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Tag: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
AI start-up Halli Labs to enter Google team as first Indian acquisition
Bengaluru-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning start-up Halli Labs is all set to join global internet giant Google under its Next Billion Users team to help get more technology and information into people’s hands around the world, the team announced through its blog on Medium o…
Unbxd raises $12.5 m in series C from Infosys Cofounder & others
Unbxd, the cloud based product discovery platform for e-Commerce, has raised 12.5 million dollars in Series C funding led by Eight Roads Ventures, the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International Limited, and from existing investors IDG Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners and Nirvana Vent…
3 reasons why banks & fintech start-ups are collaborating for financial services
We are living in an age of a revolution that is data-driven and new technologies are being founded everyday to bring forward artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. This is in turn changing the way people live their lives and every sector imaginable is impacted – including financial se…
IFC to invest $20-60 mn in Indian start-ups
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank group, is the largest global development institution focussed exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. Ruchira Shukla, Regional Lead, South Asia, Venture Capital, IFC, spoke about the new fund’s investment plans…
GSF makes fresh investments in 5 start-ups
Gurgaon-based startup accelerator Global Super Angels Forum (GSF) has made fresh investments in five startups which constitute its fifth batch for its accelerator programme. The five startups are, bot-assistant player YellowAnt, Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven chatbot solution HeyMojo, deep-l…
New-age ERP to be trigger for opportunities offered by SMEs in 2017
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems have come a long way since the 1990s, when they first became popular. The ERP space is seeing rapid transformations, with new capabilities and integrated analytics. The migration of ERP systems to the cloud has been a huge disrupter, and this has resulte…
Microsoft India to focus on SME sector for growth, says Pramanik
The Microsoft India story began in 1990 and has grown steadily since then. Bhaskar Pramanik, who took charge as Chairman of Microsoft Corp. (India) Pvt. Ltd in 2011, is responsible for the company’s marketing, operations and business development efforts. In an interview, he reflects on Microsoft’…
Microsoft buys artificial intelligence startup Genee
Software giant Microsoft has bought a smart scheduling app Genee, as part of its effort to embed Artificial Intelligence (AI) to compete with the likes of Google Now and Apple. The start-up, which was founded in 2014, will shut down its service on September 1. The financial terms of the deal were…