08.22.18

Digital Lock Startup Latch Raises $70 Million Series B Behind Push From Homebuilder

The Wall Street Journal

Digital Lock Startup Latch Raises $70 Million Series B Behind Push From Homebuilder

The Wall Street Journal

UPS tests entering locked lobbies to deliver packages in NYC

Engadget

Cordial raises $15M for smarter emails and messaging

TechCrunch

Sensible Object raises $3.2M to develop first Amazon Alexa-powered board game

GeekWire

United Soccer League Uses AI To Create Clips in Near Real Time

Sports Video Group

Filament CEO Allison Clift-Jennings Named a 2018 Top Embedded Innovator by Embedded Computing Design Magazine

Global Newswire

United Soccer League Partners With WSC Sports for Automated Video

SportTechie

Ad Lightning expands, now helps online publishers block certain ads

GeekWire

Flock raises £2.25M for its on-demand drone insurance

TechCrunch

ShotTracker Raises $10.4 Million Series A, Including Repeat Participation By David Stern

Forbes

Owlet Raises $24M in Series B Funding

FINSMES

CupClub is a poster child for sustainable, circular design

TreeHugger

Wireless tech firm Chargifi secures £5m to expand internationally

UK Tech News

Marketing startup Lytics raises $14M to help brands understand their customers with data

GeekWire

Onward helps businesses automate their customer service

TechCrunch

Dashbot and Recime Announce Partnership to Offer Analytics to Enterprise Chatbots

The Daily Telescope

Nike teamed up with Snap and Darkstore to pre-release Air Jordan III ‘Tinker’ shoes on Snapchat

TechCrunch

The Future Of Airbnb And Amazon Might Hinge On A Smart Lock

Fast Company

Monumental, Keemotion Partner On Live-Streaming Youth Hockey

SportTechie

Greenfly Secures $8.5 Million Series B Financing Round Led By Alpha Edison

PR Newswire

Building a point of sale service for big business, Appetize rings up $20 million

TechCrunch

When Wi-Fi Won’t Work, Let Sound Carry Your Data

Wired

SkySpecs proves value of automated drone inspections with at-scale operations; lands $8M investment

sUAS News

Giving online retailers a physical returns location nets HappyReturns $8 million

TechCrunch

The startup that facilitates deliveries for HelloFresh in SF and LA raises $4.3 million

TechCrunch

ScoreStream Receives Intel Capital Funding

Business Insider

Vidrovr raises $1.25M to bring smarter video search to publishers

TechCrunch

What The LA Dodgers Are Investing In During The World Series

Forbes

Winnow raises further $7.4M for its smart kitchen tech that reduces commercial food waste

TechCrunch

Snapchat’s new partners attach instant apps and games to ads

TechCrunch

Whole Foods gives Amazon hundreds of return centers. A startup wants to give other e-commerce sites the same

Recode

Streamroot raises $3.2 million for its peer-to-peer video delivery technology

TechCrunch

Adludio Intel shows off motion-capture tech powering ‘The Tempest’ via sensory Snapchat ad

Mobile Marketer

Latch adds HomeKit-approved smart lock to its enterprise suite

TechCrunch

DSP Group and LISNR Partner to Create Commercially Available, Advanced, Ultra-low Power Audio-Enabled Data Transmission Solution

Global Newswire

Chargifi to power devices of tech giants’ employees

Business Cloud UK

Jet.com is installing Latch access systems in 1,000 NYC apartment buildings for easier deliveries

TechCrunch

Clarifai – West Elm’s New AI Tool Scans Pinterest To Recommend Furnishings

Fast Company

With LISNR, Ticketmaster could soon use audio data as your ticket to a concert

Mashable

Greenfly, Inc. Announces Tech Partnership with Cannes Lions

PR Newswire

Zebra Sports Partners with Kinduct to Add Performance and Health Insights to Real-Time Player Tracking

Business Wire

Dashbot Launches Multimodal Support For the Google Assistant

Chatbots Magazine

Enterprise smart lock player Latch snags another $10M

TechCrunch

On-demand delivery fulfillment startup Darkstore raises $1.4 million seed round

TechCrunch

US-based Filament receives $15 million in new venture financing round

IoT News

Tomorrow’s cities: Are your shoes giving away data?

BBC

Cordial raises $6 million for its customized, automated email marketing service

TechCrunch

Appetize raises $20 million to speed up concessions lines

L.A. Biz Journal

​Greenfly secures $6.2 million in funding

L.A. Biz Journal

Darkstore opens on-demand delivery fulfillment centers in New York and Phoenix

TechCrunch

Clarifai raises $30M to give developers visual search capabilities

TechCrunch

Bitfinder, makers of the Awair air monitor, inhales $4.5 million in Series A

TechCrunch

Sports Industry Leaders Invest $3.6 Million In Automated Video Production Company

Forbes

Awair air quality monitor teams up with Nest, Amazon Echo and IFTTT

TechCrunch

This Is the Next Big Thing in the $15 Billion Wearables Market: FocusMotion

Inc.

Keen Home Quickly Generates Over $6.6 Million of Indicated Interest on SeedInvest

CrowdFund Insider

Shark Tank: One Of Robert Herjavec’s Best Bets Could Save You Money On Utilities

Forbes

New York Discovers Keyless Entry Systems

The New York Times

Kinduct Technologies Makes The Transition To MLB

SportsTechie

Deep-learning startup Clarifai gets $10M to make business hires, add features

VentureBeat

Appetize App Comes to Madison Square Garden

SportsTechie

Grove Labs set to grow with $2M in seed funding for indoor garden technology

Boston Business Journal