Hootsuite Buys Conversational AI Startup Heyday for $48M Social media management platform Hootsuite has purchased conversational AI startup Heyday for about $48 million ($60 million Canadian). Hootsuite plans.. AI 10 Aug 3
Enterprise Conversational AI Startup Yellow.ai Raises $78.15M Enterprise conversational AI startup Yellow.ai has closed a $78.15 million Series C funding round led by WestBridge Capital. The company,.. AI 4 Aug 4
Deepgram Opens $10M Speech Recognition Startup Program Speech recognition platform Deepgram will give $10 million worth of customized speech models and software as part of the new.. AI 4 Aug 2
Sberbank Teaches Salute Voice Assistants to Trade Currency Russian financial giant Sberbank’s background continues to inform the features it adds to the Salute voice assistant. Sber’s voice assistant.. AI 3 Aug 2
Google Unveils Tensor Chip for Upgrading Voice and Visual Tech on Future Pixel Smartphones Google has unveiled the chipset built in-house for the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones. The new Tensor.. AI 2 Aug 3
Algolia Raises $150M to Scale AI APIs Search API developer Algolia has closed a $150 million Series D funding round led by Lone Pine Capital. The investment.. AI 30 Jul 4
Financial Conversational AI Startup Kasisto Raises $15.5M Conversational AI developer Kasisto has closed a $15.5 million Series C funding round led by Naples Technology Vendors and NCR.. AI 30 Jul 2
Restaurant Voice Assistant Developer ConverseNow Raises $15M Voice AI for restaurants startup ConverseNow closed a $15 million Series A funding round led by Craft Ventures. ConverseNow’s funding.. AI 30 Jul 2
Voiceflow Closes $20M Funding Round to Extend Conversational AI Platform Voice app design and prototyping startup Voiceflow has closed a $20 million Series A funding round led by Felicis Ventures... AI 29 Jul 6
Nuance Brings Virtual Assistant and Voice Recognition Security to Wings Financial Credit Union Minnesota’s largest credit union will incorporate Nuance’s voice AI to serve as a virtual assistant and biometric security for customers... AI 28 Jul 2