Axelera AI: Strategic Assessment of a European Edge AI Chipmaker for Defense and Dual-Use Autonomy
Introduction
A small European startup is making big moves to reshape the AI hardware landscape. Axelera AI, founded in 2021, has quietly emerged in the Netherlands with a mission to build Europe’s first fully homegrown AI accelerator platform. In an era when advanced chips for artificial intelligence are dominated by Silicon Valley and East Asia, this co…