$10 million funding round for Denver creator of 'smart home' sensors led by Silicon Valley firms

A Denver company specializing in "smart home" security technology has secured $10 million in Series A funding led by two Silicon Valley firms, the company announced today.

Notion, launched in 2013, creates small sensors that can detect smoke or changes in heat, light, motion, moisture levels and surface tension and communicate that to smartphones. Homeowners monitor and control the sensors from an app.

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The Best Affordable Jewelry Brands It Girls Love (Frasier Sterling)

With the resurgence of chokers and fashion-forward earrings, the newest, of-the-moment jewelry has really positioned itself to be some of the most covetable accessories to own right now. And with stylish girls like Kendall, Bella and Gigi donning these add-ons daily, we’re curious to know who makes the best It baubles. To our pleasant surprise, we’ve discovered a lot of these designs are from affordable brands.

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Streaming Concerts Is The New Gateway For Brands Into Music (LiveList)

The annual California Roots festival wrapped up its eighth iteration on Memorial Day weekend, drawing in tens of thousands of fans to the Monterey County Fairgrounds. The concerts allow lovers of reggae, rock and hip-hop to mingle in one place, but an online live stream, courtesy of cannabis network Weedmaps allowed thousands more to tune in. 

For the second year in a row, Cali Roots collaborated with a Venice-based business called LiveList that produces streamed events and connects audiences with shows elsewhere.

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Occipital Cracks SLAM with One Cheap Camera and an IMU

One of the larger challenges in consumer 3D tech these days is tracking the position of an AR/VR device in space. For a number of years, companies solved this problem by offering complex technological infrastructure—like cameras or sensors—that a user could place around the room to help determine their location. Lately, however, a few creative developers are finding low-cost ways to incorporate the tracking into the devices themselves.

Occipital is one of the most noteworthy among these developers. Though the company already sells a $399 system that incorporates an iPhone and their $349 sensor for tracking, the company has recently shown a tracking platform that uses a single camera to track the headset in space.

The monoSLAM solution uses a single, cheap wide-angle camera and a low-cost IMU, and works quite well according to TechCrunch.

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NFL Players Dontari Poe and Jalen Mills Invest in DailyPay

Pro Athletes Support FinTech Startup Empowering Employees to Improve Financial Health

NEW YORK, June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DailyPay, a financial solutions company that reduces employee turnover through instant access to wages, announced the addition of two high profile angel investors: Dontari Poe, defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons and two-time Pro Bowler, and Jalen Mills, cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles. The athletes, who are represented by Omar Sillah of Spectra Management Advisors, are passionate about investing in technology that empowers underserved Americans to take control of their financial well-being.

The players' backgrounds and current non-profit endeavors attracted them to DailyPay. Poe was raised in Memphis, Tennessee by a single mother. After being drafted in the first round into the NFL in 2012, he started the Poe Man's Dream Foundation to give underserved middle and high school students opportunities and resources to succeed. Part of the foundation involves introducing high school students to the tech industry, which led Poe to begin investing in socially-minded tech companies. Mills was raised by a single mom in the Dallas, Texas area. He was drafted by the Eagles in 2016 from Louisiana State University. DailyPay is Mills' first tech startup investment. 

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