What Cerebrum Tech does

Cerebrum Tech is a Turkey-headquartered artificial intelligence company founded in 2021 by Dr. R. Erdem Erkul that develops a proprietary portfolio of AI products spanning language models, virtual assistants, no-code chatbot builders, cybersecurity, and domain-specific applications. Its core technology stack centers on Cere-Gemma2-9b, a fine-tuned ~9 billion parameter large language model optimized for Turkish-language tasks and hosted on Hugging Face Spaces. Surrounding products include Cere (a 3D avatar AI assistant mobile app), Cere Insight (a no-code enterprise chatbot and document analytics platform), CereAI XDR (an AI-driven cybersecurity platform), and the Cereverse ecosystem covering Web3, metaverse, and gaming through the PsyStorm Games subsidiary. The Cere AI Stack supports both cloud-based and fully on-premise deployment via a Private Endpoint AI Acceleration Server, addressing data sovereignty requirements of regulated buyers.

The company generates revenue through a blended model: freemium consumer subscriptions on Cere (with Pro features), SaaS licensing for Cere Insight and CereAI XDR enterprise tiers, professional services revenue from bespoke AI development for marquee Turkish clients (Togg, Nestlé Türkiye, sahibinden.com), and implicit API/usage monetization on the Hugging Face-hosted LLM. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales, OEM embedding (Cere pre-installed on MIPO smartphones), platform marketplace listing (Togg's Tru.Store), channel resellers (Doğuş Teknoloji for 11 European and Middle Eastern countries; Maven Insights for the Middle East), and self-serve web signup. Target customers span large Turkish enterprises across automotive, F&B, e-commerce, and consumer electronics; SMBs, academics, and content creators using Cere Insight; government (Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism library digital catalog project); and educational institutions (Ankara Bilim Üniversitesi).

Through three reported funding rounds totaling roughly $3.5 million — most recently $1.8 million led by Boğaziçi Ventures in October 2023 at a $15 million post-money valuation — Cerebrum Tech has scaled to 51-100 employees across offices in Ankara, Istanbul, Silicon Valley, Seoul, London, and the Netherlands. The company exhibits Web Summit visibility, a Sustainability Award from the AIPA AI Tomorrow Summit, and three disclosed technology subsidiaries (Smart ICT, Akıllı Sınav, Limatek), while revenue remains undisclosed and the breadth of the product portfolio outpaces its current scale.

Name

Cerebrum Tech

Legal name

Cerebrum Technologies

Website

https://cerebrumtechnologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise AI Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF), Real-Time Vision at the Edge (on-device CV/video) (HDAAAJAE), On-Device Inference Runtimes & SDKs (mobile/embedded) (HDAAAJAB), Emerging Tech (IoT, Blockchain, AR/VR, Edge) Consulting (BPAHAEAL)

Keywords

• Artificial intelligence solutions
• Large language models
• No-code chatbot platform
• AI cybersecurity platform
• Enterprise AI infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Çankaya

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cere Pro Subscription: Cere AI assistant mobile app is distributed with a free tier and a Pro version. The Pro tier is offered for free on MIPO smartphones as part of the partnership, but otherwise follows a freemium model with premium features available to paying subscribers.
2. Cere Insight Enterprise Licensing: Cere Insight targets enterprises, governments, academics, and SMBs. No-code chatbot builder and data analytics tool is licensed to organizations requiring custom AI solutions. Revenue is generated through SaaS/subscription licensing for the enterprise tier.
3. CereAI XDR Platform Licensing: Cybersecurity platform deployed either on cloud or fully on-premise, licensed to enterprise security teams requiring AI-powered threat detection and automated response capabilities.
4. Professional Services & Custom AI Development: Bespoke AI development engagements with major Turkish corporations (Togg, Nestlé Türkiye, sahibinden.com) involving custom integration and deployment of AI solutions, generating professional services and one-time implementation revenue.
5. Cere LLM API Access: Cere-Gemma2-9b model available on Hugging Face Spaces for developers and researchers, potentially generating API usage-based revenue from developers integrating the model into their own applications.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels8 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cerebrum Tech develops and sells proprietary artificial intelligence products for enterprises and consumers, anchored by the Cere-Gemma2-9b fine-tuned Turkish language model. Its commercial product suite comprises the Cere 3D avatar AI assistant mobile app, the Cere Insight no-code chatbot and data analytics platform, the CereAI XDR cybersecurity platform, and the Cere AI Stack delivering cloud or fully on-premise AI infrastructure. Beyond packaged products, the company also delivers bespoke custom AI development and integration services to large Turkish and international corporations.

Product overview

Cerebrum Tech is a multi-product AI technology company offering a portfolio of interconnected products and platforms. Core offerings include Cere LLM (Cere-Gemma2-9b, a fine-tuned 9B parameter language model optimized for Turkish), the Cere 3D avatar AI assistant mobile app, and Cere Insight (no-code chatbot builder). The company provides enterprise AI infrastructure through Cere AI Stack (cloud and on-premise deployment) and cybersecurity through CereAI XDR. The broader Cereverse ecosystem encompasses Web3, Metaverse, gaming (PsyStorm Games), smart agriculture, and environmental solutions including forest fire detection and AI-powered library catalog systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cere: AI-powered 3D virtual assistant that provides instant responses, music recommendations based on mood, news gathering, and information on topics ranging from food to health to sports
• Cere Insight
• CereAI XDR
• Cere LLM
• Cereverse
• PsyStorm Games

Products and services

• Cere LLM (Cere-Gemma2-9b) A fine-tuned large language model (Cere-Gemma2-9b) with approximately 9 billion parameters, optimized for Turkish language tasks including text understanding, generation, and translation. Hosted on Hugging Face Spaces for developers and researchers to test and integrate into applications.
• Cere AI Assistant Turkey's first AI-powered 3D avatar virtual assistant, available as a mobile app supporting text and voice interaction. Provides instant answers using advanced NLP, recommends music based on user mood, aggregates news, and delivers information across topics. Distributed as a freemium app (free tier with Pro version) on Google Play, and is pre-installed as a free Pro version on MIPO mid- and upper-segment smartphones.
• Cere Insight A no-code AI chatbot builder powered by large language models that enables users to create custom chatbots without coding knowledge. Supports multi-file uploads, long document summarization, large dataset analysis for insight generation, and web integration. Targets enterprises, governments, academics, researchers, lawyers, and content creators, and underpins custom enterprise bots such as Nestlé Türkiye's 'Odin' assistant and sahibinden.com's 'Bir Dost' HR bot.
• CereAI XDR An AI and machine learning-powered cybersecurity platform that automates threat detection and response. Collects data from endpoints, networks, and cloud environments to detect complex threats missed by traditional systems, and offers flexible cloud or on-premise deployment with a centralized management console. Licensed to enterprise security teams.
• Cere AI Stack An enterprise AI infrastructure offering available as a cloud-based solution or as a fully on-premise 'Private Endpoint AI Acceleration Server' deployment. Enables enterprise and government clients to deploy Cerebrum Tech's AI capabilities inside their own infrastructure for maximum data security and sovereignty. Distributed internationally via Doğuş Teknoloji.
• Forest Fire Detection System AI-powered image processing system that detects forest fires with high accuracy. Features real-time video processing on high-performance embedded GPUs, instant alerting, web interface for historical reporting, and edge processing capability even in data-link and 4G-deficient areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cere-Gemma2-9b demonstrates superior performance in Turkish language tasks compared to other language models in conducted tests.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability12 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• Korea-Turkey Water Resources CooperationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Turkey and South Korea cooperation on water resources efficiency involving Cerebrum Tech's technology for monitoring and optimizing water resource management, addressing environmental pollution, climate change, and drought challenges.
• ToggflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCerebrum Tech and Togg (Turkey's first domestic automobile) partnered to develop AI applications for Togg T10X users. New AI-powered applications are distributed through Togg's Tru.Store digital platform, bringing innovative AI solutions that simplify daily life for vehicle users.
• Nestlé TürkiyeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerNestlé Türkiye adopted Cere Insight to achieve operational efficiency and agility. A custom AI assistant 'Odin' was also developed. The partnership was announced at the Startups.watch Türkiye Startup Ecosystem 2024 Q2 Event panel featuring Cerebrum Tech VP of Business Development Tolga Tunç and Nestlé Türkiye IT Innovation Senior Manager Haydar Ateşok.
• sahibinden.comcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnersahibinden.com partnered with Cerebrum Tech to develop the AI-based HR application 'Bir Dost', built on Cere Insight infrastructure. The tool provides employees with instant access to the corporate knowledge base and answers to internal process questions, launched internally within the company.
• MIPOcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerMIPO (domestic smartphone manufacturer) partnered with Cerebrum Tech to pre-install the Cere AI assistant as a free Pro version on its mid and upper-segment smartphone models launched in May, bringing AI to consumers' pockets.
• Doğuş TeknolojiflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCerebrum Tech partnered with Doğuş Teknoloji to expand into Europe and the Middle East across 11 countries. The partnership covers distribution of Cere AI Stack products including both cloud-based solutions and the Private Endpoint AI Acceleration Server for fully on-premise deployment, aiming to contribute significantly to Turkey's technology exports.
• Maven InsightscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCerebrum Tech signed a partnership agreement with Dubai and Saudi Arabia-based management consultancy Maven Insights to implement its AI solutions and product suite across Middle Eastern organizations. The agreement was formalized at the Saudi-Turkish Business Forum in Jeddah, attended by Prime Minister Muhammed Bin Salman Al-Suud and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
• Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Kütüphaneler ve Yayımlar Genel MüdürlüğücoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism's General Directorate of Libraries and Publications for the 'AI-Powered Digital Catalog and Semantic Search Project.' The project aims to connect all libraries in Turkey, enabling semantic search, book location tracking, author information, and AI-based book recommendations.
• Ankara Bilim ÜniversitesiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCere AI assistant was deployed at Ankara Bilim Üniversitesi for all students across all classes, demonstrating the use of AI to enhance learning experiences and improve engagement in education.
• GFDS-Global Future Designs&Solutions Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with GFDS-Global Future Designs&Solutions Inc., a company distinguished by futurist design applications, combining Cerebrum Tech's AI capabilities with GFDS's 3D technology expertise.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights9 records

Direct peers

• Yellow.ai: Yellow.ai is an enterprise conversational AI platform for customer support and internal automation — directly comparable to Cerebrum Tech's Cere Insight deployments at sahibinden.com and Nestlé Türkiye.
• Writer: Writer is an enterprise AI platform combining proprietary LLMs with no-code agent/chatbot tooling — closely matching Cerebrum Tech's combination of a proprietary LLM (Cere-Gemma2-9b) and a no-code enterprise tool (Cere Insight).
• AI21 Labs: AI21 Labs builds proprietary LLMs and enterprise AI applications (including no-code tools) — directly comparable to Cerebrum Tech's combined LLM-and-applications approach.
• Botpress: Botpress is a no-code/low-code AI chatbot and agent-building platform for enterprises — directly comparable to Cerebrum Tech's Cere Insight product in functionality, target customer, and business model.
• Cohere: Cohere develops and licenses enterprise LLMs and AI agent frameworks — directly comparable to Cerebrum Tech's Cere LLM offering and the Cere AI Stack's enterprise positioning.
• Mistral AI: Mistral AI provides open-weight and commercial LLMs with an enterprise platform and on-premise deployment options — comparable to Cerebrum's Cere LLM and the on-premise Private Edge AI Acceleration Server.

Emerging players

• H2O.ai: H2O.ai provides enterprise AI/ML platforms including LLMs and on-premise deployment — comparable in product shape to Cerebrum Tech's Cere AI Stack and enterprise AI tooling.
• Sanas AI: Sanas is an emerging AI company deploying real-time computer vision and speech AI at the edge — comparable to Cerebrum Tech's on-device Forest Fire Detection and edge AI infrastructure work.

Broad incumbents

• Anthropic: Anthropic is a much larger, well-funded AI lab offering Claude LLMs and Claude Code/agent frameworks broadly across the same enterprise AI categories Cerebrum Tech targets with its Cere LLM and AI Stack.

Regional players

• Peak (Koç-era Turkish AI ventures, e.g. Insider): Insider is a Turkish-founded AI/ML platform for enterprise personalization and conversational use cases — comparable as a regional peer operating from the same Turkish AI ecosystem with similar enterprise customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments3 records

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