by CDO Review Staff | Dec 3, 2018 | Deals
Data visualization startup Ptmind has raised more than $10 million in a Series B funding round led by Aplus Capital to bring its total to nearly $30 million. Startups like Ptmind hope to cash in on the rising demand for data visualization tools that can help extract...
by CDO Review Staff | Dec 3, 2018 | Deals
Telecom giant QualComm has launched a $100 million fund that will invest in AI startups.. The QualComm Ventures AI Fund has particular interest in firms developing new technologies for self-driving autos and robot platforms that emphasize lower power processing and...
by CDO Review Staff | Dec 3, 2018 | People
After four years as Philadelphia’s Chief Data Officer, Tome Wisniewski will step down from office in January. The city will not begin a search for Wisniewski’s successor until the current shake-up of the state data operations is finished. Wisniewski said that he will...
by CDO Review Staff | Dec 3, 2018 | People
Despite the rise of data-driven decision making in government, only three US Cabinet-level agencies have appointed Chief Data Officer. The fourth such Cabinet-level agency could be the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) which is currently studying whether to push...
by CDO Review Staff | Dec 3, 2018 | People
Krishna Mohan Mupparaju was recently chosen as Kentucky’s new Chief Data Officer and Chief Technology Officer. He will be reporting to Chief Information Officer (CIO) Chuck Grindle. Mupparaju has worked in the state government for over 20 years. His last post was...
