KoudTech

KoudTech is a technology company specializing in edge computing, AI hardware, and cloud software. Headquartered in San Francisco, it maintains research and development sites in North America and Europe and serves customers worldwide.

Established in 2012 by Anika Rao and Luca Meyer, KoudTech began with a focus on energy-efficient AI accelerators for data centers and edge devices. Its first product, the KoudChip accelerator, shipped in 2014, followed by KoudCloud, a cloud-to-edge platform, in 2017.

The company’s current portfolio includes KoudChip AI accelerators in PCIe cards and system modules, KoudEdge edge compute appliances, the KoudCloud orchestration and data-management platform, and the KoudOS Linux-based operating system with secure containers and device management. These technologies emphasize high performance per watt and tight hardware-software integration.

KoudTech's customers span manufacturing, logistics, telecommunications, and research institutions. The company collaborates with original design manufacturers and cloud partners to supply integrated hardware and software solutions and maintains global sales and support offices.

Analysts cite strong energy efficiency and AI performance as strengths, while supply-chain constraints and competition from larger cloud-hardware vendors have tempered growth. The company has faced scrutiny over data governance practices in some deployments but has published compliance commitments to address these concerns.

See also: edge computing, AI accelerator, cloud computing.