Soonicorn Club
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Soonicorn
AIMotive (2015, Budapest, $48.5M) – Artificial intelligence software to enable self-driving cars
Market: Artificial Intelligence > Infrastructure > Autonomous Systems Enablers > Vehicles -
Soonicorn
ThreatMetrix (2005, San Jose, $84.5M) – Fraud prevention & context based authentication solution
Market: Artificial Intelligence > Applications > Enterprise > Security & Surveillance > Threat & Fraud Detection -
Minicorn
Iris Automation (2015, Vancouver, $10M) – Develops drone collision avoidance systems based on computer vision
Market: Artificial Intelligence > Infrastructure > Autonomous Systems Enablers > Drones -
Minicorn
3TEN8 (2013, San Jose, $2M) – Provides AI-powered cloud platform for wireless network analytics
Market: Artificial Intelligence > Applications > Industry > Miscellaneous
Analyst Picks
- Embodied Intelligence (2017, Emeryville, $7M) – Develops imitation models for teaching articulation tasks to robotic arms
Market: Artificial Intelligence > Infrastructure > Autonomous Systems Enablers > Robotics - Moneytor (2017, Mumbai, $299K) – AI-enabled debt collection automation system
Market: Artificial Intelligence > Applications > Industry > Fintech > BankingTech - Machinup (2017, Bangalore) – AI based predictive maintenance for industrial applications
Market: Artificial Intelligence > Applications > Industry > Manufacturing & Inspection > Predictive Maintenance - Understand (2016, Berlin, $2.8M) – Provides image annotation services
Market: Artificial Intelligence > Infrastructure > Enabling Technologies > Software > Training Data - RiseML (2016, Berlin) – Develops an AI framework integration solution
Market: Artificial Intelligence > Infrastructure > Machine Intelligence Systems > Workbench
Funding Rounds
Series B, $100M
Rokid (2014, Hangzhou, $173.3M) – Artificial intelligence based smart home hardware
Investors: Temasek, Credit Suisse, CDIB Capital, IDG
Series E, $100M
C3 IoT (2009, Redwood City, $1.6B) – Platform as a service for deploying Industrial applcations
Investors: TPG, The Rise Fund, Breyer Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures, Thomas M. Siebel
Series B, $42M
Moneylion (2013, New York City, $67.5M) – Online unsecured personal loans and personal finance management
Investors: Edison Partners, FinTech Collective, Grupo SURA, Greenspring Associates, Danhua Capital
Series C, $38M
AIMotive (2015, Budapest, $48.5M) – Artificial intelligence software to enable self-driving cars
Investors: B Capital Group, Prime Ventures, Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Inventure Academy, Draper Associates, Day One Capital
Series B, $37M
Rubikloud (2013, Toronto, $45M) – BigData intelligence for retailers
Investors: Intel Capital, Inovia Capital, OpenText Enterprise Apps Fund, Horizons Ventures, Access Industries
Series A, $25M
Arundo (2015, Palo Alto, $32.6M) – Bigdata analytics for asset heavy industries
Investors: Northgate Partners, StartX, Arctic Securities AS, Canica, Stokke Industri
Series A, $16.7M
Cobalt Robotics (2016, San Jose, $16.7M) – Robotics in stealth mode
Series A, $13M
Petal (2016, New York City, $16.6M) – Alternative credit card
Investors: Valar Ventures, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, Afore Capital, Rosecliff Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, New Ground Ventures, Abstract Ventures, Story Ventures, The Gramercy Fund, Third Prime Capital, Riverpark Funds, The Social Entrepreneurs’ Fund
Series A, $11M
Owkin (2016, Paris, $13.1M) – Provides machine learning based solutions for drug discovery and precision medicine
Investors: Otium, Cathay Innovation, Plug and Play Tech Center, NJF Capital
Series A, $10M
ObEN (2014, Pasadena, $23.7M) – Photo-real 3D virtual avatar using AI
Investors: K11 Wuhan, Tencent, SB China Capital, Feng Shang capital, crestvalue.com
Series A, $8M
Iris Automation (2015, Vancouver, $10M) – Develops drone collision avoidance systems based on computer vision
Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Bee Partners
Series A, $7.5M
Permutive (2013, London, $8.9M) – Intelligent ad-server for sponsored content.
Conventional Debt, $4.8M
Verdigris (2011, Moffett Field, $15.7M) – Energy analytics for better management of facilities
Angel, $4.6M
MYNTAI (2014, Santa Clara, $4.6M) – Provides visual perception technology and autonomous robot
Seed, $4.5M
Botkeeper (2015, Boston, $4.5M) – Automator of bookkeping
Investors: John Connors, Mathew Gustav Johnson, Trevor Kienzle
M&A
- Relx acquires ThreatMetrix for $817M to ramp up in risk-based authentication mmotimes.com
- Ford buys transport services startups Autonomic, TransLoc Reuters
- TD Bank buys AI company Layer 6 Inc Reuters
- Global PIM Provider Akeneo Acquires Top Israeli Machine Learning Company PR Newswire
- Aptean Expands Text Analytics Capabilities With TheySay Acquisition Sector Publishing Intelligence
- Ford Scoops Up Software Firms as It Drives Toward the Driverless The Wall Street Journal
- Zymergen Acquires Metagenomics Company Radiant Genomics Business Wire
- Workday buys SkipFlag to bolster machine learning capabilities ZDNet
- Inspirata Acquires Toronto-based Artificial Intelligence In Medicine, Inc. (AIM) to Enhance its R&D in Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing GlobeNewswire
- FiscalNote Acquires EU Regulatory Intelligence Leader Shungham Business Wire
IPO
- Ireland set to gain as US tech company it backed looks to IPO The Irish Times
New Fund Launch
- OurCrowd Launches $100M Cognitiv Fund ReadITQuik
FDA Approval
- MedyMatch Receives Expedited Access Pathway / Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA to Accelerate Market Access for Intracranial Hemorrhage Software PR Newswire
- BERG Announces FDA Orphan-Drug Designation of BPM31510 for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer PR Newswire
New Product Announcement
- Nuance’s New Cognitive Arbitrator Connects Virtual Assistants in the Smart Home, Car, and Enterprise GlobeNewswire
- HARMAN Enables New Services and Monetization Opportunities for Automotive OEMs with the Next Generation of the HARMAN Ignite Secure Cloud Solution Business Wire
- Cognata Builds Cloud-Based Autonomous Vehicle Simulation Platform with NVIDIA and Microsoft Business Wire
- Medical AI Startup Infermedica Releases a New Platform for Insurers PR Newswire
- Mintigo Launches Predictive Audiences: AI-Empowered ABM for Marketo PR Newswire
- MyScript Unveils New and Improved Handwriting-based Calculator App Business Wire
- Jibo, Inc. Unveils Commander App for Its Eponymous Social Robot at CES 2018 PR Newswire
- Recorded Future Launches Fusion to Deliver the First Universal Threat Intelligence Solution PR Newswire
- Silicon Valley AI Chip Startup Gyrfalcon Technology Competes with Intel with its Newly Launched USB Stick Business Wire
- CES 2018 Exemplifies Sensory’s Leading Role in Powering the Voice Revolution PR Newswire
- Detroit Startup Launches Algo 2.0 Making Their AI Enabled Analyst Workbot Even Smarter PR Newswire
- TUI Group And Utrip Join Forces To Provide European Travelers A Personalized Trip Planning Experience PRWeb
- Asia’s AI Leader, iFLYTEK, Showcases AI+ Smart Devices and Unveiled AI-powered Translation System at CES Business Wire
- Seeing Machines to showcase FOVIO Camera-based Driver Monitoring System at CES 2018 PR Newswire
New Market Entry
- Pendo Systems Targets the Insurance Sector With Their Proven Pendo Machine Learning Platform PR Newswire
New Geo Entry
- Element AI Expands to Europe – Opens London Office Business Wire
- Kreditech Selects Mambu’s Saas Banking Engine For Expansion Into India Financial IT
- Previse to open new base in Glasgow Insider
Business Partnership
- Barbican Insurance Group Partners with FICO to Enhance Cyber Underwriting PR Newswire
- Intel Is Partnering With Chinese Automaker SAIC On Self-Driving Cars Fast Company
- Juvo Announces Collaboration with Samsung NEXT to Deliver Vision of Access for All PR Newswire
- InsideSales.com Expands Partnership with Microsoft to Fuel Predictive Sales EngineBusiness Wire
Company Announcement
- Quantcast continues international growth expanding into new Asia-Pacific markets PR Newswire
New Feature Release
- Baidu debuts Apollo 2.0, its latest open self-driving platform TechCrunch
Key People Movement
- Xilinx Appoints Victor Peng As President And Chief Executive Officer PR Newswire
- China AI firm Yitu opens Singapore office, plans to hire 50-60 researchers Straits Times
- Quantcast appoints Robert Horler as Chief Operating Officer PR Newswire
Board Updates
- Nuance Appoints Sanjay Vaswani to its Board of Directors PressReleasePoint