Today we are excited to introduce Liberty Global and IDG Ventures to the Expect Labs family. The two companies will join our current backers, including top Silicon Valley venture firms as well as major players in the following verticals: consumer devices, cable and broadband, telecommunications,Internet services and search, semiconductors, and media and communications. The proceeds from this new partnership will enable us to extend our technology platformto additional markets and industries.
“We are grateful to have the support of several of the world’s largest and most forward-thinking technology companies to help us tackle this ambitious and fundamentally important technical challenge," said Timothy Tuttle, our founder and CEO.
IDG Ventures USA is International Data Group’s North American investment fund, and the world’s leading technology, media, events, and research company. Through our IDG partnership, we will continue to develop predictive intelligence for an array of applications and devices. IDG’s Alex Rosen commented on the investment, stating, "Expect Labs has been at the forefront of [the Anticipatory Computing] movement, which will no doubt transform our industry and many others in the years to come.”
Liberty Global Ventures is the investment arm of the world’s largest international cable company. As part of the strategic partnership, Liberty Global will use our technology to drive innovative services such as voice-driven discovery of on-demand video content and context-aware voice and video calling.
Today’s announcement represents a substantial opportunity for both our technology platform and the burgeoning field of Anticipatory Computing.
For more details, take a look at the official press announcement.
