David Ferrucci, Founder of Elemental Cognition

About David Ferrucci

David Ferrucci is the founder, CEO, and Chief Scientist of Elemental Cognition, an AI company he established in 2015. He previously led the team that developed IBM Watson for Jeopardy. Ferrucci is known for advancing AI beyond pure machine learning by combining symbolic reasoning with large language models.

David Ferrucci at a glance

• Company: Elemental Cognition
• Total raised: $60M
• Latest round: Growth
• Investors: Breyer Capital, Bridgewater Associates
• Location: Waltham, MA

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