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Fort的2500万美元系列B加速了机器通信平台的扩展

发布07/12/2022

Fort的25毫米B系列B资金加速了其机器通信平台的扩展

这capital will enable FORT to fast-track development of security solutions and broaden the reach of its safety and control platform for smart machines.

宾夕法尼亚州费城(2022年7月12日)-FORTRobotics (FORT), a pioneer in communications and control for smart machines, today announced the close of a $25 million Series B funding round, led by Tiger Global. The company will use the funds to accelerate the rollout of its machine communications platform, which aims to make autonomous machines safer and more secure.

“智能机器正在改变世界,但它们具有前所未有的安全和安全风险,”福特(Fort)创始人兼首席执行官塞缪尔·里夫斯(Samuel Reeves)说。“这些机器非常需要以可信赖的方式进行交流,这在行业中尚待解决。这项投资将使我们能够扩大规模,以满足下一代智能机器的需求。”

随着世界几乎在每个行业都经历了向自主和互联机械的大规模转变,堡垒试图通过其可信赖的机器通信平台来解决这些系统的脆弱性。Fort Platform融合了功能安全性和网络安全原则,以使任何网络上的机器之间,从机器之间以及之间进行高度可靠的通信。使用Fort的技术发送的消息是及时,准确和安全的。这种增加的信任层使智能机器可以执行对人及其环境风险较小的自动化任务。

“与堡垒一起工作使我们能够拥有一个专门的系统来进行安全关键控制,这对于像我们这样的大型机器非常重要。堡垒还帮助加快了我们的发展,并减少了我们团队的总体风险。

FORT’s platform technology is the foundation for its hardware solutions, including wireless emergency stops and remote control systems, that are used by industry leaders including Agility Robotics, Hexagon, Moog, and hundreds of others. With the new investment, FORT plans to expand its platform functionality and enhance security offerings to address growing demand from end users.

该公司还宣布,Sineesh Keshav,马naging Director, Chief Technology Officer of普洛吉斯将加入堡垒的董事会。Prologis是Fort的投资者,并参加了B系列资金回合。在Prologis之前,Keshav在Experian,Safeway和American Express担任高级技术职务。

Keshav评论说:“通过Prologis Ventures,我们专注于支持像Fort这样的创新和改变游戏规则的公司。”“多年来,保护企业中的网络,用户和关键数据的许多工作已成为网络威胁。我很高兴加入Fort Board,并帮助公司的工作,以将现有的网络安全边界扩展到智能机器的景观,以其作为独特的差异化机器安全背景。”

在谈到他们对堡垒的投资时,Tiger Global补充说:“对机器通信的信任至关重要,因为在现实世界中部署的自治系统数量成倍增加。堡垒的平台已经被自动化的一些知名人士所使用,我们很高兴能成为其持续增长的一部分。

这Series B brings the company’s total funding raised to $41.5 million, and includes participation from Lemnos, GRIDS Capital, Creative Ventures, Compound, and Funders Club in addition to Tiger Global and Prologis.

有关堡垒的更多信息,请访问www.fortrobotics.com

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FORT helps machine builders and users to reduce risk, accelerate development, and scale autonomous systems by enabling trusted communications and control for smart machines. The company’s platform pairs functional safety and cybersecurity principles to ensure that critical information can be sent to, from, and between machines with the highest levels of trust. Founded in 2018 and based in Philadelphia, FORT provides solutions for hundreds of clients, including 60+ Fortune 1000-sized companies, in warehousing, construction, agriculture, transportation, and more.