data science
Low-code ML platform Predibase raises another $12.2M
End-to-end machine learning platform Predibase today announced a $12.2 million expansion (led by Felicis) to its $16.25 million Series A funding round from last year. The company also announced that i
DataOps.live gets $17.5M from Snowflake, others for DevOps-style tools aimed at data experts
DevOps has changed the game for how developers build, deploy, update and monitor applications across their network. Now, an eponymous startup called DataOps.live — which has built a DataOps plat
Neptyne is building a Python-powered spreadsheet for data scientists
Douwe Osinga and Jack Amadeo were working together at Sidewalk Labs, Alphabet’s venture to build tech-forward cities, when they arrived at the conclusion that most spreadsheet software doesn’t
Hex lands another $28M as data collaboration platform continues to gain traction
Many companies are struggling to get funding these days in an increasingly tight investment environment. It seems the days are gone when VC firms approach promising startups about funding instead of t
Dbt Labs acquires Transform, adding semantic tools to its data analytics platform
Almost exactly a year ago, dbt Labs shined a spotlight on the opportunities in the world of developer tools for data analytics when the startup closed a Series D of $222 million at a $4.2 billion valu
McKinsey, eyeing the MLOps space, buys Tel Aviv–based Iguazio
The same day Microsoft invested billions in OpenAI, McKinsey snatched up enterprise-focused AI firm Iguazio for a relative steal. The consulting giant reportedly paid around $50 million for Iguazio, a
4 data science predictions for 2023
Data science is perhaps the most exciting area in all of enterprise technology right now, and it’s evolving at a lightning pace.
Analytics operating system Redbird makes data more accessible to non-technical users
Data engineers have a big problem. Almost every team in their business needs access to analytics and other information that can be gleaned from their data warehouses, but only a few have technical bac
DynamoFL aims to bring privacy-preserving AI to more industries
Data privacy regulations like GDPR, the CCPA and HIPAA present a challenge to training AI systems on sensitive data, like financial transactions, patient health records and user device logs. Historica
Arize lands $38M to grow its MLOps platform for the enterprise
Arize AI, a startup developing a platform for machine learning operations, today announced that it raised $38 million in a Series B round led by TCV with participation from Battery Ventures and Founda
Qloo raises cash to expand its AI-driven recommendation API
Policymakers have been cracking down on platforms that collect consumer data, implementing rules that require companies to be transparent about the details they gather and use for commercial purposes.
Bobidi launches to reward developers for testing companies’ AI models
In the rush to build, test and deploy AI systems, businesses often lack the resources and time to fully validate their systems and ensure they’re bug-free. In a 2018 report, Gartner predicted th
Microsoft claims its new tools make language models safer to use
Timed to align with Build 2022, Microsoft today open sourced tools and datasets designed to audit AI-powered content moderation systems and automatically write tests highlighting potential bugs in AI
The market for synthetic data is bigger than you think
To understand what's happening, but also what's coming if synthetic data does get more broadly adopted, we talked to various CEOs and VCs over the last few months.
Investors flock to fund an AI cornerstone: Feature stores
As the demand for feature stores grows, tech giants and startups are developing products to meet the need -- and investors are backing them enthusiastically.
Hex scores $52M Series B to grow data science collaboration platform
Hex has been moving briskly along its startup evolutionary path with its data science collaboration platform growing at a rapid pace, so much so the company attracted the attention of fundraising mega
Snowflake acquires Streamlit for $800M to help customers build data-based apps
Snowflake helps customers store and manage oodles of data in the cloud without cloud vendor lock-in. Streamlit is a startup that developed a popular open source project for building data-based apps. S
Deepnote raises $20M for its collaborative data science notebooks
Deepnote, a startup that is building a data science platform on top of Jupyter-compatible notebooks, today announced that it has raised a $20 million Series A round co-led by Index Ventures and Accel,
South African crowd-solving startup Zindi building a community of data scientists and using AI to solve real-world problems
Zindi is all about using AI to solve real-world problems for companies and individuals. And the South Africa-based crowd-solving startup has done that over the last three years they have been in exist
Dataiku gets $400M at a $4.6B valuation, led by Tiger Global
Data science platform Dataiku announced today it has raised a $400 million Series E, bringing its valuation to $4.6 billion. The round was led by Tiger Global, with participation from returning invest