INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
French startup Tempow has raised a $4 million funding round
Balderton Capital led the round, with C4 Ventures also participating
The company has been working on improving the Bluetooth protocol to make it more versatile.Smartphones, speakers and connected devices all
use Bluetooth in one way or another
There are only a handful of Bluetooth chipset manufacturers in the world, such as Qualcomm and Broadcom
front.Tempow is a software company that wants to rewrite the Bluetooth stack from scratch
idea and licensed the technology for its Moto X4 handset
For instance, Tempow wants to optimize the pairing process, enhance the security of the protocol and work on battery consumption
negotiating with multiple manufacturers
Eventually, Tempow thinks it can build a team of Bluetooth experts who push the protocol forward.
