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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

San Diego-based Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that it has launched a brand new, venture capital investment fund, which will focus only an artificial intelligence. The first investment out of the fund is in AnyVision , a startup working on face, body, and object recognition. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 21, 2014

for its hardware-based, machine learning tools, according to the company. Nervana said the Series A funding was led by DFJ, and also included Allen & Co., As part of the funding, Steve Jurvetson of DFJ will join the company''s board of directors. San Diego-based Nervana System has raised $3.3M

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Woodland Hills-based REX Real Estate Exchange , a startup which helps homeowners sell their homes without using an MLS, has raised $15M in a Series B funding. The company has now raised over $30M in funding. The company only charges a 2 percent, flat free.

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APRIL 17, 2019

A new, Los Angeles venture capital fund, AET Fund said on Wednesday that it has raised $50M to make investments in entertainment technology, and hired someone to head up its U.S. AET Fund had said last year that it would be establishing its venture funding efforts in Los Angeles. investment efforts. and ALE Co.,

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

Aliso Viejo-based Adroid Worldwide Media , which goes by the name AWM Smart Shelf , has raised $11M in its Series A funding round, for its retail shopping application and cashierless checkout system. According to AWM Smart Shelf, the funding round was led by Impact Venture Capital, and also included Mark IV Capital and The Contrarian Group.

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MAY 9, 2019

Los Angeles-based Pearl , the machine learning startup which was spun out of advertising AI software startup GumGum , has raised $11M in a funding round, which came from Craft Ventures, as well as un-named strategic investors.

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Tech.Co

JULY 13, 2023

Initially pinned as a generative AI startup for Twitter when it first hit the headlines back in April, the xAI website seems to suggest that the new startup will remain separate from the social media platform, as well as Musk's collection of other technology companies.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

The company said the agreement will support further development of its artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. Cylance, led by Stuart McClure, uses artificial intelligence on endpoints to analyze the "DNA" of files to prevent malicious attacks and malware.

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MAY 16, 2018

San Juan Capistrano-based OspreyData , a developer of data analytics software used for the oil and gas business, says it has raised $5M in a series A funding round. The funding was led by Houston Ventures. The company's CEO is John Burke. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 9, 2019

San Diego-based startup incubator operator EvoNexus is launching a brand new, financial technology (Fintech) incubator, in a partnership with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Franklin Templeton , the incubator announced this morning.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Los Angeles-based Beyond Limits , the artificial intelligence software developer which recently raised a big, $133M funding round, has linked with management consulting firm The Carnrite Group , the two said on Wednesday. The company announced a big, $133M Series C funding at the end of September, from Group 42 and bp ventures.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In this guide, you'll learn exactly what Claude is, how it works, and all about its parent company, Anthropic. Who Owns Anthropic, and Who Funds It? Anthropic largely focuses its work on building large language models (LLM) and the chatbots that subsequently use them. What is Anthropic AI?

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JULY 16, 2021

San Diego-based Netradyne, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing technology for the automotive market, has raised $150M in a Series C funding round. According to the company, the funding was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and also included existing investors Point72 Ventures and M12.

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Xconomy

MARCH 26, 2018

Artificial intelligence innovation has become part of our everyday lives—retailers use it to tailor the product recommendations they make; biotech companies hope it can create customized medicine. Take, for example, facial recognition technologies that work best on white people and make the most errors on black people.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Originally called Dopamine Labs, the company was founded in 2015 to bring some of the same technologies that social media companies like Facebook used to boost engagement to a broader range of applications. Previous Boundless investors including Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund and Esther Dyson will join Thrive Global’s cap table.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

El Segundo-based CUJO AI , a developer of artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity software for telecom network operators, has raised a round of growth capital from KPN Ventures, the company said this morning. KPN Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Netherlands-based KPN, a large telecom company.

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JUNE 19, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture investor TenOneTen Ventures is one of the investors in a newly launched startup, which is looking to use artificial intelligence and DNA testing to identify autism and other medical conditions. The startup recently graduated from Y Combinator, and is based in the Bay Area.

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MAY 25, 2018

Greycroft Ventures , which has a big presence in Los Angeles, has backed Silicon Valley-based BlueCart , a developer of machine learning software and other tools for the hospitality industry, to the tune of $5M. BlueCart said this week that it raised $5M in its Series B-1 funding, bringing its total raised to $22M.

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JULY 26, 2021

Santa Monica-based education technology platform Numerade Labs Inc. raised $26 million in Series A funding for its artificial intelligence-driven tutoring platform.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch. Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others.

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MAY 18, 2016

Anaheim-based Cogitai l, a new artificial intelligence (AI) software startup, said Tuesday that it has raised a strategic round of investment from Sony Corporation. Cogitai said it is developing "core" artificial intelligence software technology. Size of the investment was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

San Diego-based Kneron , a developer of artificial intelligence software, has raised $40M more in Series A funding, from investor Horizons Ventures. Accoring to Deal Street Asia, the funding brings the company's total to $73M. Horizons Ventures it the venture arm of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Los Angeles-based Trace , a developer of mobile apps which automatically track your sports activity using sensors, video, and artificial intelligence, has scored a round of investment from Intel Capital. Size of the funding round was not announced.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Carlsbad-based NextWave Ventures , a venture capital investor which focuses on commercializing early stage technology, said it has launched a new artificial intelligence start, Apical Technology. Size of the investment in Apical Technology was not announced. The startup was founded by Ron St. Onge and Jim St.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Los Angeles-based Flo Technologies , a new startup in the water monitoring and conservation area, said on Monday that it has launched a new device and system which uses artificial intelligence and a special sensor to monitor what going on with a home's water system. The startup was founded by mechanical engineer Henry Halimi.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

According to EvoNexus, companies that have participated in its earlier programs last year raised $226M in funding, and so far, it has seen six exits out of its participants worth over $800M. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Irvine-based Bitvore , the big data, artificial intelligence, and data analytics startup, has upped its latest funding round to $14.2M, as part of what appears to be an ongoing $17.75M funding effort. The company's President, Jeff Curie, was also an executive at Access360, IBM, and SupplyFrame.

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APRIL 24, 2019

San Diego- and Irvine-based startup incubator operator EvoNexus says it is looking to attract financial technology (fintech) startups, and is now accepting startup applications for a new financial technology incubator it has launched with Franklin Templeton and Royal Bank of Canada. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based Moonshots Capital , the venture capital investment firm led by Kelly Perdew and Craig Cummings, has raised its first official fund, a $19M seed stage venture fund. The firm--which has been making investments even before raising the official fund, announced today--has already made four investments out of the new fund.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2018

[ Updated 12/27/18, 9:54 am ] Manoj Saxena is bullish on artificial intelligence. startup CognitiveScale and managing director of The Entrepreneur Fund , which makes investments in early-stage machine learning companies, Saxena believes A.I. technologies. As chairman of Austin, TX-based A.I.

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AUGUST 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based fintech startup InvestCloud and seed-stage venture capital fund Stage Venture Partners have announced a new collaboration, where Stage will move into InvestCloud's "Innovation Center" in Los Angeles. Stage says it recently raised its second fund. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 8, 2021

In a small industrial park located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, one company is claiming to have hit a milestone in the development of a new technology for generating power from nuclear fusion. ” TAE Technologies Michl Binderbauer standing next to the company’s novel fusion reactor. .”

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MAY 17, 2018

El Segundo-based CUJO AI , a startup developing artificial intelligence software for detecting security attacks on consumer networking infrastructure, has raised a Series B funding round, the company said this morning. Size of the new round was not announced. The company is led by CEO Einas von Gravrock. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 10, 2016

On the day after Intel announced its acquisition of San Diego machine learning startup Nervana Systems, investor Steve Jurvetson told me he was feeling a sense of satisfaction about a call he made three years ago, and how it has been playing out. In the 2-1/2 years since it was founded, Nervana raised roughly $25 million.

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JUNE 29, 2017

We've summarized the funds that have announced new funds in the last nine months or so, or that are in the midst of raising funds--a total of more than $1086 million in total funds. List ordered by fund size). Fund size: $230M fund. Fund size: $100M fund. Fund size: $100M fund.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

San Diego-based Gretel.ai, a startup which is developing privacy technology, has raised $50M in a Series B funding, the company said today. The funding was led by Anthos Capital, and also included Section 32, Greylock, and Moonshots Capital. According to the company, it has now raised $65.5M. is led by CEO Ali Golshan.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based Machina Labs, a company which is developing robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) technology aimed at improving manufacturing, has raised $16.3M in a Series A funding round. According to the company, the funding was led by Innovation Endeavors and also included Congruent Ventures and Embark Ventures.

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