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3. The graphic above shows only a sampling of companiesin each category. Data cumulativethrough September 2018
VirtualAssistants
(232Companies)
RecommendationEngines
(113Companies)
VideoRecognition
(28Companies)
ContextAwareComputing
(33Companies)
SpeechtoSpeechTranslation
(21Companies)
ComputerVisionPlatforms
(221Companies)
ComputerVisionApplications
(263Companies)
SmartRobots
(192Companies)
GestureControl
(64Companies)
SpeechRecognition
(183Companies)
MachineLearningApplications
(866Companies)
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MachineLearningPlatforms
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NaturalLanguageProcessing
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Innovation quadrant for artificial intelligence
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This quadrant shows a relative segmentationof the categories with respect to oneanother, data cumulativethrough September 2018
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Machine Learning Platform companies raised the most funding last quarter
Machine Learning Platform companies raised $2B in Q3 and had a growth rate of 26%
Total Artificial Intelligence Category Funding with Latest Quarter Highlighted
Companiesare categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. Data cumulativethrough September 2018
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Artificial intelligence funding is demonstrating explosive upward growth in recent years
Funding in Q3 2018 was at $3.9B, which saw a 27% decrease from Q3 2017 funding
Artificial Intelligence Quarterly Funding Over Time
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Artificial intelligence funding events were mostly early-stage in Q3 2018
There were 87 funding events in Q3, 55% of which were Seed or Series A
Recent Artificial Intelligence Funding Round Counts
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Artificial intelligence exit activity has remained stable in the last few quarters
There were 12 exit events in Q3, all of which were acquisitions
Artificial Intelligence Exit Events Over Time
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Artificial intelligence innovation is a global phenomenon
Artificial Intelligence Company Count by Country
Data cumulativethrough September2018
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