Liquid AI Raises $250 Million in Series A

Liquid AI, a Cambridge, MA-based MIT spin-off and foundation model company, has raised $250 million in a Series A funding round.

The round was led by AMD, a semiconductor company that invests in pervasive AI and data center technologies. These include generative AI, vertical AI models, horizontal AI platforms, infrastructure and GPU cloud optimization, silicon photonics, novel interconnects, emerging computing architectures, and security solutions.

The company will use the funding to scale its compute infrastructure, expedite its product readiness on the edge and on-premise, e.g. LFM inference and fine-tuning stacks, and bring its advanced AI offerings to a broader audience through its valued partnerships.

The funding will also help Liquid AI’s accelerate the development, scaling, and deployment of Liquid Foundation Models.

Liquid AI is a foundation model company dedicated to building efficient, general-purpose AI systems at scale. The company develops Liquid Foundation Models (LFMs), a new generation of lightweight AI models that deliver high performance. Its LFMs are designed to handle complex tasks, including multi-step reasoning and long-context recall.

Funding Details

Company: Liquid AI Inc.

Raised: $250.0M

Round: Series A

Funding Date: December 2024

Lead Investor: AMD

Additional Investors:

Company Website: https://www.liquid.ai/

Software Category: Foundation Model