Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Raj Valli, CEO of Thinkster (Part 1)

Raj and I kicked around the issue of what AI can do versus what humans need to step in for, in the context of Kindergarten through Grade VIII online math tutoring. See which side of the debate you are on.

At any rate, AI applications in online learning is a big opportunity going forward.

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Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Blueshift CEO Manyam Mallela (Part 1)

Manyam talks about another variation of the personalized marketing topic that we have been discussing with Debjani recently.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to you and to Blueshift. 

Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Danny Tomsett, CEO of UneeQ (Part 1)

This is an exciting conversation on cutting-edge Digital Human technology and its applications.

Very cool stuff!

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to the company.

Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Debjani Deb, CEO of ZineOne (Part 1)

Debjani talks about hyper-personalization use cases based on her company’s customer DNA modeling technology.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to you as well as to ZineOne.

Debjani Deb: I am the CEO and Co-Founder of ZineOne. We are a Valley-based company. We started our journey in 2014. The goal of that journey was to provide a solution to what the next generation needs in terms of how brands engage with them.

Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Shantanu Nigam, CEO of Jvion (Part 1)

Jvion applies AI to avoidable healthcare problems in patients inside and outside hospitals. Read on for more on a very interesting application.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as Jvion.

Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence, Sanjoe Tom Jose, CEO of Talview (Part 1)

We’ve been covering AI in the HR tech space. You may have read our Eightfold AI story. Talview is another application in the same space. Sanjoe also points to possible white spaces you can look into.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by having you introduce yourself and Talview to our audience.

Sanjoe Tom Jose: I’m one of the co-founders and also the CEO of Talview. Talview is headquartered in Palo Alto. We are trying to build a new category in the recruitment tech space. Talview is my third startup and my second startup in the space.

Avant Faces An Uphill Battle

One of the earliest AI FinTech unicorns to cross $1 billion valuation in 2015, Avant is primarily a personal lending startup that uses advanced algorithms and ML to evaluate online loan applications.

Anduril Uses AI to Secure Borders

Virtual reality wunderkind Palmer Luckey has had a checkered past. He was responsible for setting up Oculus and selling it to Facebook. But soon after, he was involved in the controversy involving trade secret violations surrounding the development of Oculus. That was soon followed by news of his political donations for anti-Hilary campaigns. While there is no confirmation, there is strong belief that his political beliefs were the cause for his exit from Facebook.

Roundtable Recap: November 21 – A Superb Discussion on Artificial Intelligence

During this week’s roundtable, we had as our guest Arijit Sengupta, Founder and CEO at Aible. Previously, Arijit founded another AI startup, BeyondCore, which was acquired by Salesforce.com. This was an excellent discussion, and I urge you to check it out.

Ederlabs

As for the pitches, up first, we had Sharat Satyanarayana from Bangalore, India, pitch Ederlabs, an AI data privacy protection startup that is in the 1Mby1M Premium program.

Suquino

Next we had Ravi Amble from Sunnyvale, California, pitch Suquino, a telehealth startup.

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Thought Leaders in Artificial Intelligence: Florian Quarre, Chief Revenue Officer, Exponential AI (Part 1)

In this segment of TLAI, we discuss use cases in life sciences, healthcare, and retail.

Sramana Mitra: Let’s start by introducing our audience to yourself as well as to Exponential Machines.

Florian Quarre: I operate primarily in the field of healthcare technology. I have quite recently joined Exponential AI. Exponential AI is an AI platform focused on accompanying our clients through their digital transformation journey.