Enlighted Raises $25M to Turn LEDs Into Internet-of-Things Nodes

LED lighting fixtures could well become the nodes of ubiquitous wireless connectivity for the office buildings, warehouses, parking lots and other spaces they’re being installed in around the world. At least, this describes the internet-of-things plans of most of the companies in the networked LED business today, including Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Enlighted. Last week, Enlighted announced it has raised a $25 million Series D round to help bolster those plans. New investor Tao Capital joined previous investors Kleiner Perkins, RockPort Capital Partners, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson in the round, which brings the startup’s total venture financing to about $80 million.