US-based AI firm Noodle launches Indian subsidiary

Silicon Valley-based artificial intelligence solution provider Noodle.Aitoday said it has launched its Indian subsidiary Noodle Analytics.
Noodle's India headquarters on the outer ring roadhere was inaugurated by IT czar Nandan Nilekani today.
Provider of enterprise artificial intelligencesolutions Noodle.Ai is funded by TCP, a leading private equityfirm.
"One of the primaryreasons for setting up operations in Bengaluru is access to talent," Noodle.Ai CEO Stephen Pratt told reporters here.
He also said that over the next three to five years, artificial intelligence technologies fuelled by big data wouldbe the most significant competitive differentiator in business.
Asked about head count target for India, Noodle.Ai CFO Anil Kumar said by the end of the year their strength should be 50 and in another three to four years, it may be 300 to 350 people.

Company officials said 70 per cent of their talentwould hold Ph.D. And post-graduate qualifications in different disciplines such as data science, mathematics, software engineering, electronic engineering, and data visualisation.