Smart electricity and lighting startup Enlighted has raised $20 million in new funds to expand and bring its smart sensor tech that cuts electric use to many more companies.
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“Lighting consumes approximately 19 percent of the electricity around the world and demand for electric lighting is anticipated to increase by 80 percent by 2030,” Tushar Dave, CEO and co-founder of Enlighted, said in a statement. “Yet a substantial portion is used inefficiently. Our technology will help building owners, utilities and others get a handle on this hidden problem.”
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The new funding round was led by new investor RockPort Capital, with participation by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Intel Capital, and DFJ JAIC. Including the new funding, Enlighted has raised $35.4 million to date.
Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Enlighted was founded in 2009.
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