Layer 6 AI
Company

Last deal

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

01.09.2020

Date

2

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General

About Company
Layer 6 offers enterprise clients advanced Deep Learning solutions to accelerate their business through better use of data.

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founded date

01.01.2016

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

The company's cloud-based personalization engine uses machine learning, artificial intelligence, and neural networks modeled on the human brain to learn highly complex patterns from data, enabling financial service and insurance firms, media or cable companies, e-commerce, retail brands, and news publishing companies to get personalized recommendations, discovery and search results. Layer 6 is a leading machine learning research company, developing advanced deep learning systems that have the power to uplift large populations while advancing the field of artificial intelligence. Their technical capabilities have been publicly recognized through a number of wins in various international machine learning competitions. Layer 6 was founded in Toronto in 2016 and acquired by TD Bank Group in 2018, but they continue to be based in Toronto's Discovery District - MaRS Centre.
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Acquired by

Toronto Dominion Bank Group

announced date

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2

Number of Funding Rounds

Their latest funding was raised on 01.09.2020. Their latest investor Heron Rock Fund. Their latest round Venture - Series Unknown

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Funding Round 
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Money Raised 
Lead 
01.09.2020
1
08.01.2018
4
Tom Williams

Tom Williams

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65

count Of Exists

6
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Investors
5
1

Number of lead investors

5

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No
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Jordan Jacobs

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Radical Ventures
Radical Ventures

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2

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Liam Hinzman

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