The kitty is interesting like a variety of solutions
available. From wireless sensors and cloud
networking, to wearable and audible tech products and more.
Below we have:
$11M
/ Series A for
Estimote, that creates
small, wireless sensors that use Bluetooth low energy to detect the location of
and communicate with nearby smartphones.
Founders:
Jakub
Krzych, Lukasz Kostka
Investors: [Javelin
Venture Partners (Lead), Homebrew, Digital Garage, BoxGroup ] and more.
$27M
/ Series C for
VeloCloud , a cloud
networking services company based in Mountain View that simplifies branch WAN
networking. The company has raised $48M to date.
Founders:
Sanjay Uppal, Steve Woo, Steve Woo.
Investors: [Cisco
Investments (Lead), March Capital Partners (Lead), New Enterprise Associates, Venrock].
$165M
/ Private Equity for
Jawbone, a San
Francisco-based developer of wearable and audible tech products. The new
funding is led by the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) with participation from
past investors, including Sequoia Capital.
Founders:[ Alexander
Asseily, Hosain Rahman]
$18M
/ Venture for
Telensa , a UK-based
developer of smart city solutions, such as connected LED-based street lighting.
Telensa will use the new funding to ramp up growth.
Founders:
Will Gibson.
Investors: [Silicon Valley Bank, Environmental
Technologies Fund].