Sensity Closes $36 Million Private Funding Round to Fuel Expansion

Sensity Systems Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., a developer of the Light Sensory Networks (LSNs) that use internet protocol nodes in lighting fixtures to integrate lighting with control, security, audio and other communications systems, has closed a private funding round of $36 million led by Cisco Investments and includes industry leaders Acuity Brands, GE Ventures and Simon Venture Group (corporate investment arm of Simon Property Group).
July 24, 2015

Sensity Systems Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., a developer of the  Light Sensory Networks (LSNs) that use internet protocol nodes in lighting fixtures  to integrate lighting  with control, security, audio and other communications systems, has closed a private funding round of $36 million led by Cisco Investments and includes industry leaders Acuity Brands, GE Ventures and Simon Venture Group (corporate investment arm of Simon Property Group).  A Sensity press release said the investment will be used to scale Sensity’s NetSense platform and application developer program globally.

“This strategic investment from worldwide leaders in the Internet of Everything (IoE), LED lighting and retail further validates Sensity’s LSN as the premier technology for delivering real world applications and data on a global scale,” said Hugh Martin, chairman and CEO of Sensity, in the press release announcing the funding.

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