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AirWorks Announces Strategic Growth Investment Led by PSG

October 25, 2023 Leave a comment

AirWorks Announces Strategic Growth Investment Led by PSG Investment aims to support product innovation, accelerate market penetration, bolster go-to-market infrastructure, and broaden partner ecosystem BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AirWorks, a leading AI-powered mapping solution providing geospatial data processing and analytics, today announced a strategic growth investment led by PSG, a leading growth equity firm with a history of partnering with software and technology-enabled […]

Versatile Mobile LiDAR Changes the Game for Bowman Consulting

July 27, 2023 One comment

Versatile Mobile LiDAR Changes the Game for Bowman Consulting Lidar News recently had the opportunity to interview Seth Gulich, Florida LiDAR and UAS Manager for Bowman Consulting about their investment in drones, lidar and 3D laser scanning. Can you please provide a brief overview of your professional background and experience with 3D laser scanning/lidar technology, as well as a brief […]

Cepton Inc. Announces Agreement for $100 Million..

November 1, 2022 Leave a comment

Cepton Inc. Announces Agreement for $100 Million Investment from Koito Manufacturing SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cepton, Inc. (“Cepton”) (Nasdaq: CPTN), a Silicon Valley innovator and leader in high performance lidar solutions, announced today that it has entered into a binding investment agreement dated October 27, 2022 (“Investment Agreement”) for a $100 million investment from its long-term automotive Tier 1 partner and current […]

Lumotive Closes Strategic Funding Round…

August 26, 2022 Leave a comment

Lumotive Closes Strategic Funding Round Led by Samsung Ventures New Investment Will Speed Delivery of LCM™ Optical Semiconductors to Enable Lidar 2.0 for High-Volume Consumer, Mobility, and Industrial Markets SEATTLE, Aug. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Lumotive, the developer of Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) beam steering chips enabling the next generation of lidar, today announced that it has secured a round […]

Velodyne Lidar stock jumps on news of..

February 10, 2022 Leave a comment

Velodyne Lidar Stock Jumps on News of Investment by Amazon Shares of Velodyne Lidar Inc. jumped by more than 7% on Tuesday, a day after the autonomous driving sensor company reported an investment by Amazon.com Inc. The San Jose company said in a regulatory filing that it plans to issue a warrant for Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of the […]

Truly Autonomous Inspection of Industrial Sites

November 24, 2020 Leave a comment

Percepto secures $45 Million investment led by Koch Disruptive Technologies to Deliver Truly Autonomous Inspection of Industrial Sites -Launches Autonomous Inspection and Monitoring (AIM) platform harnessing third party remote robotics – Debuts Boston Dynamics’ Spot® as the first robot to be integrated with AIM alongside Percepto’s Sparrow Drone Modi’in, Israel, November 24th 2020, Percepto, pioneering autonomous inspection by industrial robotics, today announced […]

€20 million to NavVis as part of the Investment Plan for Europe

July 30, 2020 Leave a comment

European Investment Bank provides funding of €20 million to NavVis as part of the Investment Plan for Europe Funds of €20 million to cement NavVis’ position as global leader in digital twin technology. Financing by EU bank is provided under Investment Plan for Europe. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and NavVis GmbH announced today the signing of a contract which […]

$32 Million to Build the Next Generation of Drone Software, Services

December 11, 2019 Leave a comment

Today, we’re pleased to announce a $32 million investment from venture investors including Millennium Technology Value Partners, Third Point Ventures, Eastward Capital Partners, and others. We’ll use this financing to develop the next generation of PrecisionAnalytics, our A.I.-powered aerial data analytics platform. We’re also investing in our sales and servicing operations to address the growing demand for commercial drone services. “This […]

Rockley Photonics announces $52m funding – Series E investment round

July 2, 2019 Leave a comment

PRESS RELEASE 02 July 2019 Rockley Photonics announces $52m in funding in the first close of its Series E investment round Oxford, UK, 02 July 2019 – Rockley Photonics, a leading silicon photonics solutions provider, announces the successful first closure in its Series E funding round. Investors in the additional $52 million funding include a key strategic partner, Morningside Technology Ventures […]