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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 CEO, Jeff Drake, was a founder at Access360 (acquired by IBM), and also served at IBM, Akana, and ServiceMesh.

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OCTOBER 16, 2019

Los Angeles-based artificial intelligence developer Boundless Mind , which is uses AI to personalize the interaction of users on apps, has been acquired by New York-based Thrive Global , a startup founded by Arianna Huffington focused on behavior change. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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DECEMBER 12, 2014

Nimble VR was formerly known as 3Gear Systems, and was founded by Rob Wang, Chris Twigg, and Kenrick Kin, and develops skeletal hand tracking technology that uses machine learning and computer vision techniques. 13th Lab''s technology is used to acquire 3D models of the real world. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 21, 2017

Costa Mesa-based artificial intelligence software developer Veritone said late Wednesday that it has acquired the software and intellectual property of Atigeo Corporation. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The company also said it plans to hire former Atigeo data scientists and software engineers.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Sonos said on Wednesday afternoon that it has acquired Snips , a developer of an artificial intelligence platform for enabling voice interaction with connected devices. According to Sonos, it paid approximately $37.5M for Snips, subject to purchase price adjustments and holdbacks. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

So I think it’s safe to say that any technology that can make the process easier is welcome by all. It has developed technology to give people a way to pay bills outside of traditional methods, such as through the mail, over the phone or via a Web portal. Paying bills is hardly a fun thing. It’s a true universal payment method.”.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Costa Mesa-based Veritone , which develops artificial intelligence software, said today that it has acquired Machine Box , a developer of machine learning technology. The deal was worth approximately $5.0M, including $2.0M upfront plus up to $3.0M in earn out, split between Veritone stock and cash.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Q CELLS said it will use Geli's artificial intelligence technology for the C&I distributed energy market, to be able to provide integrated energy solutions through packaged hardware and software capabilities (solar+storage).

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MARCH 4, 2021

Santa Monica-based augmented reality, air combat training technology developer Red 6 said on Thursday that it has added Dr. Will Roper, former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L).

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JUNE 1, 2021

San Diego-based digital identity verification provider Mitek said on Monday that it has acquired ID R&D, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-based voice and face biometrics and liveness detection technology. According to Mitek, it will use the acquisition to help battle biometric identity fraud.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Cylance, develops artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity software, which detects and reacts to cybersecurity threats. The company was founded in 2012, and was venture backed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities, Dell Technologies Capital, Citi Ventures, and Insight Venture Partners, among others.

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MARCH 17, 2021

Venice, California-based Snap said on Wednesday that it has acquired Fit Analytics, which is developing machine learning technology which helps people figure out what clothing or shoes might fit them best. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

San Diego-based Human Longevity , a provider of precision health analytics, said today that it has acquired DoctorsForMe , which matches patients to doctors using artificial intelligence and big data technology. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Costa Mesa-based Connectifier , the artificial intelligence software developer led by John Jersin, has been acquired by LinkedIn , the companies said Thursday afternoon. In a loss for Orange County's technology industry, Connectifier said that much of its team is relocating to the Bay Area as part of the acquisition.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina announced this morning that it has acquired Menlo Park-based GRAIL , a developer of cancer early detection technology. Illumina and GRAIL said the acquisition is split between $3.5 According to Illumina, it will acquire GRAIL for cash and stock worth $8 billion.

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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.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

San Diego-based Nervana Systems , a developer of artificial intelligence and "deep learning" technology, has been acquired by Intel , in a deal that is reportedly worth $350M. Nervana was working on artificial intelligence software and hardware. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 26, 2018

It was an eventful year for the artificial intelligence industry. The sector saw more big venture capital deals and acquisitions , while researchers kept plugging away on technology advances. Meanwhile, A.I. developers continued to grapple with issues around transparency, trust, and ethics.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2018

2018 was a year of ups and downs for the business and technology community. It was a year of big exits—both IPOs and acquisitions—for tech and life sciences companies. Artificial intelligence and cybersecurity remained front and center in tech, as new.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

San Diego-based Cubic Corporation said on Wednesday that it has acquired GRIDSMART Technologies , a developer of video tracking technology for the traffic management market. The deal was worth $87M in cash.

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MAY 2, 2017

Newport Beach-based Veritone , a developer of cloud-based, artificial intelligence software, says it expects its IPO to be between $14.00 Veritone's CEO is technology startup veteran Chad Steelberg. and $16.00 per share, as it launches its roadshow. billion price tag.

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JANUARY 16, 2015

The Mobile Majority said it is adding talent in product development, UI, backend, high speed API integration, operations, and machine learning. themobilemajority mobile majority growth jobs hiring advertising technology merger acquisition brazil elastic expansion' The Mobile Majority is led by Rob Emrich. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 12, 2017

We've taken the latest change in technology and motor sports, and everything, which has been under-represented online, and built Donut Media. I had seen how things were working over there, and went through a number of acquisition. However, that has changed a bit with technology like the GoPro, drones, and ability to do this digitally.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

The move is part of Haptik’s broader strategy to both expand its technology expertise and team and business overseas, Aakrit Vaish, cofounder and CEO of Haptik, told TechCrunch in an interview. Vaish is already in talks with a handful of other startups and is open to more acquisitions, he said. You can’t expand in the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Most of their new claims to innovation are acquired through mergers and acquisitions from the entrepreneurial pipeline. Existing technologies have been “commoditized” globally. Many countries have learned to make products cheaper and better. New emerging manufacturing technologies (e.g.,

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Xconomy

APRIL 4, 2018

But it turns out VCs weren’t the only driving force behind the change in fundraising prospects for the young companies now inventing chips suited for artificial intelligence tasks, and daring to compete with giant chipmakers such as Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) and Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA ), says Silicon Valley Bank ’s Matt Trotter.

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MARCH 1, 2017

Next week is the Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), one of the longest running technology conferences held in Los Angeles. It's now an internationally recognized showcase for technology here in Los Angeles, and we also get to showcase Southern California companies, as well. We've seen some notable successes.

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DECEMBER 30, 2015

But things can change in technology businesses in very short order when the company is not yet at scale (sub -$50 million in revenue) and getting greedy can be very costly to the funds' returns. Who or what do you think had the biggest impact on the technology industry in 2015? It was truly the year of the Unicorn.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 17, 2019

Fort Worth, TX —Data analytics and visual search technologies are increasingly being used by law enforcement agencies, growth that has captured the attention of tech giant Motorola.

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2016

The name of the fund—which will back startups focused on cloud computing, machine learning, and security, with an emphasis on technology that complements Microsoft’s own products and services—is Microsoft Ventures. Microsoft aims to get in front of technology trends earlier with the new investment vehicle.

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JUNE 8, 2020

Finance is often not relevant to people, and we decided you need a better access point to finance, and do it at scale, using technology, data, and things like machine learning. Scott Grimes: A lot of it is for new user acquisition. It really took my team, a fantastic investment team which put in a lot of late hours.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

After raising $30 million, San Diego-based Certona said it is moving to accelerate its product development, expand its sales and marketing team, and improve its client services as an e-commerce technology vendor. Certona uses the data to offer shoppers personalized options based on “real-time profiling.”. It also is a burgeoning sector.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Talk a bit about where the company was at the time of the acquisition? Most of the incumbents in the ad technology space were just not able to piece together inventory the way they wanted to buy. Keith Bonnici: One of the things that got us acquired, more than any other, was our focus on the technology side.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Eslambolchi, who had served as a LonoCloud advisor and CEO, told Caldwell he had an idea for a cybersecurity startup that would use analytic software and machine learning technology to monitor the data flowing in and out of networks for anything that looks out of the ordinary. This is ‘leaning forward’ cybersecurity.”.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Nuance said the sale of the division will help it focus on its conversational AI and cloud-related technologies; Kofax said the deal will help it bolster its "Intelligent Automation" technologies. Kofax paid $400M in cash for the division. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 10, 2017

But car companies are fighting to keep pace by becoming more nimble and collaborative, investing in autonomous technology partnerships with companies both large and small. In fact, many. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 15, 2018

The company also sells gadgets, such as mobile devices with large screens and big buttons, wearables that can work with those devices, and emergency alert products. Minnesota-based Best Buy (NYSE: BBY. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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