Canada, Toronto-based CentML, a software platform enhancing the performance and cost-efficiency of deploying ML models, has raised $27 million in funding. Gradient Ventures, Google's AI-focused venture fund, led the round, with participation from Radical Ventures, NVIDIA, Deloitte Ventures, and Thomson Reuters Ventures. The funds will support the company's expansion and further development efforts. Led by CEO Gennady Pekhimenko and a team of co-founders with experience at leading tech companies, CentML's platform empowers clients to optimize AI models for peak performance and cost-efficiency, offering fine-tuning capabilities, efficiency identification, and real-time analytics.