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San Diego Roundup: Qualcomm, Philter, Stella Labs, VC Funding & More

Xconomy

AON Devices, headed by former Qualcomm engineer Mouna El Khatib, is developing semiconductors that use ultra-low-power artificial intelligence algorithms for voice and audio recognition by battery-powered applications. Qualcomm Ventures invited 10 artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, virtual reality, and.

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Startups Weekly: Upfront Ventures bets on a bus service

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billion in a round led by the private equity firm GPI Capital this week. Vianai raises $50M seed to transform machine learning. Equity drops every Friday at 6:00 am PT, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , Overcast , Spotify , and all the casts. The financing brings Postmates’ total funding to nearly $1 billion.

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Turning the Camera on Chris Dixon

Both Sides of the Table

Chris Dixon is one of my favorite people in tech and writes one of the few blogs I read religiously. If you like the quick summary notes, please check out Adam’s blog on tech, entrepreneurship & VC as a thank you. If you don’t read it and you care about tech & entrepreneurship, you should.

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With $30M Infusion, Certona Aims for Bigger Share of Digital Retail

Xconomy

Sheik, who was previously the chief marketing officer and COO at San Diego’s WebSideStory, said the sector has exploded in recent years as Certona and its rivals have combined the capabilities of traditional Web analytics with predictive analytics software, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.

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UiPath Snags $225M To Expand Robotic Workforce for Businesses

Xconomy

New York-based UiPath is the latest such company to score a haul, announcing Tuesday it raised $225 million in a Series C funding round co-led by earlier investor CapitalG —the growth equity investment fund of Google parent company Alphabet—and Sequoia Capital, a new investor.

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Empirico Raises $17M, Inks 3-Year Antisense Collaboration with Ionis

Xconomy

Empirico, a biotech that has developed tools to analyze genomics data and use those insights to identify potential therapeutic targets, has signed a collaboration deal with antisense drug developer Ionis Pharmaceuticals that includes a $10 million equity investment.

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Convoy Reloads With $185M For Its Freight Shipment Marketplace

Xconomy

Convoy , an online marketplace that connects shippers with freight truck fleets and independent drivers, announced today it raised $185 million in a Series C fundraising round led by CapitalG, the growth equity investment fund of Alphabet, Google’s parent company. regions, CEO Dan Lewis says.

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