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KnuEdge, Backed By $100M, Launches Voice Recognition Software

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According to the company, it has developed "neural technology" which is aimed at altering how humans interact with machines, allowing computers, web and mobile apps, and devices to authenticate and understand the human voice.

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Reflections on 2016: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

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I studied East Asian religions in college and was intrigued to hear that a Buddhist monk was delivering meditation and mindfulness via a mobile app. Since joining SVB in 2005, Rob has led debt transactions for more than 100 public and private companies. This is a trend from 2016 that should gain momentum in 2017.

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Interview with Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures

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For us, digital media means consumer Internet, online advertising, mobile, gaming, and most importantly--this is Rick and my background--next generation infrastructure to support consumption of this media. Finally, what's your opinion on where the SoCal VC industry is nowadays? In terms of SoCal as a market, it's a shame.

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Off To SXSW, Our Schedule, And A Special Thanks

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The time has come for us to say goodbye SoCal (temporarily of course) and HELLO Austin! Our valued sponsors are: Mobile Roadie, BuzzVoice, Will You Trend?, Mobile Roadie is a simple and inexpensive way for anyone to build and manage their own iPhone App. We want to also give thanks to our sponsors for making TechZulu possible.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

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While Google fights on the edges, Amazon is attacking their core - Chris Dixon , May 22, 2010 Google is fighting battles on almost every front: social networking, mobile operating systems, web browsers, office apps, and so on. First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration).

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Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map

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A SoCal native and graduate of both UCLA and USC, Richard Rosenblatt led the growth of MySpace from an unknown to a household name. Matt Coffin, President and founder of LowerMyBills.com and SoCal “Entrepreneur of the Year” for 2006, has an absolutely ubiquitous presence in LA. Iraq a hard place to work, is not SoCal.

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Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

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We've invested in a fantastic company called Mobiclip, which provides high throughput video with low battery consumption on mobile devices. An A-round investment in the late 90's, or even in 2005/2006, or 2007, was a $5-8M check. Obviously, this being LA, we're also very interested in digital content and distribution.