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Highspot Secures $60M In Funding Round Led By ICONIQ Capital

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ICONIQ Capital led the round, with participation from new investor Sapphire Ventures and all existing investors including Madrona Venture Group, OpenView, Salesforce Ventures and Shasta Ventures. “Sales technology is moving toward a system of intelligence and collaboration. percent in 2017. This is Highspot. .”

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

The Pivot : We came up with a fresh take on the plethora of AR-style apps that create visual effects based on face detection and tracking… [Poor user experience] had a big impact on our retention metrics. The feedback was eye-opening and generally the same: “Really great technology and vision. The clock kept ticking.

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Retail’s Adapt-Or-Die Moment: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Commerce

CB Insights

Below, we analyze how AI, machine learning, and computer vision-based technologies — including robots used for heavy lifting, navigation, and assembly tasks — are impacting all parts of the retail chain, from the manufacturing of goods all the way to their distribution. Using CB Insights data, we dug into the changing retail landscape.

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