By Alvin Alexander. Last updated: June 4, 2016
Scala Native “is a new ahead-of-time compiler and lightweight managed runtime designed specifically for Scala ... Scala Native is compiled ahead-of-time via LLVM. This means that there is no sluggish warm-up phase that’s common for just-in-time compilers. Your code is immediately fast and ready for action.”
For more information, there’s a little bit of a story about it on JavaWorld.com, and this thread on ycombinator.com.