Maluuba

Maluuba Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryArtificial Intelligence, Natural language processing
Founded2011 (2011) in Waterloo, Ontario
FounderSam Pasupalak
Kaheer Suleman
Zhiyuan Wu
Joshua Pantony[1][2][3][4][5]
Headquarters,
Canada
ParentMicrosoft Corporation
Websitewww.maluuba.com

Maluuba is a Canadian technology company conducting research in artificial intelligence and language understanding. Founded in 2011, the company was acquired by Microsoft in 2017.[6]

In late March 2016, the company demonstrated a machine reading system capable of answering arbitrary questions about J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.[7] Maluuba's natural language understanding technology is used by several consumer electronic brands for over 50 million devices.[8]

  1. ^ "Startup tech companies flourishing in Waterloo Region". 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Startup raises millions to get computers to understand dialogue". 20 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Maluuba.com". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Maluuba Angel List". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Globe and Mail". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  6. ^ Greene, Jay (13 January 2017). "Microsoft Acquires Artificial-Intelligence Startup Maluuba". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  7. ^ Knight, Will (28 March 2016). "Software that Reads Harry Potter Might Perform Some Wizardry". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Maluuba Closes $9 Million in Series A Financing to Further Achievements in Deep Learning" (Press release). Maluuba Inc. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.