socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Costa Mesa-based Veritone , a developer of artificial intelligence software, said it has received an unsolicited acquisition bid from private equity firm Apis Capital Management. According to Veritone, Apis has offered to acquire all of its outstanding shares for $10.26 per share in cash.

Artificial Inteligence 133

Artificial Inteligence Acquisition Capital Equity 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (GS Growth), and also included Palisades Growth Capital and Bryant Stibel. Los Angeles-based RingDNA , which develops analytics software used for understanding the sales process and sales conversations, said last week that it raised $30M in a growth capital funding.

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Sales Artificial Inteligence Equity Web 140

socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2017

Those local funds are on top of a massive injection of funding from out of area venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, and strategic investors. List ordered by fund size). Upfront Ventures. upfront.com. Fika Ventures. Fund size: $40M. HashTagOne. hashtagone.com. Fund size: $20M. www.amplify.la.

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Southern California Venture Capital Artificial Inteligence Capital 178

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Carlsbad-based NextWave Ventures , a venture capital investor which focuses on commercializing early stage technology, said it has launched a new artificial intelligence start, Apical Technology. According to NextWave, Apical Technology is developing a software platform which uses AI for equities trading. Onge and Jim St.

Artificial Inteligence 124

Artificial Inteligence Technology Startup Venture Capital 124

socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2020

The funding was led by private equity firm NewSpring Growth. The company also said the funding will go towards advancing its technology, including automation and artificial intelligence software. in a Series B funding round. The company is also backed by Neiman Marcus. FASHIONPHILE was founded in 1999. READ MORE>>.

Commerce 124

Commerce Artificial Inteligence Equity Funding 124

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2019

Costa Mesa-based artificial intelligence software developer Veritone said on Thursday afternoon that it has named a new member to its board of directors. Veritone said that Richard H. Rick) Taketa has joined its board, replacing Nate Checketts, the CEO of Rhone Apparel. READ MORE>>.

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Artificial Inteligence Palomar Google Equity 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Marina Del Rey-based LeaseLock, which is developing artificial intelligence technology and lease insurance products to eliminate the need for security deposits, has raised $52M in its Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. LeaseLock said it will use the funding to expand its lease insurance product.

Marina Del Rey 113

Marina Del Rey Artificial Inteligence Equity Capital 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Los Angeles-based ringDNA , which develops sales engagement software, says it has launched a new, artificial intelligence (AI) product, which it says helps recommend actions for sales reps, to increase success. READ MORE>>.

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Sales Artificial Inteligence Software Guide 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

According to Torumaline Labs, it has received an investment from ClearVision Equity Partners, and appointed Marc Brungger as its new CEO. San Diego-based Tourmaline Labs , a startup developing location-aware smartphone software for mobile apps hsa raised a round of funding, and appointed a new CEO. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Funding San Diego Equity 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Pasadena-based robot developer Miso Robotics, which develops kitchen assistance robots, says it is looking to raise another $40M more via crowdfunding, after just completing $50M in an equity crowdfunding push. The company said it is undergoing a "SEC review process" ahead of the new crowdfunding effort. The company is led by CEO Mike Bell.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Pasadena Demand 124

TechCrunch LA

MAY 12, 2020

TRASH : an app for quickly editing social video cuts using machine learning. SketchAR : an augmented reality drawing app with social tie-ins. Stipop : a rich cross-platform chat sticker API. Veam : a social network built around AirDrop. Wabisabi Design : an augmented reality game studio focused on bit-sized titles.

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Invest Startup Artificial Inteligence Class 237

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Shamrock Capital reports this morning that it has led a $30M investment in Pixellot , an Israeli firm developing automatic, artificial intelligence-driven software for producing streaming sports video. Pixellot has now raised more than $40M in funding.

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Artificial Inteligence Capital Funding Organization 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

El Seguno-based SmartAction , which is developing artificial intelligence-driven, call center automation software, said today that it has raised funding in a management recapitalization by private equity investors Staley Capital and TVC Capital. Financial details of the recapitalization were not announced.

Capital 113

Capital Signal Hill Artificial Inteligence Funding 113

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Funding rounds for London impact companies involving North American investors in 2020 include a $118 million growth equity round into Arrival by BlackRock, an $80 million Series B round for COMPASS Pathways and a $25 million Series C funding for Tractable. Tractable claims $25M to sell damage-assessing AIs to more insurance giants.

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Venture Capital Press Invest Research 357

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

Lastly, he touched on the distrust of equity following the bubble in 2000, and that, particularly on the East Coast, people need to see good exits and good exits that reward employees. 7. After McAfee bought SiteAdvisor, Chris worked there for 15 months.

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Technical Review Venture Capital Startup Artificial Inteligence 281

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

San Diego-based Certona , a developer of personalization software which uses machine learning and predictive algorithms, has raised $30M in a combined growth investment and minority recapitalization. The funding came from private equity investor Primus Capital.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Funding San Diego Equity 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2018

Using big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, REX takes care of everything both buyers and sellers need, while removing traditional agent commissions of 5-6%. Do they have positive equity in their home? Residential real estate has gone virtually unchanged for 50 years.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Woodland Hills Orange County Startup 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The company says its product is aimed at mowing large sized commercial lawns, and includes such features as GPS based mapping, computer vision, and machine learning capabilities. Graze says it is using equity crowdfunding through SeedInvest for its funding efforts. READ MORE>>.

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Artificial Inteligence Marketing Santa Monica Press 113

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

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.

Services 207

Services Startup Venture Capital Redpoint 207

Xconomy

JULY 19, 2019

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.

San Diego 88

San Diego Artificial Inteligence Venture Capital Funding 88

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2014

However, I really like algorithmic content recommendation, using machine learning and other crazy geek tech stuff to help provide information to consumers. We were using big data and machine learning to promote content which needed to be in front of user eyeballs. When I went to Scopely, I wasn''t leveraging that.

Mobile 124

Mobile Web Artificial Inteligence Technical Review 124

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2018

The Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), which kicked off on Wednesday, and continues today in Santa Monica, is one of the biggest gathering places for venture capital, private equity investors, and technology executives from around the globe. You do a great job of getting venture capital and private equity investors here.

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Southern California Santa Monica Artificial Inteligence Conference 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Today, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund which just raised a new fund, and has had some great success in the market. Jeb Spencer: For TVC, closing on our new $115 million software focused growth equity fund at the end of last year made for an exciting 2015.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

With 10 years of serving some of the largest enterprise customers in the US, our machine learning advantages actually get better with more data and more time and the value of our IP has been growing exponentially.

Venture Capital 223

Venture Capital IP Startup Google 223

Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2020

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.

San Diego 98

San Diego Equity Tool Platform 98

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

We're also excited about the areas around artificial intelligence for certain verticals. The third area, are the private equity players. In terms of that, they are people like Vista Equity, particularly, but also Summit, TPG, KKR, and Silver Lake. There is a lot of money being driven by low cost debt.

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Technical Review Conference Silver Lake Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

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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Venture Capital Google Equity Capital 67

Xconomy

OCTOBER 16, 2016

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.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Commerce San Diego Web 40

Xconomy

AUGUST 15, 2018

Best Buy is paying $800 million in cash for GreatCall, a San Diego-based healthtech company which private equity firm GTCR bought early last year. 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.

San Diego 68

San Diego Screening Equity Mobile 68

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

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.

Equity 54

Equity Networking Funding Artificial Inteligence 54

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Today, as a partner at Orrick in its Santa Monica office, he works with companies large and small in the area and beyond. Andrew Erskine has developed his legal career along with the rise of the tech startup scene in Los Angeles.

Technical Review 141

Technical Review Startup Los Angeles Santa Monica 141

Xconomy

JULY 2, 2018

Automation Anywhere , which supplies customers with armies of software robots to take over manual tasks such as insurance claims processing, announced today it raised $250 million in a first funding round that set its post-money valuation at $1.8

Google 68

Google Startup Networking Funding 68

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

We’d like to thank the launch sponsors/underwriters who have joined us to support this new channel: Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Michigan State University, the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, and Spensa Technologies. and Cybersecurity. Xconomy editors around our network will be contributing to the new channel.

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Newsletter Research Technology Equity 40

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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Dollar Shave Club Artificial Inteligence Customer Custom 113

TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

If you enjoy this newsletter, be sure to check out TechCrunch’s venture-focused podcast, Equity. Takeaways from KubeCon; the latest on Kubernetes and cloud-native development . Why startups need to be careful about export licenses and the Huawei ban.

Startup 223

Startup Venture Capital Newsletter Tips 223

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Machine Learning / AI They discussed many topics ranging from protection of the press to what Mark looks for in an entrepreneur to investing outside of Silicon Valley and of course Trump and sports. But perhaps to most insightful was their discussion about Machine Learning / AI. Gotta love great role models.

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Artificial Inteligence Study Press Netflix 105

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

We’d like to offer a big thank you to our launch sponsors/underwriters who have joined us to support this new channel: the Lumina Foundation and Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Agtech and Food, and Cybersecurity. Xconomy’s editors from across the county will be contributing to the education channel.

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Education Newsletter Training High Tech 40