Delivering unrivaled edge AI solutions to accelerate and optimize real-time decision-making by powering smart edge devices and gateways that demand responsive AI computing at high energy efficiency. Kinara is headquartered in Silicon Valley with development based in Hyderabad, India. Our name comes from the Hindi word for ‘edge’ and reflects our commitment to our customers to build extremely innovative edge devices for retail, smart cities, industry 4.0, and automotive.
Location: United States, California, Los Altos
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $34.7M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| 10.12.2024 | Graph Vent... | graph.vc |
| 07.05.2025 | StartX | startx.com |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 14.09.2021 | Series B | $34.7M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
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| 12.02.2025 | NXP's Bold Move: Acquiring Kinara to Shape the Future of Edge AI | In a world racing toward intelligent systems, NXP Semiconductors has made a strategic leap. The company has agreed to acquire Kinara, a trailblazer in programmable discrete neural processing units (NPUs). This $307 million all-cash deal is ... |
| 11.02.2025 | NXP Semiconductors acquires NPU startup Kinara | NXP Semiconductors has agreed to acquire Kinara, a provider of programmable discrete neural processing units (NPUs). These devices enable a wide range of edge AI applications, including multi-modal generative AI models. NXP Semiconductors i... |
| 10.02.2025 | NXP Agrees to Acquire Edge AI Pioneer Kinara to Redefine the Intelligent Edge | Enhances NXP’s leading processing portfolio with cutting edge NPUs and AI software, driving intelligent system solutions across the industrial and automotive edge markets. Delivers high-performance neural network processing with advanced ge... |
| 09.10.2024 | The AI Hardware Revolution: Powering the Future of Intelligence | The landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving at breakneck speed. A new alliance is forming, and hardware is at the heart of it. The AI Platform Alliance is a consortium that brings together system and chip companies, aiming to ... |
| 09.10.2024 | The AI Revolution: A Convergence of Power and Innovation | The AI landscape is shifting. New alliances are forming, and companies are racing to harness the power of artificial intelligence. The recent expansion of the AI Platform Alliance marks a pivotal moment in this evolution. This consortium is... |
| 07.10.2024 | AI Platform Alliance brings system and chip companies together | Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The AI Platform Alliance announced today the expansion of its consortium aimed at combining the key chips and har... |
| 26.09.2024 | AI Cloud software Aarna.ml raised $6.7 M Series A funding | The free and open-source GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) AI Cloud software Aarna.ml has raised $1.25 million from Exfinity Venture Partners in a Series A funding round. In October 2023, the company had previously raised $5.5 million in funding, w... |
| 08.12.2023 | Kinara Forms Collaborations with Ampere and Mirasys to Drive Widespread Adoption of AI Solutions | Ecosystem expansion aims to create open, efficient, and more cost-effective AI platforms Kinara, the developers of AI processors for edge computing applications and Generative AI, announced complementary collaborations with Ampere and Miras... |
| 14.02.2023 | 16 Things Pop Culture Gets Wrong About Artificial Intelligence | Tech experts are sold on the benefits of leveraging artificial intelligence to help humans handle cumbersome and sometimes complex tasks in applications ranging from business to healthcare to education and entertainment—and beyond. And whil... |
| 16.12.2022 | Kinara and Awiros Partnership to Provide High Performance AI Video Applications | Exciting applications resulting from new partnership to be showcased at CES 2023 Kinara, the developers of AI processors for edge computing applications, announced that it will showcase the results of its partnership with Awiros on January ... |
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