Run:ai has confirmed its acquisition by Nvidia has been successful, adding that the chip giant plans to make its AI optimization tools open source so it can work across a wider variety of systems beyond Nvidia's own GPUs.
Founded in 2018, Run:ai develops software to help support AI infrastructure, building a platform on Kubernetes, the orchestration layer for much of the hardware that powers AI and the cloud.
Nvidia offered a reported $700 million for the startup in April, but the deal has faced regulatory scrutiny. Weeks after European regulators approved the deal, a blog post by Run:ai's founders has confirmed that the Nvidia acquisition is now complete.
"AI and accelerated computing are transforming the world at an unprecedented pace, and we believe this is just the beginning," said CTO Ronen Dar and CEO Omri Geller, the company's co-founders, in a blog post.
GPUs and AI infrastructure will remain at the forefront of driving these transformative innovations and joining Nvidia provides us an extraordinary opportunity to carry forward a joint mission of helping humanity solve the world’s greatest challenges.
Run:ai says its software manages and optimizes the infrastructure that powers AI — whether in the cloud, on-premise, or a hybrid design — with the aim of boosting development, making best use of resources, and helping companies innovate in AI.
It allows AI developers to manage shared compute from a centralized interface, including pooling GPUs and applying them to different tasks, as well as managing users and their access.
