VC Investment
Simplifying Connectivity to bring about the Internet of Things with ‘38 Zeros’
March 23rd, 2015China Leads, The US Slows and India Emerges in the Smart Grid Market
January 23rd, 2015Microgrid Growth Potential Stimulates the Energy Storage Industry
Projections suggest that microgrids are set for exceptional growth in the coming years, alerting the related energy storage and renewable energy industries. However, questions still hang over microgrids potential to out value conventional grids in major markets. Renewable energy and energy storage technologies are becoming essential components of microgrids. Traditionally when the grid goes down, […]
Investment Community Gives Physical Security the “Thumbs Up” in 2014
The 2014 10th global venture capital survey by NVCA and Deloitte shows that Venture capital fundraising has been picking up steam in recent quarters with US venture capital firms having raised $7.4 billion in new commitments from 78 funds during the second quarter of 2014. A 24% increase compared to the number of funds raised […]
Energy Storage Technology Starting to Feel More at HOME
Sonnenbatterie has resurrected discussions on the residential and commercial energy storage market. The German storage integrator, who has sold over 4,000 battery systems across Europe, raised almost $10 million of venture capital for their expansion across the Atlantic. The firm collected $9.4 million led by Munich Venture Partners, a cleantech VC specialist and Chrysalix SET, […]
Samsung Opens its Internet of Things Chequebook Again… And Invests in UK StartUp Evrythng
On the heels of its SmartThings acquisition this summer, Samsung has now announced that it is partnering and investing (through its venture arm – Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation) in Evrythng; an interesting UK based Start Up that provides software to give every single object in the world a unique web-addressable URL. The aim being to […]
Smart LED Lighting Company Digital Lumens Bags $23m in VC Funding… Whilst Samsung Gets Cold Feet
Digital Lumens, founded in Boston in 2008, just secured another $23m in Series C VC Investment. Investors in this round included Goldman Sachs, Stata Venture Partners, Flybridge Capital Partners, Black Coral Capital, Aster Capital & Nokia Growth Partners. They have now raised a total of $49.3m in 5 funding rounds from 6 Investors. Further details […]
The Changing Deal Landscape in LED Lighting
Although significant consolidation has already occurred across the LED value chain, Memoori Research remains of the opinion that further consolidation is required for the market to mature into a stable state. Achieving economies of scale, cost reductions, sustainable market share and access to innovative IP to meet rising output requirements, will all remain as drivers. […]
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