All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Osmos, a company designing a platform to help enterprises adopt machine learning technologies, today emerged from stealth with $13 million in funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from CRV, Pear, and SV Angel. Cofounder and CEO Kirat Pandya says that the […]
Dixa nabs $105M to unify customer service channels
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Dixa, a startup developing conversational customer engagement software, today announced that it raised $105 million in a series C funding round led by General Atlantic, with participation from Notion Capital and Project A. CEO Mads Fosselius says that the proceeds will be put […]
Splitgate Launch Delayed To August Due To Server Overload
Splitgate, the free-to-play multiplayer shooter that blends Halo-esque gunplay with Portal style, well, portals, won’t be launching tomorrow as planned. That’s because the open beta that’s been running during the past two weeks had so many active players that the servers became overloaded, forcing a delay. If you haven’t heard of Splitgate, it’s a fast-paced sci-fi […]
HubSpot taps DataGrail to help users navigate tricky PII waters
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Data privacy management company DataGrail is gearing up to announce an integration with HubSpot, a go-to platform for marketing and sales. The company’s CEO and cofounder, Daniel Barber, tells VentureBeat the integration will help enterprises efficiently comply with the emerging data privacy laws, […]
Employees want more AI to boost productivity, study finds
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Eighty-one percent of employees believe that AI improves their overall performance at work. As a result, more than two thirds — 68% — are calling on their employers to deploy more AI-based technologies to help them execute tasks. That’s the top-level finding from […]
Native Voice nabs $14M to convert devices into branded voice assistants
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Native Voice, a startup developing an SDK for audio device manufacturers to integrate third-party voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant, today announced that it closed a $14 million seed round led by Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital, Signal Peak Ventures with participation from […]
What to expect for cybersecurity investment as we emerge from the pandemic
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. As we emerge from the global pandemic and return to robust economic growth, the cybersecurity industry is on fire and venture capitalists are taking notice. While the industry has seen steady growth over the past decade, since 2019, industry expansion has accelerated at […]
AllCloud acquires Integress to boost data analytics for cloud services
All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Professional cloud services provider AllCloud this week announced its acquisition of Integress, a data analytics company providing business intelligence to customers in industries ranging from financial services and insurance to transportation. AllCloud’s goal is to bring better data integration and data visualization to cloud-oriented […]
Build a data lakehouse to avoid a data swamp
Did you miss today’s livestream? Watch the AI at the Edge & IoT Summit on demand now. In my previous blog post, I ranted a little about database technologies and threw a few thoughts out there on what I think a better data system would be able to do. In this post, I am going […]
IBM acquires Bluetab to expand hybrid cloud service offerings
Join executive leaders at the Conversational AI & Intelligent AI Assistants Summit, presented by Five9. Watch now! A week after snatching up startup BoxBoat, IBM today announced another acquisition to expand its portfolio of data, cloud, and analytics services. With Bluetab, IBM aims to further advance its hybrid cloud and AI strategy across Europe, Latin […]