TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 16, 2019

“We were very impressed by their neuroscience-based artificial intelligence that they used to power changes in behavior,” says Huffington. Thrive Global tackles the issue through a combination of pop psychology and celebrity advice, while Boundless uses artificial intelligence and machine learning nudges.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Laguna Beach-based Edgemesh says it has upgraded its product Edgemesh Server product line to specifically help e-commerce customers before the holiday rush. The company said its product now offers up a new image optimization feature, which helps decrease image download sizes by 39%.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2021

Laguna Beach-based Edgemesh said last week that it has launched a new offering, which helps accelerate the loading speed of e-commerce websites. The company said its new solution, Edgemesh Server, provides seamless web acceleration with zero developer effort. Pricing on the new service was not announced.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 15, 2016

The machine revolution has begun, artificial intelligence is here. The latest advancements in machine learning look to transform whole industries, redefining the workforce and in many instances replacing human interactions. The latest advancements in machine learning are set to transform the workplace.

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APRIL 14, 2021

Los Angeles-based Bridg, a venture backed company which develops software to help e-commerce retailers improve their sales, has been sold for $350M in cash to Cardlytics. The company's software uses artificial intelligence and big data to help retailers with their e-commerce efforts.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

” That question, along with a realization that she found herself asking it repeatedly over a variety of her purchases—from clothing items to housewares—led her to found FindMine, an e-commerce startup that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to help shoppers find clothing items that.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2021

Los Angeles-based Bridg, a venture backed company which develops software to help e-commerce retailers improve their sales, has been sold for $350M in cash to Cardlytics. The company's software uses artificial intelligence and big data to help retailers with their e-commerce efforts.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

TRASH — using this machine learning-based video editing toolkit, users can quickly create and edit high-quality, short-form video. SketchAR — this Lithuanian company is developing an AI-based mobile app for teaching drawing using augmented reality.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2019

Los Angeles-based Retina is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to figure out customer lifetime value (CLV) for such businesses as Dollar Shave Club. We spoke with Retina's CEO, Michael Greenberg , to learn more. We see you do that through machine learning and artificial intelligence?

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Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2019

Yet, new startups—aided with tech tools like artificial intelligence, chatbots, and the like—are trying to reinvent how to connect shoppers with the goods they want to buy.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Santa Monica-based Retina , a startup developing artificial intelligence and predictive analytics tools, is integrating its software into the popular Shopify e-commerce platform, the company is announcing this morning. Retina is backed by Comcast Ventures.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2020

According to Disney, it is specifically looking for companies in artificial intelligence, augmented reality, e-commerce, data analytics, frontier tech, and robotics. Disney said this year's program will begin in July, and run for three months until a Demo Day in October. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2019

From meager beginnings selling books online back in 1994, Amazon is currently the largest e-commerce retailer and cloud computing platform in the world, and now dominates even the giant Walmart. Use artificial intelligence to reinvent customer experiences. Everyone wants to grow and innovate like Amazon these days.

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Xconomy

MARCH 4, 2019

One size fits most (at best), and a women’s sizing system created during the Depression doesn’t gibe in an e-commerce business that prizes personalization. That’s why startups are turning to new technologies like 3D scanning and machine learning software to produce customized clothing that can be made for the masses.

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2018

million with Heritage Bank of Commerce and a four-year term loan of up to $7.5 Los Angeles-based Catasys , a provider of AI- and technology-enabled healthcare services, said today that it has received $10M in a debt financing round, split between a receivable facility agreement of $2.5 million with Horizon Technology Finance Corporation.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2018

Los Angeles-based Scalefast , which develops personalization technology for e-commerce, announced Thursday morning that it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV), and also included Adara Ventures, B&Y, French Partners and CIC Capital.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2018

Los Angeles-based fashion brand Guess is making a move into the world of artificial intelligence, with a link with Chinese technology and e-commerce giant Alibaba.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

XRC Labs, an accelerator program focused on e-commerce and retail startups, held a demo day for its latest class Thursday, featuring innovations in artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and other technologies.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

Managing Director: Derek Norton Investment interests: Connected consumer, Internet infrastructure, next generation e-commerce, digital media, gaming, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, consumer Internet, and some ad tech. Fika Ventures. Fund size: $40M.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

And over the past three years, Imperson has developed conversational chatbots powered by their artificial intelligence for several Disney projects, including most recently for Walt Disney World’s Pandora – The World of Avatar , according to a press release.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2017

Managing Directors: Tx Zhuo and Eva Ho Investment interests: Data, artificial intelligence-enabled technologies, and automation being applied to enterprise software, financial services, marketplace, and digital health. Fika Ventures. Fund size: $40M. HashTagOne. hashtagone.com. Fund size: $20M. www.amplify.la.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Online e-commerce giant Amazon announced this morning that it is expanding at its "tech hub" in San Diego, and plans to create 300 new high tech jobs at the location.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

Two of the hottest sectors in the market today for investments and startups are in the area of machine learning/big data and advancements in automotive technology. Less than 10 percent of people are taking public transportation, and only about 20 percent of commerce is online. That's the hard part.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Retailers are not only wasting so much money targeting us with bad data, consumers get frustrated,” says Katy Aucoin, founder and CEO of Dearduck, a Houston e-commerce data startup. Though based on our Web searches, those ads don’t necessarily represent what we would like to buy. Retailers end up distancing themselves from customers when.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A proliferation of startups is now trying to devise applications for this new class of language model , where the machine is capable of creating new text, images and videos based on simple human input. The platform is going after marketers with a Canva-style drag-and-drop interface.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2022

For example, the e-commerce trend, driven by the Internet, has boosted many companies to success, but Covid and more recent customer demands for customization, easy returns, and instant delivery have made to model very difficult for many businesses. There is no substitute for new business model work and marketing.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Now, some founders are seeking to use tech tools such as chatbots, artificial intelligence, analytics, and mobile to help clients remedy those deficiencies. As the last year has shown, the tech industry has a significant problem with sexual harassment and ensuring that women are treated equitably in the workplace.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Walmart’s Store No 8 innovation arm has acquired an Israeli machine learning startup , the retail giant announced Wednesday. Aspectiva joined the two-year-old Store No 8 Monday, and its employees will remain in Tel Aviv.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Andrew spoke to us about TrackStreet's brand protection software and artificial intelligence efforts. Essentially, we are giving the control back to them on the e-commerce channel, to make sure they are making the right sales, to the right places, to the right people, and to lock down an optimized sales channel through their partners.

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Xconomy

JUNE 4, 2018

Bossa Nova, along with San Francisco-based Simbe Robotics, is among a group of tech companies that are using robotics and artificial intelligence. “If it isn’t on the shelf, the shopper can’t buy it,” Skaff adds. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2022

If your business today is healthcare, it may be time to look for opportunities in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and digital data management, rather than just more unhealthy customers. You can’t ignore the key principles preached by every innovative entrepreneur: Build tomorrow’s opportunity rather than extend today’s.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 8, 2021

The company said it conducted over 25,000 fully-integrated fusion reactor core experiments, optimized using machine learning programs developed in collaboration with Google and processing power from the Department of Energy’s INCITE program, which leverages exascale-level computing, TAE Technologies said.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“Cognitive computing,” artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced data analytics are evolving companies’ understanding of their customers in game-changing ways. To augment and overcome physical distance, we are starting to use drones, virtual reality, and driverless cars.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2016

As e-commerce continues to grow, one part of that business, one area continues to be a very difficult area to scale efficiently--the labor intensive, back end warehouse, shipping, and fulfillment operation. That allows our customers in e-commerce to be able to take a single item, or one or two from the shelf for delivery to customers.

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Xconomy

MARCH 2, 2018

Called Eden, the initiative is in its early stages, but the idea is to use artificial intelligence and cameras to create a “freshness algorithm” used by employees at Walmart’s distribution centers.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 19, 2017

From products designed by artificial intelligence to virtual reality systems that help shoppers picture merchandise in their homes, retailers are deploying technology like never before this holiday season, betting that they can win business back from the default of online shopping.

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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. We’ve been fairly capital-efficient in this fast-growth e-commerce space,” Sheik said. “It It also is a burgeoning sector.

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