DeGirum Partners with Axelera AI to Expand Edge AI Solutions

Collaboration integrates DeGirum's Face Recognition and PySDK with Axelera AI's MetisEdge AI Processors

Mar. 17, 2026 at 4:00pm

Axelera AI, a leader in Edge AI, has announced a partnership with DeGirum, another prominent player in the Edge AI space. The collaboration will integrate DeGirum's computer vision, generative AI, and inferencing applications with Axelera AI's advanced MetisEdge AI Processors, enabling customers to rapidly create and deploy Edge AI solutions.

Why it matters

This partnership combines the strengths of two major players in the Edge AI market, providing customers with a comprehensive platform to build and scale their inference solutions. It highlights the growing importance of Edge AI in enabling innovative applications across various industries, from computer vision to generative AI.

The details

Through this partnership, Axelera AI customers will have access to DeGirum's application packages, including DeGirum Face Recognition and PySDK, which can be seamlessly integrated with Axelera AI's MetisEdge AI Processors. This integration allows for the deployment of computer vision, generative AI, and inferencing applications without the need for proprietary development restrictions. Additionally, Axelera customers will receive one year of premium technical support from DeGirum at no cost, and they can remotely benchmark models on various hardware configurations.

  • The partnership was announced on March 17, 2026.

The players

Axelera AI

A leader in Edge AI, providing advanced MetisEdge AI Processors and solutions.

DeGirum

A prominent player in the Edge AI space, offering application packages like DeGirum Face Recognition and PySDK.

Stephanie Muh

Head of Americas' Partnerships at Axelera AI.

Bill Eichen

VP of Business Development at DeGirum.

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What they’re saying

“Our mission is to provide industry-leading performance in an easy-to-use platform that's accessible to everyone. Partnering with DeGirum provides our developers another great option for building their inference solutions and deploying them at scale.”

— Stephanie Muh, Head of Americas' Partnerships at Axelera AI (PR Newswire)

“The Axelera AI and DeGirum partnership expands our reach, integrating our application packages like DeGirum Face Recognition and PySDK with Axelera AI's advanced MetisEdge AI Processors.”

— Bill Eichen, VP of Business Development at DeGirum (PR Newswire)

What’s next

The partnership is expected to enable Axelera AI and DeGirum to further expand their reach in the Edge AI market, providing customers with a comprehensive platform to build and scale their inference solutions.

The takeaway

This collaboration between Axelera AI and DeGirum highlights the growing importance of Edge AI in enabling innovative applications across various industries. By combining their strengths, the two companies are poised to offer customers a powerful and accessible platform to rapidly create and deploy Edge AI solutions.