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Pearl, the healthcare spinout from LA-based AI startup, GumGum, raises $11 million

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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. “I started the process of collecting dental x-rays over three years ago.”

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Interview with David Sacks, Geni and Yammer

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Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. We're up to around 2 million users who have created 30 million profiles on the site, and it's growing very fast month over month.

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Yammer Bails On Los Angeles, Heading To Silicon Valley

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West Hollywood-based Yammer , the corporate microblogging site inspired by Twitter, is moving from the Los Angeles area to Silicon Valley, according to founder David Sacks. According to Sacks, the entire firm--including its engineering team and executive staff--is moving to the Bay Area, to be closer to the startup scene in Silicon Valley.

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CapLinked, Startup America Tie On Startup Fundraising

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Los Angeles-based CapLinked , which operates an online platform for managing fundraising by startups, has linked with the Startup America Partnership. According to CapLinked, it will make its premium capital raising and investor reporting tools available to the more than 8,500 startups enrolled with Startup America.

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Microsoft’s $1.2 Billion Acquisition of Yammer Complete

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Microsoft in late June announced to have acquired social network for enterprises Yammer at $ 1.2 He says,” all closing conditions for Microsoft’s acquisition of Yammer have been met, and the deal is completed”. He says,” all closing conditions for Microsoft’s acquisition of Yammer have been met, and the deal is completed”.

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Pearl Picks Up $11M To Apply AI Vision To Dental Industry

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Los Angeles-based Pearl , the machine learning startup which was spun out of advertising AI software startup GumGum , has raised $11M in a funding round, which came from Craft Ventures, as well as un-named strategic investors. Craft Ventures is the investment firm run by former Yammer founder, David Sacks. READ MORE>>.

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Crew32, Led By Jason Nazar, Gets $5.2M In Funding Round

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Santa Monica-based Crew32 , a stealth startup founded by Docstoc founder Jason Nazar, Betterworks, Geni, and Yammer co-founder George Ishii, and InvestedIn and MySpace co-founder Yadid Ramot, has raised $5.2M, as part of an ongoing $6.0M No details on the startup have yet been announced. READ MORE>>.

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