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Thankful Takes $12M For AI Efforts

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Venice, California-based Thankful, a new artificial intelligence software startup focused on customer service, announced this morning that it has raised $12M in its Series A funding round. The funding was led by Alpha Edison, and also included Bonfire Ventures, Ten-One-Ten, Greycroft, Omega, and Miramar Ventures.

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Postcard on the Run Broadens Focus, Forms On The Run Tech

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The company said the new company will specialize in building mobile apps to let users create customized, physical products from their mobile device. Los Angeles-based Postcard on the Run , the mobile app developer founded by Josh Brooks , is broadening its focus today, saying it has formed a new, parent company called On The Run Tech.

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Tarzan To The Beatles: 4 Of The All-Time Greatest Business Deals

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This tendency is understandable, as most business negotiations address near-term objectives, such as driving incremental revenue or acquiring customers. In the seventh year, Miramar''s executives remitted to the VCs their investment, along with nominal interest. However, the inept Mr. Epstein settled for a startlingly low 7%.

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How Frost Venture Partners Is Incubating The Big Data Future

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On the customer side, we have companies like Samsung, GE, Kaiser Permanente, Accenture. We now have seven companies, and have our own venture fund as well, and we'll be doing four or five for the next few years. Let's say we saw an idea coming from a major partner, a customer like Samsung or someone like that. It's been great.

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