Q.ai operated in stealth from its founding and focused on making interfaces that let machines better understand humans. The founding team includes CEO Aviad Maizels (founder of PrimeSense), Dr. Yonatan Wexler (Marr Prize winner, previously at OrCam), and Dr. Avi Barliya (serial entrepreneur with work spanning self-driving systems and SpaceIL). The company emphasizes design and user experience and is portrayed as pursuing 'invisible interface' technology. Q.ai endured operational disruptions in 2023 when roughly 30% of its team were drafted into military service, yet the team continued progress. Prior to its acquisition, Q.ai completed a Seed round in 2022 co-led by Aleph and the article's author and a follow-on Series A in 2023. The articles state Apple acquired Q.ai, characterizing it as Apple's second-largest acquisition and noting the technology could reach billions of users under Apple.

Total raised

$100M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jan 2023