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IoT data collector Samsara’s IPO will be fun to watch

TechCrunch

Founded in 2015, it’s raised more than $900 million during its life as a private company, per Crunchbase data , including a simply massive $700 million round in 2020 that valued Samsara at $5.4 And for that, we have to start with a phrase that you haven’t read as much about lately: IoT. You may have heard of Samsara.

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Baffle lands $20M Series B to simplify data-centric encryption

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Baffle was founded in 2015 to help thwart the increasing threats to enterprise assets in public and private clouds. California-based Baffle, a startup that aims to prevent data breaches by keeping data encrypted from production through processing, has raised $20 million in Series B funding.

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Making Sense of IoT Platforms: AWS vs Azure vs Google vs IBM vs Cisco

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For the most part, they belong to the Internet of Things (IoT), or gadgets capable of communicating and sharing data without human interaction. The number of active IoT connections is expected to double by 2025, jumping from the current 9.9 The number of active IoT connections is expected to double by 2025, jumping from the current 9.9

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

TechCrunch

In 2015, there were approximately 3.5 billion internet of things (IoT) devices in use. IoT devices range from connected blood pressure monitors to industrial temperature sensors, and they’re indispensable. Today, the number stands around 35 billion, and is expected to eclipse 75 billion by 2025. Last year saw a record $21.8

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Asia Funding Limps Along, Hits Lowest Level Since 2015

Crunchbase News

The region suffered its worst quarter for venture funding since the final quarter of 2015, with Asia-based startups raising only $14.6 China-based Unisoc , a semiconductor company focused on chipsets in mobile communications and IoT, raised a round worth approximately $552 million.

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Fed Tech News Roundup 8 July 2015

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Pentagon's Silicon Valley unit gets $1.75M for fiscal 2015 - FCW.com FCW (Today) - FCW.comPentagon's Silicon Valley unit gets $1.75M for fiscal 2015FCW.comThe Defense Department's first fulltime outreach office in Silicon Valley is up and running thanks to a July 2 memo from Deputy. Some are already. Drone pilot training, DISA's big cyber.

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You can see fires, but now Qwake wants firefighters to see through them

TechCrunch

The company, which was founded in 2015, just raised about $5.5 Qwake offers a helmet-based IoT product that firefighters wear to collect data from environments. The goal is to improve situational awareness and increase the effectiveness of firefighters, all while minimizing potential injuries and casualties.

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