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Kneron
AI · San Diego, United States · Founded 2015
Dedicated to design and development of integrated software and hardware edge AI solutions MoreLess
Kneron is a company that develops low-powered, reconfigurable AI chips for applications such as self-driving cars and other autonomous machines. The company's offerings include Neural Processing Unit (NPU) chips and server products, designed to provide edge AI technology.
Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, Kneron has secured significant funding, with a total of $190 million raised to scale its commercial efforts. The company is backed by notable investors including Qualcomm and Foxconn. Kneron's business model focuses on providing hardware solutions for the growing AI and autonomous systems market, targeting clients in the automotive and technology sectors.
Keywords: AI chips, edge AI, NPU, autonomous machines, self-driving cars, semiconductors, hardware, neural processing unit, automotive technology, AI hardware
Company overview
Kneron company information
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Diego, United States
- Employees
- 88
- Open positions
- 2
- Dealroom signal
- 75.0
- Investment activity
- 1 companies · latest Apr 2023
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Valuation & funding
Kneron funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRANTOther financing | Jun 2025 | $0 | — | National Technology Development Program | ↗ |
| SERIES BOther financing | Sep 2023 | $49M | $200M | PalPilot International · Horizons Ventures · Foxconn Technology Group · Lite-On Technology | ↗ |
| SERIES BOther financing | Oct 2022 | $48M | $192M | Foxconn Technology Group · Lite-On Technology · ADATA Technology · Horizons Ventures | ↗ |
| EARLY VCOther financing | Dec 2021 | $25M | $200M | Sand Hill Angels · Lite-On Technology · Gaingels · PalPilot International | ↗ |
| EARLY VCOther financing | Mar 2021 | $10M | $200M | MTS AI | — |
| SERIES AOther financing | Jun 2020 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| SERIES AOther financing | Jan 2020 | Horizons Ventures | — | ||
| FundingOther financing | 2020 | Taiwan Tech Arena | — | ||
| SERIES AOther financing | May 2018 | Horizons Ventures | ↗ | ||
| SERIES AOther financing | Nov 2017 | Qualcomm · Himax Technologies · Capital Group · Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue and workforce over time
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| Year | Revenue | Growth | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $15M | 0% | 88 |
| 2025 | $15M | 0% | 87 |
| 2024 | $15M | 0% | 84 |
| 2023 | $15M | 0% | 82 |
| 2022 | $15M | +6.5% | 86 |
| 2021 | $14M | 0% | 80 |
| 2020 | $14M | — | 76 |
Growth signals
Kneron website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Kneron is 15K monthly website visits, up 15.4% over the last three months. Kneron's team grew 1.1% over the past year.
Comparisons
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Capital deployed
Kneron investments and acquisitions
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Kneron's talent
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Global footprint
Where Kneron has talent and traffic
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Market sentiment
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