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Wikifactory has raised $4.5M for its ‘GitHub for hardware’ to make almost anything remotely

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Today Wikifactory , billing itself as a “GitHub for hardware”, announced it has closed a $3 million funding round, taking it to a total of $4.5M, pre-series A. We’re calling it the internet of production.”. Perhaps that day is edging closer. The investors are unnamed, but characterized as “impact investors”.

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WeLink raises $185M to deliver high-bandwidth wireless internet to the home using 5G

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For the vast majority of American homes, there’s no choice of how customers get their internet access. Yet, as more and more people rely on the internet for more than just cat photos (and after recent events, maybe rely on cat photos as well for sustenance), it seems obvious the market needs more choice and competition. Cable or fiber.

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AI chip startup Axelera lands $27M in capital to commercialize its hardware

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Unlike conventional chips, theirs was destined for devices at the edge, particularly those running AI workloads, because Del Maffeo and the rest of the team perceived that most offline, at-the-edge computing hardware was inefficient and expensive. The edge AI hardware market is projected to grow from 920 million units in 2021 to 2.08

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Kraftful wants to lift the veil with analytics for makers of smart home hardware

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You can’t swing an outdated Python manual in this town without hitting half a dozen app analytics suites, but the same cannot be said if you’re a product manager hoping to figure out where you lose customers for smart home hardware. “There isn’t much product analytics in most apps for connected hardware.

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Dapper Labs backs art hardware startup Infinite Objects in $6 million seed raise

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The NFT world is all about reshaping the idea of digital ownership, but art hardware startup Infinite Objects sees a big opportunity in making physical copies of those assets as it looks to reshape digital art and collectibles. The startup makes screens that show a single video from a single artist and don’t do anything else.

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Ex-Apple designer’s ultra-premium audio hardware startup Syng raises $48.75 million

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Audio startup Syng has been building on quite a bit more hype than the average fresh hardware startup, largely because of the team behind it. The company has now raised $50 million to date to build out an audio hardware startup with a hefty focus on design and advanced tech.

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SupPlant is an Internet of Trees solution dramatically reducing irrigation needs for thirsty crops

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Agtech startup SupPlant ‘s flagship product is, essentially, a Babel fish for plants: leveraging a set of hardware sensors, the plants can tell you whether they’ve been drinking enough water, or whether they could do with an additional sip or two. The hardware will be an enabler for that,” explains Ner.

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