(Innovation/Technology) Sherpa raises $8.5M to expand from conversational AI to B2B privacy-first federated learning services (TechCrunch)

March 16, 2021

Sherpa, a startup from Bilbao, Spain that was an early mover in building a voice-based digital assistant and predictive search for Spanish-speaking audiences, has raised some more funding to double down on a newer focus for the startup: building out privacy-first AI services for enterprise customers.

https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/15/sherpa-raises-8-5m-to-expand-from-conversational-ai-to-b2b-privacy-first-federated-learning-services/

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Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

(Innovation/Technology) Sherpa raises $8.5M to expand from conversational AI to B2B privacy-first federated learning services (TechCrunch)

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