Karma Ventures’ portfolio company Wirepas has raised a 22M USD round led by Highland Europe
Karma Ventures' portfolio company, Tampere-based IoT firm Wirepas, has raised $22 million in a funding round led by Highland Europe with participation from Amalfi and IQT, and previous investors ETF Partners, KPN Ventures, Vito Ventures and Vesa Laisi.
The fresh capital will further expand Wirepas' technology and solutions globally, it is vying for the position of becoming the standard in IoT connectivity. It already has offices in Australia, Germany, Finland, France, India, and the US. It is tackling the scalability, reliability and sustainability issues it claims have been holding IoT back from a grand-scale move to massive IoT.
“Wirepas finally makes massive IoT’s promise a reality by bringing a radical and revolutionary approach to unlock its full potential. Wirepas is also key contributor to the new non-cellular 5G standard of ITU-R. Today’s announcement and funding is a testament to our team’s dedication to the project and we are grateful to Highland Europe for recognising this technology as a game-changer," says Teppo Hemiä, Wirepas CEO.
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