Natural Intelligence Company Profile
Natural Intelligence, founded in 2016 and privately held with 11 employees as of 2026, develops a neuromorphic machine learning platform that enables human-like pattern recognition and contextual learning with features such as unsupervised learning, explainability, and resilience to noisy data, has raised $14.4 million in venture capital funding, holds 37 patents (32 granted), and serves industries including software development, AI/ML, and big data from its Boise, Idaho headquarters.
Overview
- Year Founded: 2016
- Status: Private
- Employees: 11 (as of 2026)
- Latest Deal Type: Secondary - Private
- Investors: 6
General Information
Natural Intelligence develops a neuromorphic machine learning platform designed to replicate human-like pattern recognition and contextual learning in artificial intelligence systems. The platform features unsupervised learning, incremental training, anomaly detection, explainable outputs, high accuracy with minimal data, and resilience to noise and missing inputs. This enables data scientists and AI researchers to build interpretable models that adapt to evolving datasets, reduce training time, and improve transparency in decision-making.
Contact Information
- Website: www.naturalintelligence.ai
- Corporate Office:
- 800 West Main Street, Suite 1460, Boise, ID 83702, United States
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- Formerly Known As: APNewCo, Natural Intelligence Semiconductor
- Ownership Status: Privately Held (backing)
- Financing Status: Venture Capital-Backed
Industries
- Software Development Applications (Primary)
- Business/Productivity Software
- Media and Information Services (B2B)
Verticals
- Big Data
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- TMT
Valuation & Funding
- Total Funding Raised: $14.4M
Selected Funding Rounds
- Angel (individual), 31-Dec-2019: $1.3M (Raised to date: $3.86M)
- Angel (individual), 31-Dec-2018: $644K (Raised to date: $2.56M)
Other rounds include seed, accelerator/incubator, later stage VC, and secondary transactions.
Cap Table (Partial)
- Seed: 3,478,253 shares authorized, Par Value: $0.000100, Original Issue Price: $0.57, Liquidation: $0.57, Liquidation Pref. Multiple: 1x, Conversion Price: $0.57, % Owned: 5.49%
Patent Portfolio
- Total Documents (Applications and Grants): 37
- Granted: 32
- Pending: 3
Recent Patent Activity
- WO-2025259832-A2: Neuromorphic systems for learning spatial and temporal patterns and associated methods (Pending, 12-Jun-2024)
- WO-2025259832-A3: Neuromorphic systems for learning spatial and temporal patterns and associated methods (Pending, 12-Jun-2024)
- US-20230072539-A1: Artificial intelligence (AI) system for learning spatial patterns in sparse distributed representations (SDRs) and associated methods (Pending, 30-Jul-2021)
- WO-2023009850-A1: Artificial intelligence (AI) system for learning spatial patterns in SDRs and associated methods (Inactive, 30-Jul-2021)
- US-12626113-B2: Neural processing units (NPUs) and computational systems employing the same (Active, 20-Nov-2020, G06N3/063)
Investors (Partial List)
- Starburst (El Segundo) – Accelerator/Incubator
- Techstars – Accelerator/Incubator
- Boise Angel Alliance – Angel Group
- THV-NIS Investors – Angel Group
- Weobly One Capital – Angel Group
Competitors
- Nvidia (Santa Clara, CA)
- Advanced Micro Devices (Santa Clara, CA)
- Altera (General Purpose Semiconductors, San Jose, CA)
- Intel (Santa Clara, CA)
FAQs
When was Natural Intelligence founded?
Natural Intelligence was founded in 2016.
Where is Natural Intelligence headquartered?
Natural Intelligence is headquartered in Boise, ID.
What is the size of Natural Intelligence?
Natural Intelligence has 11 total employees.
What industry is Natural Intelligence in?
Natural Intelligence’s primary industry is Software Development Applications.
Is Natural Intelligence a private or public company?
Natural Intelligence is a private company.
What is Natural Intelligence’s current revenue?
The current revenue for Natural Intelligence is not disclosed.
How much funding has Natural Intelligence raised over time?
Natural Intelligence has raised $14.4M.
Who are Natural Intelligence’s investors?
Starburst (El Segundo), Techstars, Boise Angel Alliance, THV-NIS Investors, and Weobly One Capital are among the investors.
Who are Natural Intelligence’s competitors?
Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, Altera (General Purpose Semiconductors), and Intel are competitors of Natural Intelligence.