Anyscale, software provider for OpenAI and other major firms, hires new CEO to boost sales | Semafor
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Anyscale, a billion-dollar startup that builds crucial software for OpenAI and other major players in the industry, has hired a new CEO to supercharge sales, the company exclusively shared with Semafor. The move is an example of the bifurcation of the current AI boom, with one group of startups spending large sums of investor money to grow user bases and advance capabilities, while other companies reap immediate rewards by building the infrastructure. Founded in 2019, it developed an open-source project, dubbed Ray, that makes it easier for firms to quickly train AI models using vast amounts of data and on multiple GPUs at once, which can be an immense logistical challenge in itself. And Anyscale has found a market for its services in small to medium-sized businesses that want to train AI models but don’t have the technical staff to handle the infrastructure. At a board meeting roughly six months ago, he suggested focusing on the product and bringing in an experienced CEO to ramp up revenue.
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