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Myriota raises $19.3 million to expand its IoT satellite constellation

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 NewsEditorantarctica, articles, Boeing, Canada, Internet of Things, Norway, Panama, satellite, Singapore, singtel, SingTel Innov8, Technology, United States

Internet of things satellite connectivity startup Myriota has raises a $19.3 million Series B funding round, led by Hostplus and Main Sequence Ventures, with additional funding from Boeing, former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull, Singtel Innov8 and others. The company has now raised $37 million in Funding, and has four satellites on orbit already, with a plan to expand that to 25 by 2022 with the help of this new funding. Myriota provides low-cost, power efficient direct satellite connectivity for IoT uses, including industrial applications like equipment monitoring and measurement of…

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Caregiving startup Homage raises Series B to enter new Asian markets

February 15, 2020February 15, 2020 NewsEditorcaregiving, EV Growth, homage, Malaysia, Singapore, Southeast Asia

In many countries, an aging population coupled with a low birth rate is increasing the demand for qualified caregivers. In Asia, the need is especially urgent because rapid demographic shifts and changing social structures means family members who traditionally cared for relatives are unable to because they need to work, or live far away. Homage wants to help with a platform that not only matches pre-screened professionals and clients, but also enables caregiving organizations to scale up more quickly. The startup announced this week that it has raised Series B…