This acquisition brings Reliant AI’s world-class research team, proprietary biomedical datasets, and domain-optimized technology into Cohere’s enterprise-grade sovereign AI platform.
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GeekWire: San Francisco AI startup Nooks makes engineering push in Seattle
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The San Francisco-based startup, which builds AI software for sales teams, is expanding its engineering footprint in Seattle — growing from zero to six engineers recently and hiring for more platform and product engineering roles.
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Practically Intelligent E13: Navigating the Evolving World of Open Source AI with Rajiv Shah
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Dive into the intricate world of AI and open source with Rajiv Shah in the latest episode of “Practically Intelligent.” Rajiv, with his extensive experience at DataRobot, Hugging Face, and now Snowflake, offers invaluable insights into how enterprises can leverage AI and data effectively.
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Diverse Perspectives from Female Leaders
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Tola Capital recently hosted an insightful panel discussion in collaboration with Women in AI Club, featuring accomplished leaders and innovators. The panelists delved into the challenges and opportunities presented by generative AI in the realm of B2B marketing.
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Practically Intelligent E12: Data You Can Trust: Revolutionizing Data Preparation and Curation with Curtis Northcutt
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In episode 12 of Practically Intelligent, we are joined by Curtis Northcutt, founder and CEO of CleanLab.ai. We dive deep into the nuances of data operations and quality and Curtis discusses the evolution of data from mere numbers to a pivotal business asset.
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Nooks raises $22M to empower sales reps with its AI-powered call platform
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AI startup Nooks has raised a new round of funding. It announced a $22 million Series A fundraising effort led by former Stripe executive Lachy Groom and contributions from Tola Capital and others.
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Women VCs Revolutionize Funding For Enterprise AI Software
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Forbes: In a rapidly evolving landscape where AI is revolutionizing enterprise software, women VCs are leading the charge, reshaping the industry’s dynamics and fostering diversity and innovation.
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Former Microsoft enterprise IT exec on AI investing and her new $230M fund
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PitchBook: The Seattle-based venture firm Tola Capital just raised $230 million for its third flagship fund, which will focus on investing in seed and early-stage startups bringing AI to the enterprise.
Full Article Practically Intelligent E11: From Decision Support to AI Integration: Navigating BI’s Evolution with Donald Farmer
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In episode 11 of Practically Intelligent, we take a look at the dynamic and intricate world of business intelligence (BI) with the esteemed Donald Farmer, a pioneer in BI and the driving force behind Power BI. This episode takes us on a journey through the evolution of BI, from its roots in decision support systems to the burgeoning era of machine learning and the transformative potential of language models.
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BlueBean Launches With $1.3 Million to Help Businesses Save on Expenses
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BlueBean, an all-in-one procure to pay solution, today announces its launch with $1.3 million in capital. The funding round was led by Tola Capital and partner Aaron Fleishman joins as a board member.
Full Article Practically Intelligent E10: Decoding AI Hype: A Practical Guide to Discerning Fact from Fiction
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This episode has us diving headfirst into a the tsunami of AI advancements and the hype cycles surrounding them. Join us in a thought-provoking conversation with Nathan Lambert as we explore how to navigate this complex landscape.
Full ArticlePractically Intelligent E9: Exploring AI’s Frontier in 2024: Promise vs. Reality in Tech’s New Era
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Join us as we dissect the key assertions made about the future of AI, from its transformative impact on technology to the burgeoning role of open-source. We’ll highlight the most compelling insights, challenge the hyperboles, and correct any misleading narratives we find.
Full ArticlePractically Intelligent E8: Navigating the New Frontier of Multimodal AI with Jacob Solawetz
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Join us in episode eight of Practically Intelligent as we welcome Jacob Solawetz, CTO at arcee.ai and former founding engineer at Roboflow. Jacob, a trailblazer in computer vision and AI, discusses the evolution and impact of multimodal AI technologies.
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Tola Capital’s Sheila Gulati: Why AI Is the Most Important Tech Trend
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Tola Capital Managing Director Sheila Gulati opines on AI and investing in this Barron’s interview with Andy Serwer
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Tola Capital Partner Akshay Bhushan discusses data engineering and Generative AI in this InfoWorld article on DevSecOps.
Full Article Practically Intelligence E7: The Power of Benchmarking in AI Progress
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Praveen Paritosh, a visionary in the field of AI research, discusses the history of shared data benchmarks and how they serve to guide AI research, legacy benchmarks like SQuAD and their historical influence on the AI community, the complexity of benchmarks as proxies and the fine line between conceptual and rote learning in AI development.
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