Kiva AI, a platform dedicated to delivering high-quality and compliant data solutions for specialized AI applications in fields like healthcare, finance, and law, has successfully closed a $7 million seed funding round. The round was led by CoinFund, with participation from investors such as Protagonist, Hashkey, Peer VC, and prominent entrepreneurs, including Bill Tai, Slava Rubin, Cyrus Massoumi, Brian Norgord, and Jack Herrick.
This funding will help Kiva AI expand its global network of human experts and further develop its capabilities in data annotation, preprocessing, and integration, ensuring that its clients can access reliable data at scale to fuel AI development in regulated industries.
Bridging the Gap in High-Quality Data for AI
As AI development continues to push into more specialized and complex fields, such as medical diagnostics and legal analysis, the need for accurate, reliable, and compliant data has surged. Kiva AI’s platform integrates the expertise of domain-specific professionals with cutting-edge AI technologies to deliver precise and efficient data labeling, governance, and preprocessing services.
By streamlining these complex data processes, Kiva AI allows organizations to focus on innovation, confident that their AI models are supported by high-quality data. The company is poised to play a pivotal role in AI applications that require specialized knowledge, whether in diagnosing patients through medical imaging or analyzing legal documents.
Domain-Specific Expertise for Specialized AI Applications
Kiva AI enhances AI performance by utilizing a global network of experts to label data in their fields of expertise. This is particularly critical in industries where domain-specific knowledge is essential. For instance, a rural health clinic working on an AI model to prioritize urgent patient scans can rely on Kiva AI’s specialists to label the data accurately, ensuring that the model effectively identifies critical cases. Similarly, a developer creating an AI tool to analyze legal documents across different jurisdictions will benefit from Kiva AI’s network of experts in legal data.
“Kiva AI is more than just a data management platform — it’s about empowering AI builders with the critical support they need to unlock new possibilities in their models,” said Ahmed Rashad, Founder & CEO of Kiva AI. “By bringing together global experts to manage data workflows, we ensure accuracy and compliance in even the most complex applications.”
Fueling AI Innovation with Strategic Investment
CoinFund partner Evan Feng highlighted the potential of Kiva AI’s platform, noting the growing demand for reliable data as traditional sources become less accessible. “As the easily accessible sources of data for AI training dry up, platforms like Kiva AI will become increasingly valuable to businesses competing at the forefront of AI development in fields like mathematics, physics, and medicine,” Feng said.
The new funding will allow Kiva AI to further expand its global network of experts and enhance its platform, meeting the rising demand for specialized data solutions in AI. The company is also actively recruiting engineers passionate about AI and its intersection with human expertise.
For those interested in joining Kiva AI, more information is available on their Careers page.
