Liquid AI
Brookline, US · Founded 2023 · Delaware corporation · 134 employees on LinkedIn · 13 known investors
Liquid AI builds device-native foundation models (LFMs) designed to run efficiently on processors outside data centers, such as phones, laptops, and cars, under latency, privacy, and hardware constraints. It offers a full-stack solution covering model architecture, optimization, and deployment, plus a developer SDK, serving enterprises across sectors including automotive, financial services, and defense.
Founders & leadership
Liquid AI was founded in 2023 by Daniela Rus, Mathias Lechner, Ramin Hasani, and Alexander Amini.
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Daniela RusCo-founder
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Mathias LechnerinCo-founder · Chief Technology OfficerMathias Lechner is co-founder and CTO of Liquid AI, where he works on hardware-aware foundation models and systems intended to run AI efficiently across devices and private and cloud environments. Liquid AI is a foundation model company spun out of MIT CSAIL that builds compute- and cost-optimized general-purpose AI systems.
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Ramin HasaniinCo-founder and CEO
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Alexander AminiCo-founder & CSO
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Louis HuntNamed on SEC filing
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Board
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Investors · 13
Bold Capital PartnersSanta Monica
Duke Capital PartnersDurham
Glasswing VenturesBoston · $100K – $5M
IsaiParis · $108K – $54M
ISAI Gestion
Link VenturesCambridge · $1M – $8M
OSS CapitalSan Francisco · $50K – $5M
Preston-Werner VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $3M
Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M
Untapped VenturesGlendale · $500K – $2M
AMD VenturesreportedSanta Clara
Also in the syndicate · 2
AMDleadAutomattic
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$281.9M disclosed across 2 of 4 rounds · 2023–2025
- Undisclosed amountSeries ADec 2025
AMD Ventures (lead), Automattic, OSS Capital
Source ↗ - $250MraisedDec 2024 · 3 sources
AMD (lead)
Source ↗ - Undisclosed amountearly-stage funding roundDec 2024
AMD (lead)
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▶$31.9MraisedDec 2023 · 21 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$31.9MraisedDec 2023 · 21 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Louis HuntExecutive Officer
- Daniela RusDirector
- Stephen PagliucaDirector
- Mathias LechnerDirector, Executive Officer
- Joseph JacksDirector
- Ramin HasaniExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $31.9M
- Amount sold
- $31.9M
- First sale
- Dec 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2023
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Founder mafia
4 people who came through Liquid AI went on to found or lead other companies.
Competitors · 3
by search overlap
Hugging Face137 shared keywordsHugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications. It offers both open-source tools for the ML community and paid compute and enterprise solutions for teams building AI applications.
NVIDIA77 shared keywordsNVIDIA designs GPUs, AI computing hardware, and software platforms for AI development, data centers, autonomous vehicles, and robotics, serving developers, researchers, and enterprises. Its offerings include AI models, power architecture for AI factories, and compute infrastructure used across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and automotive.
Netezza46 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Liquid AI do?
- Liquid AI builds device-native foundation models (LFMs) designed to run efficiently on processors outside data centers, such as phones, laptops, and cars, under latency, privacy, and hardware constraints. It offers a full-stack solution covering model architecture, optimization, and deployment, plus a developer SDK, serving enterprises across sectors including automotive, financial services, and defense.
- Who founded Liquid AI?
- Liquid AI was founded by Daniela Rus, Mathias Lechner, Ramin Hasani, Alexander Amini in 2023.
- Who are Liquid AI's investors?
- Liquid AI's investors include Bold Capital Partners, Duke Capital Partners, Glasswing Ventures, Isai, ISAI Gestion, Link Ventures, OSS Capital, Preston-Werner Ventures and 3 more.
- How much funding has Liquid AI raised?
- Liquid AI has disclosed $281.9M raised across 2 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is Liquid AI headquartered?
- Liquid AI is headquartered in Brookline, US.