barnyarddog
1年前
AI Chip Startup Kneron Seeks Funds at $1 Billion Valuation
October 22, 2024
... Its listing is tentatively slated for 2025. Kneron signed a non-binding letter of intent to list on the Nasdaq through a special purpose acquisition company, Spark I Acquisition Corp., which is sponsored by one of its investors SparkLabs Group, according to a US securities filing on Monday.
....Kneron was founded in 2015 by former Qualcomm Inc. engineer Albert Liu and has headquarters in San Diego and Taipei.
....While the AI investor frenzy has focused on Nvidia Corp., whose chips became coveted hardware for training advanced tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a growing number of startups are targeting the market for running trained AI models on so-called edge devices, including smartphones, PCs, cameras, cars, drones and robots.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-chip-startup-kneron-seeks-063259677.html
barnyarddog
1年前
About us
Kneron, a leading provider of edge AI solutions, was founded in 2015 at San Diego, US. It is dedicated to design and development of integrated software and hardware edge AI solutions. Barely two years old, Kneron already has partners and customers around the world, and has provided customized solutions for home appliances, surveillance systems, and smartphones to several international companies.
Kneron announced the completion of series A financing at over ten million US dollars on November, 2017. Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund and CDIB Capital Group are the lead investors, and Himax Technologies, Inc., Qualcomm, Thundersoft, Sequoia Capital (its sub funds: Cloudatlas), and CY ZONE are co-investors. Kneron are cooperating with its strategic partners to promote the edge AI technologies and speed up the popularity of AI applications.
Industry
Computer Hardware
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
San Diego, California
Type
Privately Held
Specialties
AI and NPU
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kneron
barnyarddog
1年前
SparkLabs Group
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Palo Alto, Ca 3,311 followers
We are innovation ecosystem builders and investors across the globe. Founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs.
About us
SparkLabs Group is a network of startup accelerators and venture capital funds that has invested in over 550 startups across 6 continents since December 2013. We believe innovation is global and entrepreneurial knowledge, excitement and talent continues to spread around the world.
We are innovation ecosystem builders that help local startups go global. We are passionate about helping entrepreneurs because we have been there many times before from dreams on a napkin to building products through the night.
We are a young firm and see ourselves as a startup in venture capital. Through endless nights and a lot of luck, we have built the leading accelerator network in Asia, and will continue to expand globally.
https://www.sparklabsgroup.com/
barnyarddog
1年前
About us
Kneron, a leading provider of edge AI solutions, was founded in 2015 at San Diego, US. It is dedicated to design and development of integrated software and hardware edge AI solutions. Barely two years old, Kneron already has partners and customers around the world, and has provided customized solutions for home appliances, surveillance systems, and smartphones to several international companies.
Kneron announced the completion of series A financing at over ten million US dollars on November, 2017. Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund and CDIB Capital Group are the lead investors, and Himax Technologies, Inc., Qualcomm, Thundersoft, Sequoia Capital (its sub funds: Cloudatlas), and CY ZONE are co-investors. Kneron are cooperating with its strategic partners to promote the edge AI technologies and speed up the popularity of AI applications.
Industry
Computer Hardware
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
San Diego, California
Type
Privately Held
Specialties
AI and NPU
https://www.linkedin.com/company/kneron