Liquid AI Raises $250M to Build Smarter AI

Ken Metral

13 Dec 2024 — 1 min read

Credit: Liquid AI, Inc.

Liquid AI, an innovative AI startup co-founded by robotics expert Daniela Rus, secured $250 million in Series A funding led by AMD, valuing the company at over $2 billion.

What is Liquid AI?

Liquid AI is developing a new type of AI model called liquid neural networks, inspired by the biological brains of roundworms. Unlike traditional AI models, liquid neural networks:

Are smaller and more lightweight.
Require far less computing power to operate.
Adapt dynamically over time by predicting neuron behavior using equations.

This flexibility—what makes the networks “liquid”—could revolutionize AI efficiency and scalability.

Applications and AMD Partnership

Liquid AI aims to deploy its models across industries like e-commerce, consumer electronics, and biotech. The startup will collaborate with AMD to optimize its liquid neural networks for AMD’s GPUs, CPUs, and AI accelerators.

AMD’s investment signals confidence in Liquid AI’s potential to deliver more efficient general-purpose AI systems that reduce hardware demands—a growing priority as AI adoption accelerates.

The Bottom Line

Liquid AI’s $250M raise positions it at the forefront of next-gen AI development, leveraging liquid neural networks to offer smarter, faster, and leaner AI solutions for diverse industries.

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