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Amazon Alexa Fund backs connected car startup Mojio as part of $23M funding round

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Amazon Alexa Fund backs connected car startup Mojio as part of $23M funding round

Mojio, a Vancouver, B.C. startup that goals to attach vehicles to the web, has raised a $23 million funding spherical, with participation from Amazon’s Alexa fund.

Mojio offers a cloud-based platform and groups up with community operators that make that may plug right into a automotive’s diagnostic port, turning any automobile right into a linked automotive and WiFi hotspot. The corporate mentioned it has labored with T-Cellular via its SyncUp Drive program in addition to main carriers in Canada, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.

This spherical was led by Canadian funding agency Kensington Capital Companions. The Alexa Fund has invested within the firm in earlier rounds, and Mojio has an Alexa talent that lets customers find out about their automotive through voice instructions.

“The Mojio talent for Alexa lets clients merely use voice to trace automobile location, journey distance and gas ranges,” Paul Bernard, director of the Alexa Fund mentioned in an announcement. “By unlocking information insights from the automotive, we see alternative for Mojio to proceed innovating with Alexa to carry clients extra pleasant voice-powered experiences.”

Mojio says it has linked greater than 500,000 vehicles already, and can use the funding to group up with extra community operators world wide.

Among the frequent makes use of of the platform embrace getting notifications about upkeep points, monitoring automobile location, monitoring mileage on enterprise journeys and getting roadside help.

Mojio mentioned it plans to have about 100 staff unfold throughout places of work in Vancouver B.C.; Palo Alto, Calif.; and Sofia, Bulgaria by the tip of subsequent yr.

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TELUS and Mojio Accelerate Canada’s Connected Car #Ecosystem with the Launch of TELUS Drive+ TORONTO, Oct. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More Canadians are embracing the global connected car movement thanks to TELUS, Canada’s fastest-growing national telecommunications company. TELUS is partnering with Mojio, the leading open platform for connected cars, and #ZTE, a premier manufacturer of phones, tablets, Wi-Fi and connected car devices. This new solution will enable Canadians to equip their vehicles with a range of exciting features that aim to make driving smarter, safer and more convenient. TELUS Drive+TM is available today nationwide, and is made easy for Canadians to experience at $0 upfront. “We are excited to launch TELUS Drive+ and the Connected Car category on Canada’s largest and fastest network,” said #RobCurrie, Vice President, Mobile Devices at TELUS. “The Drive+ offering allows us to provide customers with important driving safety features, vehicle diagnostics and convenient connectivity for #passengers.” Built by ZTE and running on Canada’s largest and fastest #mobilenetwork (1), the TELUS Drive+ device is compatible with most vehicles built after 1996 and simply plugs into the car's On-Board Diagnostic (OBD-II) port. After downloading the TELUS Drive+ app, powered by Mojio, on their smartphone from the Apple App Store or Google Play and completing the easy setup, customers can access a range of features that will help keep their family safe, secure and connected at all times: #CarTracker: Track your car’s location, monitor driving behavior and set speed alerts #CarCare: Get notifications containing diagnostics and insights about your car’s health Stay Connected: Turn your car into a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to 5 devices in the car. “There are nearly 18 million ‘disconnected’ passenger vehicles on Canada’s roads. Our goal is to rapidly decrease that figure while simultaneously offering a smarter, safer and more convenient driving and vehicle ownership experience,” said #KennyHawk, CEO of #Mojio. “As a Canadian company, we are passionate about helping #Canada take more of a driving role in the connected car movement. #TELUS @prnewswire

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Mojio raises another $7 million for its related automobile platform

Mojio raises another $7 million for its related automobile platform

Vancouver, Canada-based Mojio began as a joined automobile machine and platform that wasn’t not like computerized and identical services and merchandise. That manner didn’t in point of fact total for the corporate, though, and in late 2015 Mojio pivoted from focused on shoppers to going when the B2B2C market with a middle of attention on its platform play.

within the course of, the corporate’s…

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Mojio raises another $7 million for its connected car platform

Mojio raises another $7 million for its connected car platform

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Let’s talk about my experience with Mojio…so far

Let’s talk about my experience with #Mojio…so far

Mojio was founded in 2012 and uses a device to provide you data from your vehicles via the OBD-II port.

The video describes my thoughts after a month of using the Mojio as a consumer and not from the perspective of an enterprise; for which I believe would have much more benefits.

I would like to add, which I forgot to mention in the video. Mojio does have a marketplace with various applications,…

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Canadian Startups Are Coming up with Devices for Auto Industry

Canadian Startups Are Coming up with Devices for Auto Industry

There are a lot of things happening for auto industry with the electric cars or the self-driving cars on the way to become reality or is a reality. A few of Canadian startups is coming up with both hardware and software which hopefully will make it more convenient for the drivers on the road.

Mojio is Vancouver-based startup which produces a small device which is able to monitor your driving and…

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