Esper raises $30M Series B for its IoT DevOps platform

There may be billions of IoT devices in use today, but the tooling around building (and updating) the software for them still leaves a lot to be desired. Esper, which today announced that it has raised a $30 million Series B round, builds the tools to enable developers and engineers to deploy and manage fleets […] Continue reading Esper raises $30M Series B for its IoT DevOps platform

TechSee nabs $16M for its customer support solution built on computer vision and AR

Chatbots and other AI-based tools have firmly found footing in the world of customer service, used either to augment or completely replace the role of a human responding to questions and complaints, or (sometimes, annoyingly, at the same time as the previous two functions) sell more products to users. Today, an Israeli startup called TechSee […] Continue reading TechSee nabs $16M for its customer support solution built on computer vision and AR

CyberGRX raises $30 million for collaborative risk auditing service

CyberGRX, a firm that helps companies assess the risk stemming from their third-party vendors, announced that it raised $30 million in a Series C funding round on Wednesday. The Denver-based company runs an “exchange” whereby its customers — larger enterprises and the smaller firms they do business with — share data meant to help in assessing and managing cyber risk. A number of recent data breaches occurred because of security shortfalls in products like web applications or point-of-sale systems, only to spread to corporate partners’ networks. The service is akin to a credit rating agency that assesses the risk of lending money to a particular entity. The company says it “unites third parties and their customers in the fight against cyber threats,” and that their ability to mitigate supply chain risks improves as more entities join CyberGRX’s exchange. “Rather than reacting to breaches after they occur, companies need to take […]

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DroneDeploy raises $20 million to help any business put drones to work

 A San Francisco-based startup called DroneDeploy has raised $20 million in Series B funding to grow their drone data management platform. The drone tech startup closed its Series B deal just before the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is sche… Continue reading DroneDeploy raises $20 million to help any business put drones to work