The first home robot to interact and learn home environments using innovative AI technology
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#AI Trifo®, a leading provider of intelligent robot cleaners for the home, today announced the availability of the most anticipated AI Home Robot, Trifo Lucy® and Lucy® Pet Edition. Lucy leads the way with its AI-capabilities and advanced home security technology, to protect and clean the home with one of the most powerful cleaners available on the market. Its outstanding innovation was awarded with the Editor’s Choice Award at CES 2020.
Lucy is an AI-powered robot cleaner with intelligent home security designed to clean, protect and precisely analyze room environments within the home. Using advanced perceptive capabilities, Lucy can accurately learn and interact in every room keeping your home clean and safe. Lucy’s 1080p HDR color camera and depth sensor enable the robot to expertly navigate the home, offering both day and night security.
Make no mistake, Silver Lake is in this to make serious money. It’s understood NZ Rugby will pay Silver Lake 12.5 per cent of revenue from commercial operations after three years, starting from 3.5 after the first year and 7 following the second. NZ Rugby rakes in just under $200m a year in revenue. Silver Lake, if it can help NZ Rugby raise that amount, will therefore get a bigger slice of the pie.
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NZ Rugby Players’ Association boss Rob Nichol was deep in mediation with NZ Rugby until last week, when talks were called off. So there is potential for it to make tens of millions of dollars, especially if the deal lasts up to 10 years. NZ Rugby, of course, will also benefit. Providing everything goes to plan.
by Chantal Allam April 29, 2021 .
DURHAM – Courtroom5 is on a streak after being named a finalist in the Founders of Color Showcase run by global impact investor syndicate Next Wave Impact.
The Durham-based, Black-owned legal tech startup will now be one of six finalists to pitch their companies to an audience of investors, funds and angel groups on May 3.
“Funding opportunities are glaringly disproportionate for founders of color who want to scale their businesses, and the Founders of Color showcase is one way to help reverse that,” said Alicia Robb, founder of Next Wave Impact, in a statement. “We look forward to welcoming this year’s talented finalists to the stage to present their innovative products and services, with the potential for growing their network, creating new syndication partnerships and scaling their businesses.”
Guesty, a startup that designed a property management software used by hosts who list through sites like Airbnb and Booking.com, just raised $50 million and purchased competitor Your Porter.
The Israel-based company has been on a steady track of growth and expansion lately two years ago, it secured $35 million in Series C funding and, last month, acquired Y Combinator-backed property management platform MyVR.
The latest Series D funding round is led by Apax Digital Fund and also includes AMI Opportunities Fund as well as existing investors Viola Growth, Flashpoint, Vertex Ventures, Kingfisher Investment Advisors and La Maison Partners. On the same day, Guesty announced that it has acquired Your Porter, a smaller property management company specializing in family-run rentals.