Arduino adds two boards to its MKR family of products for new use cases
Postscapes - Tracking the Internet of Things
by
3y ago
Arduino’s MKR family of products got two new wireless connectivity boards added to its range of products. These include MKR WiFi 1010 and MKR NB 1500, both aimed at streamlining IoT product/service development. Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 Arduino’s blog notes that “the Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 is the new version of the MKR1000 with ESP32 module on board made by U-BLOX.” MKR WiFi 1010: For prototyping of WI-FI based IoT applications The core difference of MKR WiFi 1010 compared to MKR WiFi 1000 is that the former can be put to use in production-grade IoT apps and it has ESP32-based module manufactured b ..read more
Visit website
Siemens to acquire smart lighting control company Enlighted Inc. for an undisclosed sum
Postscapes - Tracking the Internet of Things
by
3y ago
Siemens Building Technologies division announced it will acquire Enlighted Inc., a smart IoT building technology provider. The transaction is expected to close in Q3’18. Enlighted Inc.’s core element is an advanced lighting control application. It is based on a patented, software-defined smart sensor that collects and monitors real-time occupancy, light levels, temperatures and energy usage. The sensor can gauge temperature, light level, motion, energy, and has Bluetooth connectivity. The Enlighted Micro Sensor The Enlighted system works by collecting temperature, light and motion data via its ..read more
Visit website
Smart lock company LockState closes $5.8M Series A to fast track sales & partnerships
Postscapes - Tracking the Internet of Things
by
3y ago
Smart Lock Company LockState raised $5.8M Series A in new investment to fund its aggressive sales and marketing and partner development plan. The company previously raised $740K seed round and $1M in a round led by angel investors. The lead investor in latest round was Iron Gate Capital. Other investors include Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc, Nelnet and Service Provider Capital. Access Control Dashboard and WiFi Smart Locks The company’s Wi-Fi-enabled RemoteLock is used by 1000s of Airbnb and other vacation rental hosts. It helps hosts remotely provide access to guests. Locking/unlocking codes c ..read more
Visit website
Smart baby monitor Nanit closes $14M Series B investment
Postscapes - Tracking the Internet of Things
by
3y ago
Smart baby monitor company Nanit raised a $14M Series B round led by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP). Other investors that participated include existing investors Upfront Ventures, RRE Ventures, Vulcan Capital and Vaal Investment Partners. The latest investment brings total equity funding of Nanit to $30M. Nanit Camera Nanit announced it will use the funding proceeds to expand its team of computer vision and machine learning engineers and grow its sales in Europe and Canada. Nanit’s baby monitor helps new parents oversee nursery conditions as it has built-in temperature and humidity sensors ..read more
Visit website
Microsoft buys conversational AI company Semantic Machines for an undisclosed sum
Postscapes - Tracking the Internet of Things
by
3y ago
Microsoft announced it has acquired Semantic Machines, a conversational AI startup providing chatbots and AI chat apps founded in 2014 having $20.9 million in funding from investors. The acquisition will help Microsoft catch up with Amazon Alexa, though the latter is more focused on enabling consumer applications of conversational AI. Microsoft will use Semantic Machine’s acquisition to establish a conversational AI center of excellence in Berkeley to help it innovate in natural language interfaces. Microsoft has been stepping up its products in conversational AI. It launched the digital assi ..read more
Visit website
Amber Solutions raises $3.3M Series A to fast track sales of its smart electrical products
Postscapes - Tracking the Internet of Things
by
3y ago
Amber Solutions, an IoT product company that sells smart outlets, switches and circuit breakers closed Series A Preferred Stock round of financing that equals $3.3M in gross proceeds. Amber will use the funds to support the commercial development of Amber's core technologies. One of Amber’s product is solid-state circuit interrupter (GFCI) that basically stops harmful levels of electricity from passing through a person. It operates as a safety device alerting the homeowner of electrocution incidents in real time. "We are pleased that our investors are embracing Amber's vision of bringing supe ..read more
Visit website
Vesper closes $23M Series B for its sensor-based microphone: Amazon Alexa Fund among investors
Postscapes - Tracking the Internet of Things
by
3y ago
Vesper, the maker of piezoelectric sensors used in microphone production and winner of CES Innovation Award 2018 raised a $23M Series B round. American Family Ventures led the investment with participation from Accomplice, Amazon Alexa Fund, Baidu, Bose Ventures, Hyperplane, Sands Capital, Shure, Synaptics, ZZ Capital and some undisclosed investors. Vesper VM1000 Vesper’s innovative sensors can be used in consumer electronics like TV remote controls, smart speakers, smartphones, intelligent sensor nodes, and hearables. The company will use the funding proceeds to scale-up its functions like ma ..read more
Visit website
Sensor-based baby sock Owlet banks $24M Series B
Postscapes - Tracking the Internet of Things
by
3y ago
Owlet, a connected-baby care company raised a $24 million Series B investment from Trilogy Equity Partners, with participation from existing investors, including Eclipse Ventures, Broadway Angels, and Enfield Ventures, and the addition Pelion Venture Partners. Owlet Android App Owlet’s core product is a baby sock that contains a smart sensor. The sensor monitors pulse oximetry, a technology used in hospitals to measure an infant's heart rate and blood oxygen levels. The vital signs are communicated to parents’ smartphone via Bluetooth connection. The product retails for $299 and parents can al ..read more
Visit website
Intel to spin-off and sell Wind River Software to TPG
Postscapes - Tracking the Internet of Things
by
3y ago
Wind River, an IoT and industrial operating system owned by Intel will be acquired by TPG, global alternative asset firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Intel had bought Wind River Systems for $884 million in 2009 Wind River operates in several markets, including aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial, medical and networking technologies. Its core products in these markets are operating systems, software infrastructure platforms, device management, and simulation software. The IoT practice of Wind River provides consulting services for customers building IoT applications. In a s ..read more
Visit website
Salesforce and other tech giants invest $24M in IFTTT to help it expand in enterprise IoT
Postscapes - Tracking the Internet of Things
by
3y ago
IFTTT (If This Than That), a web-based software that automates and connects over 600 online services/software raised a $24M Series C led by Salesforce. Other investors include IBM and the Chamberlain Group and Fenox Venture Capital. New apps and devices that made their way to IFTTT The latest round brings IFTTT’s funding to $63M and it will use the funding proceeds to provide integration for enterprise and IoT services and hiring. In IFTTT’s platform, applets are code/script users need to deploy to integrate two or more services (such Google Drive’s integration with Twitter/Facebook). “IFTTT i ..read more
Visit website

Follow Postscapes - Tracking the Internet of Things on FeedSpot

Continue with Google
Continue with Apple
OR