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Qualcomm Sets Up New, $100M AI Investment Fund

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San Diego-based Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that it has launched a brand new, venture capital investment fund, which will focus only an artificial intelligence. The first investment out of the fund is in AnyVision , a startup working on face, body, and object recognition. READ MORE>>.

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Qualcomm Backs SiFive In $65.4M Funding For RISC Processors

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San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures , the venture investment arm of Qualcomm, is one of the new investors in Silicon Valley-based RISC processor developer SiFive. SiFive develops RISC-V processor IP and silicon; the company says it has now raised a total of $125M. SiFive is based in San Mateo, California.

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CyberFlow Analytics Raises $2M For Cyber Security Efforts

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San Diego-based CyberFlow Analytics has raised $2M in a seed round of funding, to go towards its software for protecting corporate IP from corporate espionage and malware. The company said it will use the investment to commercialize its security technology. READ MORE>>.

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

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To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. Changes in the Software World & in Venture Capital. We have invested $17.3 Not all of these products & companies came from Silicon Valley but the overwhelming majority did.

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Is the Future of Cybersecurity in M&A?

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In an ideal world, and from the perspective of a venture investor, this would absolutely be the case. In 2015, Cybersecurity startups saw 332 funding deals with investments hitting the highest ever at $3.8 More than any other IT segment, compelling technology and defensible IP are a critical piece of any security solution.

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3 Things You (Probably) Don’t Know about Indiana Innovation

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In fact, Indiana University’s Bicentennial Strategic Plan calls for a $300 million investment program called Grand Challenges that focuses on large-scale problems facing humanity. These institutes of higher learning are encouraging innovators to develop work to impact the everyday lives of people around the world.

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Blockchain Tomatoes & Edible Peels: Startups Innovate to Fight Spoilage

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As much as 40 percent of food in this country is never eaten, yet 41 million people don’t have enough to eat, including 13 million children, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.