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Arena raises money from Peter Thiel and David Petraeus for its decision-making AI

Arena raises money from Peter Thiel and David Petraeus for its decision-making AI

August 2, 2022August 10, 2022 Kyle Wiggers 167 ViewsAI, analytics, Arena, artificial intelligence, autonomous, big data, big data analytics, data analytics, decision making, Enterprise, Flexport, Founders Fund, funding, Goldcrest Capital, initialized capital, machine learning, michael siebel, Peter Theil, startup 5 min read

Can AI automate enterprise decision-making? It’s an exceptionally broad and challenging task — assuming it’s within the realm of possibility. But that’s what startup Arena claims to do, fueled by a round of funding ($32 million) led by Initialized Capital and Goldcrest Capital along with Founders Fund, Flexport and a colorful cast of characters, including […]

Mark Cuban and former Oculus CEO back 3D e-commerce startup VNTANA

Augmented Reality eCommerce Expert Systems

Mark Cuban and former Oculus CEO back 3D e-commerce startup VNTANA

November 4, 2021August 10, 2022 Lucas Matney 163 ViewsAshley Crowder, Augment, Brendan Iribe, computing, content management system, Facebook, Flexport, Google, metaverse, mixed reality, ptc, Software, unity, VNTANA, web platforms 2 min read

As Facebook and Apple charge headlong into a more 3D future for the consumer web with big plans for mixed reality headsets, most web content out there is still firmly 2D. And while some are pushing for a completely separate “metaverse” where 3D content lives, that’s likely going to be a hard sell for existing […]