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Clonmel-based Zerve raises $3.8M in Pre-seed Funding

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  • Zerve, an Irish data science and artificial intelligence start-up, has successfully raised $3.8 million in pre-seed funding.
  • This funding boost will enable Zerve to expand its research and development capabilities and plans to double its current workforce of 12 employees within the next year, focusing on roles in engineering, cloud infrastructure, and research and development.
  • Zerve has developed a platform designed to enhance collaboration between data science and AI development teams, offering a cloud-based, serverless environment for live collaboration and stable deployment of projects.

PRESS RELEASE —CLONMEL, IRELAND/November 23, 2023 — Data Science and Artificial Intelligence start-up Zerve has raised $3.8 million in pre-seed funding. Based in Clonmel the company was set up in 2021 by Phily Hayes, Jason Hillary and Greg Michaelson

Irish data science and artificial intelligence start-up Zerve has raised $3.8 million in pre-seed funding that will strengthen its research and development function.

The company also plans to increase its staff numbers, doubling the current 12 in the next year as it adds to its engineering, cloud infrastructure, and research and development teams.

The company has created a platform to enable collaboration between data science and AI development teams, facilitating sharing in a cloud-based serverless environment so they can collaborate live and build something stable enough to deploy.

Find out more: Irish data science and AI start-up Zerve raises $3.8m in pre-seed funding — The Irish Times

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