TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

And the transaction itself, in conjunction with the previously announced Desktop Metal blank-check deal, implies that there is space in the market for hardware startup liquidity via SPACs. Perhaps that will unlock more late-stage capital for hardware-focused upstarts. Bright Machines wants to change that.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Trym’s crop steering function utilizes third-party hardware. Other crop steering products traditionally require growers to use dedicated hardware with their platforms. The company was founded in 2018 and raised a $3.1 And it does so while providing detailed data on its growth through crop steering. Trym raises $3.1M

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CIO

MARCH 26, 2025

Unfortunately, many IT leaders are discovering that this goal cant be reached using standard data practices, and traditional IT hardware and software. AI-ready data is not something CIOs need to produce for just one application theyll need it for all applications that require enterprise-specific intelligence.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

According to Seoul Robotics CEO Hanbin Lee, the LV5 CTRL TWR uses an automatic transmission and connectivity built into vehicles to maneuver them autonomously without requiring hardware. Lee explained that the earliest LiDAR-based perception software was all developed by sensor manufacturers, and the software had to be tied to the hardware.

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The Parallax

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Alternatively, many people use a phone-based authentication app that generates a passcode, or a physical hardware key that uses Bluetooth, NFC, or USB. . While there’s no indication of how many people worldwide use it, fewer than 10 percent of Google account users had activated it by January 2018, the most recent figure available. .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 9, 2021

The company says that its software tools allow AI models to run anywhere, irrespective of hardware constraints, and that includes on the inexpensive chips that are typically found in edge devices. Among them are open source tools like TensorFlow, hardware vendors like Xilinx, and rival startups like OctoML and Deeplite.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 7, 2020

. “And then kind of dispassionately looking at what is the technology that accelerates our first product to market and then amplifying that — whether it’s from the existing Aurora team or to the new Aurora team — and pushing that forward, whether it’s ideas or code or bits of hardware together to accelerate our time to market.”

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

Those include things like continued improvements in AI and labor shortages in key industries, as well as the decreasing price of robotic hardware. . “Both markets are incredibly active and evolving quickly, I believe mostly due to longer-term trends.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

Augsburg-based Xentral has been around as a startup since 2018, and “as a startup” is the operative phrase here. Being of a DIY and technical persuasion — Sauter had studied hardware engineering at university — he decided that he’d try to build the tools that he wanted to use.

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scruminc

JULY 17, 2018

Scrum Hardware: eXtreme Manufacturing Explained. by Joe Justice | July 13, 2018 | Blog. A continuously improving blast of new, high-quality products which get the marketplace excited, tests assumptions and makes money; That is the goal of Scrum Hardware. To Scrum hardware, we need fast design. Register Now! Register Now!

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2023

From 2018 to 2021, investments in the AV sector across the U.S. Image Credits: F-Prime Capital VC excitement for hardware businesses is higher than ever In the U.S. AI is making hardware much smarter, which is enabling companies to generate the kind of high-margin recurring revenues typically associated with software businesses.

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Crunchbase News

MAY 2, 2025

True Anomaly , $260M, space: Centennial, Colorado-based True Anomaly, which develops hardware and software systems to help space security and readiness, is accustomed to large raises. Founded in 2018, the company has raised nearly $418 million, per Crunchbase. Founded in 2022, Chaos has raised $490 million, per the company.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2021

Houston-headquartered Paladin is a startup building a custom drone hardware and software solution for cities to be able to respond to emergencies faster and with better data. CEO and co-founder Divy Shrivastava said that as the company developed its product, it learned it needed to own the hardware stack as well.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

million seed round in 2018, Mobilion VC and motorcycle mirror manufacturer Metagal also participated in this round. The hardware on the motorcycle itself is pretty straightforward. YL Ventures, which typically specializes in cybersecurity startups but also led the company’s $2.5 The company has now raised a total of $10 million.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The startup will continue to look for ways to expand its partner network of hardware and software companies across the globe, Luke Wilson, founder and CEO of ManageXR told TechCrunch. The company also recently partnered with Pico Interactive , a VR and AR hardware manufacturer, to preload ManageXR on all Pico devices in the U.S. “We

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2022

By combining Zigbang’s residential contents with Samsung [SDS]’ home IoT hardware, we will revolutionize the smart home market,” CEO of Zigbang Sung-woo Ahn said in a statement. Zigbang has been on an acquisition-expansion spree since 2018. The company also plans to enter the self-storage and home inspections and repairs services.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 7, 2021

Taking advantage of advances in 5G in the millimeter spectrum as well as rapidly declining hardware costs, the startup is pioneering a mesh network of wireless base stations that can transmit high-bandwidth signals across entire neighborhoods at relatively cheap infrastructure installation costs.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

For IT teams, satisfying new climate-friendly energy budgets is presenting a challenge, particularly when dealing with older computer hardware. At the same time, acquiring improved, less power-sucking machines is becoming tougher both because of shipping backlogs and because hardware is quickly running up against efficiency limits.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 1, 2022

” Mozilla launched Hubs in 2018, which it pitched at the time as an “experiment” in “immersive social experiences.” Oculus Rift, HTC Vive) while remaining open to those without specialized VR hardware on desktops and smartphones.

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Crunchbase News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The company plans to use the money to fuel the growth of its LaserWeeder software and hardware product. Founded in 2018, Carbon has raised $157 million, per the company. That’s where Carbon Robotics , a Seattle-based AI-powered farming startup, comes in. Carbon locked up a $70 million Series D led by new investor Bond.

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Crunchbase News

MARCH 4, 2025

Lambda , $480M, artificial intelligence: Lambda, which offers cloud computing services and hardware for training artificial intelligence software, raised a $480 million Series D co-led by Andra Capital and SGW. Founded in 2018, the company has raised nearly $458 million, per Crunchbase. billion post-money.

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The Parallax

JANUARY 4, 2018

The bad news is that because the vulnerabilities are in the hardware architecture of the chips that power them, patched devices may run slower. And one of the few remedies available is for the affected software and hardware makers to release security patches. For cloud providers, it depends on what hardware they use.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Ori Mor writes that hardware startup founders have a uniquely hard time. Instead of relying on sales and marketing teams to build a customer base for his hardware components startup, Mor’s company started building devices that used his company’s tech. Image Credits: Alan Rubio (opens in a new window) / Getty Images.

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The Parallax

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

With its focus on hardware and software for public elections, VotingWorks is different from Adida’s previous electronic voting system efforts, including Helios , an online voting system Adida said is best used in closed elections like those for university-level student body governments or corporate boards of directors.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

Our airspace is going to get more crowded than ever, but most companies today are concentrating only on hardware development,” said Terra Drone CEO and founder Toru Tokushige , who is also serving as the CEO of Terra Motors, which develops electric vehicles.

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The Parallax

MAY 14, 2019

They are considered to be more secure than two-factor codes sent by SMS or generated by apps, but many consumers have balked at paying $20 to $50 for an additional piece of hardware they’d have to carry around. So far, separate hardware authentication keys are not known to be affected by malware. How to FBI-proof your Android.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2022

generating more than 12 million tons of waste in landfills every year, according to 2018 data by the Environmental Protection Agency. billion in 2018. . Furniture is one of the largest waste categories in the U.S., Loveseat gets comfy with new funding to expand its returned home goods marketplace. billion in sales by 2025 , from 9.9

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Three co-founders, Jung, Jun Hong and Sugwan Lee, founded the company in 2018 to build autonomous driving simulation platforms that let autonomous vehicle manufacturers simulate real-world test driving. . As a result, users can test an AV driver against myriad simulation environments, regardless of the hardware they operate on. .

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TechCrunch

APRIL 23, 2021

” That “human in the loop” conclusion led Rosenzweig to found teleoperations startup Ottopia in 2018. Ottopia’s software is combined with off-the-shelf hardware components like monitors and cameras to create a teleoperations center.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Back in 2018, founder Maneet Khaira was an intern at YouTube. So what are people actually using Backbone’s hardware for? From surviving to thriving as a hardware startup. It seems I’m not the only one who likes it. Image Credits: Backbone.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 5, 2021

They first crossed our radar the following year, as a member of YC’s Winter 2018 cohort. “We The Bay Area-based firm, which specializes in autonomous farming heavy machinery, was founded in 2017. We got a tour of an orchard and just how pronounced the labor problem is,” co-founder Aubrey Donnellan told TechCrunch at the time.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 30, 2022

Small businesses might soon be able to accept payments using their iPhones without the need for extra hardware, according to this piece , which cites Bloomberg. That company’s software-based tech gives merchants a way to accept card payments on any consumer device with no reader or extra hardware required. Image Credits: MagicCube.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

” Deep Render was founded by Besenbruch and Arsalan Zafar in 2018, after the two met at Imperial College London while studying computer science, machine learning and AI. The company used a combination of on-premise and cloud hardware for the training, with the former comprising over a hundred GPUs.

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Coding Horror

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

I predicted early on that the cost of renting a VPS with those specs would drop to $5 per month, and courtesy of Digital Ocean that indeed happened in January 2018. Not really a surprise, since the price of hardware trends to zero over time. Reliable connectivity, plus a nice low monthly price for extremely fast hardware?

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Crunchbase News

MAY 1, 2025

Founded in 2018, it has raised more than $540 million, per Crunchbase. True Anomaly , $260M, space: Centennial, Colorado-based True Anomaly, which develops hardware and software systems to help space security and readiness, is used to large raises. Founded in 2018, the company has raised nearly $418 million, per Crunchbase.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

At the same time internet of things (IoT) devices and embedded software are becoming more complex, manufacturers are looking for ways to effectively manage the increasing volume of edge hardware. The infrastructure they created at Pebble stuck with them, though, and in 2018, the three reunited to found Memfault.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 23, 2022

A few years ago, AR car hardware company WayRay raised $80 million at a half-a-billion valuation in a Series C round led by Porsche, and I’m super excited to show off their pitch deck today! WayRay Team — Hardware Engineering team slide. Events — CES 2018. Events — CES Asia 2018. WayRay Team — Chemistry team slide.

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