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DECEMBER 1, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which develops artificial intelligence powered, sales conversation tools and call tracking products, says it is launching a certification program for its agency customers.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Now, Thrive Global is adding a tech tool to its arsenal of cognitive behavioral therapies with the acquisition of the Los Angeles-based startup, Boundless Mind. “We were very impressed by their neuroscience-based artificial intelligence that they used to power changes in behavior,” says Huffington.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Carlsbad-based Zingle , a developer of mobile messaging and customer experience software for the hospitality, travel , and retail markets, has been acquired by San Francisco-based Medallia , a provider of customer experience management software. Medallia said it will pay approximately $42M in cash for Zingle. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2018

El Segundo-based CUJO AI , a startup developing artificial intelligence software for detecting security attacks on consumer networking infrastructure, has raised a Series B funding round, the company said this morning. CUJO AI offers up its AI software to network operators, to help secure customers. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2019

Yet most executives are struggling with how to harness this data with artificial intelligence and machine learning, and use it to hone their intuition and improve their business leadership. He anticipated his future customers and what they might want. Aim for 10x gains, not 10 percent.

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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2020

Pasadena-based QLess , a developer of artificial intelligence software for managing lines, says it has scored a number of wins with local governments, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The company says it uses artificial intelligence to help drive its mobile tool.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2018

El Segundo-based CUJO AI , a developer of artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity software for telecom network operators, has raised a round of growth capital from KPN Ventures, the company said this morning. KPN Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Netherlands-based KPN, a large telecom company.

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socalTECH

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.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Invoca , the developer of call tracking and analytics tools, has raised another $56M in a new funding round, the company said on Wednesday. The company has such customers as Dish Network, U.S. According to Invoca, the new round was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included H.I.G. READ MORE>>.

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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.

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socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based Sunbit , a fintech startup which provides point-of-sale financing for purchases, using machine learning to qualify consumers, has raised $26M in a Series B funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by Zeev Ventures, and also included Group 11 (formerly SGVC), Chicago Ventures, and others.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Today's contribution is from Jaspar Weir , co-founder of TaskUs (www.taskus.com), which powers much of the back office and customer support behind some of the best known startups here in Southern California--not to mention the rest of the world, and for many established companies, too. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

When the Los Angeles-based startup Maslo launched its first product in early 2018 , the company was focused on a direct-to-consumer tool designed to encourage mindfulness and self-awareness through a machine learning enabled avatar that would respond to individual’s inputs. Image courtesy of Maslo.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As investors continue pouring funding into artificial intelligence and consumer habits shift, many AI and subscription model startups have been enjoying rapid growth. However, its unique-for-the-industry monthly subscription model has helped it maintain healthy profits from its loyal customer base in 2023.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

That’s still a steep price for customers to pay out of pocket. Ezra initially came to market with a single test to screen for prostate cancer using machine learning to diagnose the screens coming off of an abbreviated MRI scan that takes 20 minutes. Insurance companies won’t pay for Ezra’s screens… yet.

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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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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. Movio’s user base is currently in the lower hundreds of thousands, with paying customers nearing 1,000.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

One of the biggest challenges in any business, large or small, is overcoming the natural human preference for status quo , or fear of change. Even customers, while they all want the next big thing, want it to happen with minimal new learning. Focus on customer needs rather than profits.

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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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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

Both programmers, the two reconnected after doing stints as custom developers during and after college, and then when they were developing tools for their families’ businesses as residential contractors in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2020

One of the biggest challenges in any business, large or small, is overcoming the natural human preference for status quo , or fear of change. Even customers, while they all want the next big thing, want it to happen with minimal new learning. Focus on customer needs rather than profits.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The current land rush in chip development, spurred as new technologies such as artificial intelligence create new needs, is pitting established semiconductor companies like Intel and Nvidia against tech titans like Facebook that are building their own chips. A wave of next-generation chip companies has also entered the fray.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Every business leader I know is overloaded with data these days, with a wealth of new business tools, social media channels, and countless emails and text messages. For example, just think of the data generated and captured for every online customer purchase transaction on the Internet.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Software AG, a German software giant with 4,300 employees, has acquired San Diego-based Zementis, a specialist in machine learning and data science. Zementis CEO Michael Zeller co-founded the company in 2004 to help customers glean new insights from big data by using predictive analytics.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 19, 2018

With lead investors like Fika Ventures and Fathom Capital, and co-investors, including Toyota AI Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, Riot.vc, Osage University Partners and Stage Venture Partners, Elementary Robotics is readying itself for commercial pilots with a few undisclosed customers as it proves out its technology.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2023

Change is the only constant in today’s world of customers and competitors. You can only succeed by listening to all feedback, positive and negative, and iteratively adapting to what you have learned. Keep up with the latest tools and academic offerings. Just remember that you must never be too busy to learn new things.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

We casught up with CEO Jay Ackerman to learn more about the company, its market, and how the company is looking to help its customershealth plans and managed care organizations--with risk management and quality improvement using technology. I've been a sales leader, a Chief Revenue Officer, Head of Customer Success.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Palo Alto-based company uses emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology to tackle pressing questions in cancer care. In a medical field where current tools aren't going far enough to reduce uncertainty, this breakthrough is pretty major. Valar Labs. It's really everyone.” – Wander CEO John Andrew Entwhistle.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 26, 2019

Connected classroom technology can also help customize the learning experience for each student, making lessons more effective. Artificial Intelligence (AI). Artificial intelligence in the educational field (AIEd for short) isn’t new.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

My team is responsible for building tools to help improve the online customer experience, whether that's through native apps, devices, or the web. The last area my team is responsible for, is what we call our site merchandising tools. These tools allow our business users to manage our virtual stores.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

My team is responsible for building tools to help improve the online customer experience, whether that's through native apps, devices, or the web. The last area my team is responsible for, is what we call our site merchandising tools. These tools allow our business users to manage our virtual stores.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Custom Search API - Google Custom Search enables you to search over a slice of the web, such as your own website, or a collection of websites. Moderator API – The Google Moderator API lets websites and programs integrate with Google Moderator, a tool for collecting ideas, questions, and recommendations from audiences of any size.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Tech may be the tool, but hospitality – making life a little easier, more comfortable, and more enjoyable for your customer, is the winning focus. Unfortunately, too many of the technical entrepreneurs I mentor and advise are focused on their technology, and assume that the value will be self-evident to customers.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based Postie (postie.com), backed by Bonfire Ventures and Crosscut Ventures, is applying machine learning and other techniques to direct mail. We spoke with Dave Fink , CEO and co-founder of Posite, and Jonathan Neddenriep , co-founder and CTO of the company, to learn more. We've learned many interesting things.

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Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

Apple announced more progress on their privacy initiatives, while Google remained highly product-focused, announcing numerous apps, new pieces of hardware, and more development tools for VR. Customer experience is a high priority for both companies. Here are three of the most important takeaways: 1.

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Xconomy

JUNE 28, 2019

What makes Axon’s new limit to law enforcement’s access to facial recognition tools unusual is that the decision was made by a private technology company whose paying customers are primarily police departments. They include a pioneering ban in San Francisco last month, and another passed Thursday by the city council of Somerville, MA.

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Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

During the pandemic, carriers provided enterprise customers with more SIP endpoints to support remote work, which exposed parts of their network to the public network and added vulnerabilities. . Threats associated with SIP include identity theft, malware and viruses, fraud, hijacking, and eavesdropping. Read More: How to Prepare for 5G.

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