ThirdAI develops algorithms and software — including a "sub-linear deep learning engine" — designed to make general-purpose CPUs faster than GPUs for training large neural networks. The technology targets GPU memory bottlenecks and aims to be a cost-saving alternative to expensive hardware and specialist engineers. Founder and CEO Anshumali Shrivastava started ThirdAI in April with Rice University graduate students, and the company is based in Houston. ThirdAI positions its approach as a way to democratize AI by lowering hardware and memory barriers so more organizations can run sophisticated models. Leadership also highlights the environmental and financial costs of large-scale model training and frames the company as a more efficient option.

Total raised

$6M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Aug 2021