Smart City & Utility Industry News

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...

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...