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Liquid AI Enters German Market Via Vago Solutions Partnership

US-based AI startup Liquid AI, an MIT spin-off valued at about $2.35 billion, is entering the German market through a development partnership with Vago Solutions GmbH from Hennef. The collaboration aims to build efficient AI models that companies and public authorities can operate on their own infrastructure instead of in the cloud. Liquid AI, founded in 2023, develops Liquid Foundation Models based on Liquid Neural Networks, which require less computing power than conventional large language models. Vago Solutions, known for the open-source German-language model SauerkrautLM, will adapt Liquid AI's models to specific industries via fine-tuning. The move addresses growing demand for compact, specialized on-premise AI solutions in Germany, driven by data protection, compliance, cost, and energy concerns. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.

• Liquid AI has formed a development partnership with Vago Solutions GmbH to enter the German market.
• Liquid AI was founded in 2023 as a spin-off from MIT's CSAIL.
• Liquid AI raised a $250 million Series A led by AMD Ventures, reaching a $2.35 billion valuation.

Liquid AI Enters German Market with Vago Solutions Partnership

US AI company Liquid AI, a 2023 MIT CSAIL spin-off valued at around $2.35 billion, has entered the German market through a development partnership with Vago Solutions GmbH, a specialized AI firm based in Hennef. The collaboration aims to build efficient AI models that companies and public authorities can run on their own infrastructure, on-premise instead of in the cloud. Liquid AI uses Liquid Neural Networks instead of transformer architectures, with open-source LFM2 and LFM2.5 models and the LEAP deployment platform. Vago, known for the German-language open-source model SauerkrautLM, will fine-tune and adapt the models to specific industries and domains. The companies did not disclose financial details or the scope of the cooperation. The partnership reflects growing demand for compact, specialized AI models for data-protection, compliance, cost and energy reasons in German-speaking markets.

• Liquid AI was founded in 2023 as a spin-off from MIT CSAIL and is based in Brookline, Massachusetts, with around 120 employees.
• Liquid AI raised a $250 million Series A led by AMD Ventures in late 2024, reaching a valuation of approximately $2.35 billion.
• Liquid AI and Vago Solutions GmbH announced a development partnership to deploy efficient, on-premise AI models in Germany.

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