Tagged: ai

June 22, 2022 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK’s AI-enhanced personal finance chatbot Cleo has achieved a $500 million valuation following an $80 million round, according to an update shared by Sky News. The investment round, which has been announced around 18 months after a $44 million fundraise by Cleo, was joined by… Read More

June 20, 2022 @ 7:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BOND.AI, a “human-centered” artificial intelligence firm, recently announced the creation of The BOND Network, a “first-of-its-kind” network of financial institutions and employers for “truly interconnected finance.” The network gives partners – like banks, credit unions, large enterprises, and small businesses – access to modern financial… Read More

June 14, 2022 @ 4:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CaixaBank and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have established a joint innovation agreement with the aim of “promoting the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in new financial solutions, as well as creating new innovative work environments located in the Metaverse.” The agreement involves the launch of an… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 7:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ocean Protocol, the open-source, decentralized data exchange protocol to unlock data for AI, announces the launch of OceanONDA V4. The upgrade caters to data publishers, data consumers, and data marketplace operators “with data NFTs for more flexible data management, one-sided staking to solve rug pulls,… Read More

June 7, 2022 @ 1:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Pennyworth, an AI-powered private bank for the “aspiring” affluent, has secured 103% (£619,023) of its £600,000 target from 241 investors (with 15 days left in the firm’s crowdfunding campaign) via Seedrs. Located in the United Kingdom, Pennyworth operates in the Finance & Payments sectors (Digital B2C)…. Read More

June 5, 2022 @ 2:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

AI and machine learning (ML) focused VC investment slumped in line or consistent with the market but retained “resilient valuations” as the market sorts through the fallout from the recent technology crash. As noted in an update shared by Pitchbook, funding “slumped 21.1% QoQ to… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TIFIN, a Fintech platform using artificial intelligence and “investment-driven” personalization to shape the future of investor experiences, recently announced the launch of their Magnifi+ platform. As noted in an update shared with CI, Magnifi + features investment intelligence “from leading financial pros through proprietary and… Read More

June 2, 2022 @ 11:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fidelity International has teamed up with Canadian Fintech company, Conquest, as the “exclusive” distributor of its financial planning software, ‘Conquest Planning’ to the UK independent advice market. ‘Conquest Planning’ uses data and AI “to provide advisers with greater insight into clients’ changing circumstances, allowing them… Read More

May 20, 2022 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fraugster, an AI payment intelligence company, has announced the launch of their latest product, Alternative Credit Decisions, which allows Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) and Enterprise merchants “to approve more customers without increasing credit risk.” There is a pressing need for a new approach because… Read More

May 19, 2022 @ 8:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ConsenSys, a blockchain tech firm, and LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN), a global firm focused on conversational AI, announced plans to create a “decentralized” customer care platform: VillageDAO. VillageDAO will focus on “empowering Web3 brands to self-service issue resolution by enhancing community engagement.” Community members will be… Read More

May 19, 2022 @ 5:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Humanitas Technologies, the impact data infrastructure startup that is building a universal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) API or “Grammarly for DEI”, recently announced they’ve acquired $1.5 million in seed funding. As noted in an update shared with CI, investors include Francoise Brougher, Jeff Walker,… Read More

May 15, 2022 @ 4:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MetaVerse Green Exchange (MVGX), a digital green exchange licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and industrial AI pioneer Red Dot Analytics (RDA), a deep tech spin-off from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, have announced a collaboration “to enable greater sustainability in… Read More

May 9, 2022 @ 6:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pindrop, an international “leader” in voice tech, has announced a partnership with Google Cloud that will enable it “to build and offer new authentication solutions to enhance call center experiences for customers on Google Cloud’s platform.” Pindrop will also make its suite of fraud detection… Read More

May 6, 2022 @ 2:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  TIFIN, a Fintech platform using artificial intelligence and investment-driven personalization “to shape the future of investor experiences,” recently announced that its subsidiary Financial Answers has completed the acquisitions of All Star Charts, Inc. and INO.com, Inc. Both firms claim to be “high quality” investor… Read More

May 3, 2022 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BarRaiser, which claims to be a “groundbreaking” AI-enhanced smart interviewing platform, has announced that it acquired $4.2 million in seed financing. The firm’s investment round was “led by 021 Capital and Global Founders Capital, with participation from other angel investors.” As noted in an update… Read More

April 28, 2022 @ 3:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Danelfin, an AI-enhanced stock analytics platform with the objective “to help the +40k investors already using it every month to filter out the noise & make smart data-driven investment decisions,” has secured 75% (€212,797) of its €280,000 target via Crowdcube (at the time of writing)… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 2:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CatapultX, the creator of the AI-powered On-Stream advertising and monetization platform, recently announced a “multimillion” dollar raise by the company and 1083 YoY% increase in revenue has “led to the ability to bring in top tier talent across the organization, including the appointment of four… Read More

April 15, 2022 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TIFIN, a Fintech platform using Artificial Intelligence and investment-driven personalization to assist asset managers with their digital distribution, announced that Distill by TIFIN is partnering with Harbor Capital Advisors, a “premier” investment firm offering access to a range of investment solutions, “to provide real-time digital… Read More

April 13, 2022 @ 9:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Payaut, an automated payment solution for online platforms and marketplaces, has announced it has closed an €8 million seed round “led by Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, with participation from existing investors LocalGlobal and Entrée Capital.” Payaut, which provides a range of financial solutions… Read More

April 11, 2022 @ 10:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Quantexa, the international data and analytics software company “pioneering” Contextual Decision Intelligence (CDI), recently announced that Dan Higgins has been “appointed as Quantexa’s new chief product officer, joining the rapidly growing global technology company’s executive leadership team.” In this role, Higgins will have executive responsibility… Read More