# Perle AI

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/perle-ai

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Sonoma, US
- Website: www.perle.ai
- Total disclosed funding: $16M
- Latest round: Seed (Aug 7, 2025)
- Investors on record: 10

## About

Based in California, US, and founded in 2024 by Chief Executive Officer Ahmed Rashad, Perle AI formerly known as Kiva AI is a technology company that provides data annotation, collection, curation, and fine-tuning services for AI model performance through a human-centered approach. In August 2025, Perle AI raised USD 9 million in seed funding led by new investor Framework Ventures. Kiva AI offerings include data labeling, annotation, and human feedback services. The company specializes in reinforcement learning with human feedback (RLHF) for artificial intelligence (AI) development in various industries, providing critical input that improves AI performance. In addition, the firm provides a platform that focuses on delivering data solutions at scale for the development of specialized AI applications. The company plans to utilize the August 2025 funding to support the launch of its new platform, Perle Labs.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Aug 7, 2025, $9M — Framework Ventures
- Seed, Oct 8, 2024, $7M — Peer Venture Partners, HashKey Capital, NGC Ventures, CoinFund Management, ACTAI Ventures, Protagonist, Breed VC, Foresight Ventures, Paper Ventures

## Investors

- Peer Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/peer-venture-partners) — Seed
- HashKey Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hashkey-capital) — Seed
- NGC Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/ngc-ventures) — Seed
- CoinFund Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/coinfund-management) — Seed
- ACTAI Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/actai-ventures) — Seed
- Protagonist (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/protagonist) — Seed
- Breed VC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/breed-vc) — Seed
- Foresight Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/foresight-ventures) — Seed
- Paper Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/paper-ventures) — Seed
- Framework Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/framework-ventures) — Seed