E153 Asaf Somekh, Founder and CEO at Iguazio

Today's guest is Asaf Somekh, Founder and CEO at Iguazio. Iguazio provides a Data Science Platform to automate machine learning pipelines. It accelerates the development, deployment and management of AI applications at scale, enabling data scientists to focus on delivering better, more accurate and more powerful solutions instead of spending their time on infrastructure.

Iguazio powers real-time data science applications for financial services, gaming, ad-tech, manufacturing, smart mobility and telecoms. Backed by top financial and strategic VCs including Bosch, Verizon Ventures, Samsung SDS, CME Group and Dell, the company is led by serial entrepreneurs and a diverse team of seasoned innovators in the USA, UK, Singapore and Israel.

In the episode, Asaf will tell you about:

How he got into the field of AI,

The motivation for setting up Iguazio,

Helping organizations solve data management problems,

Benefits the Iguazio platform brings to customers,

How he built a successful data and tech team,

Use cases of their work within the Healthcare and Financial services industries,

AND What the future has in store at Iguazio