Artificial Intelligence

Week Ending 4.12.2020

Pactum raising seed round • Luxoft acquires self-driving tech firm • Glassbox raises USD 40m Series C • Sense Photonics, Jvion & Okera bring in new CEOs

Artificial Intelligence, NewsletterTim LeeMasterApril 12, 2020Comment

Pactum raising up to USD 4m seed round

Covid-19 supply chain chaos driving inbound client interest at the contract negotiating firm.

Artificial Intelligence, ArticleTim LeeMasterApril 11, 2020Comment

Week Ending 4.5.2020

Newly published papers and discussions around them.

Artificial Intelligence, Research WatchCraig SmithApril 6, 2020Comment

Week Ending 4.5.2020

Covid-19 to prompt surveillance debate • Clobotics acquires Aerodyne • China Liberal Education refiles IPO • Flagship Pioneering raises new USD 1bn fund & Phantom AI raises USD 22m • Orion hires new CEO while Geospark brings in new president

Artificial Intelligence, NewsletterTim LeeMasterApril 5, 2020Comment

Covid-19 forcing surveillance debate on open societies, computer vision company founder says

Firm waiting on Covid-19 impact before new funding and hiring rounds

Artificial Intelligence, ArticleTim LeeMasterApril 4, 2020 Comment

Week Ending 3.29.2020

Newly published papers and discussions around them.

Artificial Intelligence, Research WatchCraig SmithMarch 30, 2020Comment

Week Ending 3.29.2020

Israel: first quarter report • SS&C acquires Captricity • WeTrade refiles IPO • Dremio raises USD 70m • Armada and Butterfly get new CEOs

Artificial Intelligence, NewsletterTim LeeMasterMarch 29, 2020 Comments

Israel AI Report 1Q20

First quarter M&A, funding and executive moves at Israeli AI companies

Artificial Intelligence, ArticleTim LeeMasterMarch 28, 2020Comment

Week Ending 3.22.2020

Newly published papers and discussions around them.

Artificial Intelligence, Research WatchCraig SmithMarch 23, 2020Comment

Week Ending 3.22.2020

AI chip maker Tachyum targets up to USD 40m in funding • ISC makes fourth acquisition in a year • Social Capital refiles for IPOs • Franklin funds RoadRunner Recycling • Starsky Robotics shuts down • Chorus.ai gets new CEO

Artificial Intelligence, NewsletterTim LeeMasterMarch 22, 2020Comment

AI chipmaker Tachyum to seek commercialization funding in the second quarter

Targets up to $40m with production slated for next year

Artificial Intelligence, ArticleTim LeeMasterMarch 21, 2020Comment

Week Ending 3.15.2020

Newly published papers and discussions around them.

Artificial Intelligence, Research WatchCraig SmithMarch 16, 2020Comment

Week Ending 3.15.2020

AppZen plans product expansion • Invitae & Elsevier make second acquisition in a year • Social Capital refiles for IPOs • Arctic Wolf raises USD 60m four months after last round • Two AI startups poach WeWork executives

Artificial Intelligence, NewsletterTim LeeMasterMarch 15, 2020Comment

AppZen plans product expansion

Seeks 2000 clients as revenues double

Artificial Intelligence, ArticleTim LeeMasterMarch 14, 2020Comment

Week Ending 3.8.2020

Newly published papers and discussions around them.

Artificial Intelligence, Research WatchCraig SmithMarch 9, 2020Comment

Week Ending 3.8.2020

Veego to seek USD 17m Series A • Computer vision firm OMNIQ acquires Eyepax • SelectQuote files USD 100m IPO • Two quantum computing firms raise funding • Jazz brings in new CEO & AI chipmaker Tachyum hires senior director

Artificial Intelligence, NewsletterTim LeeMasterMarch 8, 2020 Comment

Veego to seek up to USD 17m in Series A later this year

Tel Aviv-based company expects to quadruple number of clients on back of new funding round

Artificial Intelligence, ArticleTim LeeMasterMarch 7, 2020Comment

Week Ending 3.1.2020

Newly published papers and discussions around them.

Artificial Intelligence, Research WatchCraig SmithMarch 2, 2020Comment

Week Ending 3.1.2020

Gupshup founder talks AI challenges • Cornerstone makes second acquisition this year • Social Capital IPOs raising USD 900m • Second Softbank Vision fund makes two AI investments • US military announces AI guidelines • Expert System hires former Dell executive as CEO

Artificial Intelligence, NewsletterTim LeeMasterMarch 1, 2020 Comment