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Sony Ventures Corporation Executive Changes

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Friday, January 5, 2024
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TOKYO, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Ventures Corporation today announced an executive leadership transition, appointing Kazuhito Hadano as the new Chief Executive Officer of Sony Ventures Corporation, effective January 1, 2024. Gen Tsuchikawa, previous Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Sony Ventures Corporation, and current Corporate Vice President of Sony Group Corporation, will assume the new role of Chairman of Sony Ventures Corporation, where he will continue to support Mr. Hadano and the Sony Ventures team and strengthen external relationships in the Venture industry.

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  • Kazuhito Hadano appointed as CEO of Sony Ventures Corporation; Gen Tsuchikawa to transition to Chairman of Sony Ventures Corporation
    TOKYO, Jan. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Ventures Corporation today announced an executive leadership transition, appointing Kazuhito Hadano as the new Chief Executive Officer of Sony Ventures Corporation, effective January 1, 2024.
  • Gen Tsuchikawa, previous Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Sony Ventures Corporation, and current Corporate Vice President of Sony Group Corporation, will assume the new role of Chairman of Sony Ventures Corporation, where he will continue to support Mr. Hadano and the Sony Ventures team and strengthen external relationships in the Venture industry.
  • "Sony Innovation Fund," "Sony Innovation Fund: Environment," and "Sony Innovation Fund: Africa" are wholly funded by Sony.
  • I am honored to serve as Chief Executive Officer of Sony Ventures Corporation.

Celebrating Kaspa's 2nd Birthday: $1M Airdrop campaign with OKX, Coinpal.io

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Tuesday, December 26, 2023
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Celebrating Kaspa's 2nd Birthday: $1M Airdrop campaign with OKX, Coinpal.io

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  • Celebrating Kaspa's 2nd Birthday: $1M Airdrop campaign with OKX, Coinpal.io
    The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
  • Kaspa , the revolutionary open-source, decentralized, and fully scalable Layer-1 blockchain network, is thrilled to announce its 2nd birthday celebration.
  • To commemorate this significant milestone, together with industry leaders Coinpal.io, OKX Web3, ICERIVER, IGV, and Rhubarb Media to launch a spectacular 1 Million Airdrop Campaign.
  • The 1 Million Airdrop Campaign represents a unique, limited-time opportunity, inviting participants to join in this extraordinary celebration.

Sony Ventures Corporation Completes final closing of the "Sony Innovation Fund 3 L.P." (SIF3) with a total of 26.5 billion yen

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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TOKYO, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Ventures Corporation ("SVC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation (Sony Group), has completed a final closing for "Sony Innovation Fund 3 L.P." (SIF3), with total of 26.5 billion yen.

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  • TOKYO, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Ventures Corporation ("SVC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation (Sony Group), has completed a final closing for "Sony Innovation Fund 3 L.P." (SIF3), with total of 26.5 billion yen.
  • Sony Group has long participated in the global ecosystem for creating new businesses and supported the business growth of innovative venture-backed companies.
  • Through the establishment of Sony Innovation Fund (established 2016); Sony Innovation Fund by IGV (2019), a joint venture with Daiwa Capital Holdings Co., Ltd.; Sony Innovation Fund: Environment (2020), which supports companies that tackle global environment issues, and the "Sony Innovation Fund 3 L.P." (SIF3), (2022), Sony Group's dedicated investment team has accumulated experience and a track record of managing startups around the globe.
  • The closing of the recent fund brings the total Assets Under Management (AUM) to over 60 billion yen.

SiLC Technologies Launches Industry’s Most Compact, Powerful Coherent Machine Vision Solution

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022
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SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC), recognized for advancing the state of machine vision, today announced the launch of the EyeonicTM Vision System , the industrys most compact and powerful coherent vision system.

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  • SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC), recognized for advancing the state of machine vision, today announced the launch of the EyeonicTM Vision System , the industrys most compact and powerful coherent vision system.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221207005198/en/
    The new Eyeonic Vision System integrates SiLC's unique photonics technology into the industrys first available turnkey vision solution.
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    The Eyeonic Vision System integrates the companys unique photonics technology into the industrys first available turnkey vision solution a highly flexible subsystem that reduces time to market for manufacturers seeking to incorporate machine vision into their products.
  • The new Vision System couples the Eyeonic Vision Sensor and a digital processing solution based on a powerful FPGA.

Eigen Technologies Launches Underwriter Assistant at ITC Vegas

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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Eigen Technologies (Eigen), the global intelligent document processing (IDP) provider, announces today, at InsureTech Connect Conference , the launch of its new offering for the insurance sector, Underwriter Assistant.

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  • Eigen Technologies (Eigen), the global intelligent document processing (IDP) provider, announces today, at InsureTech Connect Conference , the launch of its new offering for the insurance sector, Underwriter Assistant.
  • Underwriter Assistant tackles the underwriting submissions problem, an industrywide challenge: how to scale revenue without scaling headcount.
  • Full details of Underwriter Assistant, its modules and capabilities can be found on Eigens website here .
  • Eigen is backed by Goldman Sachs, Temasek, Lakestar, Dawn Capital, ING Ventures, Anthemis and the Sony Innovation Fund by IGV.

SiLC Achieves Industry’s Longest Detection Range with Its Eyeonic Vision Sensor

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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Furthering its mission to change the state of machine vision, silicon photonics innovator SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC) has announced that its Eyeonic Vision Sensor has demonstrated the ability to perceive, identify, and avoid objects at a range of more than 1 kilometer.

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  • Furthering its mission to change the state of machine vision, silicon photonics innovator SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC) has announced that its Eyeonic Vision Sensor has demonstrated the ability to perceive, identify, and avoid objects at a range of more than 1 kilometer.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220830005311/en/
    Ultra-long-range visibility is a requirement in many industries that utilize machine vision, including automotive, metrology, construction, drones, and more.
  • First announced in December of 2021, SiLCs Eyeonic Vision Sensor is a first-of-its-kind FMCW LiDAR transceiver.
  • The heart of the Eyeonic Vision Sensor is SiLC's silicon photonic chip which integrates FMCW LiDAR functionality into a single, tiny chip.

Eigen Technologies Recognized for Artificial Intelligence Innovation in 2022 AI Breakthrough Awards Program

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Thursday, June 23, 2022
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Eigen Technologies (Eigen) , the global intelligent document processing (IDP) provider, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the Best Overall Natural Language Processing (NLP) Company award in the fifth annual AI Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AI Breakthrough , a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market today.

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  • Eigen Technologies (Eigen) , the global intelligent document processing (IDP) provider, today announced that it has been selected as winner of the Best Overall Natural Language Processing (NLP) Company award in the fifth annual AI Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AI Breakthrough , a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market today.
  • Eigen is a no-code user-friendly AI platform that combines cutting-edge NLP and object detection engines with superior machine learning techniques.
  • Part of Tech Breakthrough , a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the AI Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in Artificial Intelligence technologies, services, companies and products.
  • The AI Breakthrough Awards provide public recognition for the achievements of AI companies and products in categories including AI Platforms, Robotics, Business Intelligence, AI Hardware, NLP, Vision, Biometrics and more.

SiLC Partners With Cloud Light for Volume Manufacturing of Its Eyeonic Vision Sensors

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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Cloud Light will deliver volume manufacturing of SiLCs Eyeonic Vision Sensors , which take LiDAR to a new level of performance by providing accurate depth, instantaneous velocity and dual-polarization intensity.

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  • Cloud Light will deliver volume manufacturing of SiLCs Eyeonic Vision Sensors , which take LiDAR to a new level of performance by providing accurate depth, instantaneous velocity and dual-polarization intensity.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220607005458/en/
    SiLC Technologies partners with Cloud Light for volume manufacturing of its Eyeonic Vision Sensors, which take LiDAR to a new level of performance.
  • The combination of precision optical assembly and automotive capabilities make Cloud Light an ideal partner for manufacturing our vision sensors.
  • Cloud Light Technology Limited (Cloud Light) designs, markets, and manufactures advanced optical modules for automotive sensors and datacenter interconnect applications.

AutoX Selects SiLC’s Eyeonic Vision Sensor for its Autonomous RoboTaxi Fleet

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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Silicon photonics innovator SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC) today announced that AutoX Inc. (AutoX), the frontrunner RoboTaxi company in China, has selected SiLCs Eyeonic Vision Sensor for its robotic taxi fleet.

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  • Silicon photonics innovator SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC) today announced that AutoX Inc. (AutoX), the frontrunner RoboTaxi company in China, has selected SiLCs Eyeonic Vision Sensor for its robotic taxi fleet.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220517005181/en/
    The AutoX RoboTaxi fleet has grown to more than 1,000 autonomous vehicles and is expected to grow manyfold in the coming years featuring SiLCs Eyeonic Vision sensors.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Having recently announced that its RoboTaxi fleet has grown to more than 1,000 autonomous vehicles, AutoX is on a mission to democratize autonomy.
  • AutoX is using SiLCs Eyeonic Vision sensor to deliver highly detailed and accurate instantaneous velocity and ultra-long-range information to augment other sensors in its proprietary hardware stack.

Eigen Technologies Named to Forbes AI 50 List of Top Artificial Intelligence Companies of 2022

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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Eigen Technologies (Eigen), the global intelligent document processing (IDP) provider, is proud to announce that the company has been named on the fourth annual Forbes AI 50 list 2022 for North America .

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  • Eigen Technologies (Eigen), the global intelligent document processing (IDP) provider, is proud to announce that the company has been named on the fourth annual Forbes AI 50 list 2022 for North America .
  • Produced in partnership with Sequoia Capital, this list recognizes the standout privately held companies in North America that are making the most interesting and impactful uses of AI.
  • In selecting honorees for this years list, Forbes evaluated hundreds of submissions, handpicking the top 50 most compelling companies.
  • These are the businesses that are leading in the development and use of AI technology.