Intel

Intel Corporation is a leading global designer and manufacturer of essential technologies for cloud computing, smart devices, and connected systems. The company operates through various segments, including Data Center Group, Internet of Things Group, Mobileye, and Client Computing Group, offering a wide range of products such as microprocessors, chipsets, system-on-chip solutions, and memory products. Intel's innovations extend to high-performance computing for targeted industries, as well as technologies for computer vision and machine learning applications. The firm serves original equipment manufacturers, design manufacturers, and cloud service providers. Founded in 1968 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Intel also invests through Intel Capital, which has supported numerous startups in areas like artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, advancing new technologies and solutions. Intel has consistently led the semiconductor market, driven by its commitment to innovation and the development of transformative products that enhance performance, connectivity, and data utilization across various sectors, including automotive and the Internet of Things.

Ranjeet Alexis

Investment Director, United States

Safroadu Yeboah Amankwah

Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Assaf Araki

Investment Director

Peng Bai

VP, Technology and Manufacturing Group and Director, Derivative Logic Technology Development

Joe Bolger

Vice President

Leslie S. Culbertson

Corporate VP and Director, Finance

Sean Doyle

Managing Director

Joe English

Vice President

Don Faria

Investment Director

Andrew Fligel

Senior Managing Director

Pat Gelsinger

CEO

Noam Kaiser

Director

Duane Kuang

Director

Anthony Lin

Managing Partner and Head of Intel Capital

Steven A. Long

Corporate Vice President, Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) General Manager

Mark Lydon

Director, Strategic Investments

Steven C. Megli

VP, Technology and Manufacturing Group and GM, Fab / Sort Manufacturing

Tammi Smorynski

Managing Director

Jackie A. Sturm

Corporate Vice President Global Supply

Thomas Urban

Investment Director

Past deals in Image Recognition

TriEye

Series B in 2021
TriEye is a Tel-Aviv based fabless semiconductor and photonics company that pioneered the world’s first CMOS-based Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) sensing technology. Based on advanced academic research, TriEye’s breakthrough technology enables HD SWIR imaging and accurate deterministic 3D sensing in all weather and lighting conditions. TriEye’s proprietary technology delivers reliable image data and actionable information, while reducing expenditure up to 100x the existing industry rates.

LandingAI

Series A in 2021
LandingAI empowers customers to harness the business value of AI by providing enablement tools and transformation programs. One of the company’s core products is LandingLens, an end-to-end AI platform specifically designed for industrial customers to build, deploy and scale AI-powered visual inspection solutions. Founded by one of the most recognizable names in AI, Dr. Andrew Ng, (founding lead of the Google Brain team and former Chief Scientist at Baidu), and a world class team, LandingAI is uniquely positioned to help companies across the globe successfully move their AI projects from proof-of-concept to full-scale production. Additional information is available at: www.landing.ai.

AEye

Post in 2021
AEye’s unique software-defined lidar solution enables advanced driver-assistance, vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure and logistics applications that save lives and propel the future of transportation and mobility. AEye’s 4Sight™ Intelligent Sensing Platform, with its adaptive sensor-based operating system, focuses on what matters most: delivering faster, more accurate, and reliable information. AEye’s 4Sight™ products, built on this platform, are ideal for dynamic applications which require precise measurement imaging to ensure safety and performance. AEye has a global presence through its offices in Germany, Korea, and the United States.

Text IQ

Convertible Note in 2021
Text IQ is an Artificial Intelligence company protecting enterprises from privacy, security, legal, and compliance disasters with a reimagined approach to managing sensitive information. Text IQ's Unstructured Data Platform uses AI to help Global 2000s and government agencies around the world protect sensitive information with ease and speed, providing the freedom to grow. Since its founding in 2014, Text IQ has achieved record growth in revenue and headcount with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Vancouver, and Cork, Ireland. Featured in TechCrunch and Forbes, Text IQ's AI solutions have been implemented at some of the world's leading financial services, insurance, healthcare and government organizations and has the backing of executives from Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Verizon, Oracle, and Apple in addition to top venture capital firms including FirstMark Capital, Sierra Ventures, and Floodgate.

Matroid

Series B in 2020
Matroid is a computer vision company that provides a studio to create, combine, and use computer vision detectors, without programming. Its platform allows users to create computer vision detectors that recognize the people, events, and objects they are interested in, monitor television streams in real-time, send notifications about custom events on security cameras, and search visual media. Matroid was founded by Reza Zadeh in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

CYVision

Venture Round in 2020
CY Vision is a vision systems and applications company with offices in Mountain View and Istanbul focused on developing a new platform for AR & VR.Our revolutionary platform enables fully immersive and realistic VR and exceptionally high-quality AR.

Common Sense Machines

Seed Round in 2020
Common Sense Machines is building artificial intelligence that learns to translate the world into a 3D simulation.

Prophesee

Series C in 2019
Prophesee is the inventor of the world’s most advanced neuromorphic vision systems. Prophesee’s patented sensors and AI algorithms, introduce a new computer vision paradigm based on how the human eye and brain work. Like the human vision, it sees events: essential, motion information in the scene, not a succession of images. This Metavision® method allows for unprecedented speed (>10 000fps time resolution equivalent), dynamic range (>120dB), data volume (10x to 1000x less) and power efficiency (<10 mW). Prophesee bio-inspired revolution opens a new path to absolute efficiency and safety in autonomous driving, Mobile, IoT and Industry 4.0. Prophesee was founded within iBionext Start-up Studio (Paris) in 2014 by Ryad Benosman, Bernard Gilly, Christoph Posch and Luca Verre. The quartet brings a strong combination of experience in image sensing, neuromorphic computing, VLSI design, entrepreneurship and business development. Prophesee is based in Paris, with local offices in Grenoble, Shanghai, Tokyo and Silicon Valley. The company is driven by a team of more than 100 visionary engineers, holds more than 50 international patents and is backed by leading international equity and corporate investors including 360 Capital Partners, European Investment Bank, iBionext, Inno-Chip, Intel Capital, Renault Group, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Sinovation, Supernova Invest, Xiaomi.

TriEye

Series A in 2019
TriEye is a Tel-Aviv based fabless semiconductor and photonics company that pioneered the world’s first CMOS-based Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR) sensing technology. Based on advanced academic research, TriEye’s breakthrough technology enables HD SWIR imaging and accurate deterministic 3D sensing in all weather and lighting conditions. TriEye’s proprietary technology delivers reliable image data and actionable information, while reducing expenditure up to 100x the existing industry rates.

Real Image Media Technologies

Venture Round in 2019
Real Image Media Technologies is India’s leading provider of technology in the film, video and audio domains and has pioneered several technology revolutions over the last 20 years. Established in 1986, the company was instrumental in bringing computer-based digital non-linear editing to India with Avid Technology, transforming the industry and forever changing the way Indian film and television programs were edited.

AdHawk Microsystems

Series B in 2019
AdHawk Microsystems delivers full-stack eye tracking technology - from custom silicon to cloud-based analytics - to unlock the connection between the eyes, the brain and the world around us. The company has developed wearable eye tracking products with unprecedented speed and data quality by replacing cameras and image processing with a highly customized microsystem that delivers game-changing computational and power efficiencies. The AdHawk solution is powering a new generation of “form-factor-first” smart glasses with all-day biometric sensing in Tier 1 OEM products. The technology is also being deployed in XR products, human-computer-interaction PC peripherals, and clinical instruments. Deep-tech breakthroughs at AdHawk have also positioned the company to develop the first fitness tracker for the brain: a consumer wearable device that will soon offer billions of people rich analytics on their cognitive processes, and actionable insights to improve their brain health and wellness.

LandingAI

Seed Round in 2019
LandingAI empowers customers to harness the business value of AI by providing enablement tools and transformation programs. One of the company’s core products is LandingLens, an end-to-end AI platform specifically designed for industrial customers to build, deploy and scale AI-powered visual inspection solutions. Founded by one of the most recognizable names in AI, Dr. Andrew Ng, (founding lead of the Google Brain team and former Chief Scientist at Baidu), and a world class team, LandingAI is uniquely positioned to help companies across the globe successfully move their AI projects from proof-of-concept to full-scale production. Additional information is available at: www.landing.ai.

Cloudpick

Series A in 2019
Yuna Technology is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the development of computer vision and artificial intelligence applications. The company is committed to leading the technological breakthrough of the core knowledge of artificial intelligence, and building an overall application solution for artificial intelligence and big data analysis in multiple industries.

Eeasy Tech

Series A in 2019
Yizhi Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. is a system solution provider with AI machine vision algorithm and SOC chip design as its core, aiming to become the global leader in intelligent security (AI) enabling in video security, automotive electronics and intelligent hardware. The company was registered in Zhuhai in early 2016 and currently has offices in Zhuhai, Beijing and Shenzhen. Yizhi has more than 100 employees, mainly graduated from domestic first-class colleges. The core team has experienced many successful SOC chip mass production experience, and the chip and algorithm R&D team has an average annual salary of more than 10 years. Yizhi has always insisted on independent research and development of IP such as AI acceleration, high-definition display, audio and video codec, high-speed digital-analog mixing, especially the AI ​​IP PPA index is better than the industry rivals.

Gojoya

Venture Round in 2019
Gojoya is a developer of intelligent imaging systems technology.

CT Accel

Series A in 2018
CTAccel Ltd. is founded in March 2016. The core team of CTAccel comes from the FPGA team of Clustertech Ltd. The team has been involved in the development of FPGA based heterogeneous computing solution for Datacenter since 2013. They have a 20-strong R&D team, with most its members holding an advance degree in science and engineering from top universities in the world and have extensive experience in algorithm design, FPGA design, hardware/ software codesign, system optimization and software engineering. Their team focus on accelerating image processing in Internet Data Center. Their patented CTAccel Image Processor (CIP) improves the performance and efficiency of image processing in datacenters.

AEye

Series B in 2018
AEye’s unique software-defined lidar solution enables advanced driver-assistance, vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure and logistics applications that save lives and propel the future of transportation and mobility. AEye’s 4Sight™ Intelligent Sensing Platform, with its adaptive sensor-based operating system, focuses on what matters most: delivering faster, more accurate, and reliable information. AEye’s 4Sight™ products, built on this platform, are ideal for dynamic applications which require precise measurement imaging to ensure safety and performance. AEye has a global presence through its offices in Germany, Korea, and the United States.

Huiyi Huiying

Corporate Round in 2018
Huiyi Huiying is an international cloud computing, large data & AI tech that has created a digital medical imaging and tumor radiotherapy platform. It has also built a video intelligent screening system, leak detection system and the image Depth applied to the tumor, cardiovascular, acute abdomen and other single disease of artificial intelligence assisted diagnosis and treatment system.

Vertex.AI

Acquisition in 2018
Vertex.AI brings the full power of deep learning to every device, big or small. The company was founded in 2015 by Choong Ng and Jeremy Bruestle.

Prophesee

Series B in 2018
Prophesee is the inventor of the world’s most advanced neuromorphic vision systems. Prophesee’s patented sensors and AI algorithms, introduce a new computer vision paradigm based on how the human eye and brain work. Like the human vision, it sees events: essential, motion information in the scene, not a succession of images. This Metavision® method allows for unprecedented speed (>10 000fps time resolution equivalent), dynamic range (>120dB), data volume (10x to 1000x less) and power efficiency (<10 mW). Prophesee bio-inspired revolution opens a new path to absolute efficiency and safety in autonomous driving, Mobile, IoT and Industry 4.0. Prophesee was founded within iBionext Start-up Studio (Paris) in 2014 by Ryad Benosman, Bernard Gilly, Christoph Posch and Luca Verre. The quartet brings a strong combination of experience in image sensing, neuromorphic computing, VLSI design, entrepreneurship and business development. Prophesee is based in Paris, with local offices in Grenoble, Shanghai, Tokyo and Silicon Valley. The company is driven by a team of more than 100 visionary engineers, holds more than 50 international patents and is backed by leading international equity and corporate investors including 360 Capital Partners, European Investment Bank, iBionext, Inno-Chip, Intel Capital, Renault Group, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Sinovation, Supernova Invest, Xiaomi.

CYVision

Series A in 2017
CY Vision is a vision systems and applications company with offices in Mountain View and Istanbul focused on developing a new platform for AR & VR.Our revolutionary platform enables fully immersive and realistic VR and exceptionally high-quality AR.

LeapMind

Series B in 2017
LeapMind makes deep learning “small and compact” and accessible across a broad spectrum of applications, evolving the Internet of Things into the “Deep Learning of Things (DoT).” While improving the accuracy of neural network models, we are researching and developing our own innovative algorithms that can reduce the computational complexity of deep learning to use within a small computing environment. We also conduct research on original chip architectures that can efficiently implement deep neural networks on a circuit with low power and limited memory.

AdHawk Microsystems

Series A in 2017
AdHawk Microsystems delivers full-stack eye tracking technology - from custom silicon to cloud-based analytics - to unlock the connection between the eyes, the brain and the world around us. The company has developed wearable eye tracking products with unprecedented speed and data quality by replacing cameras and image processing with a highly customized microsystem that delivers game-changing computational and power efficiencies. The AdHawk solution is powering a new generation of “form-factor-first” smart glasses with all-day biometric sensing in Tier 1 OEM products. The technology is also being deployed in XR products, human-computer-interaction PC peripherals, and clinical instruments. Deep-tech breakthroughs at AdHawk have also positioned the company to develop the first fitness tracker for the brain: a consumer wearable device that will soon offer billions of people rich analytics on their cognitive processes, and actionable insights to improve their brain health and wellness.

Matroid

Series A in 2017
Matroid is a computer vision company that provides a studio to create, combine, and use computer vision detectors, without programming. Its platform allows users to create computer vision detectors that recognize the people, events, and objects they are interested in, monitor television streams in real-time, send notifications about custom events on security cameras, and search visual media. Matroid was founded by Reza Zadeh in 2016 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Exvision

Funding Round in 2017
Exvision provides next-generation sensing and control technology, a high-speed vision platform, and develops its solution. They products are gesture system, high speed tracking microscope system, book flipping scanning, auto pan-tilt, and inspection system.

AEye

Series A in 2017
AEye’s unique software-defined lidar solution enables advanced driver-assistance, vehicle autonomy, smart infrastructure and logistics applications that save lives and propel the future of transportation and mobility. AEye’s 4Sight™ Intelligent Sensing Platform, with its adaptive sensor-based operating system, focuses on what matters most: delivering faster, more accurate, and reliable information. AEye’s 4Sight™ products, built on this platform, are ideal for dynamic applications which require precise measurement imaging to ensure safety and performance. AEye has a global presence through its offices in Germany, Korea, and the United States.

Mighty AI

Series B in 2017
Mighty AI delivers training data to companies that build computer vision models for autonomous vehicles. Its platform combines guaranteed accuracy with scale and expertise, thanks to its full stack of annotation software, consulting and managed services, proprietary machine learning, and global community of pre-qualified annotators. Founded in 2014, Mighty AI is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Prophesee

Series B in 2016
Prophesee is the inventor of the world’s most advanced neuromorphic vision systems. Prophesee’s patented sensors and AI algorithms, introduce a new computer vision paradigm based on how the human eye and brain work. Like the human vision, it sees events: essential, motion information in the scene, not a succession of images. This Metavision® method allows for unprecedented speed (>10 000fps time resolution equivalent), dynamic range (>120dB), data volume (10x to 1000x less) and power efficiency (<10 mW). Prophesee bio-inspired revolution opens a new path to absolute efficiency and safety in autonomous driving, Mobile, IoT and Industry 4.0. Prophesee was founded within iBionext Start-up Studio (Paris) in 2014 by Ryad Benosman, Bernard Gilly, Christoph Posch and Luca Verre. The quartet brings a strong combination of experience in image sensing, neuromorphic computing, VLSI design, entrepreneurship and business development. Prophesee is based in Paris, with local offices in Grenoble, Shanghai, Tokyo and Silicon Valley. The company is driven by a team of more than 100 visionary engineers, holds more than 50 international patents and is backed by leading international equity and corporate investors including 360 Capital Partners, European Investment Bank, iBionext, Inno-Chip, Intel Capital, Renault Group, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Sinovation, Supernova Invest, Xiaomi.

Itseez

Acquisition in 2016
Itseez was started in 2005 by three friends who shared passion for computer vision technologies. The company (called “Computer Vision Center ”Argus” at that time) created a digital planetarium system installed in several locations in Russia and Eastern Europe. It has also rolled out vCount that is now one of the leading people counter systems in Russia.

Reflektion

Series B in 2016
Reflektion’s AI-powered personalization platform listens to the behaviors of each individual shopper, utilizes artificial intelligence to calculate their preferences and intent, and then responds to every moment-to-moment interaction by displaying the most relevant content and products in real-time and across the digital touchpoints that matter most—including site search, product recommendations, category and landing pages, and email. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Perfant Technology

Venture Round in 2015
Perfant Technology Co., Ltd. develops imaging and video technologies for artificial intelligence, machine vision, 3D reconstruction, virtual reality(VR). Perfant’s new panoramic camera eyesir™ can be used in tourism, aviation, VR, smart home, real estate, media, weddings, sports and various events.

Almalence

Venture Round in 2015
Almalence is the global leader in computational imaging technologies, used in a wide range of optical systems, from high-end DSLR cameras to mobile phones. Almalence's solutions are licensed by top smartphone OEMs and shipping on more than 30M high-end devices annually. Almalence, Inc. is a privately owned company with headquarters in Austin, Texas and the team distributed across the world - USA, Russia, Israel, China and South Korea.

Rithmio

Seed Round in 2015
Rithmio's motion recognition software, Constellation, is used to create the next generation of wearables and connected clothing. Rithmio has strategic partnerships with leading semiconductor companies and consumer electronics manufacturers that embed Constellation at the System on Chip or reference design level. It was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

InVisage Technologies

Series F in 2014
InVisage Technologies Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, produces quantum dot-based image sensors. The company's product enables the high resolution images from handheld devices, such as camera phones and PDAs. Its products are used in security and surveillance, automotive imaging, military, and medical imaging applications, as well as mobile phone cameras, Webcams, and digital still cameras. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

EyeSmart Technology

Venture Round in 2014
EyeSmart Technology develops iris-recognition technology solutions. Its technology solutions can be used for security encryption, financial payments, and electronic memberships. EyeSmart Technology is based in Beijing, China.

Delta ID

Series A in 2014
Delta ID offers biometric products and applications for identity enrollment and authentication. It develops and creates an iris recognition system for mobile phones, computers, and vehicles. Delta ID was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Newark, California.

InVisage Technologies

Series E in 2014
InVisage Technologies Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, produces quantum dot-based image sensors. The company's product enables the high resolution images from handheld devices, such as camera phones and PDAs. Its products are used in security and surveillance, automotive imaging, military, and medical imaging applications, as well as mobile phone cameras, Webcams, and digital still cameras. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Emotient

Series B in 2014
Emotient is the leading authority on automated facial expression recognition and analysis, designed to enable emotionally aware technologies that are redefining the future of personal computing. Our technology began in the academic world as the Machine Perception Lab at University of California, San Diego. Our founders are widely regarded as spearheading the use of machine learning for facial expression analysis, a new category of natural user interface that is rapidly expanding as more companies seek to improve technology responsiveness and increase customer engagement. Our proprietary methodology sets the industry standard for accuracy and real-time delivery of facial expression data and analysis.

Reflektion

Series A in 2014
Reflektion’s AI-powered personalization platform listens to the behaviors of each individual shopper, utilizes artificial intelligence to calculate their preferences and intent, and then responds to every moment-to-moment interaction by displaying the most relevant content and products in real-time and across the digital touchpoints that matter most—including site search, product recommendations, category and landing pages, and email. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Prism Skylabs

Series B in 2013
Prism is a cloud-based video intelligence platform that transforms ordinary cameras into powerful business tools. Through computer vision, A.I., and machine learning, Prism unlocks valuable information from video that can be immediately understood, shared and acted upon. Leading companies in 80 countries around the world use Prism to better understand, manage and grow their business

Sensory Networks

Acquisition in 2013
Sensory Networks provides software pattern matching and content processing acceleration solutions that enable network security equipment vendors to significantly improve the price and performance of their platforms. They support resource-intensive applications that include antivirus, intrusion prevention applications, and content filtering.

InVisage Technologies

Series D in 2013
InVisage Technologies Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, produces quantum dot-based image sensors. The company's product enables the high resolution images from handheld devices, such as camera phones and PDAs. Its products are used in security and surveillance, automotive imaging, military, and medical imaging applications, as well as mobile phone cameras, Webcams, and digital still cameras. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Olaworks

Acquisition in 2012
Olaworks, Inc. develops and markets facial recognition technology. The company offers Web based services and software applications focusing on face identification and recognition. It partners with RobotEver, Inc. and Intel Capital. Olaworks, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

ArcSoft

Venture Round in 2011
ArcSoft, Inc. is an industry leading software developer of multimedia technologies and applications across desktop, mobile and embedded platforms. Working closely with major OEM manufacturers, ArcSoft offers a full line of imaging and video solutions that enhance the features, performance, and user experience of mobile phones, digital cameras, optical drives, personal computers, and consumer electronics devices.

Total Immersion

Series D in 2011
Total Immersion provides advanced digital imaging solutions for brand marketing and video effects, digitally processing and transforming distinct characters or images into 3D components on a video screen in real time. Total Immersion is a tool used for advertising and marketing, theme park experiences, exhibitions and presentations, or interactive media publishing for books and magazines.

InVisage Technologies

Series C in 2011
InVisage Technologies Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, produces quantum dot-based image sensors. The company's product enables the high resolution images from handheld devices, such as camera phones and PDAs. Its products are used in security and surveillance, automotive imaging, military, and medical imaging applications, as well as mobile phone cameras, Webcams, and digital still cameras. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Olaworks

Series A in 2007
Olaworks, Inc. develops and markets facial recognition technology. The company offers Web based services and software applications focusing on face identification and recognition. It partners with RobotEver, Inc. and Intel Capital. Olaworks, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

Photobit Corp.

Series B in 2001
Photobit Corp. is a supplier of CMOS image sensors.

PictureIQ

Series B in 2000
PictureIQ has been helping businesses take advantage of the Internet and mobile networks with high-performance, dynamic imaging solutions.

RealTimeImage

Series B in 2000
RealTimeImage is the leading innovator and developer of robust Internet-based imaging products and services for the Graphic Arts and Medical Communities. By delivering unsurpassed imaging quality and reliable collaboration in real-time, RealTimeImage enables professionals to effectively use the global efficiencies of the Internet.

RealTimeImage

Venture Round in 2000
RealTimeImage is the leading innovator and developer of robust Internet-based imaging products and services for the Graphic Arts and Medical Communities. By delivering unsurpassed imaging quality and reliable collaboration in real-time, RealTimeImage enables professionals to effectively use the global efficiencies of the Internet.

RealTimeImage

Venture Round in 1999
RealTimeImage is the leading innovator and developer of robust Internet-based imaging products and services for the Graphic Arts and Medical Communities. By delivering unsurpassed imaging quality and reliable collaboration in real-time, RealTimeImage enables professionals to effectively use the global efficiencies of the Internet.
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