Accenture invests in CLIKA to streamline and expand edge AI capabilities
Accenture, a leading global professional services company, has announced its investment in CLIKA, a high-performance AI compression platform company. This strategic move provides CLIKA with access to Accenture's vast network of enterprise clients, expanding its global footprint and impact.
CLIKA's unified platform simplifies the process of optimising and deploying AI to edge devices. The platform utilises a proprietary software development kit (SDK) for automatic AI model compression and optimisation. This technology allows intelligent models to run on devices not originally designed for AI, a significant advantage for today's enterprises seeking seamless intelligence at the edge.
Raj Wickramasinghe, Global Lead for Infrastructure Engineering at Accenture, emphasises the importance of edge computing in the AI lifecycle. He states, "Edge computing is now a critical part of the AI lifecycle."
CLIKA's SDK supports a wide range of hardware targets, including CPUs and low-power devices, making it versatile and suitable for various industries. The collaboration between Accenture and CLIKA aims to build enterprise-ready edge AI offerings, delivering the efficiency and precision needed to make edge AI practical and scalable.
The investment and collaboration will bring CLIKA's technology to Accenture's enterprise clients, enabling them to deploy advanced AI models at the edge and put intelligence where it matters most. This partnership will help bring high-performance, compact AI models to real-world devices across industries, unlocking strategic advantages and new business opportunities for clients globally.
Nayul Lina Kim, Co-founder & CEO of CLIKA, shares her excitement about the partnership. She believes it will bring the vision of powerful AI on everyday devices to life. CLIKA will join Accenture Ventures' Project Spotlight, a vertical accelerator for data and AI companies, offering extensive access to Accenture's domain expertise and enterprise clients.
Tom Lounibos, Global Lead of Accenture Ventures, expressed his confidence in CLIKA's potential. He stated that the investment provides CLIKA with strategic market access to enterprise clients. The collaboration between Accenture and CLIKA strengthens Accenture's capabilities in building next-generation AI infrastructure for edge devices.
Each deployment is uniquely tuned for its environment, delivering speed and accuracy without extensive manual intervention or customization. The collaboration aims to deploy advanced AI models at the edge and put intelligence where it matters most, transforming the way businesses operate and making AI more accessible and practical for everyday use.
