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InVia Robotics raises $30M for warehouse robotics push

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. InVia Robotics, an industrial robotics company based in Los Angeles, California, today announced it has raised $30 million in a series C round co-led by Microsoft’s M12 Ventures and Qualcomm, with participation from Hitachi. InVia says the new equity funding will be used to support its growth, specifically through…
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Can you teach AI common sense?

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Even before they speak their first words, human babies develop mental models about objects and people. This is one of the key capabilities that allows us humans to learn to live socially and…
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Blaize raises $71M for AI edge hardware

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Blaize, a company developing AI edge computing platforms for automotive, enterprise, and computer vision markets, today announced that it raised $71 million in series D funding led by Franklin…
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Enterprise AI development platform DataRobot raises $300M, acquires Algorithmia

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. DataRobot, a startup creating an enterprise AI development platform, today closed a $300 million series G funding round led by Altimeter Capital and Tiger Global, with participation from Morgan Stanley’s Counterpoint Global, Franklin Templeton, ServiceNow Ventures, and Sutter Hill Ventures. The round brings…
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Deadline 2024: Why you only have 3 years left to adopt AI

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. If your company has yet to embrace AI, you’re in a race against the clock. And by my calculations, you have just three years left. How did I arrive at 2024 as the deadline for AI adoption? My prediction — formulated with KUNGFU.AI advisor Paco Nathan — is rooted in us noticing that many futurists’ J curves show…
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AI startup funding remained strong in Q2, report finds

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. The pandemic spurred investments in AI across nearly every industry. That’s according to CB Insights’ AI in the Numbers Q2 2021 report, which found that AI startups attracted record funding — more than $20 billion — despite a drop in deal volume. While the adoption rate varies between businesses, a majority of…
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