May 26th

Question 1

Veniam

Answer 1

Turns Vehicles into wi-fi hotspots. Creates a connected network of vehicles and collects urban data. Founded in Portugal. Will launch next in Singapore. Enables free wifi in urban settings. Make money from sponsorships with Teleco companies. Uses mesh network: wireless routers or nodes get connected through a gateway and pass the signal on to other nodes. Leveraging moving routers.

Investors Include: Cane Investments, Cisco Investments, Orange Digital Ventures ,True Ventures, Union Square Ventures (Teleco + Vehicle investors)

Question 2

ADAS

Answer 2

ADAS - Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (self-driving)

Question 3

Comma.ai

Answer 3

Stealth company working on artificial intelligence. Andressen Horowitz an investor.

Question 4

nuTonomy

Answer 4

MIT spinoff that builds self-driving cars and autonomous mobile robots. Investors include:
EDBI , Fontinalis Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Samsung Ventures, Signal Ventures

Question 5

RayVio

Answer 5

In-home wellness products (relevant to Delos)

Question 6

PokitDok

Answer 6

API Provider for healthcare transactions. Also allows consumers to shop for proceddures with price ranges.

Question 7

Hampton Creek

Answer 7

Food startup that does plant-based faux foods, is building an R&D center to expand product portfolio from 6 to 600.

Question 8

New Ground Ventures

Answer 8

Big CPG (Consumer Packages Goods) investor. Based in Westport, CT. Also invested in PokitDok and RayVio

Question 9

Edison Partners

Answer 9

Most active VC in NJ. Growth equity firm that invests in east coast tech companies.

Question 10

Innovation Works

Answer 10

Most active investor in PA. 240+ portfolio companies. Based in southwestern PA. Seed-stage investments.

Question 11

Sci-hub

Answer 11

Online repository of scientific papers

Over 52,000,000 papers

Used all over the world

Question 12

Persado

Answer 12

Uses machine learning and natural language processing to target consumers Witt marketing messages that are meant to trigger an emotional response.

Investors include American Express ventures, Citi Ventures, Goldman Sachs

Question 13

Lattice engines - AI in advertising

Answer 13

Uses predictive scoring for leads or potential customers who are likely to convert.

Question 14

Zee.Aero

Answer 14

Flying car startup in holister, CA.

Google co-founder Larry Page has invested over $100 million

Question 15

KnuEdge

Answer 15

Raised a massive $100 M round. Founded by ex-NASA chief Dan Goldin.

Machine learning and artificial intelligence companies.