Company
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Appen raised.
Companies Appen acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Lukas Biewald | Adviser | ARN (ARNnet) |
| Mark Brayan | CEO | ARN (ARNnet), TechCrunch Venture |
Stories naming Appen. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Appen, a Sydney-listed data specialist, has agreed to buy US machine learning platform Figure Eight for up to $430 million, combining upfront and contingent payments, with completion expected in March-April 2019.
Sydney-headquartered Appen is buying data labelling firm Figure Eight in cash, paying 175 million upfront with a possible performance-linked payment of up to 125 million more.