About Arcee AI
Founded with a vision of making world-class custom Small Language Models (SLMs) available to all, we’re making the GenAI goals of our customers a reality.
We’re the pioneers of Model Merging and Spectrum, two training techniques that get you the most performant and cost-efficient custom Small Language Models (SLMs).
Our end-to-end platform takes you from dataset to deployment – in an easy-to-use, secure UI in which you always have full ownership of your data and your SLMs.
Our Story
Arcee.AI emerged from the brainstorming of three co-founders – Mark McQuade, Jacob Solawetz, & Brian Benedict – who envisioned a platform that would allow companies to use SLMs to fuel innovation while still retaining full control over their data and models. It was a vision based on deep knowledge of both the technical and business aspects of AI and machine learning, which they had gained via leading roles in companies including Hugging Face, Roboflow, and Tecton.
Upon Arcee.AI’s emergence from stealth in September 2023, the market immediately confirmed the need for their easy-to-use platform for creating performant and efficient custom LLMs, or what they call Small Language Models (SLMs). As they announced their Seed Round in January 2024, quickly followed by their Series A in July, they say what they're most proud of is seeing their expanding customer base empowered by Arcee.AI-built SLMs – which are driving business value and innovation for enterprises across the globe every day.
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The Humans of Arcee.AI
Co-Founders
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Mark McQuade
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Jacob Solawetz
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Brian Benedict
The Team
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Shamane Siri, PhD
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Luke Meyers
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Mike Nason
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Malikeh Ehghaghi
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Tyler Odenthal
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Charles Goddard
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Erik Orth
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Rivindu Weerasekara
Learning Engineer
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Thomas Gauthier
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Nora He
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Hayley Brodeur
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Nestoras Stefanou
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Maziyar
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Shahrzad Sayehban
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Elliot Stein
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Fernando Fernandes Neto
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Molly Niland
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