Hailo Technologies
{{Short description|Israeli AI technology company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Hailo Technologies Ltd.
| industry = AI technology
| founded = 2017
| founders = Orr Danon, Avi Baum, Hadar Zeitlin, Rami Feig
| hq_location_city = 82 Yigal Alon St. Tel-Aviv
| hq_location_country = Israel{{Cite web |title=Contact Hailo AI: Reach Out to Our Global Offices Today |author= |work=Hailo |date= |access-date=11 January 2025 |url= https://hailo.ai/company-overview/contact-us/}}
| website = {{url|https://www.hailo.ai|hailo.ai}}
}}
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Hailo Technologies Ltd. (or simply Hailo) is an Israeli AI technology company specializing in designing and manufacturing AI processors and AI accelerator used in autonomous vehicles, security cameras, autonomous mobile robots, etc.{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Israeli AI chipmaker Hailo raises $60 million, total funding $88 million |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tech-hailo-fundraising-idUKKBN20S1G2/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=reuters.com}}{{Cite web |last=Bort |first=Julie |title=The 35 hottest Israeli startups of 2020, according to insiders in the local tech scene |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/hottest-israeli-startups-of-2020-insiders-2020-3 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}
Headquartered in Tel Aviv and seven international offices, the company operates in North America, Europe, and Asia.{{Cite web |last=Solomon |first=Shoshanna |date=2020 |title=Israeli chip maker Hailo to set up Tokyo unit as demand for AI tech grows |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-chip-maker-hailo-to-set-up-tokyo-unit-as-demand-for-ai-tech-grows/ |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=timesofisrael.com}}
History
Hailo was founded in Tel Aviv in February 2017 by Orr Danon, Avi Baum, Hadar Zeitlin, and Rami Feig.{{Cite web |last=Techtime |date=2019-08-01 |title=Hailo Prepares for Mass Production of its AI Chips - Israel Electronics News |url=https://techtime.news/2019/08/01/hailo-4/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Techtime News |language=en-US}} Following the death of Rami Feig{{Cite web |last=Orbach |first=Meir |date=2021-10-12 |title=New unicorn Hailo raises $136 million Series C for AI chips for edge devices |url=https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3919544,00.html |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=CTECH - www.calcalistech.com}} Orr Danon became the new CEO and Avi Baum became CTO.
The company's funding began in June 2017 with a seed round of $3.5 million. This was followed by Series A funding on June 5, 2018 (with additional funding on January 22, 2019), totaling $12.5 million and $8.5 million respectively.{{Cite news |date=2019-01-22 |title=Israeli deep learning chip co Hailo raises $8.5m |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-israeli-deep-learning-chip-co-hailo-raises-85m-1001269961 |access-date=2024-01-05 |work=Globes |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=FinSMEs |date=2018-06-05 |title=Hailo Raises $12.5M in Series A Funding |url=https://www.finsmes.com/2018/06/hailo-raises-12-5m-in-series-a-funding.html |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=FinSMEs |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Lardinois |first=Frederic |date=2018-06-05 |title=Hailo raises a $12.5M Series A round for its deep learning chips |url=https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/05/hailo-raises-a-12-5m-series-a-round-for-its-deep-learning-chips/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}
Hailo unveiled its Hailo-8 AI accelerator on May 14, 2019.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-12 |title=Rivaling Intel & NVIDIA: New Israeli Unicorn Hailo lands $136M Series C |url=https://www.geektime.com/israeli-startup-hailo-raises-136m-series-c/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Geektime |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ward-Foxton |first=Sally |date=2019-08-29 |title=Details of Hailo AI Edge Accelerator Emerge |url=https://www.eetimes.com/details-of-hailo-ai-edge-accelerator-emerge/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=EE Times}}{{Cite web |last=Dumba |first=Ami Rokhax |date=2019 |title=Hailo הישראלית משיקה שבב ייעודי ליישומי בינה מלאכותית |trans-title=The Israeli company Hailo launches a dedicated chip for artificial intelligence applications |url=https://www.israeldefense.co.il/node/38582 |access-date=5 January 2024 |website=israeldefense.co.il |language=he}}
Hailo secured Series B funding of $60 million on March 5, 2020, and a Series C funding of $136 million on October 12, 2021, led by Poalim Equity and Gil Agmon, with the participation of existing investors Zohar Zisapel (Hailo Former Chairman), Swiss-based ABB Technology Ventures (ATV), London's Latitude Ventures, and Israel's OurCrowd. The financing was done at a valuation of $1 billion, making Hailo a unicorn.{{Cite news |date=2021-06-23 |title=Hailo raising $100m, to become Israel's latest unicorn |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-hailo-raises-100m-becomes-israels-latest-unicorn-1001375594 |access-date=2024-01-05 |work=Globes |language=en}}
Also in 2021, Mooly Eden, former Senior VP at Intel, joined Hailo's board of directors, and Eyal Waldman, co-founder and former CEO of Mellanox Technologies, joined its advisory board.{{Cite web |title=Hailo raises $136 million to further development of AI-powered edge solutions {{!}} Edge Industry Review |url=https://www.edgeir.com/hailo-raises-136-million-to-further-development-of-ai-powered-edge-solutions-20211014 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=www.edgeir.com}}
Hailo's Hailo-8 AI Processor was chosen as 2021 Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year in the Edge AI Processors category.{{Cite web |last=Dipert |first=Brian |date=2021-05-25 |title=2021 Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year Award Winner Showcase: Hailo (Edge AI Processors) |url=https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2021/05/2021-edge-ai-and-vision-product-of-the-year-award-winner-showcase-hailo-edge-ai-processors/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Edge AI and Vision Alliance |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=2021 Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year Winners а|url=https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/the-alliance/2021-vision-product-of-the-year-winners/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Edge AI and Vision Alliance |language=en-US}}
In 2024, Hailo-15 AI Vision Processor was recognized as a Picks Award Winner at CES 2024.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=R. S. |date=2024-01-11 |title=Residential Systems, TWICE, and TechRadar Pro Announce Picks Awards Winners for CES 2024 |url=https://www.residentialsystems.com/events/awards/residential-systems-twice-and-techradar-pro-announce-picks-awards-winners-for-ces-2024 |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Residential Systems |language=en-GB}} In April 2024, Hailo expanded its series C fundraising round with an additional investment of $120 million{{Cite news |date=2024-04-02 |title=Hailo Raises $120 Million to Design More Efficient AI Chips |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-02/hailo-raises-120-million-to-design-more-efficient-ai-chips |access-date=2024-04-07 |work=Bloomberg.com |language=en}} and launched Hailo-10, a Generative AI acceleration module for edge devices.{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2024-04-02 |title=Hailo lands $120 million to keep battling Nvidia as most AI chip startups struggle |url=https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/02/hailo-ai-chip-startup-lands-120m-to-battle-nvidia/ |access-date=2024-04-07 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}
In May 2024, Hailo announced the appointment of Rakefet Russak-Aminoach as chairperson,https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-Rakefet-Russak-Aminoach-appointed-chair-of-chip-co-Hailo-1001479214 and in June of that year Yaron Garmazi was appointed as CFO and COO.https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/r1xt5bahc
Products
The company offers generative AI vision processors, AI accelerators, AI accelerators and software.
= AI Vision Processors =
= AI Accelerators =
The Hailo-8L entry-level AI accelerators and Hailo-8 Century high-performance PCIe cards were launched in August 2023.{{Cite web |last=Macsim |first=Miruna |date=2023-11-27 |title=Schneider Electric integrates Hailo Technologies processors for greater AI capabilities |url=https://business-review.eu/tech/schneider-electric-integrates-hailo-technologies-processors-for-greater-ai-capabilities-254428 |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Business Review |language=ro}}
= Generative AI Acceleration Modules =
Hailo-10 is a Generative AI acceleration module for edge devices launched in 2024.
= Software =
The Hailo AI Software Suite allows deep learning models to be built and AI applications to be implemented. It includes a model zoo of pre-trained models that can be used by developers.
The Vision Processor Software Package, designed for Hailo-15, enables the development of AI vision applications.