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April 24, 2024

Nvidia, Tesla, Intel and Apple graduates raise $30m to fix the AI compute bottleneck

The company is building software to make it easier for AI developers to use hardware from different providers

Tim Smith

4 min read

Paris-based startup FlexAI is coming out of stealth today, announcing a $30m round to develop software that helps developers build their systems on a range of different chips from other providers. 

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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