Prophesee
Founded in Paris in 2014, Prophesee specializes in neuromimetic visual sensing technology and has introduced a new category of computer vision, event-based vision. Its Metavision sensors are developed for use in cell phones, autonomous driving, industrial automation, IoT, AR/VR, medical devices and more. The third-generation sensors are now profitable, and the fourth-generation sensors will be in mass production by the end of this year.
Previously, Bonofice has received investments from 360 Capital Partners, European Investment Bank, iBionext, Hao Wei Chuangxin, Intel Investments, Groupe Renault, Bosch Venture Capital, Innovation Works (Bonofice is the first European company invested by Innovation Works), Supernova Invest and Xiaomi.
Co-founder and CEO Luca Vire holds dual master's degrees in physics, electrical and industrial engineering from the Politecnico di Milano and the Ecole Centrale Paris, and an MBA from INSEAD. He is responsible for project and product management, marketing and business development at Schneider Electric. Prior to Schneider Electric, he worked as an engineer at Toyota Motor and Altis Semiconductor, and as a research assistant in photonics at Imperial College London. Co-founder and Christoph Posch, who holds a master's degree in electronics and communications engineering and a doctorate in experimental physics and microelectronics from the Technical University of Vienna, founded the French bioelectronics company Pixium Vision.Novus has more than 100 engineers and more than 50 international patents.
In addition to its Paris headquarters, Bonofice has offices in Shanghai, Tokyo, Silicon Valley and Grenoble. Talking about the reasons for entering the Chinese market, Luca Vire said:China has the largest market for mobile devices, and there are also many opportunities in the fields of security, industry, etc.; China's strong semiconductor ecosystem will also drive the rapid development of Puno Freescale. Currently the company is actively developing the Chinese team, looking for machine vision engineers, system engineers, sales managers and other talents.