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Habana Labs

Caesarea, IL · founded 2016
L2 · Silicon, Memory & Packaging
AI chip challengersstartupprivategrowthacquired

Habana Labs built AI training and inference accelerators before Intel bought it. Its Gaudi line became the foundation of Intel's most visible AI accelerator program.

Ecosystem functionHabana matters because it gave Intel a real shot at merchant AI accelerators, and it stood apart with a focused datacenter AI product roadmap before the acquisition.

Business modelAI accelerator technology

Revenue—
Valuation$2Breported
Last round$2Bled by Intel · 2019
Sources · 3 ↓
  1. https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/30/intel-acquires-artificial-intelligence-chipmaker-habana-labs
  2. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/details/processors/ai-accelerators/gaudi.html
  3. https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorinsights/2019/12/16/intel-acquires-habana-labs-for-2b/
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