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Edge Impulse is an Oulu, Finland-based technology company that provides a cloud-based software platform for developers and enterprises to build, optimize, and deploy machine learning models directly onto edge devices. The platform supports the development of embedded artificial intelligence and tinyML applications, serving a rapidly growing user base of nearly 30,000 developers who have created over 50,000 machine learning projects. The company's technology is currently utilized across the industrial, healthcare, and consumer sectors by prominent enterprise customers such as NASA and Oura, and it was recently acquired by Qualcomm in March 2025. Prior to its corporate acquisition, the firm raised significant venture capital, including a $34 million Series B funding round led by Coatue, with additional financial participation from Canaan Partners. Edge Impulse was originally founded in 2019 by Zach Shelby and Jan Jongboom.
Edge Impulse has raised $49.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Edge Impulse has raised $49.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Edge Impulse has raised $49.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $34.0M Series B in December 2021.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2021 | $34M Series B | Coatue | Accel, Adverb Ventures, Atomico, Axiom Partners, Canaan Partners, March Capital, Mindful Venture Capital, Momenta Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Armando Mann, Charlie Cheever, Johnny Boufarhat, Manik Gupta, OTT Kaukver, Pankaj Patel, Susan Kimberlin, Thomas Dohmke, Tobias Lutke, Acrew Capital, Canaan Partners, Fika Ventures, Knollwood Investment Advisory, Momenta | Announced |
| May 1, 2021 | $15M Series A | Rayfe Gaspar Asaoka | Adverb Ventures, Anorak Ventures, Axiom Partners, Canaan Partners, Mindful Venture Capital, Momenta Ventures, Armando Mann, Susan Kimberlin, Acrew Capital, Fika Ventures, Knollwood Investment Advisory, LEE Carter | Announced |
Edge Impulse has raised $49.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Edge Impulse's investors include Coatue, Accel, Adverb Ventures, Atomico, Axiom Partners, Canaan Partners, March Capital, Mindful Venture Capital, Momenta Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Armando Mann.
Edge Impulse is a leading edge AI platform that enables developers to build, train, deploy, and manage machine learning models on embedded devices, from microcontrollers to gateways with neural accelerators[1][3][4]. The company serves developers, engineers, enterprises, and domain experts in sectors like industrial applications (predictive maintenance, asset tracking), transportation (smart cities, vehicle safety), and conservation, solving the challenge of leveraging sensor data on resource-constrained edge devices without cloud dependency[1][2][3]. It accelerates development from years to weeks, unlocks real-world data value, and powers intelligent devices for over 1,000 enterprises worldwide, with strong growth evidenced by its 2025 acquisition by Qualcomm[2][4].
Edge Impulse was founded in 2019 by Zach Shelby (CEO) and Jan Jongboom, who identified a gap in using edge computing to process vast IoT and embedded sensor data that companies struggled to move to the cloud[1][4]. Prior to founding, the duo worked on industrial solutions with connected edge compute, realizing embedded ML could solve problems in data utilization from sensors like accelerometers, microphones, and cameras[1]. Early traction came from market demand in predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, and smart infrastructure, including real-time power line monitoring; the company quickly expanded to projects like UN COVID-19 containment, WWF elephant monitoring, and bioacoustics for conservation[1][2].
Edge Impulse rides the edge AI trend, shifting ML from cloud to devices amid rising IoT data volumes, latency intolerance in mission-critical apps (e.g., transportation, industrial monitoring), and demands for privacy/security[1][3][5]. Timing aligns with microcontroller advancements and AI hardware proliferation, amplified by its 2025 Qualcomm acquisition, which boosts IoT integration and global scale[4]. Market forces like energy efficiency (edge cuts cloud data transfer) and real-world impacts (e.g., conservation, predictive maintenance) favor it, influencing the ecosystem by democratizing embedded ML for millions of developers and billions of devices[2][6].
Post-Qualcomm acquisition, Edge Impulse will likely deepen integration with Qualcomm's IoT hardware, accelerating edge AI in automotive, manufacturing, and critical infrastructure[4][5]. Trends like neural accelerators, real-time analytics, and sustainable tech (e.g., carbon-storing conservation tools) will shape growth, potentially expanding to more sectors via ecosystem partners[2][3][7][8]. Its influence may evolve from developer platform to enterprise standard, powering smarter, greener devices at global scale—fulfilling its mission to create the next generation of intelligent edge solutions[1][4].
