SpaceX Acquired This Nano Satellite Startup Enabling Low-Cost Internet Connectivity
With the acquisition, SpaceX will take ownership of Swarm's satellite and antenna licenses. Here are the top-line bullets you need to know.
With the acquisition, SpaceX will take ownership of Swarm's satellite and antenna licenses. Here are the top-line bullets you need to know.
Blues Wireless plans to use the funding to increase R&D investment. Here are the top-line bullets you need to know.
Ridecell plans to use the funding to enter new markets. Here are the top-line bullets you need to know.
Manufacturers are relying on 5G networks and edge computing to deploy autonomous robots, enable predictive maintenance, and counter labor shortages. We look at the trends shaping the space and what comes next.
The funding helped Oura’s valuation hit the $800M mark. Here are the top line bullets you need to know.
From smart doorbells to air quality monitoring to connected fitness equipment, here are the technologies making the home smarter, more efficient, and more flexible for the post-pandemic era.
Bioelectronic Medicine Outlook
Bioelectronic medicine uses the body's electrical signals to enhance disease diagnosis and treatment. We analyze how startups, researchers, and industry giants are moving the space forward with new tech and innovations.
New technologies like 5G and edge computing are making healthcare more connected, secure, and efficient.
We dig into insurer AXA XL's recently launched multi-sensor internet of things (IoT) ecosystem helping construction companies control risk.
The Covid-19 pandemic hurt IoT unicorn Samsara. What does this mean for the space's longer-term prospects?
We look at how 3 insurers are aiming to use the internet of things (IoT) to build better insurance products, avoid losses, and offer new risk management services.
Wearable devices have the potential to improve underwriting models, attract new business, and provide a better customer experience.
Startups to Watch
These companies are using AI and machine learning to provide predictive analytics, which will be critical in manufacturing environments as production ramps up in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
The growing smart home trend brings potential for home insurers to reduce expenses and grow revenues — all while enabling higher cost savings for consumers.
From using smartphones for ordering in restaurants to controlling self-service kiosks with hand gestures, these solutions are reducing the risk of exposure to germs by making customer interactions touchless.
Usage-Based Auto Insurance Outlook
Insurtechs have made progress in pushing usage-based auto insurance to the forefront, and the recent decline in consumer driving due to social distancing orders could make UBI even more attractive to consumers.
Market Map
These startups are streamlining claims management, a traditionally manual and time-consuming process, by applying AI, telematics, and more.
From helping doctors remotely track patient health to improving users' hygiene habits, wearable health devices can provide unique solutions during pandemic outbreaks.
From real-time location sensing to decreasing network loads, these startups are working to help drive the next wave of industrial productivity as 5G infrastructure continues to develop.
Insufficient sleep is a prevalent and global phenomenon, but now companies across several industries are forging partnerships to help tackle the associated challenges.
Business Model Analysis
Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) is a telematics company focused on measuring driver risk and safety. We analyze CMT's funding, business model, customer acquisition strategy, market size, and competitors.
Following Google's $2.1B acquisition of Fitbit, wearables startups offering differentiated capabilities like sleep monitoring or blood sugar-tracking could become attractive acquisition targets.
News Analysis
Walmart's investment in smart lock startup Level Home points to retailers' ongoing battles to drive convenience — and the smart home landscape's need for differentiation.
From precision agriculture to robotic harvesting, these 78 startups are bringing technological innovation to modernize the agriculture industry.
Business Model Analysis
Hippo is a $1B homeowners insurance startup. We analyze Hippo's funding, business model, customer acquisition strategy, market size, and competitors.