The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 3/20/21 featuring funding details for Docker, Shelf Engine, and twenty-five other rounds that you must know about.
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Fi Raises Another $30M for is Smart Connected GPS Collar for Dogs
According to the American Pets Product Association, Americans spent $99B on their pets in 2020. With the growing popularity of IoT, Americans also spent ~$10B on wearables last year. Fi, the company behind a proprietary GPS-enabled smart collar for dogs, fuses the two. Aside from tracking location, the collars monitor the movement, activity, and sleep patterns of the dog and the company is increasingly focused on using machine learning to address potential health issues that may arise and be detected from the data it collects. Fi’s Series 2 collar, which has a battery life of 3 months without a charge, retails at $149 and the GPS tracking service is $99/yr. AlleyWatch caught up with Cofounder and CEO Jonathan Bensamoun to learn more about the inspiration for the business, the company’s future plans, experience managing its supply chain during the pandemic, and latest round of funding from investors that include Longview Asset Management, Advance Venture Partners (AVP), Gokul Rajaram RRE Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, and Freestyle.
#NYCtech Week in Review: 2/21/21 – 2/27/21
With so much going on in the city’s thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space. We keep you abreast of the things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News for the week ending 2/27 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for Fi, Heyday, Electric, and much, much more.
The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 2/25/2021
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 2/25/2021 featuring funding details for Fi, PureStream Trading Technologies, and much more.
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 2/22/21
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 2/20/21 featuring funding details for eFuse, Census, Standard Cognition, and nineteen other rounds that you must know about.
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 12/7/20
The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup fundings for the week ending 12/5/20 featuring funding details for Stord, Surfline, Pave and fifteen other rounds you must know about.
The 20 Largest US Tech Startup Funding Rounds of February 2020
Everything you need to need to know about the largest US startup funding rounds of February 2020; broken down by industry, stage, investors, and more…
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The AlleyWatch NYC Startup Daily Funding Report: 7/30/18
The latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 7/30/18 featuring funding for Willow, Simon Data, and Flora.