Investors Back IoT Startups

By Jeff Dorsch - 07 Mar, 2018 - Comments: 0

Internet of Things startups took in more than $1.35 billion from corporate and private investors during the latter half of 2017, for a total of about $2.2 billion in the full year. Chicago-based Uptake Technologies, an Industrial IoT startup, had the biggest haul of the year, with $117 million raised in a Series D round, on top of a $90 million Series C round earlier in 2017, bringing its to... » read more

The Week In Review: IoT

By Jeff Dorsch - 08 Sep, 2017 - Comments: 0

Deals Deere & Co. has agreed to acquire Blue River Technology of Sunnyvale, Calif., for $305 million. The transaction is expected to close this month. Blue River develops computer vision and machine learning technology for use in precision agriculture. Monsanto Growth Ventures, Data Collective Venture Capital, Innovation Endeavors, Khosla Ventures, and Pontifax AgTech were among the investors... » read more

Agricultural IoT: Outstanding In The Field

By Jeff Dorsch - 01 Dec, 2016 - Comments: 0

The Internet of Things represents many different things, for multiple industries and markets. For farmers, it offers the opportunity to take part in another Green Revolution. Precision agriculture is the term often applied to [getkc id="76" kc_name="IoT"]-based farming. What that means is using [getkc id="187" kc_name="sensors"] and other technology to improve agricultural production, involv... » read more

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Investors Back IoT Startups

The Week In Review: IoT

Agricultural IoT: Outstanding In The Field