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| Jun 27, 2017 | Ludlow Ventures has closed its second fund with $45 million | Ludlow Ventures, a young, early-stage venture firm in Detroit, has closed its second venture fund with $45 million in capital commitments, founder and managing partner Jonathon Triest tells us.
Ludlow’s team, which includes partner Brett de... |
| Apr 27, 2017 | Navdy’s new Glympse integration lets you share a live ETA from the road | If you’ve ever been driving and wanted to let someone know when to expect you, there’s likely been some kind of compromise involved where you broke a few rules and texted while en route. There are more than a few problems with that, however... |
| Apr 26, 2017 | Navdy’s aftermarket HUD proves a big in-car upgrade | In-car navigation and infotainment options now abound, and more vehicles are shipping with support for native vehicle smartphone software from Apple and Google. But these all still prove distracting, and take your eyes away from the roadway... |
| Feb 10, 2017 | The sensors in this business sedan totally prevented an accident | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
I’m a bit of a coffee addict. At my local Dunn Br... |
| Dec 6, 2016 |
Harman Backs Heads Up Display Maker Navdy
| Automotive audio and entertainment systems maker Harman, which has a significant number of its businesses in Southern California, has made a strategic investment in Navdy, a developer of after-market, heads-up and augmented reality devices ... |
| Dec 6, 2016 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, December 6 | ET CETERA
• Earlier this year Term Sheet reported that former professional football players Brent Jones and Tommy Vardell planned to leave Northgate Capital, the venture capital firm they co-founded 16 years ago, by the end of the year. It ... |
| Oct 25, 2016 | Navdy’s Heads-Up Display for your car starts shipping for $799 | We got our first glimpse of Navdy’s smart heads-up display for cars back in 2014, when the company crowdfunded its way to around two and a half million dollars.
Two years and around $26 million in venture capital later, it’s here: as of thi... |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Anker is launching a Navdy clone called Roav | Watch out, Navdy . Here comes Anker. The Chinese consumer electronic brand is about to release an in-vehicle heads-up display that appears to be similar in design and execution to the Navdy.
The product is called Roav, and like the Navdy, t... |
| Sep 17, 2016 | Meet Andrew Romans, co-founder of Rubicon Venture Capital | Romans founded The Global TeleExchange, and was General Partner of The Founders Club
There has been a big debate over the last few years over whether the Series A crunch is real or not. What everyone can agree on, though, is that there are ... |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Hudly wants to bring your favorite apps to the car with an aftermarket HUD | In-vehicle infotainment systems on newer cars increasingly offer access to your favorite media and navigation apps, thanks to systems like CarPlay and Android Auto, but older cars from even just a few years ago can still feel stuck in a con... |
| Oct 30, 2015 | HUDWAY Gets Your Eyes Off Your Smartphone And Back On The Road While Driving | HUDWAY is a piece of glass that turns any smartphone into a heads-up display on the front of your car. The device beams information from your phone to a thin layer of curved glass mounted to the front of any dashboard for turn-by-turn navig... |
| Oct 24, 2015 | Highway1 Celebrates Second Anniversary by Increasing Investment | Hardware accelerator Highway1 made a big announcement on their second anniversary. They've upped their investment to $100,000 for 8% equity or $50,000 for 5% equity.
Brady Forrest, vice president of Highway1, said this to say about the prog... |
| Sep 23, 2015 | Q&A: Dave McClure and Brady Forrest on startups, reality TV and the future of the tech economy | Dave McClure and Brady Forrest
Our guests on our latest GeekWire radio show are Dave McClure, the founding partner of 500 Startups, and Brady Forrest, vice president of the Highway1 hardware incubator. They’re the stars of the new reality T... |
| Apr 17, 2015 |
Upfront Ventures Leads $20M Investment In Heads-Up Display Developer Navdy
| Los Angeles-based Upfront Ventures is the lead investor in a developer of a new, heads-up display which connects to your smartphone, projecting messages, information, and more directly on your windshield. According to San Francisco-based Na... |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Navdy’s $20M for Heads-Up Displays: Why It Raised More Than Expected | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The things that can distract a driver’s attention are innumerable, from crying children to a spilled soda.
Navdy, a San Francisco-based hardware and software maker, believes i... |
| Apr 17, 2015 | Navdy Lands $20M in Series A |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Navdy has closed a $20 million Series A round of funding.
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According to Silicon Angle, Navdy, the... |
| Apr 16, 2015 | Navdy Raises $20M in Series A Funding | Navdy, a San Francisco, CA-based driving technology company, raised $20m in Series A funding.
The round, which brought total funding to $33m, was led by Upfront Ventures with participation from Formation8, Qualcomm Ventures, Promus Ventures... |
| Apr 16, 2015 | Navdy, the 'Google Glass for Your Car,' Raises $20 Million | April 16, 2015 3 min read
Google Glass is no longer on the market, but the so-called "Google Glass for your car" is revving up for its debut.
Navdy, the San Francisco maker of a soon-to-launch head-up display for automobiles, just... |
| Mar 29, 2015 | Reimagining Everyday Objects | Matt Witheiler Contributor
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| Mar 24, 2015 | 30 Startups with the Biggest Funding Rounds in 2014 | In the 2014 fiscal year, $50 billion in venture funding was invested in 5,900 companies – an average of $8.5 million per deal. Mattermark's annual report on startup activity recently ranked the biggest funding rounds from 2014, and many sta... |
| Oct 3, 2014 | Navdy Raises $6.5M Seed Round |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Startup dubbed itself the 'Google Glass for your car' announced a $6.5 million in seed funding in a round led by Upfront Ventures.
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| Oct 2, 2014 | Navdy, the 'Google Glass for Your Car,' Raises $6.5 Million | October 2, 2014 4 min read
These days, the buzzing alert of a text or a tweet is almost Pavlovian. Without thinking, we check our phones wherever we are – a mistake that can be life threatening when we're behind the wheel.
San Francisco-bas... |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Navdy gets $6.5M for its in-car display for your phone, might show up in rental cars soon | Smartphones are good for a lot of things, but they’re not so good when it comes to safe driving.
But Navdy, a company that recently revealed the head-up display it’s been working on, wants to harness all of a smartphone’s magic in a safe wa... |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Navdy Raises $6.5M For Its In-Car Heads-Up Display Platform | Hardware startup Navdy has raised a $6.5 million seed funding round for its connected car tech, which focuses on the heads-up display it created. The company had closed the funding officially before it ever began its pre-order campaign, whi... |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Navdy gets $6.5M for its in-car display for your phone, might show up in rental cars soon | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Smartphones are good for a lot of things, but they’re not so good when it comes to safe driving.
But Navdy, a company that recently rev... |
| Oct 2, 2014 | Navdy Closes $6.5M Seed Funding | Navdy, a San Francisco, CA-based developer of Head-Up Display (HUD) for cars, closed a $6.5m seed funding.
The round was led by Upfront Ventures with participation from Ludlow Ventures, Lightbank, Promus Ventures, MESA+ I, Eniac Ventures, W... |
| Oct 2, 2014 |
Upfront Leads Investment In Navdy's Google Glass For Your Car
| Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Upfront Ventures is the lead investor in a developer of a heads up display for any car, which the company likens to a "Google Glass for your Car". Navdy--which is based in San Francisco--... |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Early Adopters Are Falling Head Over Heels in Love With the Navdy HUD | Last week the San Francisco based Navdy, a heads up display (HUD) that allows drivers to view information from their smartphone via a dashboard device, announced a major milestone in their journey. They reached $1 million in sales only one ... |
| Aug 14, 2014 | Heads-Up Display Navdy Hits $1M In Pre-Orders During First Week | Navdy, the voice and gesture-controlled heads-up display that wants to keep your eyes on the road, hit $1 million in pre-orders in its first week of the company’s pre-order campaign.
Doug Simpson, CEO and founder of Navdy, says the response... |
| Aug 6, 2014 | Google Glass for the car? Navdy aims to stop distracted driving | Mark Hawver, Tech Times 06 August 2014, 03:08 pm
Navdy, a San Francisco-based company, has a new product for in-vehicle use that it claims will bring added safety, convenience, connectivity and a big dollop of cool to the driving experience... |
| Aug 5, 2014 | Navdy is 'like Google Glass, but for your car' | Purchasing a Tesla or a Chevy Volt can have its advantages, but what if you could turn your current car into an electric one and get all the benefits just by purchasing an add-on?
Unfortunately that’s not possible yet, but what is possible ... |
| Aug 5, 2014 | Navdy’s Heads-Up Display Wants To Be The Safer Alternative To Using Your Smartphone While Driving | Frustrated with using the built-in infotainment system and his phone in his car, Doug Simpson, CEO and founder of Navdy, decided to create a Google Glass-reminiscent heads-up display to create a new and safer way to interact with smartphone... |
| Aug 5, 2014 | Navdy Aims to Keep Phone Users’ Eyes on the Road | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The idea behind Navdy, a heads-up device that sits on car dashboards and allows drivers to answer calls and get navigation help without ever touching their phones, came about ... |
| Aug 5, 2014 | Navdy is 'like Google Glass, but for your car' | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Purchasing a Tesla or a Chevy Volt can have its advantages, but what if you could turn your current car into an electric one and get al... |
| This Indian Startup Navigates The World To A Futuristic Driving Experience | Today, humans have developed an irrepressible urge to stay connected with the world at all times; on one hand this creates a more informed individual but on the other it makes for a significant reason behind increase in road accidents.
One ... |
