Tech Company Financing Transactions
Siri Funding Round
Menlo Ventures and Morgenthaler Ventures participated in a $8.5 million Series A funding round for Siri. The round was recorded on 10/16/2008.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
10/16/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,500,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds purposes were not disclosed.
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Artificial Intelligence
Mailing Address
1 Almaden Boulevard
San Jose, CA 95113
USA
San Jose, CA 95113
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Siri's initial technology along with IP was provided by SRI International. The later led $200 million CALO (Cognitive Agent that Learns and Organizes) artificial intelligence project which was funded by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).
Profile
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Company News
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Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Dag Kittlaus
Chief Technical Officer
Tom Gruber
VP - Engineering
Adam Cheyer
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