Baraja, the creator of Spectrum-Scan™ LiDAR for autonomous vehicles, acquired a Series A investment of $32 million from Sequoia China, Blackbird Ventures, and the CSIRO Innovation Fund managed by Main Sequence Ventures. In 2018, Baraja launched a Spectrum-Scan LiDAR system that uses prism-like optics and
AdaSky, a far-infrared technology leader for autonomous vehicles, secured $20 million from lead investor Sungwoo Hitech Co., Ltd, a global automotive supplier. AdaSky’s solution, Viper, is designed as an all-in-one, complete solution for autonomous vehicles, combining FIR camera technology with fusion-ready, deep-learning computer vision algorithms.
JASK, the provider of the industry’s first autonomous security operations center (ASOC) platform, raised $25 million in a Series B funding round led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from early investors Battery Ventures, Dell Technologies Capital, TenEleven Ventures, and Vertical Venture Partners. The round brings
WaterBit, an autonomous irrigation solutions company, completed a $11.4 million Series A round of financing led by New Enterprise Associates, with participation from TJ Rodgers, former CEO of Cypress Semiconductor, and Heuristic Capital. The startup’s objective is to enable growers to maximize the use of
Regulus Cyber announced $6.3 million in seed and Series A funding from Sierra Ventures, Canaan Partners Israel, the Technion and F2 Capital. Regulus Cyber says its Pyramid™ Suite of products are the first end-to-end solutions designed to provide security and mission reliability to the communication
Robotics startup Natilus announced the completion of a new round of seed funding. Seraph Group, Gelt VC, Draper Associates, Outpost Capital, and Starburst Ventures participated in the funding. Founded in 2014 by a group of aircraft designers and military drone specialists, Natilus Inc., is a
Averon completed $8.3 million in Series A financing led by Avalon Ventures. Averon is the developer of the Direct Autonomous Authentication (DAA) mobile identity solution platform, which integrates with all mobile devices without the need to download any apps. Its secure identity authentication protects digital locks
Humanizing Autonomy is a new guide to autonomous vehicle design, created by digital product studio ustwo auto. The guide’s creators believe that autonomous vehicle makers should build from the ground up and, most importantly, using principles of human-centred design rather than depending only on technical
Chinese startup JingChi announced the close of $52 million in Series A financing. Three investors participated in the round, among them Qiming Ventures and NVIDIA. JingChi is a mobility company using artificial intelligence to make every trip safe, efficient, and cost-effective. The company’s technology includes LiDAR
Security startup Knightscope closed $15 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Knightscope is developing autonomous data machines (ADMs), a technology platform that fuses robotics, predictive analytics and collaborative social engagement to predict and prevent crime. Knightscope’s ADMs are fully autonomous robots with an array of