韩国 AI 芯片初创公司 Rebellions 获 1.24 亿美元 B 轮融资
韩国无晶圆厂人工智能芯片初创公司 Rebellions 宣布完成 1.24 亿美元（1650 亿韩元）的 B 轮融资，用于开发其第三款人工智能芯片 Rebel。
韩国电信巨头 KT 作为战略投资者领投了最新一轮融资。先前的支持者淡马锡控股的 Pavilion Capital 和韩国开发银行，以及包括 Korelya Capital 和DG Daiwa Ventures 在内的新投资者也参与其中。
Rebellions 成立于 2018 年，专注于开发用于数据中心和边缘设备的人工智能芯片。该公司已推出两款人工智能芯片：用于推理的 Ares 和用于训练的 Athena。
Rebel 是 Rebellions 开发的第三款人工智能芯片，旨在提供更高的性能和能效。该公司表示，Rebel 将用于各种人工智能应用，包括自然语言处理、计算机视觉和机器学习。
Rebellions 首席执行官兼联合创始人金俊浩表示：“这笔融资将使我们能够加速 Rebel 的开发，并将其推向市场。我们相信 Rebel 将成为人工智能领域的变革者，我们很高兴与 KT 合作，将我们的技术推向全球市场。”
KT 是一家领先的电信公司，在韩国拥有广泛的网络和客户群。该公司投资 Rebellions 是其人工智能战略的一部分，旨在为其客户提供创新的人工智能解决方案。
KT 首席技术官李浩根表示：“我们相信 Rebellions 的技术具有改变人工智能领域的潜力。我们很高兴投资这家公司，并与他们合作，将他们的技术推向市场。”
Rebellions 计划利用这笔资金扩大其工程团队，并加速 Rebel 的开发。该公司还计划与 KT 合作，探索人工智能在电信行业的应用。
英语如下：
**Headline: South Korean AI Chip Startup Rebellions Raises $124 Millionin Series B Funding**
**Keywords: AI chip, Series B funding, KT lead**
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South Korean fabless AI chip startup Rebellions announced that it has closed $124 million (165 billion won) in Series B funding to develop its third AI chip, Rebel.
The latest funding round was led by South Korean telecom giant KT as a strategic investor. Existing backers Pavilion Capital, a Temasek Holdings company, and the Korea DevelopmentBank participated, along with new investors including Korelya Capital and DG Daiwa Ventures.
Founded in 2018, Rebellions focuses on developing AI chips for data centers and edge devices. The company has launched two AI chips: Ares for inference and Athena for training.
Rebel is Rebellions’ third AI chip, designed to deliver higher performance and power efficiency. The company says Rebel will be used in a variety of AI applications, including natural language processing, computer vision, and machine learning.
“This funding will enable us to accelerate the development of Rebel and bring it to market,” said Kim Jun-ho, CEO andco-founder of Rebellions. “We believe that Rebel will be a game-changer in the AI industry, and we are excited to partner with KT to bring our technology to the global market.”
KT is a leading telecommunications company with a vast network and customer base in South Korea. Its investment in Rebellions is part of its AI strategy to provide innovative AI solutions to its customers.
“We believe that Rebellions’ technology has the potential to transform the AI industry,” said Lee Ho-keun, CTO of KT. “We are pleased to invest in the company and work with them to bring their technology to market.”
Rebellions plans to use the funding to expand its engineering team and accelerate the development of Rebel. The company also plans to work with KT to explore applications of AI in the telecommunications industry.
【来源】https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/29/rebellions-lands-124m-for-ai-chip-rebel-in-collab-with-samsung/
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