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Kneron
Dedicated to design and development of integrated software and hardware edge AI solutions
About Kneron
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.
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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.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Diego, United States
- Employees
- 88
- Open positions
- 2
- Dealroom signal
- 75.0/100
- Sector
- AI, Cloud Infrastructure, Analytics, Core AI, Semiconductor Designers and Manufacturers
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Big Data, Deep Tech, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Nanotech, Computer Vision
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Apr 2023
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
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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 | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
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.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed1 investor entered at this stage
National Technology Development Program
Series A16 investors entered at this stage
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
Qualcomm
Himax Technologies
Capital Group
CDIB Capital Group
Sequoia
Thundersoft
Horizons Ventures
MTS AI
Sand Hill Angels
Lite-On Technology
Gaingels
PalPilot International- ALAlltek
Foxconn Technology Group
ADATA Technology
Other known investors1 additional known investor
Taiwan Tech Arena
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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