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Expeto, a startup selling tools to manage private cellular networks, raises $13M

TechCrunch

There’s a growing market for private cellular networks, or dedicated cell networks configured to support a company’s specific requirements within a confined area (think a warehouse or wind farm). But that hasn’t stopped new ventures from cropping up to challenge the incumbents.

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How Chargifi pivoted to Kadence, a platform to enable hybrid co-working, then pulled in $10M

TechCrunch

Into this world, the Chargifi — which we wrote about in 2015 — start-up found itself. They had been building Chargifi for seven years, enabling users to access mobile power using the free app in any public location with a ‘Chargifi Spot’ – such as a bar, stadium, hotel or office. Kadence screen.

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Eagle Eye Networks and Brivo Announce $192M Investment – One of the Largest Ever in Cloud Physical Security

American Entrepreneurship

LTD , one of the largest security integration companies in the world, according to Forbes Global 2000 , has made a primary equity investment of $192 million in the two companies, $100M in Eagle Eye Networks and $92M in Brivo. Eagle Eye Networks and Brivo are independent companies majority owned by Dean Drako. Learn more at www.een.com.

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Backbone nabs $14M for supply chain software inspired by mesh networks

TechCrunch

In a survey conducted long before the pandemic began (in 2015), large companies — those with revenues in the range of $500 to more than $1 billion — pegged variability as the top challenge that they faced. Forecasting, also known as demand variability, has long been a hurdle for businesses reliant on the global supply chain.

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Gogoro strikes deal with Yadea and DCJ to build a battery-swapping network in China

TechCrunch

DCJ and Yadea will jointly invest $50 million in an operating company to develop new two-wheel vehicles with their own branding that use the Gogoro Network, including its batteries, drivetrains, controllers and other components. Gogoro partners with India’s Hero MotoCorp, one of the world’s largest two-wheel vehicle makers.

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Cybersecurity startup Ordr nabs $40M to monitor connected devices for anomalies

TechCrunch

In 2015, there were approximately 3.5 The challenge was the driving force behind Ordr, a startup focused on network-level device security. “Because devices are deterministic, with specific behavior based on its function, this ‘baseline’ enables Ordr to detect devices behaving anomalously.

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Why India Leads in Digital Payments

Andreessen Horowitz

When my co-founders and I launched Branch in 2015, our mission was to deliver world class financial services to the mobile generation. The groundwork was Aadhaar (“foundation” in Hindi), a nationwide database established by the government in 2009 to enable digital identity verification. billion Indians, over 90% of the population.