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Smart lock company LockState closes $5.8M Series A to fast track sales & partnerships goo.gl/gbbSqS #IoT @LockState @KKE_Inc @Nelnet

Siemens to acquire smart lighting control company Enlighted Inc. for an undisclosed sum goo.gl/ATnDZr #IoT @enlightedinc @Siemens

Arduino adds two boards to its MKR family of products for new use cases goo.gl/EJGFAc #IoT @arduino

Microsoft buys conversational AI company Semantic Machines for an undisclosed sum goo.gl/uxk9WB #IoT @Microsoft

Smart baby monitor Nanit closes $14M Series B investment goo.gl/WwfgHL #IoT @getnanit @JVPVC

Amber Solutions raises $3.3M Series A to fast track sales of its smart electrical products goo.gl/kwZN43 #IoT

Vesper closes $23M Series B for its sensor-based microphone: Amazon Alexa Fund among investors goo.gl/bR6qWL #IoT @Amazon Alexa Fund @Baidu_Inc

Sensor-based baby sock Owlet banks $24M Series B goo.gl/tCaJBf #IoT @owletbabycare @EclipseVentures

Salesforce and other tech giants invest $24M in IFTTT to help it expand in enterprise IoT goo.gl/Wddg5u #IoT @IFTTT @salesforce @IBM @ChamberlainGrp @FenoxVC

Intel to spin-off and sell Wind River Software to TPG goo.gl/Cq3U2H #IoT @WindRiver

Minim raises $2.5M seed round to secure connected devices and networks goo.gl/ovrCdm #IoT @flybridge @fcollective

IoT backend server firm Axonize wins $6M Series A: Adds Deutsche Telekom as strategic investor goo.gl/zWH7JT #IoT @AxonizeIoT @deutschetelekom

Palo Alto-based IoT security firm Armis banks $30M Series B goo.gl/jExfT5 #IoT @ArmisSecurity @BainCapVC @sequoia

Myriota's IoT satellite venture gets $15M Series A backed by Boeing and others goo.gl/5NT2Xw #IoT @MyriotaGlobal @Boeing @MSeqVC

Sensoro closes a multi-million dollars Series C round: To expand internationally goo.gl/MTNNYw #IoT @sensoroglobal

Igloohome gets $4M in Series A funding goo.gl/LtyQom #IoT @igloohomeco

Enterprise-IoT platform Particle acquires IoT hardware startup RedBear for an undisclosed sum goo.gl/71qjsD #IoT @particle @RedBear

Apple supplier Foxconn buys Belkin for $866M in case to carve out its smart home business goo.gl/jfSHH2 #IoT @belkin

Mythic, an AI-chip maker for autonomous devices banks $40M Series B goo.gl/TyvtRS #IoT @MythicInc @Lux_Capital @LockheedMartin

Smart thermostat Ecobee banks $61M Series C growth capital goo.gl/wmotAi #IoT @ecobee @amazon @EnergyImpact_