Intel’s investment arm has announced plans to pump over USD 60 million into 15 technology startups focusing on the general area of big data. The new companies joining Intel Capital’s portfolio are currently trailblazing technologies that use multiple facets of the data lifecycle, including analysing, capturing, managing and securing data, said the company in a statement.
The startups come from the US, Canada, China, Israel and Japan and cover technologies such as artificial intelligence, 3D medical visualization, robots for retail and cybersecurity inspired by the human immune system, said the company, adding that it’s invested some USD 566 million in startups in its portfolio in the year to date.