Fractionelera

2023年6月7日,

Axelera AI——一個世界上最強大的和先進的解決方案提供商為AI邊緣——宣布了新的投資者加入他們的超額認購係列圓,把總金額提高到5000萬美元。在過去的幾個月裏,CDP風險資本、神韻的合資企業,Fractionelera也加入了。後者投資者成立財團基金Axelera AI。創新產業增加了其投資公司成為最大的投資者。這一輪融資將支持Axelera艾未未的全球擴張和大規模生產的第一代人工智能加速平台——由其內存中的計算和RISC-V控製數據流技術。產品公告後幾個月,超過350個客戶感興趣,接近100請求一個樣本進行測試,和50多個簽署公司的早期訪問計劃(EAP),它還剩下幾周的潛在的申請者。EAP支持客戶開發下一代計算機視覺產品通過提供利益協同硬件設計和專業支持軟件和機器學習。通過美逖斯AI平台,Axelera AI重新定義邊界和人工智能產品提供行業領先的優勢。並提供最佳的性能和用戶友好性顯著降低成本和功耗。與現有的替代品相比,這個平台的目的是使AI很容易到達更廣泛的受眾。 Axelera AI has begun expanding its operations within the United States with Jonathan Ballon joining as non-executive Chairman and the addition of Sander Arts, a marketing veteran in Silicon Valley as Marketing Advisor. And Dr. Massimo Vanzi was recently appointed to its board of directors, bolstering its 45-year experience in deep-tech and semiconductor technology. KEY QUOTES: “In just 20 months, we’ve achieved incredible milestones including the tape out of two cutting-edge AI chips, securing a total of $50M in funding, forging impactful partnerships and design wins with industry-leading customers. We’re thrilled to bring our new investors into the fold. This is a testament to our trailblazing technology and the unwavering trust our investors place in our extraordinary team.” — Fabrizio Del Maffeo, CEO of Axelera AI “We are proud to contribute to the growth of Axelera AI, a great Italian-led European company that is expanding its R&D division in the Milan office by bringing know-how and expertise to a highly strategic market for the future such as semiconductors.” — Mario Scuderi, Senior Partner and head of Evolution Fund, CDP Venture Capital “We believe that Axelera AI is in a unique position to capture the rapidly developing edge AI market with a strong combination of next-generation hardware and software. The exceptional founding team has been able to constantly attract top-level talent and push the technology to a commercial level at a high pace. We are excited to join this future European semicon champion on their journey.” — Emma Schepers, Senior Investment Associate at Verve Ventures “We are thankful for the opportunity to invest as a collective of individuals in a company that is positioned at the forefront of innovation in the semiconductor industry. We believe in the continued growth and development of the market and are confident in the potential for Axelera AI to deliver ground-breaking solutions that will shape the future of the industry.” — A representative of Fractionelera “As one of the first investors in Axelera AI, we are happy to see additional strong investors joining the journey. This further acknowledges the strength of the team, technology and product while positioning the company perfectly for strong growth. We look forward to building this company together with the management team and the investors.” — Sander Verbrugge, Partner at Innovation Industries Trending on Pulse 2.0