Anki Raises $50M in Funding
Summary
Anki, a San Francisco, CA-based startup focused on bringing artificial intelligence and robotics to everyday lives, raised $50m in funding.Co-founded in 2010 by Boris Sofman, Ph.D., CEO, Mark Palatucci, Ph.D., Chief Product Officer, and Hanns Tappeiner, President, Anki (pronounced AHN-key) is developing video games in the real world.Its Anki Drive, a racing game that pits real cars against players and each other, will be available this Fall on iOS.According to CEO Sofman, Anki Drive represents the first step of the future of robotics and artificial intelligence being realized.“We see an entertainment experience transformed today, and we see countless possibilities in the future“, he said in a post.
Funding
Amount
$50.0M
Total raised
Date
June 11, 2013
Announcement date
Investors
Index Ventures
Lead investors
Company
http://anki.com
Funded company
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AI & Machine learning
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