PoetiqPoetiq is building a self-improving inference-time reasoning system for last-mile LLM needs in businesses.PoetiqPoetiq is led by Shumeet Baluja and Ian Fischer. Prior to Poetiq, Shumeet and Ian spent the bulk of their careers as AI researchers at Google / DeepMind. Who is the CEO of Poetiq?Can you share a little bit about Poetiq?Winning in this market requires top LLM research talent with business acumen to find product-market fit. The Poetiq team fits the bill given it is comprised of DeepMind researchers with 100+ patents and 2x prior IPOs.What makes this team special? How does the product solve customer problems? Most organizations lack the resources to customize LLM reasoning to their needs. Poetiq solves this by injecting task-specific reasoning logic at inference-time – this implementation is quick, cost-efficient, does not require customers to have technical expertise, and is accessible via a simple API.Poetiq is a first mover in providing inference-time reasoning. Unlike finetuning and reinforcement learning, inference-time reasoning uses task-specific thinking strategies, generalizes across tasks proficiently, and is resource-efficient in improving reasoning performance. What differentiates the product? What attracted you to the
market? Inference-time reasoning provides a step-function improvement in reasoning performance for business use cases. Despite its potential to accrue value on par with LLMs, we were excited to learn that the technology is likely orthogonal and complementary to the roadmaps of LLM developers.How can I get in touch with Poetiq?Please feel free to reach out to
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Poetiq is building a self-improving inference-time reasoning system for last-mile LLM needs in businesses.Poetiq is led by Shumeet Baluja and Ian Fischer. Prior to Poetiq, Shumeet and Ian spent the bulk of their careers as AI researchers at Google / DeepMind. Who is the CEO of Poetiq?Can you share a little bit about Poetiq?Winning in this market requires top LLM research talent with business acumen to find product-market fit. The Poetiq team fits the bill given it is comprised of DeepMind researchers with 100+ patents and 2x prior IPOs.What makes this team special?How does the product solve customer problems?Most organizations lack the resources to customize LLM reasoning to their needs. Poetiq solves this by injecting task-specific reasoning logic at inference-time – this implementation is quick, cost-efficient, does not require customers to have technical expertise, and is accessible via a simple API.Poetiq is a first mover in providing inference-time reasoning. Unlike finetuning and reinforcement learning, inference-time reasoning uses task-specific thinking strategies, generalizes across tasks proficiently, and is resource-efficient in improving reasoning performance. What differentiates the product?What attracted you to the market?Inference-time reasoning provides a step-function improvement in reasoning performance for business use cases. Despite its potential to accrue value on par with LLMs, we were excited to learn that the technology is likely orthogonal and complementary to the roadmaps of LLM developers.How can I get in touch with Poetiq?Please feel free to reach out to
Shumeet Baluja and Ian Fischer over How does Hico support its portfolio companies post-investment?
"Our global investment platform provides support to portfolio companies across key corporate functions, including business development, marketing, fundraising, and talent. In addition, our collaboration-friendly approach to venture allows us to tap into the resources of:
- SK Networks: SK Networks is the inceptive unit of SK Group, a F500 conglomerate. As an anchor LP to our fund, SK Networks is committed to supporting our portfolio companies in efforts spanning fundraising, internationalization, and business plan execution.
- Bow Capital: a University of California ecosystem fund that invests in Series A startups. Our partnership with Bow Capital allows our portfolio companies to gain exclusive access to the University of California, sports and media, and Silicon Valley titans.
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