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§ Private Profile · Paris, France
Namla is a company.
Namla has raised $1.2M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Namla.
Namla has raised $1.2M in total across 1 funding round.
Namla delivers a cloud-native, SaaS-based solution engineered for comprehensive edge orchestration and management. The company’s platform enables organizations to automate the deployment and oversight of thousands of cloud edges, integrating an open-source operating system with cloud-native SD-WAN and Kubernetes-based workload orchestration. This technical approach allows for significant reductions in end-to-end latency and cloud infrastructure costs, while enhancing data privacy by localizing processing.
Founded in 2021 by Imed Allal and Younes Khadraoui, Namla emerged from the critical insight that moving data processing closer to the source is essential for modern industrial and urban environments. The founders recognized the inherent limitations of centralized cloud models for real-time applications in areas like IoT and Industry 4.0, leading them to build a system that manages distributed edge infrastructure effectively.
The platform serves a diverse array of sectors, including manufacturing, smart cities, healthcare, and transportation, where real-time data processing and low latency are paramount. Namla’s long-term vision is to usher in the "Edge to the Cloud era," providing businesses of all sizes with the tools to seamlessly deploy, manage, and future-proof their edge computing infrastructure, optimizing performance and operational efficiency.
Key people at Namla.
Namla has raised $1.2M in total across 1 funding round.
Namla's investors include Sofia DAHOUNE, Julien Lemoine, Sebastien Pahl, Thomas Wolf, Acequia Capital, Aonia Ventures.
Namla has raised $1.2M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $1.2M Seed in October 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2022 | $1.2M Seed | Sofia Dahoune | Julien Lemoine, Sebastien Pahl, Thomas Wolf, Acequia Capital, Aonia Ventures | Announced |
Namla is a Paris-based software startup that builds a cloud-native edge orchestration platform to simplify the deployment, management, and scaling of edge computing infrastructure. It serves enterprises in sectors like Industry 4.0, smart cities, healthcare, automotive, retail, manufacturing, oil & gas, energy, transportation, telecom, security, and environmental monitoring by solving latency, complexity, and cost issues in distributed data processing—reducing cloud costs by up to 70% and end-to-end latency by 10x through zero-touch deployment, SD-WAN, full-stack observability, multi-tenancy, and robust security.[1][2][4] Key products include the "Panda Box," the world's first AI-over-5G box for private/tactical networks, alongside partnerships for edge AI with NVIDIA and hardware vendors like AverMedia and Axiomtek.[3][4] Since emerging from stealth in 2022 with €1.2M seed funding led by Elaia, Namla has gained momentum through product launches, top industry rankings (e.g., STL Research's Top 100 Edge Computing companies in 2024), and commercialization efforts.[1][2][3]
Namla was founded in 2022 by CEO Rabah Guedrez, Imed Allal, and Younes Khadraoui, all Ph.D. holders with deep expertise from labs like Orange Labs and IMT Atlantique in SD-WAN, IoT, 5G networks, machine learning, and AI.[1][2] The idea emerged from recognizing edge computing as the critical link between SD-WAN, IoT, and ML, enabling the next IT revolution by processing data closer to sources for low-latency applications like autonomous vehicles and smart factories—avoiding delays fatal to 5G-dependent use cases.[1][2] Early traction came via €1.2M seed funding from Elaia, Acequia Capital, Aonia Ventures, and angels, funding platform development, hiring, and stealth exit.[1][2] Pivotal moments include 2024 product launches like Panda Box and partnerships with NVIDIA, AverMedia, and Axiomtek, plus 2025's AverMedia collaboration for NVIDIA Jetson edge AI.[3]
Namla rides the edge computing wave, fueled by 5G, IoT proliferation, and AI demands for real-time processing in latency-sensitive apps like autonomous driving, smart cities, and Industry 4.0—where centralized clouds fail due to distance-induced delays.[1][2] Timing aligns with Europe's push for sovereign edge tech and global IT evolution, as edge distributes computation nearer data sources for efficiency.[1][4] Market forces like rising data volumes, 5G rollout, and AI-at-edge (e.g., NVIDIA integrations) favor Namla, simplifying IT complexity for system integrators and providers.[2][3] It influences the ecosystem by pioneering cloud-edge convergence, enabling scalable deployments that accelerate adoption in high-stakes sectors and positioning Europe as an edge innovation hub.[1][3]
Namla is poised to scale as edge AI and 5G mature, with ongoing platform enhancements, hiring, and commercialization driving enterprise adoption amid exploding demand for distributed intelligence.[2][3] Trends like tactical/private 5G networks, sovereign AI infrastructure, and multi-vertical edge (e.g., energy, satellite) will shape its path, amplified by partnerships like NVIDIA for global reach.[3][4] Its influence may evolve from niche orchestrator to ecosystem standard-setter, potentially via Series A funding or acquisitions, solidifying edge as the "next IT revolution" it set out to pioneer—transforming how companies harness data at the edge.[1]
