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Bottlenose
AI · Los Angeles, United States · Founded 2010
Helps companies identify real-time data that drive their businesses MoreLess
Bottlenose, a now-defunct cognitive computing company founded in 2010, was based in Los Angeles, California. The firm specialized in enterprise trend intelligence, leveraging a platform that automated machine learning, data mining, and predictive analytics to make data analysis more accessible. Its primary offering, the Nerve Center, was designed to help large enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, identify and monitor emerging trends that could impact their brands.
The platform processed vast amounts of big data and business data, employing natural language processing, sentiment analysis, and statistical algorithms to uncover actionable insights. These insights were applied to various use cases such as managing brand reputation, understanding consumer behavior, assessing national security risks, gathering competitive intelligence, and responding to crises. Essentially, Bottlenose provided a tool for businesses to proactively detect both threats and opportunities in real-time.
Keywords: trend intelligence, predictive analytics, cognitive computing, data mining, machine learning, sentiment analysis, brand reputation, competitive intelligence, crisis response, big data
Company overview
Bottlenose company information
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2010
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, United States
- Employees
- 3
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 58.5
Valuation & funding
Bottlenose funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Jan 2016 | — | — | Undisclosed | — |
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Feb 2015 | $13M | $54M | ff Venture Capital · KPMG · Transmedia Capital · Origin Ventures | — |
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Oct 2014 | — | — | Transmedia Capital | — |
| CONVERTIBLE✓Equity / VC | May 2014 | $0 | — | ff Venture Capital · Lerer Hippeau | — |
| Other✓Other financing | Jan 2014 | $2M | — | Lichter Investments · ff Venture Capital | — |
| CONVERTIBLE✓Equity / VC | Dec 2013 | Lerer Hippeau · ff Venture Capital | — | ||
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Apr 2013 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Aug 2012 | Undisclosed | — |
Financials
Revenue and workforce over time
Available revenue and workforce history. Fields without reported data are omitted.
| Year | Revenue | Growth | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $200K | 0% | 3 |
| 2025 | $200K | 0% | 3 |
| 2024 | $200K | 0% | 1 |
| 2023 | $200K | 0% | 1 |
| 2022 | $200K | 0% | 3 |
| 2021 | $200K | 0% | 3 |
| 2020 | $200K | — | 4 |
Growth signals
Bottlenose website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Bottlenose is 70 monthly website visits, down 12.5% over the last three months. Bottlenose's team grew 0% over the past year.
Comparisons
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Bottlenose's talent
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Global footprint
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Market sentiment
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