The European technology sector is going through a sweet moment, according to 2017 figures in terms of activity and investment volume, with figures that exceed the record levels of the previous year. Check out all these figures and our analysis of the sector's situation.
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The main Internet of Things rounds of 2017. Altair buys Carriots' 100%.
We take a look back at the most important funding rounds in the IoT sector in 2017. In addition, Altair acquires Spain's Carriots 100% from Suez and the CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology).
IoT investment to grow by 15% in 2017, companies like Daqri have raised rounds of more than $200M
According to Everis, the number of deals in the sector will be 9% lower than last year, while investment volume will grow by 15%. This is a sign that the sector is in the process of maturing, fewer deals are being done, but each company is betting more heavily. In terms of the countries leading the sector, the USA is the biggest forerunner.
Juan Roig buys Sothis Group, an IT solutions company for Industry 4.0
Angels Capital, the investment arm of Mercadona chairman Juan Roig, has bought Sothis' 100%, which last year had a €30m turnover.
WorldSensing, the Catalan IOT company, closes €8.3M round
Woldsensing, the industrial and mobility solutions company based on the Internet of Things (IoT) created in 2008 in Barcelona, has closed its Series B investment round for €8.3 million. The company, which sells software and hardware solutions, accumulates since its inception an investment of about €15M.
Software AG expands its commitment to IoT with purchase of Cumulocity
Karl-Heinz Streibich, CEO of Software AG, said: "With the acquisition of Cumulocity, we are strengthening our market leadership and facilitating our customers' access to IoT by bringing them the benefits of an expanded, holistic product portfolio that combines physical sensor data with innovative analytical software solutions.
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Swedish industrial automation communication company HMS buys Spanish company Intesis Software
HMS Industrial Networks, listed on Nasqad in Stockholm, has acquired all the shares of Intesis Software, a leading Spanish provider of advanced communications solutions and systems integration for building automation.
Innovation in the iot e-health sector Spain
The internet of things has reached Spanish healthcare. Several Spanish startups such as Social Diabetes, Dycare or Exotive are succeeding and winning awards in the sector. Some of these companies have become what they are thanks to funding support...
Venture capital in Iot applied to energy: Enlighted, Varentec, Telensa...
Iot solutions applied to the energy sector are growing considerably. MarketandMarket estimates that the market will grow from $7.59B in 2015 to $22.34B in 2020. Among the applications that Iot has for energy we find: Time monitoring...
Connected Industry 4.0: Minetur call for proposals to be launched soon
Minetur has published the forthcoming opening of the call for proposals Industria conectada 4.0, which aims to support the incorporation in industrial companies of knowledge, technologies and innovations aimed at the digitisation of processes and the creation of technologically advanced products and services with greater added value. The date of the call, although not yet published, is expected to be at the end of June.
Reindus: Aid for Reindustrialisation and Promotion of Industrial Competitiveness
The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism has published the calls for applications for aid for Reindustrialisation and Strengthening of Industrial Competitiveness in 2016, for which there is a financial endowment of more than €757 million. Application deadline: from 18 April to 1 June 2016.