Geekwire's summary of the recent Phaidra Series B and the continued development of AI agents for AI factories

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Phaidra raises $50M to help AI data centers ‘run smarter, not just harder’ by boosting energy efficiency

Phaidra's Series B funding round has closed at over $50M investment raised. Led by the Collaborative Fund with other investors including Index Ventures, NVIDIA, Helena and the Sony Innovation Fund.

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Series B Round Secured: $50M investment led by Collaborative Fund

Phaidra plays a critical role in solving a fundamental challenge AI Factories face: how to dynamically optimize the power and cooling systems to maximize intelligence (token) generation.

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Phaidra Included as 1 of 10 Ecosystem Specialists for AI Factory Operations.

NVIDIA has announced a partnership with Phaidra to integrate reinforcement-learning AI agents in the Omniverse. These agents will allow for precision cooling control to better handle dynamic AI workloads. Read more about Phaidra’s part to play in the NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for AI factory design

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Agentic AI to Optimize AI Factory Operations

ST Telemedia announces working to deploy Phaidra AI control services in data centres in Singapore to optimize cooling and operations

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ST Telemedia Global Data Centres Collaborates with Phaidra

Phaidra’s Jim Gao is interviewed by Sequoia Capital Partners, Sonya Huang & Pat Grady, on building the fourth industrial revolution with reinforcement learning artificial intelligence.

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Sequoia Capital interviews Phaidra CEO, Jim Gao, on "Training Data" podcast

Phaidra's total funding has now reached $60M. Read more about why Index Ventures recently invested $12M in the future of AI control for mission critical industrial facilities.

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Index Ventures leads additional funding round for Phaidra

Read more about how Phaidra's AI technology is helping data centers better manage their energy consumption and improve efficient and safe operation.

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Phaidra helps data centers handle the AI boom

15 start-ups, out of hundreds that applied, get a chance to supercharge their growth after being picked to be part of this year’s bigger-than-ever Amazon Sustainability Accelerator.

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Phaidra selected as finalist for Amazon's Sustainability Accelerator program

Phaidra Co-Founder and CEO, Jim Gao, speaks about the future of autonomous artificial intelligence control to support Data Center optimization.

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Jim Gao on stage at Data Center Dynamics in New York

Data Center energy efficiency and AI's impact in helping the sector grow while improving energy efficiency. Read about GS Futures recent investment in Phaidra.

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Why we invested in Phaidra

AI for a cooler earth - find out why Collab Funds is banking on Phaidra's AI controls service to help the industrial sector decrease the energy intensity of its operations.

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AI for a Cooler Earth: Phaidra’s Mission to Combat Data Center Emissions

Learn more about the Helena team's decision to invest in the revolutionary AI technology for industrial controls that Phaidra is deploying.

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Helena leads Phaidra's Series A raise

The startup, led by alum from Alphabet's AI research hub DeepMind, launched in Seattle in 2019 and focuses on creating AI-powered tech that is both scalable and repeatable. This allows it to operate in an array of industrial verticals, such as data centers, refineries, pharmaceutical plants and steel mills located across the globe.

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Phaidra, which sells AI tech to industrial customers, raises $25M from DeepMind co-founder, others

Seattle startup Phaidra lowers energy bills by automating building controls for power plants. Industrial production is one of the dirtiest corners of the corporate world. A startup from former Google engineers thinks it can clean it up with artificial intelligence.

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Google DeepMind Alums Want to Bring AI Energy Controls to Industrial Giants

Phaidra, a pioneer of using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency, stability, and sustainability in the industrial sector, has closed $25M in Series A funding, the company announced today.

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Phaidra Uses AI to Boost Industrial Profitability and Reduce Emissions

Phaidra raises more cash from Mark Cuban and others to build the 'future of industrial automation'. The round was led by Seattle-based Flying Fish, which also led the company's pre-seed round in May 2020.

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Phaidra raises more cash from Mark Cuban and others to build the 'future of industrial automation'

Turning physical infrastructure into intelligent systems. How far can you optimize an existing chemical plant? Most low-hanging fruits have already been picked, and incremental optimization is becoming ever more difficult. Phaidra has set out to bring back the dynamics into the chemical industry by using Artificial Intelligence.

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ACHEMA Start-up Award Finalist: Phaidra

Avocado toast meets red meat and potatoes. That's not the most familiar way to describe Seattle, but it's why Phaidra decided to launch its company in the Emerald City.

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