Internet Of Things Capital Raises in the U.S. – May 16th to 31st, 2025

Some interesting transactions closed in the Internet Of Things sector over the past two weeks. If you would like more info on these deals or would like to discuss the capital raising market for your company, please contact me.

Merger/Acquisition

    1. io Products, AI-enabled smart gadgets based in the United States that offers products, including consumer-grade, AI-native devices that leverage the power of tools like ChatGPT, enabling users to get screenless phones and smart home gadgets, was acquired by OpenAI for $6.5 billion.

Later Stage VC

    1. Blues Wireless, system-on-module device designed for people and businesses to get access to the cellular Internet of Things, raised $25 million of Series 1-A venture funding in a deal led by Sequoia Capital.

Grant

    1. Magnefy, artificial intelligence-powered magnetic sensing platform designed to help with real-time predictive maintenance of critical power infrastructure, received $50,000 of grant funding from U.S. Department of Energy.

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Axel Reijmers

Managing Director

Former Head of Corporate Finance M&A Americas for the Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN AMRO Bank, based in New York. Began his career at ABN AMRO Bank in Japan, and subsequently in The Netherlands in the Corporate Finance department. Was seconded to New York in 2006 to co-establish the ABN AMRO North America Corporate Finance M&A department and grew it by advising medium and large companies on domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, capital raisings and capital structurings. Led the management buyout of RBS Bank Mexico and RBS Broker-Dealer Mexico in 2014 and spearheaded the subsequent growth of the bank as Head of Investment Banking & Corporate Development. During his tenure he supported companies with capital and financing solutions with a focus on companies in the US and Mexican energy infrastructure sector and fintech sector. Holds a master’s degree in economics from Groningen University, The Netherlands. Holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses.

Axel Reijmers

Axel Reijmers

Managing Director

Axel Reijmers

Managing Director

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