TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

So I think it’s safe to say that any technology that can make the process easier is welcome by all. It has developed technology to give people a way to pay bills outside of traditional methods, such as through the mail, over the phone or via a Web portal. has been an anomaly, with only 3% of bills being paid by a mobile device.

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JANUARY 16, 2015

Santa Monica-based The Mobile Majority --which recently zoomed past $50M in revenues--has acquired a Brazilian web development company called Elastic , according to the company. The Mobile Majority said the deal is valued between $3 million to $7 million. The Mobile Majority is led by Rob Emrich. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 9, 2019

San Diego-based startup incubator operator EvoNexus is launching a brand new, financial technology (Fintech) incubator, in a partnership with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Franklin Templeton , the incubator announced this morning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Conventional thinking in business has long been that strategy decisions are made by humans, while the focus of automation and machine learning should be on execution. They think they are saving costs by not using the latest technology to capture data, and minimizing storage. Get data flowing, and machines talking to each other.

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JUNE 11, 2019

EvoNexus says it is looking for fintech startups in the areas of artificial intelligence/machine learning, bank/wealth/payment technology, capital markets technology, cybersecurity, blockchain, mobile payments, P2P lending, digital cash, InsurTech, RegTech, data science and predictive behavior analytics.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

According to Alex Israel, the parking payment application is the foundation for a bigger business empire that hopes to reimagine parking spaces as hubs for a broad array of urban mobility services. REEF Technology raises $700M from SoftBank and others to remake parking lots. ” he asked.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

Startups in the Internet-of-Things (IoT), analytics, and security areas looking to join the EvoNexus startup incubator, need to submit their applications by Friday, August 23rd, according to the startup incubator.

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APRIL 24, 2019

San Diego- and Irvine-based startup incubator operator EvoNexus says it is looking to attract financial technology (fintech) startups, and is now accepting startup applications for a new financial technology incubator it has launched with Franklin Templeton and Royal Bank of Canada. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 26, 2019

Irvine-based technology distributor Ingram Micro has made an investment in e-commerce logistics startup HDS , which is developing a robotics system which uses artificial intelligence and mobile, articulated robots for the logistics industry. HDS is based in Palo Alto, California.

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JUNE 29, 2017

Investment interests: Consumer Internet, eCommerce, enterprise software, cloud computing, financial technology, advertising technology. Managing Directors: Jeff Stibel, Kobe Bryant Investment interests: Focus on the convergence of technology, media and data (TMD), as well as in industries such as sports and wellness. Section 32.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2018

[ Updated 12/27/18, 9:54 am ] Manoj Saxena is bullish on artificial intelligence. startup CognitiveScale and managing director of The Entrepreneur Fund , which makes investments in early-stage machine learning companies, Saxena believes A.I. technologies. As chairman of Austin, TX-based A.I.

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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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AUGUST 5, 2019

Westlake Village-based Eta Compute , a company developing machine learning software for embedded devices like mobile phones, has named Dr. Ted Tewkbury as its new CEO. Eta Copute says it is working on delivering machine learning to mobile and edge devices. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 20, 2019

A conference dedicated to transportation and mobility wouldn’t be complete without hearing from Ford, the U.S. We’re excited to announce that Ford CTO Ken Washington will participate in TechCrunch’s inaugural TC Sessions: Mobility , a one-day event on July 10, 2019 in San Jose, Calif., automaker with a storied 116-year history.

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OCTOBER 12, 2015

Kixer develops mobile advertising software which helps publishers and connects mobile web users with apps. Omar Nicola: When we launched the company, it was no surprise that content publishers were struggling to monetize their mobile audience. Most people really hadn't tapped into the mobile web. We saw this firsthand.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Los Angeles-based Trace , a developer of mobile apps which automatically track your sports activity using sensors, video, and artificial intelligence, has scored a round of investment from Intel Capital. Size of the funding round was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

That’s likely due to a continually expanding toolkit that now boasts a customer relationship management system, efficient dispatching and routing, invoice management, mobile applications for field professionals and marketing analytics and reporting tools. These kinds of technologies, unlike AI, don’t automate away workers.

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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. Fund size: Not disclosed, but $7.2M so far in investments. greycroft.com.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm announced this morning that it has launched a new, anti-malware technology, embedded into its Snapdragon processors. According to Qualcomm, it has launched a new technology called Qualcomm Snapdragon Smart Protect, which uses on-device machine learning to detect zero-day, malware threats.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 20, 2017

Now we have the infrastructure for innovators to create applications with open source software – building innovations for mobile, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, augmented reality, blockchain and drones. And millions of innovators are at work extending these capabilities. So, could you be the next Ford, Jobs or Musk?

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APRIL 8, 2013

We spoke with Ashisih Soni , who heads up the incubator, to learn more, and why the two, very notable investors are backing the effort. Ashish Soni: I don''t want to talk for them, but what I can say, is they are a big believer in engineering backed companies, technology ventures which are led by engineers. We have a very large Ph.D.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

We caught up with Gil to hear more about the round and what he's hoping to do with the large amount of capital Factual has just raised, as well as how the firm's technology is being used by such companies as Facebook for their local information. Gil, thanks for the time today. In the case of the U.S.,

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MAY 17, 2017

Torrey Pines Investment said on Tuesday that the new fund will focus on start-ups in the areas of point-of-care diagnostics and treatment, novel organizational and financial models of health services delivery, including in-home and virtual care, as well as artificial intelligence and deep learning healthcare support systems.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 23, 2018

“ Artificial intelligence will transform the education system.” “ Immersive technology will reshape learning forever.” The truth is: technology alone isn’t the answer. With back-to-school season in full swing, it’s imperative that we set the record straight. The issues affecting the educational system, especially.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

A new, Los Angeles startup-- Elves --said this week that it has launched a new service, aimed at helping users tackle travel booking, using both artificial intelligence and real human beings.

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APRIL 2, 2018

Irvine-based SetSchedule , a developer of real estate technology, said it has launched a new mobile app which it says uses artificial intelligence to help real estate agents qualify and manage leads.

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JUNE 1, 2012

Are users willing to check into local businesses with another, mobile check-in product? We caught up with co-founder Michael Wong , who told us about how the company is looking to change the model for local check-ins, and also help businesses with getting the word out about their services.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2013

NantHealth--which is part of NantWorks, Soon-Shiong''s umbrella corporation for all of his various projects--says it is using an advanced secure fiber network, cloud computing, machine learning and wireless mobile technology to advance the healthcare field. READ MORE>>.

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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. The funding was led by Shamrock, and also included other, existing, un-named investors.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Freeletics says its app is focused on promoting both physical fitness as well as mental strength, willpower, and self-confidence, and uses artificial intelligence technology to help hone those workouts. The startup, led by CEO, Daniel Sobhani, develops a fitness app which provides personal training advice and workouts.

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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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Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

As a keynote speaker on technology trends, I often started presentations beginning with a short history of innovation in the United States, using the twist of examining innovation through the lens of 150 years of cyclic bursts of bubbles, leading to subsequent recessions and depressions. My experience describing innovation.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

At Betaworks, the firm is exploring the popularity of these virtual characters — and the role that artificial intelligence and new content creation technologies will play in reshaping entertainment and social media platforms. “We saw the impact that the rise of mobile was having on linear.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

As we draw closer to the end of 2016, it is important that we take a moment to look back and reflect on all of the ways technology has inspired us, and transformed the way we live and do work. Here are the top five ways technology has impacted us this year. So much so, that eMarketer forecasts 51.2 percent of digital buyers in the U.S.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader. However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader. However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more.

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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. Certona uses the data to offer shoppers personalized options based on “real-time profiling.”.

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