Adura raises $5M for wireless lighting

Lighting management company Adura Technologies took $5 million in a first round of funding co-led by VantagePoint Venture Partners and Claremont Creek Partners. The San Francisco firm will use its new funds to further develop lighting systems that can dim based on how many people are in a room, how much daylight is being let in and even how much light individuals need over their desks.

Adura’s current dimming systems are completely wireless, usually placed in offices and commercial spaces, and reduce energy used for lighting by 40 to 50 percent, reports VentureWire. Users can customize their lighting configuration through a software package. The company currently counts UC Berkeley and green building company Webcor Builders among its clients, VentureWire reports, but also has $1 million in contacts already lined up.

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