Funding Rounds
Series C, $27M
Bidgely (2010, Sunnyvale, $51.6M) – Enables consumers to monitor and manage their household energy use
Investors: Georgian Partners, E.on, Khosla Ventures, innogy
Series A, $4.5M
OLEDWorks (2010, Rochester, $4.5M) – OLED light engine and panel manufacturer
Series A, $3.9M
HomeTree (2016, London, $6.4M) – Energy efficiency home improvements
Investors: Paul Pinder, Dawn Marriott-Sims, Anthony Gutman, DN Capital, LocalGlobe, Oxford Capital, literacycapital.com
Seed, $100K
Smart OES (2009, Houston, $1.6M) – Building energy management
Seed
Otego (2016, Karlsruhe) – Patented printed thermoelectric generator
Investors: High-Tech Grunderfonds, LBBW Venture Capital, Vector Venture Capital
M&A
- Ring acquires smart LED light company Mr. Beams mmotimes.com
- Kontrol Energy enters into LOI to acquire energy analytics company and accelerates its blockchain technology platform CNW
New Product Announcement
- Netatmo launches a chatbot to manage all your connected devices TechCrunch
- Ring Provides Whole Home Security Like Never Before With Latest Security DevicesBusiness Wire
- EVERLIGHT Presents 5630X LED Series for Professional Commercial and Industrial Lighting Applications LEDinside
- Nanoleaf announces 12-sided Apple HomeKit remote The Verge
- Alarm.com Announces New, Smarter Thermostat GlobeNewswire
- enVerid Expands HLR Product Line with Rooftop Model PR Newswire
- SYLVANIA SMART+ Lighting Portfolio Adds World’s First Bluetooth Mesh Qualified LED Lighting Products Business Wire
- New Product Announcement: Aircuity 2.0 EnergyManagerToday
- Ressence made a mechanical watch that pairs with your smartphone Engadget
- 75F Introduces the Smart Node™ Equipment Controller for Flexible Building Automation with Software-defined Benefits PR Newswire
- LED Lighting Manufacturer Noribachi Launches Nori Grow Stand & Advocacy ProgramPRWeb
- Sengled Introduces Element Color Plus at 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) PR Newswire
- California Based, Feit Electric, Introduces LED Product Line Compliant with 2018 California Energy Commission Standards Business Wire
- Wipro Lighting Introduces Internet of Lighting(IoL) DQWeek
- UK smart home brand Hive announces its first smart indoor camera, the Hive ViewTechHive
- MaxLite Launches HP Series Pendant as Powerfully Compact High Bay Lighting SolutionLEDinside
- Ceramic-packaged LED targets all headlights European Business Press
Business Partnership
- Sengled Partners with Baidu to Introduce China’s First Voice-Activated Smart Lamp Speaker PR Newswire
- Hanon Systems Establishes Second Joint Venture with FAWER Automotive Parts Limited Company PR Newswire
- Wärtsilä, Teekay develop LNG-fueled shuttle tanker concept LNG World News
- Light Polymers Signs Agreement To Provide Liquid Polarized® With Next Generation Polarized Sunglasses Technology Business Wire
- ElectraTherm partners with U.S. Navy Northern Nevada Business Weekly
Company Announcement
- OSRAM Orders Multiple Veeco MOCVD Systems Marketwired
- Kemira Chemicals and Leppäkosken Sähkö to sell power plant ownership in FC Energia and FC Power to Adven GlobeNewswire
- Ketra Introduces its Integration with Amazon Alexa and Google Home PR Newswire
Earnings Release
- Acuity Brands Reports Fiscal 2018 First Quarter Results GlobeNewswire
Research Partnership
- Achates Power and Aramco Services Company Announce Joint Development Agreement for Opposed-Piston Engine projects PR Newswire
Key People Movement
- Jeff Henderson Joins Lumileds as SVP of Corporate Development Business Wire
- Green Generation Solutions Adds Senior Advisors to Public Sector Team: Former Iowa Governor Chet Culver and Lighting Executive John Pouland Business Wire
- Adam Garfinkle Named Chief Financial Officer at Renovate America PR Newswire