TechCrunch LA

MARCH 30, 2021

Self-driving and robotics startup Cartken has partnered with REEF Technology, a startup that operates parking lots and neighborhood hubs, to bring self-driving delivery robots to the streets of downtown Miami. Starship Technologies CEO Lex Bayer on focus and opportunity in autonomous delivery.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. What's the biggest lesson you learned this year? Jaspar Weir: This isn't something we learned this year, but rather something we think people need to hear this year. The issue gets resolved. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

It was Iconiq that put a whopping $80 million into ServiceTitan just last year — and while the 2017 cash infusion may have been larger, the company’s valuation has continued to rise. These kinds of technologies, unlike AI, don’t automate away workers. Instead, they empower them to be more efficient and productive.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Riot Ventures , the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in LA and beyond, according to fundraising documents viewed by TechCrunch. Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2019

Los Angeles-based Retina is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to figure out customer lifetime value (CLV) for such businesses as Dollar Shave Club. We spoke with Retina's CEO, Michael Greenberg , to learn more. We see you do that through machine learning and artificial intelligence?

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

What you might not realize is that the adorable droid was the brain child of Sphero, a robotics and digital technology company and an alumni to the Disney Accelerator program. Meet the 11 startups for 2017: Ambidio. There’s no denying that BB-8 was the star of the most recent installment in the Star Wars universe, Rogue One.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 25, 2017

Thursday, July 27, 2017 -- AI.LA Debunk the hype around AI Explore the intersections between VR and Artificial Intelligence Gain insight on the most entertaining advancements in new technologies Discuss biases in data and creator when developing an AI. New Realities Expert Panel #1. Why attend?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

So how did a company that provides storage grow so fast (we’ll exit 2017 with 10’s of millions in recurring revenue), why is it so defensible and is it really a tech startup? MakeSpace doesn’t need large numbers of local storage facilities near your house, so it has a greatly reduced cost structure for its facilities.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

That's the idea behind the technology being developed by Pasadena-based ObEN (www.oben.me), which is led by co-founde rand CEO Nikhil Jain. The goal has to make the technology really accessible using the power of the smartphone, and bringing people into AR and VR as no one has done before in such a way. Where is the product now?

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 7, 2019

While current technologies are not quite advanced enough to make Westworld a reality, startups are attempting to replicate the sort of human-robot interaction it presents in virtual space. Rct wants to take the experience to the next level by recruiting artificial intelligence for screenwriting.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 3, 2018

Xconomy asked technology and innovation leaders around our network to reflect on the most important developments in their industries during 2017, and the answers were appropriately wide-ranging.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Mayor Eric Garcetti at Upfront Summit, February 2017 I first sat down with then councilman Eric Garcetti on the Ides of March 2012 — almost 5 years ago exactly. He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 19, 2018

With lead investors like Fika Ventures and Fathom Capital, and co-investors, including Toyota AI Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, Riot.vc, Osage University Partners and Stage Venture Partners, Elementary Robotics is readying itself for commercial pilots with a few undisclosed customers as it proves out its technology.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 27, 2017

Sunday, April 2, 2017 -- N3XT CON. Hear from industry leaders in technology, entertainment and startups in three rooms at the Pasadena Convention Center.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Glendale-based Beyond Limits , a venture-backed developer of artificial intelligence software, has named Meghan Sharp, Ph.D., Sharp most recently led BP Ventures/Americas investment in Beyond Limits in 2017, leading the company's $25M Series B funding round and joining its board. The company is headed by CEO AJ Abdallat.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2018

According to Elevate, which had an IPO in April of 2017, it has named Brian Biglin as Chief Credit Officer, to lead the company's technology and proprietary risk team. Biglin was most recently CEO of Pacific Credit Group, and also served as Chief Risk Officer at loanDepot.com and at Intuit. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 3, 2018

While she says she is concerned about tech’s impact on children, in particular—see more on that below—Desai says she still believes the positive impacts that emerge from innovative technologies outweigh the bad. Xconomy: Do you think 2017 was a. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 27, 2017

We’ve just passed a year full of news about the role of technology companies in U.S. 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.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 23, 2019

The move is part of Haptik’s broader strategy to both expand its technology expertise and team and business overseas, Aakrit Vaish, cofounder and CEO of Haptik, told TechCrunch in an interview. Founded in 2017, Convrg has made a name for itself by developing several popular chatbots and voice products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2017

As a new business advisor and technologist, I often think about the large array of opportunities for entrepreneurs as technology seems to be evolving faster and faster. Yet from time to time, I try to step back and look for some of the most promising and exciting technologies that I see coming down the pike.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2014

As our lives continue to migrate to the Internet – combined with 5 billion mobile phones by 2017 – we’re producing a constant stream of digital exhaust. The reason for the growing need for this new approach is related to big data, which requires the use of a very different technology stack than statistical analysis.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Fund I was fully deployed by June 30th of 2017, and we went out to raised Fund II, which was a wet close, where you invest as you close. Fund I was really focused on AI, and what we now call big data and machine learning, and we focused on the cloud and Internet infrastructure, plus made a couple of investments in India and in gaming.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 3, 2018

One of the largest and most consequential data breaches in 2017 afflicted credit reporting agency Equifax, and it was hardly the only victim.

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Xconomy

MAY 16, 2017

Artificial intelligence is a booming business in 2017, but one that also comes with significant baggage in the form of public misunderstanding, potential job losses, and fear. Last fall, A.I. Last fall, A.I. Apple joined the group as another founding member earlier this year.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2017

They left the competition with their lessons learned and came back to win first place in 2017. “To To us, the ‘expert questions’ were like the typical machine learning questions we’d get in a Galvanize classroom,” said Baolin Liu. Last year, the guys were late to the competition because of major traffic delays.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 9, 2020

The 14-person startup, founded in 2017, has developed technology that it says uses big data sets, human genetic data, and advanced algorithms to find potential targets for drugs. Empirico, which is headquartered in San Diego, also has laboratories in Madison, WI.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Within the realm of “most-promising,” these are companies with the elements that tech investors and mentors look for—innovative technology, an outstanding team, and/or an impressive business plan.

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StartUp Beat

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

2017 has already witnessed a load of successful and exciting conferences, including World Domination Summit, Startup+Fest and CEO Space. With a focus on subjects like AI, blockchain, and machine learning, the event sets up over 220 roundtable sessions covering the current and future applications of technologies.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2017

Next week is the Montgomery Summit (www.montgomerysummit.com), one of the longest running technology conferences held in Los Angeles. It's now an internationally recognized showcase for technology here in Los Angeles, and we also get to showcase Southern California companies, as well. We've seen some notable successes.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the producers of CES and Eureka Park, are the brains and brawn behind the Park and are potent partners to get startups in the spotlight. The article was brought to you in partnership with Consumer Technology Association , the producers of CES. . Get Your Playbook Together.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

What we specialize in, is the way we deliver this content in a seamless way, in high quality, with the latest technology available. Kaaan Jemili: At uCast, we have a rich solution that encompasses multiple business models around deliver content. Those technologies allow us to scale and offer a superior product for customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2017

Of course, nobody really knows all of what tomorrow will bring, in terms of globalization, digital technology, or demographic shifts, but most experts agree that certain elements are already obvious, and things must be done today to get your business ready in time. Data technology facilitates more fact-based decisions.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 9, 2016

The company might be planning something splashy for 2017, the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone. We may not see another great leap in mobile technology—one that supercharges the whole category, the way the first iPhone did—until someone comes up with a similar synthesis of hardware and software innovation.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2017

Recently Upfront Ventures published its outlook for the technology startup world and venture capital overall titled it “ WTF Happened to Winter ?” VCs are most excited about the Machine Learning and AI and a large number of VCs believed that VR/AR and Blockchain — while interesting — would take a few more years to mature.

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Xconomy

JUNE 24, 2016

—IBM’s Watson Health group said that a commercial product could arrive in 2017 that uses machine learning to digest patient scans, medical records, and other information to help doctors with care decisions. Biostage cut ties with the surgeon in 2014.

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