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When Nvidia makes investments in AI startups, it\u2019s probably a good idea to sit up and take note: The GPU maker has essentially enabled modern AI in many ways, and so it\u2019s probably seen the gamut of potential applications of its technology over the years, and should know better than most what\u2019s likely to work out and what isn\u2019t. Six new companies<\/a> have garnered not only attention, but funding\u00a0from Nvidia, via its GPU Ventures investment arm.<\/p>\n These include companies from all over the world, with\u00a0various business and industry focuses, including retail analytics, data mining, autonomous\u00a0vehicle development, voice-powered interfaces, weather forecasting and medical imagery. The diversity of different uses is probably at least partially strategic, since it does a good job of showing off the great range Nvidia\u2019s technology has in terms of potential applications in this growing field.<\/p>\n Nvidia also has a new website dedicated to GPU Ventures<\/a>, including a complete list of its current portfolio, and a record of previous investments that have since had successful exists.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the new list of companies joining the GPU Ventures ranks. Optimus Ride<\/a> is a company with promising technical talent that should be revealing more about its product soon, and SoundHound\u2019s AI pivot is an interesting twist in that startup\u2019s relatively storied history:<\/p>\n\n
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When Nvidia makes investments in AI startups, it’s probably a good idea to sit up and take note: The GPU maker has essentially enabled modern AI in many ways, and so it’s probably seen the gamut of potential applications of its technology over the years, and should know better than most what’s likely to work out and what isn’t. Six new companies have garnered not… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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