AIREV partners with US AI chip startup Tenstorrent
AIREV-Tenstorrent deal signals export-ready UAE innovation
#UAE #MadeInTheUAE - AIREV has entered a strategic partnership with US-based AI chip company Tenstorrent to co-develop an advanced agentic AI stack for enterprise and sovereign deployment. The partnership will see AIREV's sovereign-grade agentic platform OnDemand integrated directly onto Tenstorrent's hardware architecture, beginning with a dedicated development node in the UAE to demonstrate real-world performance. The partnership could position the UAE-based AI startup for global expansion across North America, Asia, and the Middle East, targeting regulated industries and public sector institutions.
SO WHAT? - Backed by Core42, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi AI powerhouse G42 Group, AIREV launched OnDemand last year, as one of the world’s first agentic AI development platforms. The platform enables AI developers and AI users to build Generative AI and Internet of Things (IoT) apps in minutes, integrating them seamlessly into their own environments. With ERP and CRM integrations including HubSpot, Salesforce, SAP, and Microsoft Dynamics, the platform is now well-positioned for global use and so presents an opportunity for digital infrastructure providers. The AIREV-Tenstorrent partnership now looks like the first hardware partnership to be brought to market with the potential to accelerate globally.
Here are some key details about this announcement:
UAE-based AI startup AIREV has entered a strategic partnership with veteran chip designer Jim Keller's US-based company Tenstorrent to co-develop a high-performance agentic AI stack for enterprise and sovereign deployment.
The collaboration integrates AIREV's sovereign-grade OnDemand platform directly onto Tenstorrent's AI-focused architectures and RISC-V CPUs, enabling secure on-premise deployment for sensitive workloads.
AIRVE and Tenstorrent will launch a dedicated ‘Agentic AI Development Node’ in the UAE to demonstrate solution performance under real-world enterprise and public sector conditions.
The partnership will target regulated industries, enterprises, and public sector institutions across three key regions: North America, Asia, and the GCC.
AIREV specialises in agentic systems and enterprise-grade generative AI, allowing organisations to deploy AI agents across sovereign, private, or hybrid environments.
Tenstorrent brings expertise in computer architecture, ASIC design, and neural network compilers, with global offices spanning Austin, Silicon Valley, Toronto, Belgrade, Seoul, Tokyo, and Bangalore.
The collaboration supports the UAE's 2031 AI Vision by positioning local innovation for global export and establishing the Emirates as a global AI technology hub.
ZOOM OUT - Tenstorrent is an ambitious challenger to Nvidia's dominance in the AI chip market. Founded in 2016 and led by renowned microprocessor engineer Jim Keller, the Toronto-based company recently raised $693 million in a Series D round and received a valuation of over $2.6 billion. To-date, Tenstorrent has signed customer contracts totaling nearly $150 million and currently plans to release new AI processors every two years. The company joins a competitive field of AI chip startups including Axelera, Etched, and Groq, all vying to capture market share in the rapidly expanding artificial intelligence hardware sector.
[Written and edited with the assistance of AI]
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