Company
Movidius
Movidius was a fabless semiconductor company co-founded in 2005 in Dublin, Ireland, that designed low-power vision processing unit (VPU) chips for computer…
- Founded
- 2005
- HQ
- San Mateo, California, USA
- Status
- acquired (by Intel, 2016)
Funding
$456.0M
Models
1
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
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
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Key facts
CEO
Remi El-Ouazzane (from 2013)
Total funding raised
~$90 million (2006-2016)
Key product
Myriad 2 / Myriad X VPU (vision processing unit)
Key customers
Google (Project Tango), DJI (Phantom 4, Mavic Pro, Spark), Lenovo, FLIR
Hero image candidate
upload.wikimedia.org (source: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA)
Data & sources
Web sources
1
1 source backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
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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 →
Recent coverage
Movidius in third-party press
Peer companies
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 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)
- Other2016-09-06
$400M(reported)
Investors: Intel (acquisition) (lead), Intel
- Other2016-01-01
$40M(reported)
Investors: Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Atlantic Bridge, Summit Bridge Capital
- Other2013-07-10
$16M(reported)
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
Sources (1)
Common questions
- What is Movidius?
- 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.
- What does Movidius make?
- Movidius has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Movidius Myriad 2 (Movidius builds physical robots).
- Is Movidius publicly traded?
- Movidius is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Intel on the DEPLOY registry.
- Who competes with Movidius?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Movidius building in the same form factors include DJI, Boston Dynamics, ATI Industrial Automation, August Robotics.
- Where is Movidius headquartered?
- Movidius is headquartered in San Mateo, California, USA.
- How much funding has Movidius raised?
- Movidius has raised approximately $456M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.
- Where does Movidius operate robots?
- Movidius is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Movidius a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Movidius ranks in roughly the top 39% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Movidius founded?
- Movidius was founded in 2005.
- Is Movidius safe?
- Movidius has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-08
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
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 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
- DJI7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- ATI Industrial Automation2 models
- August Robotics2 models
- Embodied2 models
- EverestLabs2 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
10.0/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Market Presence
Funding Health
IP Activity
Deployment Scale
Hiring Signal
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.
Last computed: Jul 8, 2026
Intelligence layer