Apple acquired semiconductor manufacturing startup InVisage Technologies, which produces quantum dot-based image sensors that enable the high-resolution images from handheld devices such as camera phones and PDAs. The Menlo Park-based startup’s products are used in security and surveillance, automotive imaging, military and medical imaging applications,
Semiconductors startup Wiliot announced it has raised $14 million in Series A financing. Qualcomm Ventures, M Capital, Grove Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, and 83North participated in the funding. Wiliot aims to accelerate the Internet of Things by eliminating reliance on batteries and wired power. The
IoT startup Nevada Nanotech Systems, Inc. (NevadaNano), which develops and manufactures micro-electro-mechanical systems-based sensor modules and subsystems for commercial and government applications, has completed $18 million in Series B financing. Using proprietary materials as well as unique sensing methods and analysis techniques, NevadaNano’s single sensor
MakuSafe announced it has raised $1.3 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. MakuSafe makes wearable technology to help identify, predict, and prevent risk in workplace environments using IoT sensors and SaaS, primarily for the labor-worker industries like manufacturing, agriculture, and construction. The company’s wearable communications
Royole announced it has secured $720 million in Series D financing from a suite of leading Chinese investors and financial institutions, including Ping An Group, Bank of China, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, and Zhonghai Shengrong Capital. Royole creates and manufactures
According to a recent SEC filing, Pixel Velocity raised $5 million in financing from an undisclosed investor. Pixel Velocity, founded in 2001, is a center for image processing research and the development of advanced sensor technology. The company’s technology grew out the Environmental Research Institute of
IoT startup Cloudleaf announced it has raised $13 million in Series A financing. Five investors participated in the round, among them Bold Capital Partners, Tandem Capital, Mahindra Partners, and IndusAge Partners. Cloudleaf provides an end-to-end cloud enterprise IoT solution for monitoring, managing and optimizing complex distributed-asset
Humatics announced the completion of $18 million in Series A financing led by Fontinalis Partners. Airbus Ventures, Lockheed Martin, Intact Ventures, Presidio Ventures, Tectonic Ventures, and Blue Ivy Ventures also participated in the offering. Humatics has created micro-location and analytics software with a goal to
C2Sense today announced it has raised $3.2 million in seed funding led by The Engine. Dream Incubator, Propel(x) Investors, Boston Millennia Partners, Castor Ventures, Newlin Investment Company and TLP also participated. C2Sense, which was founded in 2014 by experts in sensing technologies from MIT, has
Internet and IoT startup Cognosos closed $7.1 million in Series A financing, led by Cox Enterprises. Covalent Partners also participated. Cognosos provides sensing-as-a-service through a platform that collects information from low-cost, battery-powered sensors that can measure physical data outdoors. The company’s recent developments include the