Talking of artificial intelligence (AI) today speaks of a tool with endless possibilities. you know that well Carlos SameA young Valencian focusing on his PhD on this subject in the early stages of the epidemic in 2020. He was in one of the many conversations he had with his cousin at the time. alvaro, when they both realize a truth. “There was a huge gap between science and innovation. [de la inteligencia artificial] and outdated things coming to market,” admits Igual. The challenge lay in making this bridge between research and reality easier.
The company has been progressing under the umbrella of Juan Roig accelerator since its establishment in 2021.
This was the germ that drove Kimera Technologies, a Valencia-based firm whose business model is focused on helping companies and digital businesses of all kinds with their ‘software’ to identify useful information in images. Like? It allows them to “understand their users a little bit and tell them which product to show.”
Developed from the origin under the umbrella Lanzadera – Marina de Empresas accelerator, sponsored by the president of Mercadona Juan Roig– The business journey of the artist, who chose him for his show in January 2021, officially started the same summer. It was then Carlos And alvaro -the current CEO of the company- founded the company along with three others.
The founders want to make it easy for their vehicles to reach every customer, no matter the size.
After winning several national awards, Kimera Technologies made it a round trip this February pre-seeded 660.000 Euro (pre-seed) thanks to the landing Funds like Addendum Capital and Adara Ventures, among others. This impulse has already driven them to enter the market and with the horizons they are currently focused on” fashion And retail“, but they also have clients in areas like travel.
endless possibilities
And they say their computer vision technology “can be used for anything you want.” “This is an algorithm that understands what’s inside a photo, captures it, and then correlates it with other text and other images,” he adds. Carlos.
The aim is to give results much more versatility and precision than other similar initiatives. And above all, with the desire that his vehicle be “available to all, whatever its size”. To “make it economical” “Democratizing” AI. In this sense, he points out that a small or medium-sized company can use its technology for “a few hundred euros a month”, even though it has customers with “even less than 100 euros” per month.
more technology
Looking ahead across business perspectives, Igual assures it “continues to integrate more technologies” such as using AI to do helpful analytics. predict trends or add, for example: viewing.
In the meantime, it will continue to consolidate its opening. International markets such as South America, the United States and the United Kingdom “creating that level of interest and customers” that will take them “to the next step”.