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Apttus is putting artificial intelligence to work on contract management
It seems AI and machine learning are quickly becoming a must-have for today’s software. Apttus, the quote-to-cash service is putting AI to work in contract processing in an effort to speed up a highly inefficient system and close sales faster. Contracts have traditionally been a bottleneck in the sales process. As Apttus CEO and company founder Kirk Krappe explains it, there are a series… Read More
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Learning effects, network effects, and runaway leaders
There’s a new economic force at work in the machine learning revolution that is capable of generating increasing returns to scale, much as network effects did in the internet revolution. This force is automated learning, and its business impact comes in the form of learning effects: the more a product learns, the more valuable it becomes. Learning effects have the potential to… Read More
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Citymapper ties with Gett to launch shared taxi commuter route in London
Urban transport navigator app Citymapper has announced a tie-up with Gett’s UK black cab hailing app to run two commuter lines of shared taxis in London, morning and evenings, between Highbury in North London and the Waterloo transport hub in the south. Read More
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HTC says it remains committed to Vive and its own smartphones after $1.1B deal with Google
The $1.1 billion cooperation deal announced today between HTC and Google ended months of speculation, but prompted new questions. Chief among them is how exactly will the agreement affect HTC, which has dealt with a series of setbacks and lackluster earnings over the past few years. In a press conference today at HTC’s headquarters in Xindian, New Taipei City, the company said it… Read More
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Pointy, a startup that lets local retailers easily put stock online with a simple gadget, raises $6M
Pointy, an Irish start startup that lets local retailers put their stock online so that they can be discovered via search engines, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. The round is being led by Frontline Ventures, alongside Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital, Draper Associates and a number of notable angel investors. Read More
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Crunch Report | Waymo Wants $2.6B for Trade Secret
Nest releases a new alarm system, the Nest Secure, SpaceX files trademark for name of internet service and Waymo wants $2.6 billion for allegedly stolen trade secret. All this on Crunch Report. Read More
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Google, HTC sign $1.1B USD cooperation agreement to boost Google’s hardware game
Google and HTC have entered into an agreement where certain HTC employees will join Google. As part of the transaction, HTC will receive $1.1B USD in cash from Google. Google will also receive non-exclusive license for HTC’s intellectual property. HTC says many of the employees worked with Google to develop the Pixel smartphones. Read More
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Polly’s teen polling app piggybacks on Snapchat
Snapchat doesn’t technically have a developer platform, but that hasn’t stopped other startups from taking advantage of its new feature for attaching links to your Snaps and Stories. Sarahah was the first, allowing people to ask fellow Snappers for open-ended anonymous feedback. But the problem is that those requests could be met with cyberbullying. Polly is a new teen… Read More
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ClassPass begins testing variable pricing as it expands beyond studio fitness
On the heels of its $70 million Series C, an expansion to new markets, and a partnership with Blink Fitness, the popular workout subscription service ClassPass is now beginning to experiment with variable pricing. The test was revealed by new ClassPass CEO Fritz Lanman, speaking on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF this afternoon. The idea to try out a virtual currency of sorts came about… Read More
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And the winner of Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2017 is… Pi
Startups participating in the Startup Battlefield have all been hand-picked to participate in our highly competitive startup competition. They all presented in front of multiple groups of VCs and tech leaders serving as judges for a chance to win $50,000 and the coveted Disrupt Cup. After hours of deliberations, TechCrunch editors pored over the judges’ notes and narrowed the list down… Read More
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Why women are coming forward about harassment and discrimination
It’s been the talk of the summer in Silicon Valley. CEOs at Uber and SoFi lost their jobs after whistleblowers came forward, alleging sexism and harassment. Powerful venture capitalists, including Dave McClure from 500 Startups lost their jobs after women, including Sarah Kunst, accused him of making inappropriate advances when seeking a job at his venture firm. Workplace harassment… Read More
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Our favorite pitches from Alchemist Accelerator’s 16th batch
Alchemist Accelerator, known for its specialty in working with enterprise startups, held its 16th demo day at Microsoft’s offices in Mountain View, California. 18 startups pitched ideas ranging from more traditional marketplaces to frontier aerospace technology. Addressing the packed auditorium before the pitches began, Ravi Belani, managing partner at Alchemist, reasserted his core… Read More
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21.co announces a token system to get people to join its paid messaging network
Today at Disrupt, 21.co CEO and co-founder Balaji Srinivasan outlined his company’s unusual evolution and announced the launch of a new system for kickstarting the site’s user base by incentivizing people with tokens for doing things like signing up, getting verified and performing certain tasks. The company opted to move away from the increasingly popular ICO model because… Read More
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YC wants to let people invest in its startups through the blockchain
ICOs — or initial coin offerings — are emerging as a route for startups to raise money from a wide pool of investors through cryptocurrency networks. Speaking at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, Y Combinator president Sam Altman painted a mixed picture of the role of ICOs in the tech world today. It wasn’t all good. Read More
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10x, founded by the ex-CEO of Barclays, raises $46M to take on ancient banking infrastructure
The fintech revolution continues apace, and while many startups are hoping that newer and better tech will help them take business away from traditional banks, today a company has received a large round of funding to help those incumbent institutions better compete. 10x Future Technologies is a startup that has built a ground-up platform that incorporates machine learning, cloud services… Read More
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Here’s why professional sports teams are buying esports teams
Today at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2017 we sat down with three experts from the esports world to explain why you should start paying attention to the industry. To kick it off, Heather Garozzo, a former competitive Counter Strike player and current Director of Fan Marketing for Team Dignitas, told us what a day in the life of a professional esports player is like. And surprisingly, it’s not… Read More
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VC Kirsten Green talks shop — including responding to criticisms of Bodega
Earlier today at Disrupt, Kirsten Green, founder of the early-stage, San Francisco-based venture firm Forerunner Ventures, sat down for a quick conversation about her work. Green has become one of the most sought-after e-commerce investors in the country. Read More
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Peter Thiel is being considered to chair Trump’s intelligence advisory board
In a fairly epic new Vanity Fair profile, the magazine reports that Peter Thiel is the frontrunner to become the chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB), a meta intelligence entity that functions independently from the nation’s spy agencies. Read More
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Airware
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- HQ: San Francisco, California
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Bastille
- $27M
- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: internet of things, security, cyber security
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Tuition.io
- $7.0M
- HQ: Santa Monica, California
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Stafory
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Understory
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- HQ: Somerville, Massachusetts
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Life.io
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- HQ: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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DogBuddy
- 5.0M EUR
- HQ: London, England
- Categories: peer to peer, marketplace, collaborative consumption, consumer, pet
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Twyla
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RightIndem
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HomeZada
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- HQ: El Dorado Hills, California
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Activehours
- $39M
- HQ: Palo Alto, California
- Categories: mobile payments, financial services, fintech
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Galaxy.AI
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Superloop
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Wellthie
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iauro Systems Pvt Ltd
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- HQ: Pune, Maharashtra
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MyDoc
- $5.2M
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Infervision
- 120M CNY
- HQ: Beijing, Beijing
- Categories: machine learning, medical, health diagnostics
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Vizru Inc
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- HQ: Santa Clara, California
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ED Band, Inc.
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- Categories: medical device, health care, medical
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GenLife
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- HQ: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island
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acuteIQ
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- HQ: San Francisco, California
- Categories: artificial intelligence, machine learning, predictive analytics
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Pointy
- $6.0M
- HQ: Dublin, Dublin
- Categories: wireless, technical support, internet
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GraphWear Technologies Inc.
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- HQ: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Categories: fitness
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Groundspeed Analytics
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- HQ: Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Categories: insurance
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Tachyon Oil and Gas
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Homergize
- $1.0M
- HQ: Bangalore, Karnataka
- Categories: product design
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Landos Biopharma
- $10M
- HQ: Blacksburg, Virginia
- Categories: biopharma
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Syrah Resources
- $74M
- HQ: Melbourne, Victoria
- Categories: mining, mining technology, building material
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Chameleon
- $500K
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Helm.ai
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