Cybersecurity company Trinity Cyber announces $23 million in funding led by Intel Capital

Trinity Cyber, founded by top veterans of the federal cybersecurity community, has emerged from stealth mode to announce a $23 million funding round.

Montage Technology, Espressif Systems among 25 Chinese companies to IPO with launch of new stock exchange

Shanghai’s STAR Market, modeled after the Nasdaq to help technology companies achieve liquidity, opened for business Monday with a slate of 25 IPOs. Intel Capital-backed Montage Technology and Espressif Systems were among the Chinese companies going public.

Enterprise service mesh company Tetrate launches GetEnvoy

Tetrate launched GetEnvoy to help ease the adoption and management of Envoy, an open source proxy that makes managing and controlling network traffic simpler – and lets developers focus on more important tasks.

“Explainable AI” Platform Startup Kyndi raises $20 million in Series B funding

Kyndi, a startup building the first “Explainable AI” platform, has secured a $20 million Series B financing round.

Mesmer announces $15 million in Series A funding

Mesmer, a company that uses computer vision and AI-powered bots to dramatically speed app testing, emerged from stealth mode to announce a $15 million Series A round led by Intel Capital.

Seattle startup Mighty AI announces acquisition by Uber

Uber has closed a deal to acquire Mighty AI, a company that develops training data for computer vision.

Israeli startup NeuroBlade raises $23 Million in Series A funding

NeuroBlade, a startup developing an AI inference chip for data centers and end-devices, has announced the completion of a $23 million Series A financing round.

dfuse Raises $3.5 Million in Seed Funding

Blockchain API company dfuse announced that it raised $3.5 million in seed financing co-led by Intel Capital and Multicoin Capital. The funding will help the company expand its blockchain platform by growing its engineering and customer success teams.

Intel Capital ramping up team, efforts in Israel

Chip giant Intel considers Israel its home base, and the size of the nation has nothing to do with the size of its investment there, say entrepreneurs at Intel Capital’s conference in Arizona.

Habana Labs Launches Gaudi AI Training Accelerator

Portfolio company Habana Labs launched the Habana Gaudi™ AI Training Processor, which delivers an increase in throughput of up to four times that of GPU-based systems. Potentially even more important is Gaudi’s ability to scale, which has been a persistent challenge to building larger and more complex neural networks.