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18h agoTelefónica Tech Launches In-House Cloud Platform For Remote Management Of Smart Water Meters 18h agoOrbitworks And Loft Orbital Launch First Of 50 AI Satellites Running Mistral Models In $1B Programme 22h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 22h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 22h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 22h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units YesterdayThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 YesterdaySubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ YesterdayTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department 10 OctGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders

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Projects, tenders, funding and deals in smart water, mobility, lighting, energy and IoT, reported every day by the Kurrant news desk.

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24 Oct WaterBurnt Island Ventures Launches $50 Million Fund to Boost Water-Tech Startups

New York investment firm Burnt Island Ventures closes a $50 million fund to back global seed-stage water-technology startups in treatment and reuse.

24 Oct WaterTelefónica and Vodafone Secure Multi-Million Contract for Smart Water Meters in Madrid

Madrid utility Canal de Isabel II awards a €30M smart water meter contract to Telefónica and Vodafone to enable remote reading across the region.

24 Oct Environmental MonitoringSenseNet Raises $14 M to Accelerate AI-Powered Wildfire Detection

Vancouver-based SenseNet raises $14 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-driven wildfire detection technology across the U.S. market.

24 Oct WasteCurbWaste Secures US $28 Million Series B to Expand AI-Driven Platform

US SaaS firm CurbWaste raises $28 million to expand its waste-hauling software, adding AI features for 150 haulers across 40 states.

24 Oct WaterNetherlands’ HULO Secures €2.3 M to Advance AI-Powered Water tech Solutions

Dutch startup HULO raises €2.3 million to expand its AI leak-detection software, helping utilities spot water loss without adding new hardware.

19 Oct WaterSmart‐Meter Roll-out Begins in Cádiz Neighbourhood

Aguas de Cádiz begins installing 4,000 smart meters in La Viña under an over €1.1 million pilot scheme to detect leaks and monitor usage.

19 Oct Environmental MonitoringBirmingham City Council to Equip Schools with Air Quality Sensors

Birmingham City Council is deploying 376 real-time air quality sensors at schools to monitor pollution and meet legal environmental standards.

19 Oct WaterSmart Meter Rollout Underway for North East England

Northumbrian Water partners with United Infrastructure to install 750,000 smart water meters across North East England to help detect leaks.

19 Oct Mobility and TrafficSão José do Rio Preto launches a landmark smart-city PPP project

São José do Rio Preto begins a R$ 1.7 billion smart-city PPP to install 78,000 LED lights and 3,000 cameras, cutting energy use by…

19 Oct WaterEIB Grants €50 Million to Modernise Vilnius Water Infrastructure

The EIB lends €50 million to Vilniaus vandenys to upgrade water and wastewater networks serving over 600,000 residents in Lithuania.

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