M12

M12, the venture capital arm of Microsoft, focuses on investing in early-stage and growth-stage technology companies, primarily in North America and Israel. Established in 2012 and based in Seattle, with additional offices in other regions, M12 targets investments in sectors such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and enterprise software. The firm typically invests between $50,000 and $300,000 in companies across Series A to C. M12 also operates an accelerator program tailored for later-stage startups, offering a four to six-month curriculum and co-working space in Seattle. The firm aims to support startups that are innovating in technology and seeks to invest in accelerators as well.

Ahmed Deyab

Investor

Hina Dixit

Partner

Priyanka Mitra

Partner

Andrew Smyth

Managing Partner

James Wu

Partner

Past deals in Artificial Intelligence

Evinced

Series B in 2022
Evinced offers end-to-end accessibility automation services aimed at helping enterprises ensure their web and mobile applications are accessible to all users. Utilizing advanced rule sets, computer vision, and AI algorithms, Evinced automatically detects and identifies accessibility issues while providing actionable solutions. Its AI-enabled products streamline the discovery and analysis of accessibility problems, allowing organizations to integrate these processes directly into their software development pipelines. This integration facilitates improved design, development, automated testing, and compliance monitoring, ultimately saving developers time and reducing risks associated with manual audits. Leading enterprises rely on Evinced to incorporate accessibility throughout their software development lifecycle, enhancing the usability of their digital offerings.

NextBillion.ai

Series B in 2022
Nextbillion.ai Pte. Ltd., established in 2019 and based in Singapore, focuses on developing AI-powered hyperlocal solutions, particularly in the realm of mapping. The company offers products like nextbillionmaps, which provides advanced mapping solutions, and nextbilliontasks, which integrates AI with human intelligence. Targeting markets with complex geospatial challenges such as India, Indonesia, and Nigeria, Nextbillion.ai aims to create robust geospatial infrastructure that facilitates location-based experiences for a growing user base. The company addresses issues stemming from underdeveloped infrastructure, the emergence of mega cities, complicated address systems, and dynamic road networks by leveraging a combination of data, artificial intelligence, and human input to solve these intricate problems.

Evisort

Series C in 2022
Evisort Inc. is an AI-powered contract management company founded in 2016 by researchers from Harvard Law and MIT. The company has developed a sophisticated application that automates the analysis and management of contracts, allowing users to seamlessly upload, access, search, and track key provisions within their documents. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, Evisort enables organizations to extract and classify data from contracts, identify risks, and monitor compliance effectively. Its platform serves various professionals, including attorneys, procurement officers, and finance managers, by transforming complex legal language into searchable information. This capability helps organizations streamline operations, reduce costs, and make informed strategic decisions throughout the contract lifecycle. Evisort is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has garnered support from prominent early-stage venture funds.

d-Matrix

Series A in 2022
d-Matrix is a computing platform designed to target artificial intelligence inferencing workloads in the data center. Its mission is to build and deploy the world’s first brain-inspired AI compute engine for a broad class of inferencing workloads in the multi-billion dollar cloud and infrastructure edge markets.

Syntiant

Series D in 2022
Syntiant is moving artificial intelligence and machine learning from the cloud to edge devices. Syntiant’s advanced chip solutions merge deep learning with semiconductor design to produce ultra-low-power, high performance, deep neural network processors for always-on applications in battery-powered devices, such as smartphones, smart speakers, earbuds, hearing aids, and laptops. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Agolo

Series A in 2022
Agolo, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform designed to create real-time summaries from unstructured data. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, Agolo employs machine learning and natural language processing to analyze vast amounts of information, enabling users to quickly grasp key points relevant to their interests. The platform enhances the efficiency of analysts by summarizing thousands of documents and identifying connections between subjects, thereby facilitating better decision-making in fields such as finance and intelligence. By streamlining the information processing workflow, Agolo allows professionals to focus on strategic actions rather than data interpretation.

Inworld

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of an AI-based platform designed to populate immersive realities including the metaverse, VR and AR, games, and virtual worlds. The company offers to virtual human characters to build and deploy virtual characters for a variety of use cases, enabling clients to leverage and streamline their creative process.

Wallaroo

Series A in 2022
Wallaroo is a developer of a cloud-based data processing platform designed to streamline the deployment of real-time applications. The company focuses on simplifying the challenges associated with infrastructure, allowing for quick iteration and testing of machine learning and analytics projects. Its software is capable of handling large volumes of data while remaining agnostic to infrastructure and scale. This flexibility enables data engineers, architects, and infrastructure providers to enhance various applications, including outpatient monitoring, real-time bidding, and risk profiling. Ultimately, Wallaroo aims to help organizations turn data into actionable business results more efficiently and cost-effectively.

Wandelbots

Series C in 2022
Wandelbots GmbH, based in Dresden, Germany, is a startup focused on simplifying the programming of industrial robots. The company has developed sensor-attached wearables that allow users to teach robots through demonstration, eliminating the need for coding. By wearing a suit equipped with sensors, operators can perform tasks that the robots then learn to replicate. Wandelbots' software tracks these movements and creates machine learning models from multiple demonstrations, which generate automation workflows that can be refined and optimized. The system is designed to be self-adaptive, allowing robots to adjust to dynamic environments through automatic anomaly detection and process adaptation. This innovative approach significantly reduces the time and cost associated with automation projects, making it accessible for both small and large enterprises.

Hunters

Series C in 2022
Hunters is a cybersecurity company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based software solution designed to detect and prevent cyberattacks. The company's flagship platform, Hunters.AI, autonomously identifies threats that may evade traditional security measures, enhancing threat detection and response across various IT environments, including cloud and network infrastructures. By ingesting extensive security telemetry and intelligence from diverse data sources, the platform enriches threat signals with detailed attack intelligence. It employs machine learning and cloud-based analytics to correlate threat patterns and generate actionable visualized attack narratives, ultimately optimizing response times for cybersecurity teams.

SalesKen

Series B in 2021
SalesKen develops a conversational intelligence and analytics platform that provides valuable insights into customer interactions, specifically during calls, presentations, and webinars. This platform enables sales teams to understand their communication effectiveness, identifying strengths and areas for improvement. In addition to enhancing sales performance, SalesKen offers vocational skills training and career counseling, equipping individuals with customized learning content that increases employability in sectors such as banking, financial services, insurance, and information technology. By focusing on the last mile of customer-salesperson interactions, SalesKen supports organizations in optimizing their sales processes and developing their workforce.

blackshark.ai

Series A in 2021
blackshark.ai specializes in extracting insights from satellite imagery through a fully automated platform powered by scalable artificial intelligence. The company employs advanced machine learning techniques to rapidly train neural networks for detecting various features, such as buildings, vegetation, streets, and land classifications, across multiple input sources including satellite images, aerial photographs, and HD map data. Additionally, blackshark.ai can automatically reconstruct detected features in 3D, utilizing a patent-pending technology for efficient data storage and streaming. With a team of over 50 experts in data science, geospatial engineering, and 3D rendering, the company focuses on providing detailed analyses for diverse applications in mapping, navigation, location intelligence, and earth observation. Their technology enables businesses to answer critical questions regarding land use, infrastructure, and resource management. Blackshark.ai operates from offices in San Francisco, US, and Graz, Austria.

Envisagenics

Series A in 2021
Envisagenics, Inc. is a biotechnology company headquartered in Huntington, New York, specializing in the development of RNA therapeutics. Founded in 2013, the company utilizes its proprietary SpliceCore platform to analyze RNA-seq data through advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. This cloud-based technology aims to simplify the complexity of biomedical data, enabling researchers to identify splicing errors that contribute to genetic diseases and cancers. By accurately predicting drug targets and biomarkers, Envisagenics helps pharmaceutical companies reduce the time and costs associated with drug development. The platform is designed to accelerate the discovery of innovative therapeutic solutions and has the potential to address over 370 known human diseases caused by splicing errors. Through collaborations with biopharmaceutical partners, Envisagenics seeks to enhance the efficiency of drug-target selection and lead design, ultimately improving the therapeutic landscape for patients.

Tact.ai

Venture Round in 2021
Tact.ai Technologies, Inc. is a company that develops a conversational artificial intelligence platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency of enterprise sales teams. The platform, known as Tact.ai, provides AI-powered sales assistance that automates administrative tasks through chat and voice interactions. It features an Intelligent Workspace that facilitates collaboration among sellers, their deal teams, partners, and customers by creating organized deal rooms. Tact.ai’s solutions focus on making enterprise software more user-friendly, offering connected and prescriptive CRM tools that transform sales behavior and increase productivity. The company serves a diverse clientele, including technology firms and Fortune 500 companies across the United States, Europe, and India. Founded by Chuck Ganapathi in 2011 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Tact.ai is backed by several prominent investors, including Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures.

Private AI

Seed Round in 2021
Private AI Inc., established in 2017 and located in Toronto, Canada, specializes in the development of privacy-preserving machine learning and natural language processing tools. The company aims to create solutions that enhance secure and seamless data analysis, thereby supporting innovative software development while safeguarding user privacy. Through its advanced technologies, Private AI seeks to address the growing demand for data security in various applications, ensuring that sensitive information remains protected during analysis and processing.

Hunters

Series B in 2021
Hunters is a cybersecurity company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based software solution designed to detect and prevent cyberattacks. The company's flagship platform, Hunters.AI, autonomously identifies threats that may evade traditional security measures, enhancing threat detection and response across various IT environments, including cloud and network infrastructures. By ingesting extensive security telemetry and intelligence from diverse data sources, the platform enriches threat signals with detailed attack intelligence. It employs machine learning and cloud-based analytics to correlate threat patterns and generate actionable visualized attack narratives, ultimately optimizing response times for cybersecurity teams.

inVia Robotics

Series C in 2021
inVia Robotics, LLC specializes in automation solutions tailored for e-commerce fulfillment centers, enhancing the efficiency of order fulfillment processes. Based in Agoura Hills, California, the company has developed the inVia Dynamic Automated Storage and Retrieval System, which integrates robotics management software to facilitate the retrieval of various items from storage, ranging from small products to larger packages. By offering a "Robotics-as-a-Service" model, inVia enables businesses to adopt advanced autonomous mobile robots for picking and goods-to-person systems without disrupting their existing operations. This innovative approach aims to improve fulfillment efficiency, save time, and optimize productivity within warehouses, making it a crucial partner for e-commerce retailers and fulfillment providers.

NetraDyne

Series C in 2021
Netradyne Inc. specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based fleet management software, leveraging an Internet of Things (IoT) platform to process visual and sensory inputs across various industries, including transportation, agriculture, and construction. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, California, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India, the company offers products such as VisionPRO, an integrated safety system that captures and analyzes driving events from multiple camera angles, and Driveri, a platform designed to identify and reward positive driver behaviors. Netradyne's technology aims to enhance fleet safety and performance by reducing accidents and providing fleet leaders with critical insights into driving behaviors, ultimately creating a new standard for safe driving in commercial vehicles. The company is positioned to capitalize on advancements in camera technology and deep learning, aligning with the increasing demand for actionable data in real-time.

Zencity

Venture Round in 2021
Zencity Technologies Ltd. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) based data analytics software tools to the government agencies. The company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) based software solution , which collects and analyses interactions across communication platforms, including social media, local broadcast media, and government customer service channels. It provides community feedback and actionable insights to the government agencies. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

NextBillion.ai

Series A in 2021
Nextbillion.ai Pte. Ltd., established in 2019 and based in Singapore, focuses on developing AI-powered hyperlocal solutions, particularly in the realm of mapping. The company offers products like nextbillionmaps, which provides advanced mapping solutions, and nextbilliontasks, which integrates AI with human intelligence. Targeting markets with complex geospatial challenges such as India, Indonesia, and Nigeria, Nextbillion.ai aims to create robust geospatial infrastructure that facilitates location-based experiences for a growing user base. The company addresses issues stemming from underdeveloped infrastructure, the emergence of mega cities, complicated address systems, and dynamic road networks by leveraging a combination of data, artificial intelligence, and human input to solve these intricate problems.

Artificial

Series A in 2021
Artificial, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions aimed at automating laboratory operations. The company offers a range of products, including Flow Scheduler for optimizing lab workflows, Flow Tools for managing robotic systems, Element SDK for creating robotic automation applications, and Substrate Core, which serves as an infrastructure for controlling distributed cyber-physical systems. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Artificial, Inc. targets scientists and automation engineers, providing tools that enhance productivity and minimize errors in laboratory settings. By integrating technology into lab processes, the company aims to effectively bridge the gap between human operators and robotic systems.

1910 Genetics

Series A in 2021
AI for new drug discovery

Evisort

Series B in 2021
Evisort Inc. is an AI-powered contract management company founded in 2016 by researchers from Harvard Law and MIT. The company has developed a sophisticated application that automates the analysis and management of contracts, allowing users to seamlessly upload, access, search, and track key provisions within their documents. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, Evisort enables organizations to extract and classify data from contracts, identify risks, and monitor compliance effectively. Its platform serves various professionals, including attorneys, procurement officers, and finance managers, by transforming complex legal language into searchable information. This capability helps organizations streamline operations, reduce costs, and make informed strategic decisions throughout the contract lifecycle. Evisort is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has garnered support from prominent early-stage venture funds.

Evinced

Series A in 2021
Evinced offers end-to-end accessibility automation services aimed at helping enterprises ensure their web and mobile applications are accessible to all users. Utilizing advanced rule sets, computer vision, and AI algorithms, Evinced automatically detects and identifies accessibility issues while providing actionable solutions. Its AI-enabled products streamline the discovery and analysis of accessibility problems, allowing organizations to integrate these processes directly into their software development pipelines. This integration facilitates improved design, development, automated testing, and compliance monitoring, ultimately saving developers time and reducing risks associated with manual audits. Leading enterprises rely on Evinced to incorporate accessibility throughout their software development lifecycle, enhancing the usability of their digital offerings.

Hunters

Series A in 2020
Hunters is a cybersecurity company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based software solution designed to detect and prevent cyberattacks. The company's flagship platform, Hunters.AI, autonomously identifies threats that may evade traditional security measures, enhancing threat detection and response across various IT environments, including cloud and network infrastructures. By ingesting extensive security telemetry and intelligence from diverse data sources, the platform enriches threat signals with detailed attack intelligence. It employs machine learning and cloud-based analytics to correlate threat patterns and generate actionable visualized attack narratives, ultimately optimizing response times for cybersecurity teams.

Andor Health

Series A in 2020
Andor Health focuses on empowering clinicians to design their own digital experiences. By harnessing machine and human intelligence, our cloud-based platform unlocks data stored in electronic medical records to deliver real-time actionable intelligence to care teams – both inside and outside of their enterprise.

Applied Intuition

Series C in 2020
Applied Intuition, Inc. specializes in providing software infrastructure for the safe development, testing, and deployment of autonomous vehicles at scale. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company has established a strong presence with additional offices in Detroit, Tokyo, and Munich. Its product suite emphasizes simulation and analytics, offering advanced tools that enable automotive companies to conduct comprehensive testing and accelerate the development of autonomous technologies. With a team comprised of experts from leading firms in the technology and automotive sectors, Applied Intuition supports a diverse range of clients in enhancing their autonomous vehicle initiatives.

Acerta

Series A in 2020
Acerta Systems Analytics Inc. specializes in providing machine intelligence solutions that convert raw machine data into actionable insights. The company's primary offering, Acerta CHECK, employs a combination of statistical methods, data mining algorithms, and machine learning techniques to identify critical issues and anomalies in machine behavior. Targeting the automotive sector, Acerta's solutions cater to OEMs, parts suppliers, and vehicle testing equipment providers, enhancing vehicle health monitoring and data acquisition. Additionally, the company's algorithms are utilized in the aerospace industry for airplane health management and engine testing. By detecting anomalies and predicting equipment failures, Acerta supports manufacturers in optimizing their processes and improving product quality. Founded in 2014 and based in Waterloo, Canada, Acerta is committed to transforming quality control in the automotive industry through advanced artificial intelligence applications.

Voiceitt

Series A in 2020
Voiceitt Ltd is a technology company based in Ramat Gan, Israel, founded in 2012. The company specializes in developing automatic speech recognition software aimed at enhancing communication for individuals with speech impairments and non-standard speech patterns. Voiceitt's innovative platform utilizes an AI-driven speech engine to interpret and translate distorted pronunciations into intelligible speech, thereby improving the quality of life and independence for users with motor, speech, and language disorders. Additionally, the software serves as a valuable communication tool for caregivers and family members, facilitating more effective interactions.

Zencity

Series B in 2020
Zencity Technologies Ltd. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) based data analytics software tools to the government agencies. The company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) based software solution , which collects and analyses interactions across communication platforms, including social media, local broadcast media, and government customer service channels. It provides community feedback and actionable insights to the government agencies. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Syntiant

Series C in 2020
Syntiant is moving artificial intelligence and machine learning from the cloud to edge devices. Syntiant’s advanced chip solutions merge deep learning with semiconductor design to produce ultra-low-power, high performance, deep neural network processors for always-on applications in battery-powered devices, such as smartphones, smart speakers, earbuds, hearing aids, and laptops. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

CognitiveScale

Series B in 2020
CognitiveScale is a provider of enterprise Cognitive Cloud™ software, a new class of big data interpretation and machine learning systems, which accelerate decision making, enhance customer engagement and improve employee productivity. CognitiveScale's industry and enterprise optimized cognitive processes and applications for healthcare, commerce, employee service, and procurement deliver Insights as a Service powered by our Insights Fabric™ Cognitive Cloud platform. Continuously learning, CognitiveScale's Deep Cognition technology uses advanced machine intelligence to transform massive amounts of multi-structured data, including text, images, sensor data, video and “dark data,” into cognitive insights that prescribe contextual action to end users and businesses.

iLoF

Seed Round in 2020
iLoF - Intelligent Lab on Fiber is a company based in Porto, Portugal, founded in 2019, that specializes in developing a cloud-based platform aimed at accelerating drug discovery, particularly for Alzheimer's treatment. By utilizing advanced photonics and artificial intelligence, iLoF identifies unique features of key biomarkers and captures their signatures in a digital library. This innovative approach enables the collection of extensive biological data, facilitating the creation of individualized treatment plans. The platform aims to streamline clinical trials, making them more cost-effective, convenient, and focused on patient needs, thereby advancing the field of personalized medicine.

Hunters

Series A in 2020
Hunters is a cybersecurity company based in Tel Aviv, Israel, founded in 2018. It specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based software solution designed to detect and prevent cyberattacks. The company's flagship platform, Hunters.AI, autonomously identifies threats that may evade traditional security measures, enhancing threat detection and response across various IT environments, including cloud and network infrastructures. By ingesting extensive security telemetry and intelligence from diverse data sources, the platform enriches threat signals with detailed attack intelligence. It employs machine learning and cloud-based analytics to correlate threat patterns and generate actionable visualized attack narratives, ultimately optimizing response times for cybersecurity teams.

Wandelbots

Series B in 2020
Wandelbots GmbH, based in Dresden, Germany, is a startup focused on simplifying the programming of industrial robots. The company has developed sensor-attached wearables that allow users to teach robots through demonstration, eliminating the need for coding. By wearing a suit equipped with sensors, operators can perform tasks that the robots then learn to replicate. Wandelbots' software tracks these movements and creates machine learning models from multiple demonstrations, which generate automation workflows that can be refined and optimized. The system is designed to be self-adaptive, allowing robots to adjust to dynamic environments through automatic anomaly detection and process adaptation. This innovative approach significantly reduces the time and cost associated with automation projects, making it accessible for both small and large enterprises.

FortressIQ

Series B in 2020
FortressIQ, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based robotic process automation. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, it focuses on providing enterprises with real-time, end-to-end insights into their business processes. The company's platform utilizes advanced techniques such as machine learning, computer vision, and natural language processing to analyze live activities and discover valuable insights. FortressIQ's solutions encompass various areas, including employee experience, system optimization, process redesign, and value engineering. By promoting the responsible use of AI, FortressIQ aims to enhance digital transformation and unlock the potential of the workforce in enterprises.

AirMap

Venture Round in 2020
AirMap, Inc. is a digital airspace and automation company that specializes in providing software solutions to enhance drone operations in low-altitude airspaces. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with additional offices in Europe and Asia, the company offers a UAS Traffic Management (UTM) platform that integrates airspace geometries, restrictions, terrain data, and population density information. This platform facilitates airspace automation, flight automation, and dataflow automation, ensuring low-altitude situational awareness for various stakeholders, including airspace authorities, enterprise operators, and developers. AirMap aims to support the integration of drones into everyday life by organizing critical low-altitude information, enabling safe and efficient drone flight across multiple applications such as agriculture, public safety, and aerial photography. The company collaborates with industry partners and is actively involved in initiatives like the Small UAV Coalition and the NASA UTM program to advance the future of unmanned aviation.

Agolo

Venture Round in 2020
Agolo, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform designed to create real-time summaries from unstructured data. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, Agolo employs machine learning and natural language processing to analyze vast amounts of information, enabling users to quickly grasp key points relevant to their interests. The platform enhances the efficiency of analysts by summarizing thousands of documents and identifying connections between subjects, thereby facilitating better decision-making in fields such as finance and intelligence. By streamlining the information processing workflow, Agolo allows professionals to focus on strategic actions rather than data interpretation.

Hazy

Seed Round in 2020
Hazy Limited is a London-based company that specializes in automatic data anonymization using artificial intelligence. Incorporated in 2017, Hazy develops a platform that generates synthetic data, which retains the statistical properties of real datasets while ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of personal information. This innovative approach allows businesses to share and utilize data for analytics and innovation without the risks associated with compliance and security breaches. By capturing patterns from raw data, Hazy creates entirely synthetic datasets that provide the statistical value of the original data, enabling data-centric organizations to unlock their data potential more safely and efficiently. Hazy is recognized as a spin-out from University College London and has garnered backing from prominent partners such as Microsoft and Nationwide.

Tact.ai

Venture Round in 2020
Tact.ai Technologies, Inc. is a company that develops a conversational artificial intelligence platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency of enterprise sales teams. The platform, known as Tact.ai, provides AI-powered sales assistance that automates administrative tasks through chat and voice interactions. It features an Intelligent Workspace that facilitates collaboration among sellers, their deal teams, partners, and customers by creating organized deal rooms. Tact.ai’s solutions focus on making enterprise software more user-friendly, offering connected and prescriptive CRM tools that transform sales behavior and increase productivity. The company serves a diverse clientele, including technology firms and Fortune 500 companies across the United States, Europe, and India. Founded by Chuck Ganapathi in 2011 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Tact.ai is backed by several prominent investors, including Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures.

Evisort

Series A in 2019
Evisort Inc. is an AI-powered contract management company founded in 2016 by researchers from Harvard Law and MIT. The company has developed a sophisticated application that automates the analysis and management of contracts, allowing users to seamlessly upload, access, search, and track key provisions within their documents. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, Evisort enables organizations to extract and classify data from contracts, identify risks, and monitor compliance effectively. Its platform serves various professionals, including attorneys, procurement officers, and finance managers, by transforming complex legal language into searchable information. This capability helps organizations streamline operations, reduce costs, and make informed strategic decisions throughout the contract lifecycle. Evisort is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has garnered support from prominent early-stage venture funds.

NetraDyne

Venture Round in 2019
Netradyne Inc. specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based fleet management software, leveraging an Internet of Things (IoT) platform to process visual and sensory inputs across various industries, including transportation, agriculture, and construction. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, California, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India, the company offers products such as VisionPRO, an integrated safety system that captures and analyzes driving events from multiple camera angles, and Driveri, a platform designed to identify and reward positive driver behaviors. Netradyne's technology aims to enhance fleet safety and performance by reducing accidents and providing fleet leaders with critical insights into driving behaviors, ultimately creating a new standard for safe driving in commercial vehicles. The company is positioned to capitalize on advancements in camera technology and deep learning, aligning with the increasing demand for actionable data in real-time.

Cerebri AI

Convertible Note in 2019
Cerebri AI Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, develops software solutions aimed at enhancing decision-making for enterprises. The company's key offering, the Cerebri Decisions platform, utilizes advanced artificial intelligence technologies from leading providers such as IBM Watson, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. Through its SaaS product, Cerebri CX 2.0, the company enables organizations to assess individual brand commitment and implement personalized actions in real time, thereby increasing revenue and lowering costs across various channels. This platform employs reinforcement learning to evaluate the value of customer interactions—encompassing sales, marketing, and service—providing actionable insights into customer experience from the customer's perspective.

Airobotics

Convertible Note in 2019
Airobotics has created a pioneering pilotless drone solution, offering an end-to-end automated platform for aerial data collection and analysis. This industrial-grade technology enables facilities to access high-quality aerial data efficiently and safely. The company's expertise encompasses aerospace hardware design, advanced electronic systems, and software engineering, tailored to meet the demands of complex industrial environments. Airobotics serves a diverse range of sectors, including government, industrial, and commercial industries, providing services such as automated data capture, real-time video streaming, disaster assessment, compliance audits, and inspections. By leveraging their innovative solutions, Airobotics enhances operational efficiency and safety for various applications, from land investigations to progress monitoring.

Element AI

Series B in 2019
Element AI Inc. provides artificial intelligence solutions (AI) for organizations to identify opportunities to use artificial intelligence and machine learning and build AI solutions. It operates an AI as a Service (AIaaS) platform that enables businesses to launch and incubate AI solutions in partnership with large corporations. The company also operates a research and development laboratory that conducts research to deploy AI in computing infrastructure. It provides its products to insurance, banking and capital markets, manufacturing, logistics, retail, and consumer packaged goods industries. Element AI Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada with an additional office in Toronto, Canada.

Applied Intuition

Series B in 2019
Applied Intuition, Inc. specializes in providing software infrastructure for the safe development, testing, and deployment of autonomous vehicles at scale. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the company has established a strong presence with additional offices in Detroit, Tokyo, and Munich. Its product suite emphasizes simulation and analytics, offering advanced tools that enable automotive companies to conduct comprehensive testing and accelerate the development of autonomous technologies. With a team comprised of experts from leading firms in the technology and automotive sectors, Applied Intuition supports a diverse range of clients in enhancing their autonomous vehicle initiatives.

Agolo

Venture Round in 2019
Agolo, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform designed to create real-time summaries from unstructured data. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, Agolo employs machine learning and natural language processing to analyze vast amounts of information, enabling users to quickly grasp key points relevant to their interests. The platform enhances the efficiency of analysts by summarizing thousands of documents and identifying connections between subjects, thereby facilitating better decision-making in fields such as finance and intelligence. By streamlining the information processing workflow, Agolo allows professionals to focus on strategic actions rather than data interpretation.

AnyVision

Series A in 2019
AnyVision Interactive Technologies Ltd. specializes in facial recognition technology solutions for consumers, enterprises, and security sectors. Founded in 2014 and based in Holon, Israel, the company provides various services, including SesaMe, a customer onboarding and authentication SDK, and Abraxas, a touchless access control solution for secure entry points. AnyVision's offerings extend to smart space optimization through its insights platform and cater to a range of industries such as banking, education, corrections, casinos, airports, and automotive. The company is recognized for its ability to develop advanced recognition platforms that operate in real-time across different sensors and resolutions, enabling effective analysis in crowded environments. AnyVision's technology is designed to seamlessly integrate with existing camera systems, enhancing their capabilities for security and operational efficiency.

Voicea

Convertible Note in 2019
Voicea is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance meeting productivity. Its flagship product, the Enterprise Voice Assistant (EVA), functions as an intelligent meeting facilitator by listening, taking notes, and identifying key decisions and action items during meetings. This capability allows users to make meetings searchable and ensures that discussions translate into actionable initiatives. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Voicea was formerly known as Voicera until its rebranding in December 2018. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc., and is led by professionals with experience from major technology firms.

Acerta

Convertible Note in 2018
Acerta Systems Analytics Inc. specializes in providing machine intelligence solutions that convert raw machine data into actionable insights. The company's primary offering, Acerta CHECK, employs a combination of statistical methods, data mining algorithms, and machine learning techniques to identify critical issues and anomalies in machine behavior. Targeting the automotive sector, Acerta's solutions cater to OEMs, parts suppliers, and vehicle testing equipment providers, enhancing vehicle health monitoring and data acquisition. Additionally, the company's algorithms are utilized in the aerospace industry for airplane health management and engine testing. By detecting anomalies and predicting equipment failures, Acerta supports manufacturers in optimizing their processes and improving product quality. Founded in 2014 and based in Waterloo, Canada, Acerta is committed to transforming quality control in the automotive industry through advanced artificial intelligence applications.

Airobotics

Series D in 2018
Airobotics has created a pioneering pilotless drone solution, offering an end-to-end automated platform for aerial data collection and analysis. This industrial-grade technology enables facilities to access high-quality aerial data efficiently and safely. The company's expertise encompasses aerospace hardware design, advanced electronic systems, and software engineering, tailored to meet the demands of complex industrial environments. Airobotics serves a diverse range of sectors, including government, industrial, and commercial industries, providing services such as automated data capture, real-time video streaming, disaster assessment, compliance audits, and inspections. By leveraging their innovative solutions, Airobotics enhances operational efficiency and safety for various applications, from land investigations to progress monitoring.

Syntiant

Series B in 2018
Syntiant is moving artificial intelligence and machine learning from the cloud to edge devices. Syntiant’s advanced chip solutions merge deep learning with semiconductor design to produce ultra-low-power, high performance, deep neural network processors for always-on applications in battery-powered devices, such as smartphones, smart speakers, earbuds, hearing aids, and laptops. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Twenty Billion Neurons

Series A in 2018
Twenty Billion Neurons (TwentyBN) is an AI startup that builds intelligent avatars that are redefining the way AI interacts with humans.Having built the world's first A.I. avatar, named Millie, that can see, understand, and interact with consumers in real time, TwentyBN is offering a range of life-sized, intelligent avatars that can assume various roles, including greeter, brand ambassador, personal trainer, office assistant and more.

NetraDyne

Series B in 2018
Netradyne Inc. specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based fleet management software, leveraging an Internet of Things (IoT) platform to process visual and sensory inputs across various industries, including transportation, agriculture, and construction. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, California, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India, the company offers products such as VisionPRO, an integrated safety system that captures and analyzes driving events from multiple camera angles, and Driveri, a platform designed to identify and reward positive driver behaviors. Netradyne's technology aims to enhance fleet safety and performance by reducing accidents and providing fleet leaders with critical insights into driving behaviors, ultimately creating a new standard for safe driving in commercial vehicles. The company is positioned to capitalize on advancements in camera technology and deep learning, aligning with the increasing demand for actionable data in real-time.

Zencity

Series A in 2018
Zencity Technologies Ltd. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) based data analytics software tools to the government agencies. The company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) based software solution , which collects and analyses interactions across communication platforms, including social media, local broadcast media, and government customer service channels. It provides community feedback and actionable insights to the government agencies. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Hazy

Seed Round in 2018
Hazy Limited is a London-based company that specializes in automatic data anonymization using artificial intelligence. Incorporated in 2017, Hazy develops a platform that generates synthetic data, which retains the statistical properties of real datasets while ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of personal information. This innovative approach allows businesses to share and utilize data for analytics and innovation without the risks associated with compliance and security breaches. By capturing patterns from raw data, Hazy creates entirely synthetic datasets that provide the statistical value of the original data, enabling data-centric organizations to unlock their data potential more safely and efficiently. Hazy is recognized as a spin-out from University College London and has garnered backing from prominent partners such as Microsoft and Nationwide.

Cerebri AI

Series A in 2018
Cerebri AI Inc., established in 2015 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, develops software solutions aimed at enhancing decision-making for enterprises. The company's key offering, the Cerebri Decisions platform, utilizes advanced artificial intelligence technologies from leading providers such as IBM Watson, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. Through its SaaS product, Cerebri CX 2.0, the company enables organizations to assess individual brand commitment and implement personalized actions in real time, thereby increasing revenue and lowering costs across various channels. This platform employs reinforcement learning to evaluate the value of customer interactions—encompassing sales, marketing, and service—providing actionable insights into customer experience from the customer's perspective.

Tact.ai

Series C in 2018
Tact.ai Technologies, Inc. is a company that develops a conversational artificial intelligence platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency of enterprise sales teams. The platform, known as Tact.ai, provides AI-powered sales assistance that automates administrative tasks through chat and voice interactions. It features an Intelligent Workspace that facilitates collaboration among sellers, their deal teams, partners, and customers by creating organized deal rooms. Tact.ai’s solutions focus on making enterprise software more user-friendly, offering connected and prescriptive CRM tools that transform sales behavior and increase productivity. The company serves a diverse clientele, including technology firms and Fortune 500 companies across the United States, Europe, and India. Founded by Chuck Ganapathi in 2011 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Tact.ai is backed by several prominent investors, including Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures.

Zencity

Seed Round in 2018
Zencity Technologies Ltd. develops an artificial intelligence (AI) based data analytics software tools to the government agencies. The company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) based software solution , which collects and analyses interactions across communication platforms, including social media, local broadcast media, and government customer service channels. It provides community feedback and actionable insights to the government agencies. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Envisagenics

Seed Round in 2018
Envisagenics, Inc. is a biotechnology company headquartered in Huntington, New York, specializing in the development of RNA therapeutics. Founded in 2013, the company utilizes its proprietary SpliceCore platform to analyze RNA-seq data through advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. This cloud-based technology aims to simplify the complexity of biomedical data, enabling researchers to identify splicing errors that contribute to genetic diseases and cancers. By accurately predicting drug targets and biomarkers, Envisagenics helps pharmaceutical companies reduce the time and costs associated with drug development. The platform is designed to accelerate the discovery of innovative therapeutic solutions and has the potential to address over 370 known human diseases caused by splicing errors. Through collaborations with biopharmaceutical partners, Envisagenics seeks to enhance the efficiency of drug-target selection and lead design, ultimately improving the therapeutic landscape for patients.

Voicea

Series A in 2018
Voicea is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based enterprise voice assistant software designed to enhance meeting productivity. Its flagship product, the Enterprise Voice Assistant (EVA), functions as an intelligent meeting facilitator by listening, taking notes, and identifying key decisions and action items during meetings. This capability allows users to make meetings searchable and ensures that discussions translate into actionable initiatives. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, Voicea was formerly known as Voicera until its rebranding in December 2018. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc., and is led by professionals with experience from major technology firms.

CognitiveScale

Series B in 2018
CognitiveScale is a provider of enterprise Cognitive Cloud™ software, a new class of big data interpretation and machine learning systems, which accelerate decision making, enhance customer engagement and improve employee productivity. CognitiveScale's industry and enterprise optimized cognitive processes and applications for healthcare, commerce, employee service, and procurement deliver Insights as a Service powered by our Insights Fabric™ Cognitive Cloud platform. Continuously learning, CognitiveScale's Deep Cognition technology uses advanced machine intelligence to transform massive amounts of multi-structured data, including text, images, sensor data, video and “dark data,” into cognitive insights that prescribe contextual action to end users and businesses.

Airobotics

Series C in 2017
Airobotics has created a pioneering pilotless drone solution, offering an end-to-end automated platform for aerial data collection and analysis. This industrial-grade technology enables facilities to access high-quality aerial data efficiently and safely. The company's expertise encompasses aerospace hardware design, advanced electronic systems, and software engineering, tailored to meet the demands of complex industrial environments. Airobotics serves a diverse range of sectors, including government, industrial, and commercial industries, providing services such as automated data capture, real-time video streaming, disaster assessment, compliance audits, and inspections. By leveraging their innovative solutions, Airobotics enhances operational efficiency and safety for various applications, from land investigations to progress monitoring.

Element AI

Series A in 2017
Element AI Inc. provides artificial intelligence solutions (AI) for organizations to identify opportunities to use artificial intelligence and machine learning and build AI solutions. It operates an AI as a Service (AIaaS) platform that enables businesses to launch and incubate AI solutions in partnership with large corporations. The company also operates a research and development laboratory that conducts research to deploy AI in computing infrastructure. It provides its products to insurance, banking and capital markets, manufacturing, logistics, retail, and consumer packaged goods industries. Element AI Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada with an additional office in Toronto, Canada.

CognitiveScale

Funding Round in 2017
CognitiveScale is a provider of enterprise Cognitive Cloud™ software, a new class of big data interpretation and machine learning systems, which accelerate decision making, enhance customer engagement and improve employee productivity. CognitiveScale's industry and enterprise optimized cognitive processes and applications for healthcare, commerce, employee service, and procurement deliver Insights as a Service powered by our Insights Fabric™ Cognitive Cloud platform. Continuously learning, CognitiveScale's Deep Cognition technology uses advanced machine intelligence to transform massive amounts of multi-structured data, including text, images, sensor data, video and “dark data,” into cognitive insights that prescribe contextual action to end users and businesses.

Figure Eight

Venture Round in 2017
Figure Eight Inc. is a developer of a human-in-the-loop machine learning platform that specializes in creating customized, high-quality training data for various applications. Founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco, the platform transforms text, image, audio, and video data to support a wide range of use cases, including autonomous vehicles, natural language processing, intelligent chatbots, and computer vision. It employs machine learning-assisted annotation solutions to produce training data at enterprise scale, having generated over 10 billion training data labels to power real-world AI applications. Figure Eight serves diverse industries such as automotive, healthcare, finance, and technology, facilitating tasks like video object tracking, sentiment analysis, and document transcription. The platform's capabilities enable data science teams to enhance the performance of their models in practical scenarios.

Agolo

Seed Round in 2017
Agolo, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform designed to create real-time summaries from unstructured data. Founded in 2012 and based in New York, Agolo employs machine learning and natural language processing to analyze vast amounts of information, enabling users to quickly grasp key points relevant to their interests. The platform enhances the efficiency of analysts by summarizing thousands of documents and identifying connections between subjects, thereby facilitating better decision-making in fields such as finance and intelligence. By streamlining the information processing workflow, Agolo allows professionals to focus on strategic actions rather than data interpretation.

Bonsai

Series A in 2017
Bonsai offers an AI platform that empowers enterprises to build and deploy intelligent systems. By completely automating the management of complex machine learning libraries and algorithms, Bonsai enables enterprises to program AI models that improve system control and enhance real-time decision support. Businesses use these models today to increase automation and improve operational efficiency of industrial systems including robotics, manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, energy and utilities. Based in Berkeley, CA, Bonsai is backed by leading investors including NEA, Microsoft Ventures, ABB, Samsung NEXT and Siemens.

AirMap

Series B in 2017
AirMap, Inc. is a digital airspace and automation company that specializes in providing software solutions to enhance drone operations in low-altitude airspaces. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, with additional offices in Europe and Asia, the company offers a UAS Traffic Management (UTM) platform that integrates airspace geometries, restrictions, terrain data, and population density information. This platform facilitates airspace automation, flight automation, and dataflow automation, ensuring low-altitude situational awareness for various stakeholders, including airspace authorities, enterprise operators, and developers. AirMap aims to support the integration of drones into everyday life by organizing critical low-altitude information, enabling safe and efficient drone flight across multiple applications such as agriculture, public safety, and aerial photography. The company collaborates with industry partners and is actively involved in initiatives like the Small UAV Coalition and the NASA UTM program to advance the future of unmanned aviation.

Tact.ai

Series B in 2016
Tact.ai Technologies, Inc. is a company that develops a conversational artificial intelligence platform aimed at enhancing the efficiency of enterprise sales teams. The platform, known as Tact.ai, provides AI-powered sales assistance that automates administrative tasks through chat and voice interactions. It features an Intelligent Workspace that facilitates collaboration among sellers, their deal teams, partners, and customers by creating organized deal rooms. Tact.ai’s solutions focus on making enterprise software more user-friendly, offering connected and prescriptive CRM tools that transform sales behavior and increase productivity. The company serves a diverse clientele, including technology firms and Fortune 500 companies across the United States, Europe, and India. Founded by Chuck Ganapathi in 2011 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, Tact.ai is backed by several prominent investors, including Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Salesforce Ventures.

Element AI

Seed Round in 2016
Element AI Inc. provides artificial intelligence solutions (AI) for organizations to identify opportunities to use artificial intelligence and machine learning and build AI solutions. It operates an AI as a Service (AIaaS) platform that enables businesses to launch and incubate AI solutions in partnership with large corporations. The company also operates a research and development laboratory that conducts research to deploy AI in computing infrastructure. It provides its products to insurance, banking and capital markets, manufacturing, logistics, retail, and consumer packaged goods industries. Element AI Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada with an additional office in Toronto, Canada.

CognitiveScale

Series B in 2016
CognitiveScale is a provider of enterprise Cognitive Cloud™ software, a new class of big data interpretation and machine learning systems, which accelerate decision making, enhance customer engagement and improve employee productivity. CognitiveScale's industry and enterprise optimized cognitive processes and applications for healthcare, commerce, employee service, and procurement deliver Insights as a Service powered by our Insights Fabric™ Cognitive Cloud platform. Continuously learning, CognitiveScale's Deep Cognition technology uses advanced machine intelligence to transform massive amounts of multi-structured data, including text, images, sensor data, video and “dark data,” into cognitive insights that prescribe contextual action to end users and businesses.

Comfy

Series B in 2016
Comfy is a developer of a workplace platform that connects people, places, and systems through an intuitive application. The company leverages expertise in machine learning and user experience design to enhance workplace interactions and improve overall employee satisfaction. Comfy's cloud-enabled platform provides features such as space analytics, solutions for flexible working models, remote work options, and employee safety protocols. By offering these tools, Comfy helps businesses address workplace challenges, optimize productivity, and achieve cost savings, ultimately fostering better relationships between employees and their work environments.

Figure Eight

Series D in 2016
Figure Eight Inc. is a developer of a human-in-the-loop machine learning platform that specializes in creating customized, high-quality training data for various applications. Founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco, the platform transforms text, image, audio, and video data to support a wide range of use cases, including autonomous vehicles, natural language processing, intelligent chatbots, and computer vision. It employs machine learning-assisted annotation solutions to produce training data at enterprise scale, having generated over 10 billion training data labels to power real-world AI applications. Figure Eight serves diverse industries such as automotive, healthcare, finance, and technology, facilitating tasks like video object tracking, sentiment analysis, and document transcription. The platform's capabilities enable data science teams to enhance the performance of their models in practical scenarios.
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