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With $23M in funding, Luminal is the latest startup to put Nvidia’s CUDA moat in its crosshairs

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Luminal AI Inc. has outlined a plan to tear down Nvidia Corp.’s formidable software moat in the artificial intelligence chip industry after raising $23 million in early-stage funding.

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With $23M in funding, Luminal is the latest startup to put Nvidia’s CUDA moat in its crosshairs

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