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Innovators Under 35: Jade Abbott icon link

Jade Abbott, from Lelapa AI, is working to ensure that African languages are part of the generative AI boom.

ITWeb

Lelapa AI launches the first African multilingual language model icon link

Lelapa AI announces the launch of Inkuba LM 0.4B, the first African language model (LLM) capable of understanding and responding in five African languages: IsiZulu, Yoruba, Hausa, Swahili, and IsiXhosa.

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Bloomberg

Credo AI Announces $21 Million in New Capital icon link

Credo AI announced that it has raised 21millioninnewcapitalfromMozillaVentures,CrimsoNoxCapital,andFPVVentureswithparticipationfromexistinginvestorsSandsCapital,DecibelVC,BoozAllenHamilton,andAIFund.Thisbringsthecompany’stotalfundingraisedto21 million in new capital from Mozilla Ventures, CrimsoNox Capital, and FPV Ventures with participation from existing investors Sands Capital, Decibel VC, Booz Allen Hamilton, and AI Fund. This brings the company’s total funding raised to 21millioninnewcapitalfromMozillaVentures,CrimsoNoxCapital,andFPVVentureswithparticipationfromexistinginvestorsSandsCapital,DecibelVC,BoozAllenHamilton,andAIFund.Thisbringsthecompany’stotalfundingraisedto41.3 million.

EU-Startups

Munich-based trail secures €1.45 million pre-seed for its AI governance copilot icon link

Trail, a Munich-based technology startup building the copilot for AI governance, announced the successful closure of a €1.45 million pre-seed round. The funding round is led by early-stage investor NP-Hard Ventures with participation from Mozilla Ventures, CapitalT, Common Magic, and various business angels.

Capital Brief

Mozilla Ventures invests in Answer.AI icon link

Australian AI entrepreneur Jeremy Howard has capped an US$8 million ($12.2 million) angel investment round for his latest startup, Answer.AI. Founded by Brisbane-based Howard and The Lean Startup author Eric Ries, Answer.AI is a research and development lab that hopes to do for AI what Thomas Edison’s invention lab did for electricity.

Adam Mullinax

Mozilla Ventures Invests in Leading AI Governance Platform Holistic AI

(MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2024) – Today, Mozilla Ventures is announcing an investment in Holistic AI, a leading AI governance platform. Holistic AI enables enterprises to fully and safely embrace AI’s potential in their businesses, with a key focus on transparency, accountability, and safety. As the global leader in Responsible AI, Holistic AI empowers enterprises like… Continue reading Mozilla Ventures Invests in Leading AI Governance Platform Holistic AI

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