Shaped
Facts
- HQ
- Seattle, Washington
- Sectors
- Artificial Intelligence, Search, Recommender Systems, Live Commerce
- Stage
- null
Singularity Raises $80M Series A at $400M Valuation to Mass-Produce Low-Cost Air-Defense Interceptors
Los Angeles startup Singularity emerged from stealth with an $80M oversubscribed Series A at a $400M valuation to mass-produce low-cost air-defense interceptors using automotive-style assembly and a team from Tesla, Toyota, SpaceX, Anduril and Lockheed Martin; the company is already running multiple monthly flight tests. The round was led by Khosla Ventures and Felicis with participation from AE Ventures, NEA, Long Journey, Harpoon, Menlo Ventures, Y Combinator and others.
Whatnot buys Madrona-backed Shaped; Tullie Murrell to lead applied AI research for live-shopping recommendations
Live-shopping unicorn Whatnot has acquired Seattle AI startup Shaped, which builds real-time recommendation and search technology; Shaped CEO Tullie Murrell will join Whatnot to lead a new applied AI research team. The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed and follows Whatnot’s recent $225 million funding round and planned expansion of its Seattle engineering hub.
Whatnot Acquires Shaped, Hiring Founder Tullie Murrell and ~12 Engineers to Speed Real-Time Live-Shopping Recommendations
Whatnot acquired real-time recommendation startup Shaped and its founder Tullie Murrell to improve live-shopping recommendations, bringing roughly a dozen engineers to form an Applied AI Research group focused on low-latency personalized suggestions.
Whatnot Acquires Shaped As AI Push Expands Across Live Selling
Whatnot Acquires Shaped; Tullie Murrell and ~12 Engineers Join to Boost Real-Time AI Search and Recommendations
Whatnot acquired machine learning company Shaped to boost AI-driven search, recommendations and personalization for its live-commerce marketplace, bringing Shaped founder Tullie Murrell and nearly a dozen engineers to lead a new applied AI research group; financial terms were not disclosed.
Whatnot Acquires Shaped; Founder Tullie Murrell and Nearly a Dozen AI Researchers Join to Boost Live-Shopping Recommendations
Whatnot acquired Shaped and hired founder Tullie Murrell plus nearly a dozen engineers and AI researchers to form an Applied AI Research group focused on speeding live-shopping recommendations and search; deal terms were not disclosed.
