Vicarious
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Vicarious is an artificial intelligence company that uses the computational principles of the brain to build software that can process visual information, think and learn like a human. The company builds a unified algorithmic architecture to achieve human-level intelligence in vision, language and motor control. Vicarious' focus is on visual perception problems such as recognition, segmentation and scene parsing.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2010 | |
| HQ | Union City, CA, US | Map |
| Website | vicarious.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More |
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (Jun 2021) | 159 | (+3%) |
| Cybersecurity rating | C | More |
Key People/Management at Vicarious
Dileep George
Co-Founder
Scott Phoenix
Co-Founder
Charlotte Bowell
Director of Operations
Vicarious Office Locations
Vicarious has an office in Union City
Union City, CA, US (HQ)
1320 Decoto Rd
Vicarious Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2010 |
Vicarious total Funding | $122 m |
Vicarious latest funding size | $50 m |
Time since last funding | 4 years ago |
Vicarious investors | Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Jeff Bezos, Ashton Kutcher, Marc Benioff, Peter Thiel, Data Collective, Formation 8, A-Grade Investments, AME Cloud Ventures, Mark Zuckerberg, ABB Technology Ventures, Joe Lonsdale, Dustin Moskovitz, Good Ventures, Felicis Venture, Felicis Ventures |
Vicarious's latest funding round in July 2017 was reported to be $50 m. In total, Vicarious has raised $122 m
Vicarious Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Binance | January 02, 2011 | $35 k |
Vicarious Cybersecurity Score
Vicarious Online and Social Media Presence
46 Twitter followers
Vicarious has 46 Twitter Followers. The number of followers has decreased 2.5% quarter over quarter
Vicarious's Trends
Vicarious News and Updates
April 14, 2021
Becton Dickinson Backing Vicarious Surgical’s D8 SPAC Deal
Becton Dickinson Backing Vicarious Surgical’s D8 SPAC Deal
March 24, 2021
Bill Gates-Backed Vicarious Is in Talks to Merge With D8 SPAC
Bill Gates-Backed Vicarious Is in Talks to Merge With D8 SPAC
January 23, 2021
A ‘Diablo 2’ Remake Is Coming From Vicarious Visions, Absorbed By Blizzard
Vicarious Visions, Activision's star support studio, has now been assigned to permanently work with Blizzard, and their first project is a Diablo 2 remake.
January 22, 2021
Vicarious Visions’ merger with Blizzard is bad for gamers
Vicarious Visions will now be a support studio dedicated to helping existing Blizzard project. This sucks.
May 12, 2018
Wild 'Destiny 2' puzzle sends players off on an IRL geocaching expedition
It started with nothing more than a mysterious symbol and a fan community that's receptive to puzzling through epic riddles.
Destiny 2 players have discovered a secret geocache location in upstate New York. They were led there by an in-game puzzle, discovered by chance and solved thanks to a large…
October 27, 2017
The robots may have finally figured out how to beat CAPTCHA security
One of the best lines of defense against spammers and brute-force hackers may be obsolete thanks to the latest advances in artificial intelligence. In a research paper published Thursday in the journal Science, a team of scientists at AI startup Vicarious say they have developed a deep learning tech…
Vicarious Blogs
April 23, 2021
How Case Mason Deployed Vicarious Robots to Pack Over 500,000 Sephora PLAY! Kits
Find out how Case Mason reduced their kitting cost by 25% and labor-hour by 80% in our case study.
March 26, 2021
Replace Pick-to-Light Systems with Smart Robots Powered by Neuroscience-Inspired AI
The Vicarious wall picking solution is the industry’s first and only wall picking solution to replace manual pick-to-light systems. Learn about the unique challenges involved in automating the future of e-commerce fulfillment.
March 26, 2021
Wall Picking Solution
January 27, 2020
Our Principles
Vicarious aims to bring about a robotic golden age by using AI to automate more and more general tasks until we reach artificial general intelligence. Robotic automation is already changing the world economy profoundly, and this effect will only increase as we automate more. In the long run, artific…
Vicarious Frequently Asked Questions
When was Vicarious founded?
Vicarious was founded in 2010.
Who are Vicarious key executives?
Vicarious's key executives are Dileep George, Scott Phoenix and Charlotte Bowell.
How many employees does Vicarious have?
Vicarious has 159 employees.
Who are Vicarious competitors?
Competitors of Vicarious include DeepMind, ParallelDots and Drishti.
Where is Vicarious headquarters?
Vicarious headquarters is located at 1320 Decoto Rd, Union City.
Where are Vicarious offices?
Vicarious has an office in Union City.
How many offices does Vicarious have?
Vicarious has 1 office.
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