Hailo is a leading edge AI semiconductor company headquartered in Tel Aviv, building processors that bring high-performance deep learning and, increasingly, generative AI to devices at the edge — without depending on the cloud or power-hungry datacenter GPUs. Founded in 2017, Hailo has become one of the most prominent challengers in the race to embed efficient AI inference directly into cars, security cameras, robots, personal computers and industrial equipment.
The company's core technology is a purpose-built AI accelerator architecture optimized for performance-per-watt. Its flagship Hailo-8 processor established the company in automotive and smart-device markets, delivering substantial inference throughput within tight power and thermal budgets. Hailo has since expanded its lineup with the Hailo-10, a more powerful accelerator unveiled at CES 2025 that brings generative AI workloads — including large language models — to edge devices like PCs and automotive systems while keeping power consumption low. The company also offers vision processors and a software suite to help developers compile and deploy neural networks onto its hardware.
Hailo's value proposition rests on the growing need for local, private and low-latency AI. Running inference on-device avoids the cost, latency and connectivity requirements of cloud processing, while keeping sensitive data on the device. As generative AI moves from the cloud toward the edge, Hailo argues that efficient dedicated accelerators — rather than general-purpose GPUs — are the right tool for power-constrained environments.
The company has raised more than $340 million in total funding. In April 2024 Hailo closed a $120 million round, led by a mix of new and existing investors including the Zisapel family, Gil Agmon, Delek Motors, Alfred Akirov, OurCrowd, Poalim Equity and others, which valued the company at $1.2 billion. Like much of the AI hardware sector, Hailo has navigated a challenging funding environment, and reports have noted valuation pressure since that peak, but the company continues to ship products and expand its customer and developer base.
With a mature product line spanning automotive, IoT, robotics and the emerging AI PC category, plus a clear focus on edge efficiency, Hailo remains one of the most established independent edge AI chip companies in the market.