In The Know
The Inno stories you need to read today.
Elsewhere in Inno
Stories from around the Inno network we think you’ll dig.
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Making Moves
Inside the people, companies and organizations making moves in Boston.
Sri: WaveSense, a Somerville startup that makes navigation systems, came out of stealth mode and unveiled a product for self-driving vehicles — A patented military-proven ground-penetrating radar that helps self-driving vehicles stay in-lane. The MIT-born startup’s technology continually scans the subsurface soil layers, rocks and road bedding about 126 times per second and compares the scans to its onboard image database to determine the exact vehicle position in relation to the road. The company just raised a seed round; check out our “New Money” section below to learn more.
Lucy: There’s a new, restaurant-friendly startup in town. Boston-based Open City is a chatbot app “that makes getting in touch with a restaurant as easy as sending a text,” The Globe reported. The software analyzes customers’ queries and either provides responses using artificial intelligence, or routes messages directly to the person on staff tasked with handling special requests. Jeff Gates rolled out the app for his South End restaurant Cinquecento in May.
New Money
Your daily funding roundup.
Sri: Somerville-based WaveSense raised $3M in a seed round led by Rhapsody Venture Partners. The startup just came out of stealth mode and is running pilots with global players in the automotive and technology sectors.
Player Personnel
Who’s moving where.
Lucy: Content management platform provider Acquia announced the appointment of Matt Kaplan as its new SVP of product. Kaplan joins Acquia from LogMeIn, where he served as chief product officer and GM of emerging products.
In The Community
The events and happenings to know about tonight and this week.
Lucy: Are you a Boston area connoisseur of fine-quality… software? If you recognize yourself in that description, stop by the Raizlabs / Rightpoint offices in downtown Boston tomorrow (8/21) for the Drinks On Tap summer meetup. This networking event, which includes a Q&A session and a few demos, will start at 6 p.m. Read more: BostInno Approved: August’s Top Tech & Startup Events in Boston
Random
The fun stuff.
Sri: Is the world ready for a film full of jump cuts every ten seconds? Ready or not, GIPHY, the search engine for GIFs, is launching a new film festival to showcase the medium’s narrative potential. Open to all filmmakers, artists, designers and restless minds residing in the U.S., The GIPHY Film Fest will highlight loopable “micro films” up to 18 seconds. And GIPHY claims that these micro-films can be just as compelling, entertaining and professional. Someone page Coen Brothers, quick!
 Featured Jobs
Featured startup and tech jobs on BostInno’s new Careers Directory.
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