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Kinara
Embedded deep learning computer vision solution for drones, robots, and IOT cameras
About Kinara
Kinara is a semiconductor company that provides Edge AI solutions. The company, formerly known as Deep Vision, is headquartered in Silicon Valley with a development base in Hyderabad, India. Kinara specializes in AI processors and software designed for real-time decision-making with low latency and high performance. Its products are targeted at various industries, including retail, smart cities, Industry 4.0, and automotive.
Kinara's offerings include the Ara AI processors and a comprehensive software development kit. These products are designed to be integrated into edge devices, enabling complex AI workloads to be run directly on the device without relying on the cloud. This approach reduces latency, improves privacy, and lowers operational costs for their clients. The company has established partnerships with major players in the semiconductor industry, such as NXP Semiconductors and Arcturus Networks, to facilitate the integration of its technology into a wider range of products.
Having raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Tiger Global Management, Kinara is positioned to expand its presence in the growing Edge AI market. The company's business model revolves around the design and sale of its AI processors and licensing of its software to device manufacturers and other businesses that require AI capabilities at the edge.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- Los Altos, United States
- Employees
- 57
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 59.8/100
- Sector
- Robotics, Core AI, Autonomous Mobility, Drones, Spinout, Semiconductor Designers and Manufacturers
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Nanotech, Computer Vision
- Business model
- Manufacturing
- Client focus
- b2c
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | Feb 2025 | $307M | $307M | NXP Semiconductors | ↗ |
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Sep 2021 | $35M | $140M | Exfinity Venture Partners · Western Digital Capital · Silicon Motion Technology · Tiger Global | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Kinara is 1.1K monthly website visits, down 79.2% over the last three months. Kinara's team declined 16.2% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
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Seed5 investors entered at this stage
DHVC (Danhua Capital)
Comet Labs
Sinovation Ventures
FFL Startup Accelerator
Qualcomm Ventures
Series A4 investors entered at this stage
Tiger Global
Exfinity Venture Partners
Western Digital Capital
Silicon Motion Technology
Other known investors4 additional known investors
NXP Semiconductors
Stanford University
DHVC
StartX
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