9 years ago

Drayson Technologies Secures £8M to Power IoT and Wearables with RF Energy Harvesting

  • Drayson Technologies, a London-based startup founded by Lord Paul Drayson, has raised £8 million in Series B funding to develop its "Freevolt" technology that harvests energy from radio frequency (RF) signals

  • The funding was led by existing investors Lansdowne Partners and Woodford Investment Management, with participation from new unnamed investors and staff of the U.K

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  • The technology, which is capable of absorbing energy from multiple RF bands at almost any orientation, could be used to power a range of low-consumption devices, including IoT products and wearables.

      • ProblemTechnology

      "IoT devices and wearables require constant charging, which is inconvenient and wasteful."

      Solution

      "Drayson Technologies' Freevolt technology harvests energy from radio frequency (RF) signals, eliminating the need for traditional batteries and charging."

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