Google launches a venture fund for AI startups

Google has launched a venture fund for startups focused on artificial intelligence (AI), the latest move in the Alphabet-owned outfit's bid to implant itself at breakthrough uses of the technology, as well as forge a future outside of the digital media space.
The fund, Gradient Ventures, will provide portfolio companies with capital, resources and access to AI experts and bootcamps. In turn, Google will take minority stakes in these startups.
Portfolio companies include: Algorithmia, a marketpla