The verified answer
As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Movidius: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $456.0M raised. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Movidius was a fabless semiconductor company co-founded in 2005 in Dublin, Ireland, that designed low-power vision processing unit (VPU) chips for computer vision and deep learning at the edge. Its Myriad 2 and Myriad X VPUs powered obstacle avoidance in DJI drones including the Phantom 4, Mavic Pro, and Spark, as well as Google's Project Tango and Intel's RealSense platform.
The company raised approximately $90 million in venture funding before being acquired by Intel for approximately $400 million in September 2016, and its technology continues as the Intel Movidius VPU product line.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundOther post-money
Key facts
CEO
Total funding raised
Key product
Key customers
Hero image candidate
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Movidius on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Movidius's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Movidius deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Remi El-Ouazzane CEOreported, not verified
- Sean Mitchell Co-founder & Former CEOreported, not verified
- David Moloney Co-founder & CTOreported, not verified
Founders (2)
- Sean Mitchellcofounderno longer at company
- David Moloneycofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for Movidius.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Movidius2 deployments
Recent coverage
Movidius in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- acquired
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (2)
- Movidius x Google (Project Tango) with Googletechnologyconcluded
- Movidius x DJI with DJItechnologyconcluded
Funding rounds (3)
Movidius’s 3 disclosed rounds, $456M in total, oldest to newest.
- Other2016-09-06
$400M(reported) · $2.0B post
Investors: Intel (acquisition) (lead), Intel
- Other2016-01-01
$40M(reported) · $200M post
Investors: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Atlantic Bridge, Summit Bridge Capital
- Other2013-07-10
$16M(reported) · $80M post
Investors: DCU Ryan Academy (lead), Atlantic Bridge Capital, DFJ Esprit, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, AIB Seed Capital Fund
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired by Intel Corporationfull acquisition2016-09-06
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 25, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Movidius Myriad 2 at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Movidius Myriad 2 at Germany, Europe
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-22
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Movidius.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Movidius from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Intel to Acquire Computer Vision Company Movidius - Road to VR
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AI Robotics Could Reshape Global Manufacturing Power - The Tech Buzz
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Movidius - Wikipedia
Movidius was a San Mateo-based computer vision chip design company acquired by Intel in 2016, known for the Myriad VPU product line.
Video Friday: Autonomous Pizza Delivery, Handwriting Robot, and ROS Master - IEEE Spectrum
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Robotics kit runs AI code on Myriad X, Coral Edge TPU, and Elkhart Lake GPU - LinuxGizmos.com
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A Singapore-Based Coffee Bar Builds 'Ella': A Fully Autonomous Robot Barista Using Intel Technology - MarkTechPost
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Singapore Coffee Shop Builds a Robot Barista With Intel AI - syncedreview.com
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Violet disinfection robot from Akara Robotics uses Intel Movidius VPU for safety - The Robot Report
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AI accelerator for the Raspberry Pi claims to get more out of Myriad X - LinuxGizmos.com
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AI module puts twin Movidius Myriad X on m.2 board for vision processing - Electronics Weekly
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Intel releases SLAM camera for warehouse navigation - Imaging and Machine Vision Europe
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Tracking camera with V-SLAM technology for robotics, drones and AR/VR - Electronics360
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/movidius.md
- RSS feed: /companies/movidius/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/57a93ee4-97a5-4200-8e48-d4932902bd04
- Revision history: /companies/movidius/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
Reality vs attention
Movidius draws attention at the 19th percentile but verifies reality at the 37th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap -18.3, 97th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Aug 22, 2026