The company has licensed its design to Japan's Murata, which will manufacture the chip. Joe Smith , a former Google engineer , has received $ 20 million of investment funding for IoT platform ' Afero ' . Afero connects all available home and commercial devices , standing out from the crowd as added security prevents the ability of hackers to gain information transmitted between devices , while enabling customers to manage their devices via the cloud and their network . The funding round , led by Samsung Catalyst Fund , will allow Britt to move Afero beyond beta tests after being in business for two years .
Joe Smith , a former Google engineer , has received $ 20 million of investment funding for IoT platform ' Afero ' . Afero connects all available home and commercial devices , standing out from the crowd as added security prevents the ability of hackers to gain information transmitted between devices , while enabling customers to manage their devices via the cloud and their network . The funding round , led by Samsung Catalyst Fund , will allow Britt to move Afero beyond beta tests after being in business for two years .