AI in a Time of Social Distancing
Let’s be honest. These are unprecedented times. As the world struggles in the midst of COVID-19, we know many of you may be struggling to provide quality customer service while also keeping your employees safe. In a time of social distancing, businesses across all industries need automated self-service now more than ever. Conversational AI is […]
Forbes names Clinc a Top 25 AI Startup
This article was originally published on forbes.com on Dec 22, 2019. $10.7B was invested in AI startups this year in their seed, early-stage venture, or late-stage venture funding rounds. Over half, or 57.9% of all AI startup financing rounds where either seed or pre-seed, 21.2% are Series A, 11.8% are Series B, and all others […]
Virtual Assistants: A Decade in Review
It all started in early 2010 when Apple purchased an app called Siri and soon after launched the voice assistant on iPhones – catapulting the popularity of voice AI and normalizing virtual assistants for the masses. Soon after Siri, the world was introduced to the likes of Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant and Microsoft’s Cortana – […]
Clinc Receives Technology Leadership Award by Frost & Sullivan
“Clinc developed an end-to-end platform that is truly scalable and highly valuable."
How to Create AI Assistants Using a Conversational AI Platform
According to research, the conversational AI market is expected to grow from $3.79 billion in 2018 to $19.63 billion in 2025. In fact, according to Gartner (PDF), by 2020, customers will manage 85 percent of their relationships with the enterprise without human involvement. From Apple to Google, Amazon to Facebook, fast food drive-throughs to banks, […]
The Future of AI in Banking (2019)
Banks have long been on the cutting edge of technological advancements. From computers to the internet to mobile apps, few industries have benefited as much from new technology as the banking industry. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no different. With the rise of AI, banks have a new tool to handle any number of tasks that […]
Clinc’s Groundbreaking $52 Million Series B
Two weeks ago, Clinc made AI history. We announced our $52 million Series B, which is the largest single investment in the history of conversational AI startups. This funding will also pave the way for the future of Midwestern entrepreneurship as it far exceeds the average Series B round for Michigan companies of $20 million. […]
Talking Conversational AI and Fintech with Benzinga
Artificial intelligence still gives off Futurama vibes for some people. But the fact is that AI is found in almost all aspects of society nowadays. From chatbots on business sites to our voice assistants, conversational AI, in particular, is almost omnipresent. This opens an entirely new market for use. Think about this: 89% of people […]
Conversational UI Primer for Business Leaders: A Framework for Deploying Your First Conversational UI in 2019
Is your company ready to take customer interaction to the next level? All signs point to positive customer experience (CX) as the driving force behind customer acquisition and reduction of churn. So, how will your business keep up with ever-increasing demands from consumers for real-time responses and satisfaction? A 2017 report from CMO Council titled […]
Conversational AI, The Secret to More Intelligent Chatbots
While the word “chatbot” only entered the common vernacular in the 1990s (chat + bot), the technology was actually developed in the early 1950s and ‘60s. The idea of computer intelligence was launched with input from innovators like Alan Turing, who first posited that computers could learn and eventually teach themselves, and Joseph Weizenbaum, who […]