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Why 2017 Should be a Great Year to Raise Venture Capital

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Recently Upfront Ventures published its outlook for the technology startup world and venture capital overall titled it “ WTF Happened to Winter ?” This was driven by the influx of corporate VCs, foreign VC money, sovereign wealth funds and the new war chests of VCs who raised new funds in the past 18 months.

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Nervana Raises $600K For Artificial Intelligence Hardware

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San Diego-based Nervana Systems , a startup developing hardware specifically aimed at artificial intelligence software, has raised $600,000 in a funding round. The company--led by Naveen Rao--says it is developing computer hardware specifically for "deep learning". Aditya Agrawal, Ruchi Sanghvi, and SV Angels. READ MORE>>.

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Sixgill Rolls Out Machine Learning Tool

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Santa Monica-based software developer Sixgill has launched a new product this morning, saying it has unveiled a new application called HyperLabel, which helps developers, engineers, and data scientists implement machine learning. Sixgill is venture backed by DRW Venture Capital and Mobile Financial Partners.

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Elementary Picks Up $30M For Manufacturing AI

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Los Angeles-based Elementary, which is developing artificial intelligence, machine vision software for the manufacturing industry, said Thursday that it raised $30M in its Series B funding. The funding was led by Tiger Global, and also included Threshold Ventures, Fika Ventures, Fathom Capital, Riot VC, and Toyota Ventures.

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Qulab Applies Artificial Intelligence To Drug Design

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The startup--backed by Cota Capital, Civilization Ventures, Plug and Play, and 415--says that Quleap automated small molecule, synthesis planning, and a cloud engine for simulating biomolecules.

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LA, and Southern California's Surge In Venture Capital Funds

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Core Innovation Capital. Okapi Ventures. Fund size: $60M (Okapi Ventures III) Managing Directors: Marc Averitt, Sharon Stevenson, Jeff Bocan, John Waller Investment interests: Seed and early-stage companies in the technology and healthcare IT sectors and has also invested in medical device and medical diagnostic startups.

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BlockFraud Finds $5M For Anti-Fraud Software

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Santa Monica-based BlockFraud , a developer of machine learning and artificial intelligence software used for detecting mobile fraud, has reportedly raised $5M in a Series A funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding was led by Palisades Venture Capital. READ MORE>>.