EXCLUSIVE: Zapata AI Partners With US Special Operations To Deliver Real-time Intelligence For Warfighters

Zapata Computing Holdings Inc ZPTA, an industrial-grade enterprise AI solutions provider, has entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Special Operations Command ("USSOCOM").

Key Highlights of the CRADA include:

• Empowering USSOCOM with advanced AI tools to enhance situational awareness, real-time decision-making, and operational readiness in challenging environments and contested spaces.
• Accelerating USSOCOM's ability plan, create, and deliver AI-driven advantage to align closely with specific mission objectives and parameters.
• Deepening Zapata AI's existing relationship across the United States Department of Defense innovation ecosystem.

The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Under the terms of the CRADA, Zapata AI will leverage its Orquestra platform to speed up the model development lifecycle (MDLC) and create AI and ML applications that enhance mission performance for USSOCOM's Hyper-Enabled Force (HEF) initiatives.

The decision-support capabilities developed by the partnership will run on the edge in low connectivity environments on ruggedized high-performance computing (HPC) hardware.

The collaboration with USSOCOM builds on Zapata AI's success in supporting Andretti Global's complex race intelligence and advanced analytics needs.

"We are proud to support the brave men and women of USSOCOM in defending our national security around the world," said Christopher Savoie, CEO and co-founder of Zapata AI. "Our battle-tested Orquestra platform, our ability to ingest and process vast amounts of streaming data in real-time, and our experience in rapidly deploying AI solutions in challenging environments will enhance USSOCOM's operational readiness with cutting-edge intelligence capabilities."

Price Action: ZPTA shares traded higher by 5.71% at $0.542 premarket at the last check on Tuesday.

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