9 years ago
Graphcore Raises $30 Million Series A to Accelerate AI Hardware Development
UK-based startup Graphcore has raised $30 million in Series A funding to accelerate the development and deployment of its IPU (Intelligent Processing Unit) system
The funding round was led by Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, with participation from Samsung Catalyst Fund and other investors
Graphcore's IPU technology aims to significantly accelerate machine learning and AI applications, targeting cloud and enterprise datacenters as well as embedded consumer applications.
ProblemTechnology
"making machine learning and AI applications faster and more efficient"
Solution
"developing a system, called IPU, that accelerates machine learning and AI applications, with the goal of making general artificial intelligence a reality"