 |
| Danny Hillis |
More on MetaWeb, the secretive San Francisco start-up we pointed to yesterday. It has raised $15 million from big-name venture capital firm Benchmark and others.
As we mentioned, the company is a spinout from Applied Minds, and was founded by Danny Hillis. Turns out, this guy Hillis is quite a character. Here is a snippet from John Battelle’s blog item from over a year ago, describing his visit to Hillis at an outwardly drab area in southern California’s Glendale:
In fact, the place felt a bit cramped and claustrophobic…That all changed once Danny came out to meet me. After chit chatting for a few minutes, he took me to a small room – no wider than my outstretched arms – at the far end of which stood one of those classic red English phone booths. We stepped inside – a bit cramped – and Danny lifted the receiver and dictated a passphrase of some sort. Presto – the rear wall of the booth opened, and we stepped into – nerdvana…
If you read the whole item, you’ll see why MetaWeb might be yet another playground here in Silicon Valley. Got to love this place. Pulling in the best from all over — still.
June 5th: The AI Audit in NYC
Join us next week in NYC to engage with top executive leaders, delving into strategies for auditing AI models to ensure fairness, optimal performance, and ethical compliance across diverse organizations. Secure your attendance for this exclusive invite-only event.
And here’s the release about the funding.
