Human, Incorporated closed a $21 million Series B investment led by Fred Warren's Sage Venture Partners, Kurt Dammeier's Sugar Mountain Capital, and Ropart Asset Management II. The round also included a strategic investment from Microsoft Corp. The funds will be used to accelerate the pace of
Common Networks, a wireless Internet service provider that offers affordable, fiber-class home internet, secured $25 million in a Series B financing round led by General Catalyst, with participation from existing investors Eclipse Ventures and Lux Capital. Common Networks was founded in 2016 by technology industry
Shoof Technologies Incorporated, a company that provides advanced wireless technology for industrial IoT, announced that it has raised $4.3 million in seed capital led by Kleiner Perkins and Modiva Japan. Shoof's technology for asset monitoring and tracking plans to overcome the unreliability of current wireless technology
Pi Charging completed $11.4 million in Series A financing, led by Foundry Group. Silicon Valley Bank, Uncork Capital, NextView Ventures, Eniac Ventures, and E14 Fund also participated. Pi is a contactless, wireless charger for consumer devices. Using advanced electromagnetic charging technology invented by Pi’s team
Pwnie Express, a startup that provides threat detection for wireless and wired devices in and around workplaces, completed $8 million in financing led, by .406 Ventures, Ascent Venture Partners, and Fairhaven Capital. Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies also participated. According to the company, Pwnie Express’
Electronics company I.am+ announced the acquisition of $117 million in financing from Salesforce Ventures. I.am+ is a Los Angeles-based company creating products that combine fashion and technology. Its products include i.am+ BUTTONS, which are wireless bluetooth earphones with small, medium, and large interchangeable earpads. Equipped with
Internet and IoT startup Ink completed $7 million in financing. Four investors contributed to the round: VTF Capital, Invest Nebraska, Nebraska Angels, and SQN Venture Partners. Ink was founded by a Silicon Valley team headed by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, Warner Brothers President Greg Silverman, and
The Wireless Charging Pad by Grovemade features bright red braided cord that wraps cleanly under the dock when users don’t need the full length, so they can always keep things clean. The ¼” stainless steel base gives the charging pad significant heft, ensuring it will
Apple announced that it acquired New Zealand-based startup PowerbyProxi. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2007, PowerbyProxi is a leader in advanced, wireless power solutions and data solutions that solve mission-critical problems in demanding, hostile industrial environments for consumer electronics and
MagC is a Mac hardware product that offers “the world's first wireless charger for Apple laptop.” MagC, which clips onto the bottom of the MacBook and into a USB-C port, is equipped with Qi standard components that enable users to charge their computers using wireless