tracks how AI infrastructure spending ripples through public markets.
What changes? Van Geelen's retention as CEO suggests Citrini will keep some operational autonomy rather than fold fully into the SemiAnalysis brand. The undisclosed terms leave open how tightly the two firms will integrate.
The signal: Pairing SemiAnalysis's supply-chain expertise with Citrini's market-facing research points to demand for analysis that connects the AI hardware buildout to public equities.
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