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Uber acquires Seattle startup Mighty AI to fuel its push into self-driving cars

by Taylor Soper on June 25, 2019June 26, 2019 at 1:25 pmComment

Uber just made its first acquisition of a Seattle startup, swooping up Mighty AI, which develops training data for computer vision models. The deal closed today and was confirmed by… Read More

Uber reportedly wants to acquire Seattle computer vision startup Mighty AI to bolster self-driving tech

by Monica Nickelsburg on June 19, 2019June 25, 2019 at 8:10 amComment

Uber is reportedly eyeing Seattle startup Mighty AI as an acquisition target. Three anonymous sources tell The Information that Uber held “recent talks” to buy Mighty AI, which develops training… Read More

Vote for AI Innovation of the Year: Seattle’s artificial intelligence clout featured at the GeekWire Awards

by Alan Boyle on April 12, 2019April 19, 2019 at 4:32 pmComment

Artificial intelligence is one of the Seattle area’s fastest-growing tech frontiers, so it only makes sense for the field to get its own category at the GeekWire Awards. Recognizing innovations… Read More

Tech Moves: Why Mighty AI’s new president took the job; Concur CTO joins Tableau; and more

by Clare McGrane on May 4, 2018May 4, 2018 at 10:39 amComment

Mighty AI has a new leader. The artificial intelligence data company announced this week that Isaac Kato, former CFO and co-founder of data center company Verne Global, has joined the company… Read More

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Mighty AI co-founder Matt Bencke dies at 45 after battle with pancreatic cancer

by Taylor Soper on October 19, 2017December 18, 2017 at 2:04 pmComment

Matt Bencke, a fixture in Seattle’s technology community and co-founder of the startup Mighty AI, passed away on Wednesday after a battle with stage-4 pancreatic cancer. Bencke, 45, was diagnosed with… Read More

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Mighty AI opens Boston office, plans to hire 20 employees as it builds autonomous driving tech

by Taylor Soper on September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 at 10:55 amComment

Mighty AI is expanding again. The Seattle-based company today announced the opening of a new office in Boston, just a few months after opening an office in Detroit. The startup… Read More

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Mighty AI co-founder Matt Bencke diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, vows to ‘beat the odds’ as he hands over CEO reins

by John Cook on August 24, 2017August 24, 2017 at 5:55 am 3 Comments

Mighty AI co-founder Matt Bencke has stepped down as CEO of the fast-growing Seattle startup after being diagnosed with stage-4 pancreatic cancer. Bencke, who co-founded Mighty AI in 2014 and… Read More

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Mighty AI opening location in Detroit as it focuses its training data service on autonomous vehicles

by Kurt Schlosser on June 7, 2017June 7, 2017 at 10:11 amComment

Mighty AI, the Seattle-based startup that provides training data as a service for computer vision and natural language AI, is “going where the action is” and opening a location in Detroit… Read More

Spare5 re-launches as Mighty AI, raises $14M from Intel, Accenture, Google for AI training data service

by Taylor Soper on January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 at 9:48 amComment

On the surface, artificial intelligence is sexy. The technology, which has become one of the hottest trends, helps turn products and services human-like, accomplishing computational tasks that were either previously impossible… Read More

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