socalTECH

MAY 25, 2018

Greycroft Ventures , which has a big presence in Los Angeles, has backed Silicon Valley-based BlueCart , a developer of machine learning software and other tools for the hospitality industry, to the tune of $5M. BlueCart said this week that it raised $5M in its Series B-1 funding, bringing its total raised to $22M.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2017

Santa Monica- and Singapore-based Wavemaker Partners is one of the investors in Saleswhale , a Singapore startup developing artificial intelligence software for managing sales leads and sales conversations. Saleswhale said it raised $1.2M

Sales

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2018

Ryan said that the company uses artificial intelligence and machine learning--plus such things are social media and targeted advertising--to find prospective home buyers for homes. The company only charges a 2 percent, flat free. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2020

San Diego-based artificial intelligence software developer Brain Corp says it is saw "record sales and revenue growth" in 2019, on strong retailer demand for autonomous, mobile robots. The privately held company did not disclose any financial details of its actual sales and revenues. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2020

the founder of Hightree Advisors, to its advisory board.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Irvine-based NGD Systems , a company developing "computational storage" devices which can run AI, machine learning, and analytics functions within data storage devices, has raised $20M in a Series C funding, the company said this morning. The funding was led by MIG Capital, and also included Western Digital Capital Global, Ltd.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2012

Fetch Technologies was advised by Siemer & Associates in the sale. The firm originally was developed from the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute's Artificial Intelligence (AI) research. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Fetch Technologies had raised at least $5.7M

El Segundo

socalTECH

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

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The firm has largely flown under the radar, but it has been investing in startups applying innovations in automation, artificial intelligence, computer vision, computational biology, material sciences and robotics to industrial products and processes for the past two years.

Los Angeles

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2020

San Diego-based Seismic , which develops sales enablement and marketing software, has acquired Grapevien6 , a social and digital sales software developer. Seismic said the buy will power a new integrated offering it is calling Seismic LiveSocial, which will use the artificial intelligence (AI) engine created by Grapveine6.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

According to the company, the new funds go towards further development of its artificial intelligence technology, and to extend its platform and for market efforts. The seed funding was led by Okapi Capital, and also included Stage Venture Partners, SaaS Capital, and angels. READ MORE>>.

Commerce

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.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

We spoke with Andrew about how the company pivoted from its original model after finding a huge amount of traction for its sales software and data, and its ability to guide brokers on the best practices for them to close more deals, which it is now offering as software-as-a-service. What is Digsy?

Sales

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MAY 24, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which provides software for call and sales tracking, said on Monday that it has acquired DialogTech, a developer of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered call tracking and analytics product. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2020

Los Angeles-based Trait Signal , a new, automatic analytics startup, said this morning that it has launched a software platform to provide car dealers insights on cars for sale. The company says it is using artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and "human validation" to power its platform.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2019

GRIDSMART develops video detection technology, which uses image processing, computer vision modeling, and machine learning to track the movement of both people and traffic through street intersections. Cubic said GRIDMSART is expected to add $35M in sales and $8M in Adjusted EBITDA for the 2019 calendar year.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

JULY 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based ZestFinance , a startup which develops artificial intelligence (AI) software for credit underwriting, has scored a win in Brazil, with Brazilian retailer Via Varejo. According to ZestFinance, it is in a partnership with Via Varejo to power credit underwriting for point-of-sale microfinancing for the retailer.

Artificial Inteligence

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.

Artificial Inteligence

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.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2020

According to TrackStreet, it is developing brand protection technology, which uses artificial intelligence and automation to help brands monitor brand, MAP (minimum advertised price), and resale pricing violations. The company says it already has customers such Domestic, Mercury Marine, Smuckers, The Weyco Group, and Zeiss.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

By and large, these workers have not benefitted much from recent technology improvements available to office-based workers—think new email and workplace-collaboration technologies, or advanced sales and HR systems.

Glendale

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The company says it is using both machine learning and "high-touch" campaign building technology. According to AdQuick, this round of funding will go towards its plans to aggressively increase sales, marketing teams and engineering. The company's CEO and Co-founder is Matt O'Connor. READ MORE>>.

Advertising

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2019

According to Trovata.io, the funding will go towards ramping sales and accelerating product development for its treasury management software. Trovata says it is using open banking and machine learning to help companies with revenues of between $20 million and $2 billion manage their finance and treasury operations.

Artificial Inteligence

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. However, is it better to skip the MLS (and agent) entirely the next time you sell your home? Residential real estate has gone virtually unchanged for 50 years.

Artificial Inteligence

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 8, 2016

The company, which develops artificial intelligence software which helps identify and stop malware and other threats, said the new funds will go towards sales, marketing, and engineering. Cylance, which is led by Stuart McClure, said the funding also included its other prior investors.

Artificial Inteligence

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. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

. —Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) paid over $400 million in August to acquire Nervana Systems , the two-year-old San Diego startup offering its machine learning technology as a cloud-based service. million in a Series D round of investment capital, according to founder and chairman Tony Farwell.

San Diego

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2012

My cofounder, Steven Elliott, was CTO of a company doing artificial intelligence and automated chat technology. My other co-founder, Rusty Jenkins, was also with that company, doing sales. Michael Wong: I was previously CTO of an agency called Breakthrough Ads. Based on his number, we decided to pivot.

CTO Coach

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2013

We really pride ourselves in the amount of buzz and interest we drive for brands, which hopefully drives back directly to their sales. How we do that, is we have a platform that combines brand data with celebrity intelligence data, and we''re turning that data into valuable, targeted audience segments. Others are catching up.

Social Media

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. When you get all that data and analyze it, you get interesting insights,” Sheik 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.

Artificial Inteligence

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

We spoke with Meredith Finn a new Partner at March Capital--who headed up that the Rise of the Female Entrepreneur sessions this year--to hear more about her perspectives on investments, what the Rise of the Female Entrepeneur was all about, March's interests in artificial intelligence and more. What's your role at March Capital?

Capital

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Andrew spoke to us about TrackStreet's brand protection software and artificial intelligence efforts. We provide analytics on the velocity of sales across their channels. We're also giving them the technology to grow their sales, both through online and offline channels. What is TrackStreet?

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Any business, small or large is vulnerable today. Chui is an intelligent access control company that utilizes machine learning and facial recognition to provide seamless access control and analytics. How do cloudy days affect sales? How do windy days affect sales? Chui (San Francisco, CA).

Artificial Inteligence

Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2017

elections, democracy, free speech, fairness in hiring, sexual harassment, privacy, data security, and the future job market for humans in the age of robots and artificial intelligence. We’ve just passed a year full of news about the role of technology companies in U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2020

The disruptive technologies in electric vehicles and artificial intelligence have taken even longer to see any dramatic payback. This step may also lead to a disruptive innovation in the future. Target viable customer segments overlooked by competitors.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

New offerings which build your brand will increase acceptance and sales of all solutions, not just the new one. Major leading-edge (also called bleeding-edge) products or technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) or the Internet of Things (IoT), involve new concepts, time for acceptance, and focus on understanding value.

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