2023年2月24日

简洁,总部设在明尼阿波利斯,帮助用户工艺演示文稿和球让它更吸引人。2023年2月24日—11:43am礼物邮件明尼阿波利斯创业,利用人工智能技术来帮助人们使他们的演讲或推销更迷人,以及准备工作面试,已登陆新资本扩大平台。简洁,由开尔文约翰逊和马克西米利安Huc,最近收到一个秘密来自总部位于辛辛那提的灯塔船的投资资本,带来超过200万美元的启动投资美元自2020年成立以来。灯塔船对其150万美元的投资推动简洁种子圆形目标。公司现有投资者包括布朗企业集团、明尼阿波利斯风险基金重点投资于妇女和BIPOC企业家。之前的资金——在2022年有超过100万美元——已经被用于产品开发、招聘首席技术官,和招聘新业务开发负责人杰西卡·伯格,明尼苏达大学的前主任MN杯,全州启动竞争。2021年,MN杯赛中的几个创业公司实际使用简洁的技术完善他们的商业模式向法官,Johnson说。“这真的帮助验证一个概念证明,”他说。明尼苏达大学,自2020年以来,维拉诺瓦大学和明尼阿波利斯城市经济发展协会(梅达)的一些组织和机构使用简洁,以更好地解释复杂的主题,更参与会议。产品为单一用户可以买,像企业家准备向投资者,但其最高收入增长是企业账户,Johnson说。 These could be for sales teams or communication training within corporations, or universities and economic development groups offering services to small businesses, such as helping them secure contracts with larger suppliers. To use Brevity, a person first chooses from a list of options for the type of audience that will hear the presentation, the system offers examples on what kind of tone to use, from introduction to closing. Once a script is written, the system analyzes each statement based on the audience and recommends any needed changes. A scoring system lets the user know how well they've refined the script. "We want to help people nail their first impression," Johnson said. A teleprompter feature within Brevity allows the user to record themselves making the presentation. It also allows users to role play potential questions they may be asked — whether during a job interview, with a potential customer, or from someone in the audience. Users can also send the recording to coworkers or other associates for feedback. "Whether it's pitching to customers, funders or your own teammates, so much of our life is dictated by our ability to craft a great pitch," said Alexis Alston, senior investment analyst at Lightship Capital in a statement. "We're elated to see how Brevity's AI can close the pitch divide for so many companies, organizations, and founders and level the playing field." The majority of Brevity's fresh capital will be applied to market expansion and sales, with the remainder to product development and other costs associated with running the business, Johnson said. Nick Williams is a business reporter for the Star Tribune.