Smart City & Utility Industry News

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US DOT Distributes Nearly $1 Billion In Road Safety Grants With Technology Focus

Jan 13, 2026

The U.S. Department of Transportation has allocated $982 million through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program to 521 communities across 48 states, 18 tribal nations, and Puerto Rico. The fiscal year 2025 funding round marks the fourth...

FundingSecurityExeinBlue Cloud Ventures

Rome’s Exein Secures €100M To Fortify Device-Level Security Across Global IoT Infrastructure

Dec 23, 2025

The Italian embedded cybersecurity specialist has now raised €170 million in 2025, positioning itself to challenge perimeter-based security models as connected devices emerge as the dominant attack surface. Strategic Capital Injection Fuels...

FundingMobility and TrafficAutomotusSanta Barbara Venture Partners,

Automotus Secures $9M To Expand Computer Vision-Based Curb Management Platform

Dec 22, 2025

Los Angeles-based Automotus has closed a $9 million funding round to accelerate the deployment of its AI-powered curb management technology across U.S. cities and airports. The investment arrives as municipalities increasingly seek automated...

FundingSandGrainInnovation Industries

SandGrain Raises €13.5M Series A to Scale IoT Security Globally

Dec 10, 2025

Dutch deep-tech firm SandGrain has secured €13.5 million in a Series A financing round led by Innovation Industries, with participation from BOM (Brabantse OntwikkelingsMaatschappij), Invest‑NL, and existing investor DeepTechXL. The capital...

FundingMobility and TrafficPathPulse

PathPulse AI Raises $900,000 Pre-Seed to Build Global Decentralized Road-Intelligence Network

Dec 3, 2025

PathPulse AI has closed a $900,000 pre-seed funding round and grants, backed by a coalition of Web3 and mobility investors including CoinGecko, Brinc, Aptos Foundation, Metalabs Ventures, Prim3.vc, Decubate Ventures, Baselayer Capital, Sensei...

FundingEnergyInterface

Interface Raises $3.5M Seed Round to Build AI Operations Layer for Energy Companies

Nov 28, 2025

Interface, a San Francisco-based startup building an AI-powered operations platform for the energy sector, has secured a US $3.5 million seed funding round. The round was led by Defy.vc, with participation from Precursor Ventures, Rock Yard...

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...