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Maison Me’s AI-Assisted Customization
Maison Me’s AI-Assisted Customization
September 24, 2018  |  Retail

Customized clothing and automation generally don’t exist comfortably in the same sentence, let alone in the same retail operation. Custom dressing tends to call to...

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Waymo Lawsuit Against Uber Creates Awkward Situation For Google Ventures
Waymo Lawsuit Against Uber Creates Awkward Situation For Google Ventures
March 07, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has reportedly lodged a lawsuit against leading taxi hailing app Uber for what it claims is theft of its trade secrets....

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Google Ventures Ex-CEO To Launch Fund
Google Ventures Ex-CEO To Launch Fund
December 06, 2016  |  Investments

Google Ventures founder Bill Maris, who stepped down as CEO earlier in 2016, is launching a new venture fund and has raised slightly over $230...

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Google Ventures Waves Goodbye To Its European Arm
Google Ventures Waves Goodbye To Its European Arm
December 07, 2015  |  International

As the New Year quickly approaches, Google’s venture capital arm is taking on a new name and a new focus for its business. As The...

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Google Investments Head Thinks Firms Taking Too Long To IPO
Google Investments Head Thinks Firms Taking Too Long To IPO
December 07, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

Are Silicon Valley’s startups dawdling when it comes to bringing their products to the public markets and pushing for IPOs? The head of Google’s venture...

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Google Backs ‘The Groupon Of Fitness Classes’
Google Backs ‘The Groupon Of Fitness Classes’
November 12, 2015  |  News

ClassPass is proving popular with Google Ventures, which has led a $30 million financing round for the fitness company. VentureBeat reported Wednesday (Nov. 11) that...

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Google, SoftBank Invest $11.5M In Yieldify
Google, SoftBank Invest $11.5M In Yieldify
June 26, 2015  |  Europe

In a Series A funding round led by Google Ventures and SoftBank Capital, London-based software-as-a-service startup Yieldify picked up $11.5 million to fuel the growth...

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