The Katana Edge AI platform from Synaptics addresses a growing industry gap for solutions that enable battery powered devices for consumer and industrial IoT markets. The platform combines Synaptics’ proven low-power SoC architecture with energy-efficient AI software, enabled by a partnership with Eta Compute. The Katana solution is optimized for a wide range of ultra-low power use cases in edge devices for office buildings, retail, factories, farms and smart homes. Typical applications include people or object
recognition and counting, visual, voice or sound detection, asset or inventory tracking and environmental sensing.
Eta Compute, the intelligent sensing specialist, has closed its Series C funding of $12.5 million, bringing the company’s total funds raised to $31.5 million.
The round was led by Synaptics with participation from other existing investors.
Eta Compute expands its focus to ready-to-deploy, system-level solutions and announces strategic partnership with Synaptics
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., December 15, 2020 – Eta Compute Inc., the leader in energy-efficient endpoint AI solutions for intelligent sensing anywhere, announced it closed its Series C funding of $12.5 million, bringing the company’s total funds raised to $31.9 million. The round was led by Synaptics Incorporated along with participation from existing investors. Satish Ganesan, Chief Strategy Officer at Synaptics will join the Eta Compute Board of Directors.
Eta Compute has raised $12.5m led by Synaptics and signed a co-development deal to move from software to complete edge AI systems.
US edge AI startup Eta Compute has raised $12.5m in a series C round of funding led by Synaptics, and signed a co-development agreement.
The round brings the total funds raised to $31.5m and adds Satish Ganesan, Chief Strategy Officer at Synaptics, to the board of directors.
Partners with Eta Compute to address industry gaps for AI-enriched battery powered devices
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020 – Synaptics® Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA), today announced the Katana Edge AI™ platform, addressing a growing industry gap for solutions that enable battery powered devices for consumer and industrial IoT markets.
Rodolphe Barrere, Co-Founder & CEO of Potloc joins Cheddar to discuss the company's recent study on consumer habits in 2020.
Montreal-based Potloc has closed an additional $7 million CAD in Series A funding.
The startup announced the funding this week, presenting it as a total Series A investment of $20 million. The majority, $13 million of the round, was originally secured in summer 2019. A spokesperson for the company explained to BetaKit that the Series A round was done in two tranches, the $7 million, closed recently, being the second.
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Potloc, a Montreal-based technology-enabled consumer research company, has secured C$20 million in a Series A financing.
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