How does boosting hardware performance between 20% and 80% sound? This is what startup Granulate promises. : How does boosting hardware performance between 20% and 80% sound? This is what startup Granulate promises. With the world still in lockdown, the economy taking a hit as a consequence, and uncertainty reigning supreme, we don't see as much funding news as we used to these days. That's no surprise. What is surprising is seeing today's news.