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“Empower AI transformation and Advance AI for everyone” |
| Founded: 2014, Beijing, China.
Category: Information Services and AI/Machine Learning Software Primary office:Beijing, China Core technical team: Beijing, China Status: Private Employees: 501-1000 Amount raised:USD$375.3million(5 rounds – August 2020 |
OVERVIEW
PERFORMANCE METRICS
ACHIEVEMENTS
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Sells
- 4Paradigm Sage EE(Prophet): an all-encompassing enterprise class AI core platform with five major components (listed below) that enables enterprises build scalable AI-driven applications from development to deployment:
- 4Paradigm Sage AIOS: an enterprise AI operating system that provides a more convenient, easier to use enterprise-level operating environment tailored for applying AI as compared to PC operating systems
- 4Paradigm Sage HyperCycle ML: a full-process decision-making AI application development tool that employs “learning circle” theory to build a “behavior-feedback-training-application” machine learning closed loop, to help enterprises scale and efficiency to create their own AI capabilities.
- 4Paradigm Sage HyperCycle CV: Provides multiple intelligent image modelling/application scenarios, including image classification, object recognition, OCR, and is compatible with various image formats including jpg, png, bmp. This provides can provide enterprises with independent and controllable one-stop visual application construction capabilities.
- 4Paradigm Sage Studio: is a Model Research and Development Tool involving Data-Model-Decision making iterations
- 4Paradigm Sage Launch Pad: Online deployment platform from development environment to actual business scenarios.
- CESS: A User Experience (UX) optimization and customer base growth optimization application
- 4Paradigm’s ‘Sage’ Intelligent Risk Control Application Platform: An Intelligent decision-making and risk management Platform that can solve all kinds of fraudulent and credit risk problem, end- to-end.
Channels
- Seminars, Industry shows
- Customer Salons- offering business case scenario modelling with multi-level AI empowerment training support from elementary to advanced, from entry- to master level, and directed to the actual needs of the enterprise
Competencies
- Employs a combination of machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, complex networks and knowledge graph
- Technology applications include model self-learning, data-free cleaning, complex model interpretation, and man-machine coordination.
- Platform is scalable to cut across various industries including but not limited to finance, internet, medical, government, energy, retail, and media.
- Ecosystem Partnerships include co-constructing a joint lab with Intel, cooperating with CETC on smart cities, working together with SPT Energy Group in the energy field, and with Terminus in the IoT field.
Distinct AI Features
Type
- Machine learning – Deep Neural Learning
AI use
- Deploys best-in-class AI solutions for enterprise management and value. 4Paradigm has been promoting the rapid and scalable industrial application of AI relying on technology and enterprise-level AI PaaS platforms including AutoML and transfer learning.
- In-built high dimensional model algorithm, feature calculation engine and distributed machine learning for more precise, personalized analysis for improved task/resource management
- Employs the use of machine learning end- to-end, from model building to application, with a 4-step process to quickly build enterprise-owned AI applications.
- Deep learning Algorithm and deep computer vision modelling for Image detection and classification, text recognition and positioning, etc.
AI useRate of return on customer’s investment to make AI work
Immediate:
- Cost savings due to minimizing / eliminating inefficiencies on multiple fronts at the enterprise level
Long term:
- More innovative production, sustainability, agile supply chains, and efficient allocation of resources that result in higher corporate valuation and stronger competitive advantage
Databases
- Corporate- and industry-level databases – balance sheet and income statements, accounting, production and logistics, customer and supplier accounts
Quantum Computing
- No explicit mention of quantum computing.
Resources
Assets
- Founder-led Management team with expert software engineers – CEO, Dai Wenyuan, ex-Baidu R&D engineers
- Proprietary and high-dimensional algorithms that can significantly improve business results
- Strategic Investors including Cisco and Lenovo
- High real-time performance of products
Processes
- Process for data integration and governance: Unified Access for Multi-Source Heterogeneous Data
- Reduces manpower input in deployment with intelligence A/B testing, system performance and stability monitoring, scoring, early warning suggestions and full process data storage and governance.
- Model training & expert technical support
Priorities
- Extend customer reach to all segments of the public and private sector
- Set the benchmark for enterprise-level AI
- Expand globally
References
- 4Paradigm website. (2020). https://www.4paradigm.com
- Crunchbase. 2020. 4Paradigm. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/4paradigm
- Owler. 2020. 4Paradigm. https://www.owler.com/company/4paradigm
- CBI Insights. 2020. 4Paradigm. https://app.cbinsights.com/profiles/c/YK5R9
Contributors
- Radomir Todorov
- Yinka Olanrewaju-Olawepo
