AI Development Platform, Edge Impulse, CEO Interview
Edge Impulse reduces the cost and time for custom analytics development and offers to streamline and accelerate AI development, and claims they are "making the process of building, deploying, and scaling embedded ML applications easier and faster than ever". But how well are they positioned to compete?
Based on an interview with the CEO Zach Shelby and IPVM research, we profile Edge Impulse, detailing its background, funding, positioning, and product.
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