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Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning– Explained

Steve Blank

The Department of Defense has thought that Artificial Intelligence is such a foundational set of technologies that they started a dedicated organization- the JAIC – to enable and implement artificial intelligence across the Department. These technologies will transform businesses and government agencies. AI in National Security.

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How to Scale Support of Portfolio Companies

David Teten

Large private equity funds like KKR can afford to pursue a consulting model ( Capstone ), typically with associated fees, but that doesn’t normally make economic sense for a VC. I’m very interested in additional ways to use technology to extend each of these! RJMetrics ); technology (e.g., – OKRs for CEOs.

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Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller

SoCal CTO

to work on an entertainment-related technology project and have stayed ever since. I know you are still in stealth, but what can you tell us. This is a novel user interaction that embeds casual entertainment directly into the operating system experience, based on some fairly interesting underlying technology.

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Deal Opacity

Haystack

When I moved back to the Bay Area in early 2011, the technology and startup sector didn’t feel as big or expansive as it does today. In that time, Twitter was just getting its sea legs, the Quora private beta was one of the hottest tickets in town, and TechCrunch was the de facto powerhouse in tech/startup media attention.

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Crisis Shmisis: Q2 2010 Closes with 40 deals and more than $400 million raised in Israel (Deal Summary)

VC Cafe

The company is still in stealth… May 24, 2010 - Taykey announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in a round of funding from new investor Sequoia Capital. 23/06/2010 - Maayan Technology Ventures Ltd. TASE:MAYN) Infinity Private Equity Fund; Suzhou Ventures Group Co., Viola Private Equity Buyer Funds: 28.

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Crisis Shmisis: 40 deals, more than $400 Million raised in Q2 2010 in Israel (Deal Summary)

VC Cafe

The company is still in stealth… May 24, 2010 - Taykey announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount in a round of funding from new investor Sequoia Capital. 23/06/2010 - Maayan Technology Ventures Ltd. TASE:MAYN) Infinity Private Equity Fund; Suzhou Ventures Group Co., Viola Private Equity Buyer Funds: 28.

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Bitesize Friday – Israeli Funding Recap

VC Cafe

An undisclosed round in stealth startup ToyToyToy, which offers an online service that links websites for actual toys. Below is a recap of the private placement transactions of the last three months. Plasma-Laser Technologies, Ltd. LucidLogix Technologies, Ltd. MobilEye Vision Technologies Ltd. Mar-22-2010.