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MAY 4, 2021

Irvine-based Bitvore, which develops artificial intelligence software for financial institutions, says it has named Elizabeth Pritchard as its Chief Executive Officer.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 10, 2016

On the day after Intel announced its acquisition of San Diego machine learning startup Nervana Systems, investor Steve Jurvetson told me he was feeling a sense of satisfaction about a call he made three years ago, and how it has been playing out.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

It’s another indicator that the Los Angeles technology ecosystem is coming of age, but also a sign that March’s core investment strategies — to invest in companies applying artificial intelligence to business use cases and investing in the next wave transforming computing infrastructure — are paying off.

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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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socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2009

Playa del Rey-based The Smart Action Company is looking to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to the interactive voice response market, and has released a new producted focused on internative voice response, or IVR. Tags: smart phone artificial intelligence startup voice action response. READ MORE>>.

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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.

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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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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2021

Camino Financial's biggest backer is Mexican financial services company Credito Real, which led an investment in the company in 2019. Guschchyan previously was Director of Marketing and Analytics at Go. Herrera previously was a Senior Manager of Community Development Lending at Charles Schwab Bank.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2019

In an age of ever increasing marketing spend to attract customers, how do you make sure you aren't spending more acquiring a company than they are worth? 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.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

How will you be taking this to market? eCommerce Does your startup run on a subscription model? Often this ties to marketing support. Artificial Intelligence Does your application leverage AI in any way? For customer service? How important is support for multiple languages? Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 21, 2018

Los Angeles-based Postie , the machine-learning-meets-diirect-mail startup backed by Bonfire Ventures and Crosscut Ventures, said today that it has named Zev Gollender as the company's Head of Sales. Postie's initial customers have been direct-to-consumer brands, ecommerce, financial services, insurance, and consumer service providers.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2018

Reali , a Silicon Valley startup which offers up a high-tech, and artificial intelligence-enabled real estate service, said this week that it has raised $20M in a Series B funding round, which it specifically will use to launch in Southern California.

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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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Santa Monica-based GumGum Sports , the sports marketing analytics software developer which helps measure brand exposure in videos and images using artificial intelligence (AI), released a ranking of top e-sports organizations on Monday. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

Note that none of these three famous innovators were inventors like Thomas Edison, but visionaries who see a new marketplace or niche or how to reach the mass market in ways not previously attempted. We can’t help but be amazed by the rapid developments in artificial intelligence and artificial general intelligence (AGI).

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Metropolis is a new Los Angeles-based startup that’s looking to compete with BMW-owned ParkMobile for a slice of the automated parking lot management market. And it was with those earnings and experience that Israel went back to the drawing board to develop a new kind of parking payment and management service.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

A big part of our mission is to get people comfortable on buses again as a viable alternative to air travel in certain markets.”. Can’t say I’m particularly bullish on this one but the startup is very early and transportation is a massive market ripe for disruption. Vianai raises $50M seed to transform machine learning.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2019

Uniphore is a developer of conversational artificial intelligence software, which is being used in call centers, and helps provide automated customer service for companies. Uniphore said it will use the new funding for go-to-market in North America, research and development, and to grow its employee base globally.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 8, 2019

GumGum , the Los Angeles-based startup that’s spent the past decade applying machine learning technologies to advertising and sports, has spun out a new healthcare startup focused on the dental industry called Pearl. Machine learning in the dental business can achieve four main objectives, says Tanz.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Los Angeles-based I.am+ , the tech startup started by pop star will.i.am , said on Monday that it has raised $117M in a venture funding round, and has launched itself into the artificial intelligence tools market for the enterprise. According to I.am+, the round includes Salesforce Ventures, along with other.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

According to Phyn, the new investment will go towards market penetration and to scale the company's operations. The company's technology uses pressure sensing and machine learning to monitor for leaks, monitor individual usage of fixtures, and much more. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand said Tuesday afternoon that it has agreed to acquire Evolv , a machine learning and data science company based in San Francisco. According to Cornerstone OnDemand, it will use the buy to bolster its big data analytics and machine learning efforts. in cash, plus assume up to 2.0M

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2020

Santa Monica-based Aparavi , which develops data automation software and services, says it is opening up its platform for an early access release. Aparavi is led by foudner and CEO Adrian Knapp; the company says its software is used for data challenges such as governance, compliance, consolidation and scale, analytics, and machine learning.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The company’s mobile application lets users take a photo of any bill and then its artificial intelligence-powered “bill-understanding technology” makes sure it gets paid (after a user has provided payment details, of course). So far, its growth has been “completely organic,” with no marketing team, according to the CEO.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 23, 2020

TikTok , the fast-growing user-generated video app from China’s Bytedance, has been building a new music streaming service to compete against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. Specifically, a source close to TikTok has confirmed to TechCrunch that this Merlin deal covers its upcoming music subscription service Resso.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 16, 2023

Flexibility: the context in which a business plan envisions the enterprise in its marketplace is constantly changing as new products and services challenge competitors to innovate and adapt. And finally, there are always ways to improve the process of design, testing, roll-out and marketing a new idea. Let’s test your flexibility.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2020

According to the company, led by CEO Shaun Savage, it has created a "virtual fleet" providing delivery for businesses on a pay-per-use model. GoShare says it is operating in 32 major metropolitan areas, and that all of its delivery professionals are licensed, insured and background checked.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2020

Scoot , the on-demand scooter service which is owned by Santa Monica-based Bird , announced this morning that it has rolled out the Bird Two , Bird's next generation scooter, in San Francisco. Bird says the new scooter has a longer lasting battery; automatic damage sensors; machine learning for detecting scooter issues; and better safety.

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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

MARCH 30, 2021

The company, founded by ex-Google engineers and colleagues behind the unrequited Bookbot , was formed to develop market-ready tech in self-driving, AI-powered robotics and delivery operations in 2019, but the team has kept operations under wraps until now. This is Cartken’s first large deployment of self-driving robots on sidewalks.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

I used the term to describe my efforts in the artificial intelligence field, experimenting with new devices, the lisp programming language, and our first trial installations. What is your case for defending your method of creating new products or services? You’ve surely heard the variations on this theme.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2018

Anyone who has ever bought or sold a home is most likely familiar with the Multiple Listings Service (MLS), the big database of homes for sale used by traditional real estate agents. Where is the company now in terms of the service? Finally, what has been the biggest lesson you've learned from the startup so far?

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2019

It’s high time we kill the term Software As A Service (SaaS) and call it what it is – software. In the early 2000’s, my software startup was dubbed an Application Service Provider (ASP). Although software startups continue to be founded to exploit vertical markets, few of them now compete with legacy, “boxed” software.

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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. Certona said the funding will go towards growing market share, product development, and expanding services and support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2022

Unfortunately, in this new age of rapid market change and harder-to-satisfy customers, you can’t assume that what worked yesterday will work tomorrow. As an angel investor, I expected startups to have a passion for their solution, but also to have done the market research and customer validation to size the real opportunity.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

This week in Startup Spotlight, we found an affordable cyber security service for small businesses, biometric startup with facial recognition tech for businesses, car care for smart cities, a platform that will reduce the grunt work at marketing agencies, and more. Any business, small or large is vulnerable today.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

While the market isn't short of spritely, innovative entrepreneurs, harsh economic headwinds combined with a pullback in investor spending have made it harder than ever for budding businesses to break through. Source: runwayml.com In June, Runway raised $141 million in funding, nudging its market valuation to an envy-inducing $1.5

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