In what turned out to be a very busy week for local tech companies, seven startups collectively raised more than $300 million, just $74 million short of what LA tech collectively raised in the month of May.

In the business world, it’s fairly easy to recognize success. High year-over-year growth, robust customer retention rates and low costs for customer acquisition all point to a company going in the right direction. But when it comes to status symbol, nothing indicates the presence of a giant quite like a big valuation.

In the last five years, the ability for businesses to incorporate machine learning technology into their business models has accelerated innovation within industries stuck in the ways of old. Here are 11 tech companies using machine learning to grow business.