Filament Nets $5 Million for Blockchain-Based Internet of Things HardwareFilament has raised $5m in Series A funding led by Bullpen Capital and including contributions from Verizon Ventures and Samsung Ventures.
The decision by Samsung Ventures, the capital arm of consumer electronics giant Samsung, marks its first public investment in a blockchain industry firm and notably follows its participation in IBM's blockchain proof of concept ADEPT.
http://www.coindesk.com/filament-nets-5-million-for-blockchain-based-internet-of-things-hardware/interesting stuff.