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Fintech Fundings: 9 Companies Raise $73 Million Week Ending Dec 31

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Social media financial compliance specialist Gremln raised $1.4 The year ends with a total of about $19 billion invested into private fintech companies (includes debt and equity). HQ: Shelton, Connecticut. Social media management & compliance for financial institutions . Person-to-person lender .

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From China With Love: AI, Robotics, AR/VR Are Hot Areas For Chinese Investment In US

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In May, Tencent opened an AI research lab in Seattle focused on speech recognition as it looks to apply AI research to its social media, online games, and cloud services. The business social graph below highlights Tencent’s US AI investments over the period; each green line represents one round of funding.

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FinovateSpring 2015 Sneak Peek: Part 8

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Whodini helps merchants engage customers using social media marketing, reaching loyal customers with targeted offers. HQ: Westport, Connecticut. HQ: San Francisco, California. Why it’s great. At Whodini, we help local businesses know their customers better. Founded: 2004.