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Neural Magic, a US-based developer of deep learning inference software spun out of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, raised $30m on Wednesday in a series A round featuring communications software producer Amdocs and, Comcast Ventures, the investment arm of mass media group Comcast. Venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates led the round, which included Andreessen Horowitz, Pillar VC and Ridgeline Ventures. All the investors apart from Ridgeline had taken part in a $15m seed round in late 2019 that boosted…

Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is the former editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and was the producer and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast until December 2024.