A profile of Simile, which offers “agentic twins” modeled on real people to provide answers for polling and market research for companies like CVS and Gallup
AI startup Simile offers ‘agentic twins’ modeled on real people to provide answers for polling and market researchLinkedIn:Mike Volpi,Sri Narasimhan,Joon Sung Park, andAllegra Pedretti
Sonos appoints software veteran Hugo Barra to its board, replacing Mike Volpi, who is stepping down after 15 years; Barra is /dev/agents' Chief Product Officer
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How Aurora, now the owner of Uber's ATG, is moving to bring its self-driving tech to market via deals with Volvo in trucking, Uber and Toyota in taxis, more
On Feb. 11, about a month after closing on the acquisition of Uber's Advanced Technologies Group, or ATG, the self-driving-car startup Aurora held an all-hands meeting. Tweets: @bw , @tweetermeyer , @...
Mike Volpi talks about Index Ventures' investment strategy that led to six $1B+ exits for its startups this year, investments in Europe, fintech, and more
Index Ventures is quietly encroaching into the top tier of American investors. Here are five questions with them.
Index Ventures' Danny Rimer and Mike Volpi to Open Silicon Valley Office
Two of Index Ventures' high-profile partners-Danny Rimer and Mike Volpi-are opening a new Silicon Valley office for the Europe-based venture firm in September. — The move is actually more of a retur...
How A Failed Poach Could Cost Mike Volpi The Skype Deal
Yesterday, the already very public fight for Skype entered yet another round, with the publication of recent filings of a motion for preliminary injunction against former Joost CEO and Chairman Mike V...
The Plot Thickens: Skype Founders And Joost Sue Former Chairman And CEO Mike Volpi
The Skype-eBay plot thickens. Joost and Joltid, both companies owned by Skype's founders, have filed a lawsuit against former Joost chairman and CEO, Mike Volpi. The suit also names Index Ventures, ...
Joost: Volpi Was Forced Out As Chair, ‘Investigation’ Underway
When the virtually wound-down Joost confirmed to us late last week that former CEO Mike Volpi has also exited as chairman, it didn't tell us that owners had forced him out of the role. Now, in a stat...
Mike Volpi Jumps From Joost to Index: A BoomTown Interview (And Full Press Release)
Two years ago, Index Ventures was part of a group that invested $45 million in Joost, the then-hot-and-hyped online video service, while bringing on well-known tech exec Mike Volpi (pictured here) as ...
Sony Pictures is on YouTube, Hulu, but not Joost anymore
At the same time Sony Pictures prepared to post some of its TV shows and films onto YouTube, the studio's material quietly began disappearing from Joost. — Earlier this month, Joost CEO Mike Volpi, ...