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Axelera AI Raises $68 Million Series B Funding to Accelerate Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence

By July 19, 2024No Comments1 min read
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Silicon Valley, CA and Eindhoven, NL – June 27, 2024 – Axelera AI, the leading provider of purpose-built AI hardware acceleration technology for generative AI and computer vision inference, today announced its successful close of an oversubscribed $68 million Series B financing round, bringing the total amount raised to $120 million. In just three years, Axelera AI has built a world-class team of 180+ employees (including 55+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), launched its Metis™ AI Platform which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and has visibility into a strong business pipeline which exceeds $100 million. This success has attracted diverse, global funding from venture capital, sovereign wealth and pension funds.

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