Artificial Intelligence (AI) Exits 2013-2016

By GilPress
April 18th, 2016

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More than 20 private companies working to advance artificial intelligence technologies have been acquired in the last 3 years by corporate giants competing in the space, including Google, Amazon, Apple, IBM, Yahoo, Facebook, Intel, and, more recently, Salesforce. There have been 4 major acquisitions already in 2016.

Major Acquisitions In Artificial Intelligence Since 2013
Company	Description	Acquirer
DNNresearch	Use of deep learning and neural networks for image search	Google
Indisys	Natural-language processing	Intel
IQ Engines	Image-recognition software	Yahoo
LookFlow	API for image recognition and categorization	Yahoo
SkyPhrase	Natural-language processing technology	Yahoo
DeepMind	Develops self-learning algorithms	Google
Cogenea	AI-based virtual assistant	IBM
Madbits	Deep learning-based visual intelligence platform to identify contents of images	Twitter
Jetpac	Aggregates social media pictures and analyzes their locations to provide a travel guide	Google
Dark Blue Labs	Deep learning-based technology for understanding natural language	Google DeepMind
Vision Factory	Object and text-recognition using deep learning	Google DeepMind
Wit.ai	Natural language API for developers in sectors including home automation and robotics	Facebook
AlchemyAPI	Cloud platform with natural-language capabilities including keyword extraction and categorization	IBM
Whetlab	The company claims to have developed a technology to make machine learning better and faster	Twitter
Vocal IQ	Speech-processing for improved human-machine interaction	Apple
Orbeus	Recognition API focused on visual recognition technology	Amazon
Saffron	Cognitive computing platform	Intel
Emotient	Emotion-detection technology to improve understanding of customer sentiment	Apple
Nexidia	Enables searching of unstructured audio, video, and text data	NICE Systems
PredictionIO	Open-source machine learning server	Salesforce
MetaMind	AI-based personalization and customer support solutions for companies	Salesforce

Last updated on April 17th, 2016.