Intel puts Gojoya in the picture

Gojoya, a US-based imaging technology developer spun out of University of California, San Diego, obtained an undisclosed amount of funding on Friday from Intel Capital, the corporate venturing arm of semiconductor manufacturer Intel.
Founded in 2018, Gojoya is working on artificial intelligence (AI)-powered imaging systems with computing architectures that perform visual tasks in technologies such as unmanned aerial vehicles, virtual reality (VR), robots, autonomous vehicles and mobile phones.
Gojoya’s concept originates from a research group at UCSD’s School of Engineering led by Joseph Ford, professor of electrical and computer engineering focused on designing physical optics systems for imaging, communications and energy applications.
Ford  now acts as Gojoya’s chief technology officer.
The capital will support the recruitment of engineers and other business activities as Gojoya prepares to create products based on its imaging technology.
Gojoya does not appear to have raised equity funding previously, however its founding research was facilitated by grant money from Intel and US government-owned research agency National Science Foundation.
Mike Witteman, director of strategy and collaboration at Intel Labs, the corporate’s collaborative research unit, said: “Intel Labs collaborates with industry, government and academia to push the boundaries of computing and research. We are excited to see [Gojoya] deliver products at the crossroads of AI, VR and visual computing.”