Cogito featured in Venture Beat for its recent funding round; Cogito raises $25 million to analyze phone calls with AI

Nov 23, 2020 | AI / IT / Robotics, Portfolio Companies

“Boston-based call analytics startup Cogito today closed a $25 million convertible debt round led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity, Salesforce Ventures, and other new and existing investors. The company says this latest capital will be used to expand its...

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP acquires EagleDream Technologies; Featured in Business Insider

Nov 18, 2020 | AI / IT / Robotics, Portfolio Companies

“PwC has acquired EagleDream, a leading cloud-native transformation company that helps clients use cloud technologies to digitally transform their business. The firm provides cloud migration and support, software and application design, cloud management, and...

Agility Robotics featured in Reuters and TechCrunch after announcing $20M raise

Oct 15, 2020 | AI / IT / Robotics, Portfolio Companies

TechCrunch – “Agility, the Oregon State University spin-off behind Digit and Cassie, announced this morning that it has raised $20 million in funding. The latest round, led by DCVC and Playground Global, brings the startup’s total funding up to $29...

CFS featured in New York Times; Compact Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is ‘Very Likely to Work,’ Studies Suggest

Oct 15, 2020 | Clean Tech / Advanced Materials, Portfolio Companies

“Scientists developing a compact version of a nuclear fusion reactor have shown in a series of research papers that it should work, renewing hopes that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achieved and eventually contribute...

Kebotix Named 2020 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum

Jun 17, 2020 | AI / IT / Robotics, Portfolio Companies

Kebotix was named a Technology Pioneer 2020 by the World Economic Forum, joining a distinguished club that includes such innovation giants as Airbnb, Spotify, Google, Twitter, and Editas Medicine. Kebotix Inc., a technology platform company...

New Safar Portfolio Company Quaise Launches with $6 Million to Unlock Geothermal energy

Jun 8, 2020 | Clean Tech / Advanced Materials, Portfolio Companies

  Quaise Inc., an energy company pioneering millimeter wave drilling technology to access deep geothermal energy, today announced that it has raised $6 million in Seed Funding. The funding round was led by The Engine, the venture firm spun out of MIT that invests...