Mirai's new Rust engine boosts on-device AI speed by 37% for phones and laptops
Backed by $10M, the Reface and Prisma founders' startup promises Stripe-like integration for developers.
Deep Dive
Mirai, founded by Reface's Dima Shvets and Prisma's Alexey Moiseenkov, has raised a $10M seed round to improve on-device AI inference. Their new Rust-based engine for Apple Silicon claims to boost model generation speed by up to 37% without quality loss. Developers can integrate it with a few lines of code to power on-device assistants, translators, and chat apps, with Android support coming later.
Why It Matters
Enables faster, cheaper, and more private AI features in consumer apps without relying solely on expensive cloud APIs.