Our Mission.
To build Generative AI for the edge that is safe, secure, and transparent
Our team has deep experience in national security, building SOTA LLMs from the ground up, optimizing models for edge deployment, and building technology that solves real-world challenges for military and enterprise users.
We advocate for the deployment of domain-specific AI locally and privately, responding to data privacy, latency, and cost concerns. Our strategy involves developing a suite of domain-specific Small Language Models (SLMs) that operate synergistically. This catalyzes the start of collective intelligence, where multiple SLMs interact and collaborate to solve problems.
AI will transform all legacy unstructured data into relevant intelligence that you can interact with through natural language like a human conversation. In the future, you will be able to speak to your data and it will speak back to you.
We believe technology this transformative should be under your control, living on your device, and isolated from external networks to ensure a private and hyper-personalized experience.
Leadership
EdgeRunner was founded by Tyler Saltsman and Colton Malkerson, drawing on their industry, military, and government experience. Tyler served as an officer and logistician in the U.S. Army while Colton worked at the highest levels of the U.S. Congress. Our extended leadership team brings experience from Amazon, Google, Boeing, and the U.S. Air Force.
Strategic Advisory Board
Gen. Andrew Poppas
Ret. 4-Star Commanding General
U.S. Army Forces Command
Paul Ryan
Fmr. Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
Bob Muglia
Fmr. CEO, Snowflake
Fmr. President, Microsoft
Lt. Gen. Bill Bender
Ret. 3-Star Chief Information Officer (CIO)
U.S. Air Force
Brig. Gen. Mike Siegl
Ret. 1-Star Director of Logistics and
Engineering (J4), U.S. Army CENTCOM
Vishnu Nath
Head, Google Chat
Fmr. VP & GM, Microsoft
Partners
We've partnered with leading technology companies, across cloud, hardware, and consulting.
Investors
We're honored to have backing from leading VCs, including Madrona Ventures, HP Tech Ventures, Four Rivers Ventures, and Alumni Ventures, and we have ambitions to build a massive and enduring business.
