Smart City & Utility Industry News

FundingEnvironmental MonitoringOverstoryBlume Equity

Overstory Secures $43 Million to Scale AI-Driven Vegetation Intelligence and Utility Wildfire Prevention

Nov 26, 2025

AI vegetation-intelligence provider Overstory has raised US$43 million in Series B funding to accelerate the development of its risk-modeling technology used by utilities to prevent wildfires, reduce outages, and optimize vegetation-management...

FundingOtherVyntelligence

UK Video-AI Firm Vyntelligence Raises $30 M to Accelerate Utilities Field-Work Innovation

Nov 20, 2025

London-based Vyntelligence announced  that it has secured a $30 million Series B investment co-led by Blume Equity and Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s 1GT climate private-equity strategy. The funding will support Vyntelligence’s push...

FundingLIFEPOWRNoshaq

Antwerp-based energy tech firm LIFEPOWR secures €5.65 m to scale virtual-power-plant platform in Europe

Nov 17, 2025

Belgium-based energy-technology company LIFEPOWR has closed a €5.65 million growth funding round led by investors Noshaq and SPDG, with participation from ROM InWest and existing shareholders. The capital injection is earmarked to enhance the...

FundingWasteWasoria

Waste Management: Wasoria Raises €1.5 Million to Prevent Fires in Sorting Facilities

Nov 13, 2025

The French start-up Wasoria, based in Le Creusot (Saône-et-Loire) and founded in 2020 by engineer Franck Lafontaine (formerly of Neos), has raised €1.5 million to expand its artificial intelligence-powered fire-prevention technology for...

Events & PublicationsFundingSmart CityKurrantSmart City Expo World Congress

Kurrant Ignites Collaboration at Smart City Expo 2025

Nov 10, 2025

Kurrant returned to the Smart City Expo World Congress this year with an expanded presence and an exciting new collaboration format. Working hand in hand with the Fira Barcelona and Smart City Expo World Congress teams, Kurrant helped power the...

FundingEnergyExnaton

Swiss Startup Exnaton Raises Series A to Scale European Energy Management Platform

Oct 24, 2025

Swiss company Exnaton, a Zurich-based software spin-off from ETH Zurich, has secured a Series A funding round to expand its white-label billing and energy-sharing SaaS platform across Europe. The company’s platform enables utility companies to...

FundingWaterBurnt Island Ventures

Burnt Island Ventures Launches $50 Million Fund to Boost Water-Tech Startups

Oct 24, 2025

New York-based investment firm Burnt Island Ventures (BIV) has closed a second early-stage fund of US$50 million dedicated exclusively to water-technology companies active in treatment, monitoring, reuse and infrastructure resilience. The firm,...

FundingEnvironmental MonitoringSenseNet

SenseNet Raises $14 M to Accelerate AI-Powered Wildfire Detection

Oct 24, 2025

Vancouver-based startup SenseNet, which develops an integrated solution combining ground gas sensors, wide-angle AI cameras and satellite/weather feeds for early wildfire detection, has reportedly raised US $14 million in a Series A funding round...

FundingWasteCurbWasteScoium Ventures

CurbWaste Secures US $28 Million Series B to Expand AI-Driven Platform

Oct 24, 2025

US-based SaaS company CurbWaste has raised a US $28 million Series B funding round, bringing its total capital raised to approximately US $50 million.The round was led by Socium Ventures (backed by Cox Enterprises) and included participation from...

FundingWaterHuloVP Capitals

Netherlands’ HULO Secures €2.3 M to Advance AI-Powered Water tech Solutions

Oct 24, 2025

Dutch water-technology startup HULO has raised €2.3 million in a seed funding round to accelerate global expansion of its AI-powered leak-detection platform. The round was led by VP Capital and co-led by LUMO Labs, with participation from venture...