GrokStyle

07/24/2018

"Anybody who isn't providing visual search is going to get left behind." Listen to GrokStyle co-founder Prof. Kavita Bala talk about with https://hubs.ly/H0d6dnp0

GrokStyle is a provider of vision-based AI solutions for retail that recently announced that it has been selected by IKEA to power visual search for the globally recognized retailer’s IKEA Place augmented reality app. With this integration, the AR experience...

06/06/2018

“The world is full of inspiration but doesn’t come with a buy button. Take a picture of what you want and we’ll turn it into reality using visual AI for retail.” -GrokStyle CEO Sean Bell discusses NSF funding https://hubs.ly/H0cx8Gt0

05/10/2018

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04/03/2018

“As machine learning gets more sophisticated, it will be able to detect micro trends before they become widely popular. This will be the holy grail of retail.” -- Co-founder Prof. Kavita Bala

https://hubs.ly/H0bxsXR0

Having algorithms perform creative tasks may seem like a failed experiment, but tech-native companies firmly believe in its potential.

04/02/2018

“To me, it’s very obvious, in the future you’re going to search either verbally or visually. How we’ve searched until now doesn’t make sense for the coming decade,” says Valdsgaard (leader of digital transformation at IKEA) of the new GrokStyle partnership.

https://hubs.ly/H0bwKZd0

The company is experimenting with new ways to shop–and rewriting its business model in the process.

03/21/2018

Great to collaborate with IKEA, SPACE10, and to add into their leading-edge app

IKEA's Place app uses AR to let users see what furniture would look like in their own home, with plans for virtual warehouses and AI assistants

03/20/2018

Proud to be part of fostering a culture of inclusion.

Leading Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are forming a Founders for Change coalition to deliver a message to the white- and male-dominated world of venture capital.

03/20/2018

I believe in a more diverse and inclusive tech industry. I am dedicated to having a diverse team and board, and when I have a choice of investment partners in the future, the diversity of their firms will be an important consideration.

https://www.foundersforchange.org/

03/20/2018

Interactive visual technology is lifting off right now, buffeted by several powerful trends. We break it all down in this post: http://bit.ly/2poNBIw

On Friday, we announced that IKEA included GrokStyle’s visual search technology in its innovative (and fun) AR app, IKEA Place for iOS…

03/19/2018

Android users: IKEA Place (with visual search powered by GrokStyle) is now available in the Google Play Store!

IKEA press release: http://bit.ly/IKEAPlacePR

03/16/2018

Excited to announce our collaboration with IKEA to integrate visual search into their app! http://bit.ly/GrokStyleIkeaTC

GrokStyle’s simple concept of “point your camera at a chair (or lamp, or table…) and find others like it for sale” attracted $2 million in funding last year, and the company…