America-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up XNOR has raised $12m in a series A funding round led by Madrona Venture Group. XNOR, which was spun out of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in 2017, has developed a self-service software development platform, provisionally named AI for Everyone, Everywhere. XNOR’s software localises the processing required for AI tasks in a device's CPU. “We’re making it so simple that any developer should be able to deploy AI into their software and use it,” said XNOR's CEO Ali Farhadi. The company is aiming to release a developer evaluation kit this autumn.
Seattle-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up XNOR has raised $12m in a series A funding round led by Madrona Venture Group. XNOR, which was spun out of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in 2017, has developed a self-service software development platform, provisionally named AI for Everyone, Everywhere. XNOR’s software localises the processing required for AI tasks in a device's CPU. “We’re making it so simple that any developer should be able to deploy AI into their software and use it,” said XNOR's CEO Ali Farhadi. The company is aiming to release a developer evaluation kit this autumn.