Two cutting-edge Israeli optics companies have joined forces to develop a Google Glass-style night-vision display system. Leveraging their advanced technologies, Lumus, which makes personal displays for the eye, and Opgal, which develops thermal cameras for night vision, have developed the Therm-App mobile device that, mounted on headgear, transmits high-resolution images to the Lumus wearable display, enabling the user to see in the dark as they would in the daytime. The product is in development and is planned to be available in the coming months, the companies said.
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Orbotix, the company that makes fast-moving, robotic toys that you control with smartphone apps, has raised another $20 million in funding, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed with a reliable source. This brings the total raised by maker of the popular Sphero ball to $35 million, as it gears up to start selling its next product, the cylindrical Ollie (originally called the 2B), later this year (pictured here).
Weather data currently comes from high-altitude locations, and rarely reflects conditions on the ground with a high degree of accuracy. Boston-based startup Understory wants to change that, and a new seed round of $1.9 million led by True Ventures, and including RRE Ventures, Vegas Tech Fund, SK Ventures and Andrew C. Payne will help the company deploy a network of of ground-level weather stations that do more than just radar-based weather system detection.
Early-stage deals to food and grocery delivery startups have exploded as a number of prominent VCs from Greylock to Intel Capital have entered the space.
Investors proved hungry for GrubHub’s IPO, which soared over 30% in its first day of trading and notched a nice return for its backers including Benchmark Capital. And based on recent activity, venture investors are piling into the space eager to find the next winner in the food & grocery delivery space.
The jump in funding to food & grocery delivery companies looks to be part of the larger trend and increased interest in the food tech space.
Blue Apron is raising $50 million Series C round led by Stripes Group, TechCrunch has learned. The latest round is based on a $450 million valuation, according to multiple sources.
It is unclear whether or not the deal has officially closed or still in the process of being finalized.
A new smart home security company is looking to crowdfund its product to compete with the likes of Canary. Korner, which is looking to raise $150k through Indiegogo, is a $100 system that comes with a router dongle and separate door tags.
When you plug the dongle (or FOB) into the router and connect the tags to each of your doors and windows, you have 24-hour access to the comings and goings inside your home, all from the comfort of your smartphone.
The app tells you when a door or window has been opened, and gives you the option to either call the police or alert your “security circle,” composed of friends and family who can respond to an alert of potential activity when you can’t.
Finnish startup CBTec, maker of Eliademy, an online education platform offering free cloud-based tools for teachers and learners which launched just over a year ago, has taken in its first significant tranche of external funding from early stage Finnish VC firm Inventure.
The exact amount of seed funding isn’t being disclosed but we’re hearing it’s just over €200,000.
