AI product Cyborg Writer’s text editor comes with a programmable neural text synthesizer, allowing users to set preferences for it to write in different “genres,” such as medical reference, Wikipedia, or science fiction. Users with writer's block simply hit <Tab> and the artificial neural network
Scoutible completed $5 million in seed financing led by Learn Capital. Great Oaks Venture Capital, New Enterprise Associates, StartX, and Mindset Ventures also participated. Scoutible is a game-based hiring platform that uses immersive mobile games and sophisticated machine learning to pinpoint perfect-fit candidates for jobs. Its
Security startup Umbo Computer Vision announced it has raised $6.8 million in Series A led by CDIB Bioscience, with participation from AppWorks Ventures, Mesh Ventures, and Substance Capital. Umbo CV is an artificial intelligence company developing cloud-first smart security cameras for enterprises. The company’s newest product,
Fintech startup Finn.ai closed $2.4 million in Series A financing led by Yaletown Venture Partners and Flying Fish Partners. Finn.ai is a full-featured conversational banking platform whose white-label chatbots are personal financial management assistants powered by AI that can reach users on any chat platform,
Askey Surveys is a Facebook Messenger bot that allows companies to send instant market research surveys to real people and start receiving responses in minutes. Users can target surveys on age, location, and gender, and receive user self-reported targeting information. Survey participants answer surveys directly
Vehicle technology supplier Delphi Automotive announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire nuTonomy, Inc. for an upfront purchase price of $400 million and earn-outs totaling approximately $50 million. nuTonomy is a leading developer of state-of-the-art software for self-driving vehicles. It was founded in 2013
Artificial intelligence startup Alyce announced the completion of $5.3 million in financing led by Boston Seed Capital. Founder Collective, General Catalyst Partners, Manifest Investment Partners and Golden Venture Partners also participated in the offering. Alyce aggregates corporate gifting spend to maximize marketing measurability, sales productivity
Fintech startup Deserve announced the completion of $12 million in financing led by Accel Partners, with participation from Aspect Ventures and Mission Holdings. Deserve is a next gen fintech company that plans to help millennials and Gen Zs gain access to fair credit products through machine
Artificial intelligence startup Kindred secured $28 million in Series B financing led by Tencent Holdings, with participation from Eclipse Ventures, and First Round Capital. Kindred brings together artificial general intelligence, machine learning, and remote human guidance to create intelligent robots that solve real-world problems alongside humans
Harness closed $20 million in Series A financing led by Menlo Ventures and BIG Labs. Harness, a Continuous Delivery-as-a-Service platform that automates the entire CD process, uses machine learning to protect users when deployments fail, and equips them with enterprise-grade security every step of the way.