Internet of Things Infrastructure
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Internet of Things Infrastructure -
Sector Overview
• Over $1B invested
• With ~50 companies funded in last 12 months
• Most active funds:
Intel Capital (Arch Rock Corp, Arrayent, GainSpain, SIGFOX)
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (Neul, Ember, Zapier)
New Enterprise Associates (APX Labs, Arch Rock Corp, IFTTT)
Cisco Investments (Evrythng, Ayla Networks)
Andreessen Horowitz (Estimote, IFTTT)
Bessemer Venture Partners (Estimote, Zapier)
Sequoia Capital (KeenIO, Jasper)
Qualcomm Ventures (Aeris Communications, Macheen)
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DeviceHardware
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Sensor
Sensor Software
Hub Cloud PaaS App Store
Hub Software
Communication Language
App
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CONNECTED DEVICE PLATFORMCONNECTIVITY HARDWARE
CONNECTIVITY HARDWARE PLATFORM
HARDWARE PLATFORM CLOUD SERVICE APP STORE
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Internet of Things Infrastructure - Landscape
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Notable Companies across categories
Hub Cloud PaaS App Store
SENSOR PLATFORMProvides sensors for different purposes (temperature, activity) along
with cloud service to access their data. Arch Rock Corp ($15M), Estimote ($3.4M), Variable Inc. ($3.4M), Relayr ($2.6M), Libelium
CONNECTED DEVICE PLATFORMOffers a cloud service to connect and manage different
compatible devices and a platform to develop and deploy apps on them. Green Wave System ($42M), Axeda
($22M), APX-Labs ($10M), ThingWorkx ($13M)Evrythng ($7M), Altuix ($2M)
CONNECTIVITY HARDWAREBuild kits that contain hardware
modules with sensors that connect and transmit data directly to the cloud. Ember ($118M), Control4 ($93M),
ioBridge, Seed Labs, Sensoplex
CONNECTIVITY HARDWARE PLATFORMDevelops hardware modules which connect to cloud service. Also offers a platform to build
and run apps on these devices (PaaS). Gain Spain ($113M), Electric Imp (23M), AlyaNetworks ($26M), Sparkio ($5M), Econais, HD-Wireless
HARDWARE PLATFORMDevelops hardware modules with raw board, processor to develop
connected devices on top of themlittleBits Electronics ($16M),
Tessel, Kontakt, Kyte Labs, Petasense
CLOUD SERVICEService that receives data from
connected devices and allows to manage and deploy these devices
Jasper ($209M), IFTTT ($40M), Macheen ($34.4M)
APP STOREEvercam ($667k)
Angelcam ($144k)
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$220M $160M
$170M
$70M $300M $1M
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Notable Funding rounds in last 7 months
Hub Cloud PaaS App Store
SENSOR PLATFORM
CONNECTED DEVICE PLATFORM• $1m - Robin (Boston, 2011): Helps build triggers for physical &
digital interactions based on knowledge of a situation.• $10m - APX Labs (Herndon, 2010): Optical wearable
technology for industrial applications
CONNECTIVITY HARDWARE
CONNECTIVITY HARDWARE PLATFORM• $15m - Electric Imp (Los Altos, 2012): Connectivity through embedded hw & sw platform• $4.9m - Spark (Minneapolis, 2011): Wi-Fi development platform that creates internet-connected hw• $15m - Ayla Networks (Sunnyvale, 2010): A platform for hosting connected devices
HARDWARE PLATFORM
APP STORE• $0.2m - Angelcam (Mountain View,
2013): App-store for security cameras
CLOUD SERVICE• $2.3m - Weaved ( Palo Alto, 2006): Encrypted communication over the cloud• $30m - IFTTT (SF, 2010): Enables users to connect different web applications• $11m - Keen IO (SF, 2011): Cloud API for developers to build custom and white-labelled
analytics and data science features directly into their web, mobile, or IoT applications• Seed - ConnectHQ (Los Angeles, 2014): Data platform for internet of things• $50m - Jasper (Mountain View, 2005): Network connectivity platform for mobile IoT
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OTHERS• $3m - Helium (SF, 2013): Connectivity Protocol• $2m - Neura (Sunnyvale, 2012): Database Service• $5.5m - Hmicro (Los Altos, 2008): Processors• $17m - Ineda Systems (Santa Clara, 2011): Processors• $1.5m - Bastille Networks (Atlanta, 2014): Security• $7m - Evrything (London, 2011): Sensor Software Stack• $3m - Wit.ai ( Palo Alto, 2013): Voice Interface
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Active funds & sub-sectors of investment
Intel Capital
DFJ NEA Cisco A16Z BVP SequoiaQualcommVentures
Opus Capital
Crunch Fund
CLOUD SERVICE Zapier IFTTT IFTTT ZapierJasperKeenIO
MacheenIFTTT
Weaved
CONNECTEDDEVICE PALTFORM
Arrayent APX Labs Evrythng Arrayent
CONNECTIVITY HWFibocomWireless
Ember
CONNECTIVITY HW PLATFORM
GainSpainAyla
NetworksGainSpain
HARDWAREPLATFORM
WiTricityEstimoteuBeam
Estimote uBeam
SENSOR PLATFORM
Arch Rock Arch Rock
OTHERS SIGFOX Neul Wit.ai Wit.aiAeris
Comm
Venture funds
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Jasper [2005, Mountain View] Jasper solutions are powering the Internet of Things across fifteen mobile operator
groups, 2,500 enterprises, millions of devices and 6 continents. Provides enterprise software suites for
connected devices and mobile Internet of Things. Powers Amazon Kindle and Sony PS Vita. Working on
connected car concept for GM, Nissan, Ford, VW, Tesla. Also enables devices in dozen industries over 5
continents. Winner of the 2013 GSMA Global Mobile Award for ‘Best Cloud Based Technology for Mobile’.
$205M AllianceBernstein, Sequoia
Capital, Bench, Temasek
IFTTT [2010, San Francisco] IFTTT is a service that lets user create powerful connections with one simple
statement: if this then that. IFTTT enables users to create and share "Recipes" that fit the statement: "if this
then that". The “this” part of a Recipe is called a Trigger. The “that” part of a Recipe is called an Action. The
combination of a Trigger and an Action from a user's active channels are called Recipes. Has connected
110+ channels. IFTTT for iPhone adds 3 exclusive channels: iOS Photos, Reminders and Contacts. An
Android version of the app was released on April 24, 2014.
$39M Lerer Ventures, Greylock
Partners, CrunchFund, Founder
Collective, SV Angel, Gunderson
Dettmer, NEA, FLOODGATE,
Betaworks, BoxGroup,
Andreessen Horowitz
Macheen [2010, Austin] Macheen develops a service platform designed to provide retailers and manufacturers internet
connectivity with laptop, tablets and other computing devices. It has developed a mobile cloud that provides
mobile broadband connectivity to just the applications the user needs for that device such as email,
entertainment, security, or specialized education apps allowing them to customize their connectivity without
having to buy a comprehensive data plan. Investors include Dell executive and tech investor Tom Meredith,
former Microsoft executive Mike Maples apart from Gem Ventures, Mercury Fund, North Bridge and
Qualcomm.
$34.4M Mercury Fund, North Bridge
Venture Partners, GEM Ventures,
Qualcomm
Keen IO [2011, San Francisco] Custom analytics backend for developers. Managed cloud API that lets developers
build complex, hyper-custom, large-scale analytics and data science features directly into their web, mobile,
or Internet of Things applications. Techstars Alum.
$14.5M Techstars, 500 Startups, Data
Collective, Galvanize, Cloud
Power Capital, Amplify Partners,
Rincon Venture, Pelion Venture,
XG Ventures, Sequoia Capital
Weaved [2006, Palo Alto] Weaved's technology provides a TCP level virtual private network (VPN), that provides an
encrypted peer-to-peer (P2P) connection. It works with any solution using the TCP/IP protocol and can
usually be added in minutes. Available for Windows, OSX, Android, IOS, Linux and various RTOSes. Their
solutions to Original Equipment Manufacturers(OEMs) like Philips, Cisco to connect devices to the Internet of
Things. More than 3.6M connections every month
$2.6M CrunchFund, Metamorphic
Ventures, Core Ventures Group,
TMT Investments, Alpine
Meridian, Inc., Double M
Partners, Ironfire Capital, Maxfield
Capital
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Berg [2005, London, United Kingdom] Cloud services for web-enabled devices. Provides a device API
for Arduino, Raspberry Pi and ARM MBED to control hardware and a cloud API to manage all
connected devices. First product was Little Printer, which receives and prints messages and feeds
from your smartphone. Also provides hardware with built-in connectivity.
$1.3M Connect Ventures, Initial
Capital, Index Ventures
Zapier [2011, Mountain View] Zapier is a service that syncs data between Web apps through triggers
and actions to automate tasks. Partners, including Salesforce, Intuit, Google, and Dropbox, utilize
Zapier to offer their customers integrations with over 280 apps. Zapier's Developer Platform
enables developers to add APIs for private or public use. IFTTT is consumer focussed but Zapier is
more Business focussed. Has 250+ application that are integrated using Zapier's technology.
Charges for pro plans according to syncing speed. Was part of YCombinator Summer 2012 batch.
$1.2M Y Combinator,
Bessemer Venture
Partners, Draper Fisher
Jurvetson (DFJ)
Etherios [2008, Dallas] Provides a device cloud to businesses to connect any device with open devices and
an open cloud connector. Also offers a product 'The Social Machine' for integration of device data
with enterprise's Salesforce. In addition, also gives strategy and consulting services for M2M and
design.
$750k
Supenta [2012, London, United Kingdom] Supenta provides a cloud-based NFC device management
system. This system facilitates service providers (e.g. private businesses, public agencies and
local authorities) to dynamically update, manage and provide up-to-date contents into the NFC tags
designed for each poster. Supenta facilitates decentralised data collection, data access and
information delivery from the NFC tags to the service provider to enhance user experiences and
increase marketing effectiveness. Super Enterprise Associates Ltd. (SUPENTA) is a London-based
startup.
$560k Technology Strategy
Board
OneFold [2013, San Francisco] OneFold is focused on analysing data generated by wearables. OneFold
uses a new architecture based on its proprietary cloud-based "DHQL" platform. It leverages recent
inflections in the price of storage and massively parallel cloud computing to deliver deep analytical
insights to organizations publishing wearable apps. OneFold has developed a unique approach to
transform, analyse and visualize the enormous amount of data coming from mobile and wearables.
$400k Studio 9+
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Exosite [2009, Minneapolis] Exosite’s data platform empowers companies to quickly prototype and
deploy their own Internet of Things solution using the web service APIs. It's system is architected
with product developers in mind, meaning it has a built-in framework that eliminates the
complexities of infrastructure and simplifies IoT development. Their Platform makes it easy for
product developers to create cloud-capable products. Texas Instruments recently released the
Connected LaunchPad Evaluation Kit which uses the Tiva C Series TM4C1294 microcontroller
and ships with Exosite application code already flashed onto the chip Has a office in Taiwan also.
$350k
Arynga [2012, San Diego] Arynga delivers innovative vehicle software management solutions to the
automotive industry. Their flagship product CarSync, is an efficient, and intelligent platform for
remotely updating and maintaining vehicle software and firmware. CarSync ensures the integrity
of embedded systems for the lifetime of the vehicle, reducing recall rates caused by software
glitches, and in effect, saves vehicle Original Equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier One
suppliers time and money, while improving customer satisfaction. Arynga is headquartered in
San Diego, California, with engineering and R&D offices in Poland.
$250k
Evoz [2010, Los Altos] Evoz provides a software platform for the smart home, powering the connected
devices. Evoz powered devices such as Belkin Baby monitor is used as a on the go application
for baby monitoring such as track his sleep and measure when he cries and for how long.
$150k 500 Startups, David
Shen Ventures,
Initial:Capital
LitHouse [2014, San Jose] A cloud OS for the Internet of Things. Its solution manages the identity and
state of IoT devices in the home, and exposes those devices through uniform API's to enable
interoperability.
$25k Plug & Play Ventures
Beaconwatcher [2014, Tel Aviv, Israel] Beaconwatcher offers free and powerful solutions targeted at developers
and retailers, for building or adding iBeacon technology to their mobile apps. Solutions for
integration include complete cloud management platform, APIs and SDK for free. The cloud
management platform is a web-based tool for managing apps, sites, beacons, geofences,
notification campaigns, real time micro-location and analytics.
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Company list: Cloud Service (3/8)
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Cloud of
Things
[2014, Airport City, Israel] Cloud of Things enables businesses to develop self-branded Internet of
Things solutions. The platform includes SDK's for endpoint devices, an insight-driven big-data cloud
backend and an engine that automatically generates source-code for mobile control applications. For
enterprises, Cloud of Things supports deployment of consumer IoT products in a secure enterprise
environment. The platform also includes a big data analytics module for analysis of the platform's
usage data.
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Waylay [2014, Ghent, Belgium] Waylay developed a cloud-based PaaS platform for IoT that supports
advanced decision making, automation, notification, proactive maintenance and troubleshooting use
cases. waylay's graphical modelling technology is based on Bayesian Networks. Enables smarter
real-time decisions, proactive monitoring and automation based on integration with existing line-of-
business applications. waylay's technology increases operational efficiency and leads to improved
customer service. Was incubated at iMinds accelerator. Has yet to release its product.
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LifeGate [2014, Verona, Italy] Cloud service for connected products. Consumers can connect and automate
their web-enabled devices and collect data from these things to understand and optimize them.
Supports devices from manufacturers - Jawbone, Belkin, Philips, Parrot, Withings, Fitbit.
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RealTime.io [2014, Marlborough] RealTime provides Cloud service for internet connected devices. RealTime's
server is a central connection point for remote devices, web/mobile clients, backend services and
system management tools. Realtime.io is a technology platform that enables easy development of
near real-time Internet-of-Things applications for developers and manufacturers.
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Beebotte [2014, Paris, France] Beebotte is an open cloud platform for Internet of Things and real-time
connected applications. Beebotte relieves Internet of Things application developers from
infrastructure and connectivity burden by providing an API and key building blocks offering device
management and connectivity, data collection, storage and intelligence, and, large number of data
visualization widgets.
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Octoblu [2013, Tempe] Octoblu's Meshblu allows any device using any protocol to connect to a single IoT platform
capable of discovering and messaging any other device. Meshblu allows discovery, control and management
of any API-based software application, any hardware or appliance or social media network and connect
devices that run many different protocols across a common platform. Octoblu's feature include: easy devices
and systems integration and coordination, process design using simple drag and drop user interface, event
control, real-time communication, advanced analysis, search and reporting tools. Octoblu enables companies
to create IoT services with secure real-time exchange of data across systems, people and physical devices.
Octoblu provides a management platform that enables users to create innovative IoT services.
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Resin.io [2013, Guildford, United Kingdom] Resin offers a scalable connected device code distribution service. By
taking care of the infrastructural details such as deployment, network security, monitoring, operating system,
cross-compilation etc. Resin allows developers to utilize their standard Javascript workflows to write apps for
Embedded devices. Currently supports node.js on RaspberryPi with support for all languages on Linux in
development. In private beta.
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Brivo Labs [2013, Bethesda] Brivo Labs is an Internet of Things company leading the emerging Social Access
Management trend. Using social identities, we are focused on developing applications that connect virtual
communities with physical spaces and devices. SAM is their API platform, a solution for Social Access
Management. SAM enables developers with the resources and tools to build mobile friendly apps to unlock
and open doors, receive notifications and obtain data and videos. MD, Brivo Labs is a business unit of Brivo
Systems LLC and leverages their core services. Brivo Systems LLC is a SaaS-based company that links
hundreds of thousands of remote devices to millions of users.
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XOBXOB [2013, Portland] Cloud service for any web-enabled device, creates small mailboxes (XOBs). Things can
send and receive messages through a XOB. By sharing XOBs, things can send messages to each other.
Founded by Ex-Microsoft User Experience Designer.
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TapWise [2011, Seattle] TapWise is a Seattle-based technology firm specialising in applied-NFC and custom
application development. Offers a platform which provides an integrated cloud-based ecosystem of NFC tag
management tools and services, allowing for ease of implementation and optimal utilisation of NFC. Provides
an Android nTag Manager application for users to manage tag content.
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Yaler [2011, Zurich, Switzerland] Provides a relay infrastructure for web and SSH access to embedded
systems even if they are behind a firewall. Works with any hardware with a TCP socket.
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Cycle30 [2010, Seattle] Cycle30 offers cloud management services that include device management,
connectivity and subscription management into a simple and seamless process. Cycle30 provides
two solutions. The first is an administrative portal to manage devices from manufacturing, to
provisioning for connectivity, as well as billing. The second offer consists of self-care portal for
customers for billing and device management. Analytics and diagnostics are available as well.
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Kii [2010, San Mateo] Kii provides a Mobile Backend-as-a-Service (MBaaS) for mobile app developers.
It also provides Venture Capital and Distribution and Monetization partnerships to help developers to
globally scale their businesses. Kii also offers an IoT cloud platform with API's for device inter-
communication, device management and monitoring. Customers for their IoT offering include
Softbank and Philips. Kii is the result of the merger of Synclore Corp. and Servo Software, Inc. in
July 2010. Based in Tokyo, Japan and Silicon Valley. Kii also has operations in Beijing China. Kii
Capital is a venture fund which invests into mobile applications.
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Pachube [2008, London, United Kingdom] Store, share & discover realtime sensor, energy and
environment data from objects, devices & buildings around the world. Pachube is a convenient,
secure & scalable platform that helps you connect to & build the ‘internet of things’
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Tellient [2014, San Diego] Tellient offers analytics for the Internet of Things. Tellient 's solution includes
support for unlimited users and data point with easily customizable visualization and platform
agnostic support. Leveraging these tools allows client's to better understand how their product are
used and drive future product development.
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ConnectHQ [2014, Los Angeles] ConnectHQ provides API for companies to manage, store and analyse the
data that has been collected from internet connected devices. Supplies a REST API that make it
easy to build internal applications and a suite of out-of-the-box integrations with third-party vendors.
Raised seed round from Crosscut Ventures.
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TempoIQ [2014, Chicago] TempoIQ is an analytics service that provides scalable monitoring of sensor data
from internet connected devices. TempoIQ provides an infrastructure for hardware/application
developers to build their consumer end applications, integrated with TempoIQ's sensor analytics
backend. Guarantees performance and security by providing a dedicated private cloud environment
managed by a team of experts. Sister company of TempoDB Inc.
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Mnubo [2012, Montreal, Canada] Offers a cloud big data analytics platforms for insights and intelligence
to connected object manufacturers. Also enables developers to build, deploy and manage data-rich
applications for connected devices.
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Sensegrow [2011, Gurgaon, India] Sensegrow's product ioEYE is a Machine-to-Machine (M2M) cloud
platform for connected assets, equipments and products. It acquires information from devices &
assets in real-time, stores it on a big data cloud, and then use this information for analysis to
improve business efficiencies. ioEYE paid service is available for small and medium businesses.
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Grove
Streams
[2011, Maple Grove] Provides a public API where 3rd party devices can upload data in real-time
while providing dashboard monitoring and notifications so that users and other devices
can act on it.
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DataToWeb [2008, Montreal, Canada] IoT Monitoring platform that allows individuals and organizations to collect
and analyze their time series data online. Platform-As-A-Service that enhances and adds new web
feature for sensors and transmitters manufacturers.
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Algo
Engines
[2012, Mumbai, India] Provider of M2M technology & sustainability performance management
solutions for wind turbines and solar plants. To manage big data generated by the sensors, offers
tools such as cloud-based infrastructure for scalability, reports, dashboards and KPIs to visualize the
data and machine learning models for predictive analytics and forecasting. Key components of its
solutions include forecasting, condition monitoring, solar & wind data analytics along with the tools
mentioned.
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Symplio [2010, Bilbao, Spain] Provides a number of services and tools facilitating companies with Internet-
connected products to manage them and integrate them into their business operation. Also develops
physical objects - Cyrcle and Rumble, that provide alerts and mobile based interface to interact on
the social network. Rymble awarded the best Internet of Things Consumer Product of 2011.
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Go Factory [2011, San Francisco] PaaS for the Internet of Everything. Connects sensors, devices, people, and
systems into solutions. Helps enterprises reduce development time by insulating developers from
complex mobile network management issues and providing plug & play, cloud-based application
services.
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DataToWeb [2008, Montreal, Canada] IoT Monitoring platform that allows individuals and organizations to collect
and analyze their time series data online. Platform-As-A-Service that enhances and adds new web
feature for sensors and transmitters manufacturers.
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Unifythings [2013, Boulder] Software service enabling interoperability among connected devices. For eg,
thermostat settings change when solar panels are activated.
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Reality
[2008, Irvine] Founded by a group of successful entrepreneurs. GreenWave’s Home2Cloud
platform allows its partners to confidently leverage the broad capabilities of Internet of Things and
Machine-to-Machine communications to create their own value-added managed services. In
addition, GreenWave offers its own award-winning services including Connected Lighting, Home
Monitoring and Energy Management. The company has customers that include leading service
providers, lighting manufacturers, and utilities. GreenWave Reality alos launched a high-tech
WiFi-enabled LED lighting system that allows consumers to easily control and automate lighting
through a handheld remote or smartphone. Has offices in Irvine, California; Copenhagen,
Denmark; and Singapore.
$41.3M Craton Equity Partners
Axeda [2000, Foxborough] Cloud-based service and software for managing connected products and
machines and implementing M2M/IoT applications. Service providers, manufacturers use the
Axeda Machine Cloud to turn machine data into valuable information, to build and run
applications, and to optimize business processes by integrating machine data.
$22M JMI Equity, Mitsui & Co
PubNub [2010, San Francisco] PubNub enables software developers to rapidly build and scale real-time
apps by providing the cloud infrastructure, connections and key building blocks for real-time
interactivity. Developers can build real-time apps like live dashboards and data streams, real-time
collaboration, 2nd screen synchronization and machine-to-machine signalling for any device.
PubNub powers 1000s of apps and streams more than 3M messages a second to over 200M
devices a month. Customers include Rebtel, Viggle, GetTaxi, Humble Bundle, StageIT, Spreecast
and Celly.
$15.5M Relay Ventures, Scale
Venture Partners
ThingWorx [2009, Downingtown] ThingWorx transforms application development for the the connected
world, allowing companies to achieve a step change in operational innovation and resource
efficiency. Acquired by PTC for $112M in December, 2013.
$13M Safeguard Scientifics
Arrayent [2002, Redwood City] Cloud platform that enables manufacturers, retailers, and service providers
to connect consumer products to web and smartphone applications. The platform consists of
firmware, a cloud which enables device virtualisation and acts as an OS, and a mobile framework
to build apps. Supports different protocols, including a proprietary one.
$12.6M Band of Angels, Opus
Capital, Intel Capital
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APX Labs [2010, Herndon] APX Labs sells optical wearable technologies to the military for applications ranging
from connecting soldiers to unmanned arial vehicles to tele-medical applications for medics in the field.
Provides software platform Skylight SDK that companies use to create smart glasses applications.
APX Labs provides its API to Microsoft and SAP.
$10M NEA
Bug Labs [2006, New York] The Bug is a wireless product development platform, consisting of a collection of
easy-to-use, open source hardware modules, each capable of producing one or more Web services.
These modules snap together physically and the services connect together logically to enable users to
easily build, program and share innovative devices and applications. With Bug, businesses can take
advantage of a complete, integrated device development environment, enabling them to produce a
proof-of-concept with a rich ecosystem of hardware, software and web services - giving the power to
go from prototype to production twice as fast at half the cost.
$7.5M Union Square Ventures,
Spark Capital, Court
Square Ventures
Grid2Home [2007, San Diego] Grid2Home develops smart energy and home automation software for product
manufacturers. It offers wireless and wired network solution for smart meters, lighting controls, wireless
to wired bridges, in home displays, thermostats, water heater and pool pumps, load controllers, white
goods communications modules, solar and electric vehicle battery charger panel communications
modules. Its solutions create an upper layer that integrates a wired and wireless mesh, which is
managed as a single network. The company also provides consulting services for building applications
and business.
$7.05M Granite Ventures
SeeControl [2004, Redwood City] SaaS platform for businesses to easily connect, analyze, control and manage
remote products, things and assets. Offers a library of turnkey applications, vendor devices and
machine protocol connectors.
$5.12M Western Technology,
Wilson, Altos Ventures,
Stanford Management
DN2K [2011, Greenwood Village] DN2K has developed and offers a M2M SaaS solution that can help
government agencies, utilities, oil and gas producers, farmers and industrial operators monitor and
control remotely-located critical assets from different manufacturers. It takes large amounts of data
from sources throughout a business and turns that data into a visual information display accessible
from laptops, smart phones and tablets, regardless of platform, and can be shared with others in real-
time.
$4.19M
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Muzzley [2012, Lisbon, Portugal] Muzzley offers a developer’s platform - libraries & SDK's - and a cloud middleware
service that extends machine-to-machine connections to humans through their smart phones. The
smartphones, after pairing, transform themselves into context and then allow a seamless or predictive
interaction. Muzzley provides libraries for the most popular languages and platforms in the market.
$3.5M Espírito Santo
Ventures
XOEye
Technologies
[2010, Ann Arbor] Formerly known as the PairASight Project, which recently transitioned through re-brand.
XOEye Technologies is developing a wearable computing technology that captures video from a first person
point-of-view and streams the user's perspective live to anyone with internet access. The technology is B2B
focused, with applications and design being especially well-suited for manufacturing, industrial and
construction applications.
$3.2M
Open Garden [2011, San Francisco] Open Garden is a software-based mobile broadband network made of peer-to-peer
connections between devices including smartphones, tablets, laptops and wearables. Open Garden leverages
the density of these devices to create an OTT network. It is available as a free app for Android, Windows and
MacOS. Has 3M+ users worldwide. The user benefits are: a faster internet access, stronger coverage,
seamless connections and battery usage reduction. The company sells licenses and advanced versions of the
software to device manufacturers, mobile operators and corporations. "Awarded Most disruptive technology” at
TechCrunch Disrupt NYC 2012. Funded by Allan Green, David Ulevitch, Derek Parham and Digital Garage
$2M
Davra
Networks
[2010, Sunnyvale] Davra Networks developed an application enablement platform for the Internet of Things.
Davra Networks’ RuBAN platform is a customer cloud based application enablement platform that takes critical
data from the network and any connected devices or sensors and publishes it through open API making it easy
to build and run (IoT) applications. Has offices in Sunnyvale, California and in Dublin, Ireland.
$2M Delta Partners
Altiux [2013, Bangalore, India] Altiux M2M platform is a single horizontal “Converged Cloud Platform” for Internet of
Things - connecting users, devices, apps, processes, contents and services via user’s stationary and mobile
devices. The platform delivers what the smart homes, smart communities and smart enterprises desire to
provide in order to enhance productivity, operational efficiency, user experience and what the manufacturing
industry & telecom operators want to provide through open standards for convergence in telecom, wireless,
home automation, building automation, smart city automation and internet arena in order to enhance operation
efficiency and simplify consumer experience. Provides Altiux SDK for OEM developers to deploy
application/features on top of their devices. Has offices in Bangalore and Hyderabad, India. Acquired P-Device
in Aug 2014.
$2M BitChemy Ventures
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Candi
Controls
[2008, Lafayette] Candi Controls, Inc. (“Candi”) is an early stage Lafayette, California based
company. Candi’s cloud-based service connects energy companies, telecoms, MSOs and
manufacturers to the widest array of everyday devices in their customers’ homes and businesses.
They make machine-to-machine communications (M2M) and multi-system integration transparent
for businesses and their customers. Candi's API, Drivers and Interface Library link products,
protocols and relevant data over the web. Enables competitive advantages and compelling
interfaces to empower device control, monitoring, data acquisition and service, regardless of
platform, protocol, environment or manufacturer. Candi’s target market is service providers in the
energy and telecommunications/data industries, specifically utilities, telecoms, MSOs, and the
systems integrators and manufacturers associated with those industries. Geographic targets are
the Americas, Europe/UK and the Middle East, and developed Australasia.
$1.9M
Robin [2011, Boston] Provides a cloud based platform to connect devices, give each device an identity,
build, deploy and manage apps across them. Used for connected offices (employee perks) and
events. Software-first, hardware-agnostic.
$1.4M Atlas Venture, Deep
Fork Capital, BOLDstart
Ventures
People
Power
[2009, Palo Alto] Helps manufacturers and service providers control connected devices by
providing an analytics and connectivity platform in both mobile and cloud. Also, its smartphone app,
Presence, transforms spare iPhones, iPads, and iPods into wireless video cameras for monitoring.
Founders have significant experience in wireless and mobile domains. CEO - UCB.
$1.16M New Cycle Capital,
Greener Capital, Green
Capital Partners
Augmate [2010, New York City] Augmate offers a web platform for developers to build digital eyewear
applications that integrate with enterprise backend services and a variety of API plug-ins.
Customers include Toyota, Zoetis (Pfizer division). Hardware and software partners with Vuzix,
Epson, SAP. Raising funding on AngelList from Tim Draper and others.
$375k
Meshify [2012, Houston] Enables Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) to convert existing devices
to internet-connected products controlled from the web/mobile apps. Industry applications include
remote tank monitoring, energy management systems (boilers, thermostats, temperature sensors),
pest control systems, water monitors, gas meters, manufacturing equipment. Founder has prev Oil
industry experience, studied at Georgia Tech
$305k
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Onion [2013, Boston] Provides Onion Cloud, which allows devices to interact with each other and with third-party web
services. It also enables devices to delegate computationally intensive tasks to the cloud. Also provides Onion
App SDK which makes it easy to build mobile & web applications to interact with the connected devices. Devices
are connected to the Onion cloud by using Onion Core which is a set of firmware libraries. Onion core supports
popular platforms such as the Arduino and RaspberryPi.
$118k Techstars
Altizon [2013, Pune, India] Altizon provides 'Aliot' appliances which help connect devices and send data to the their
'Datonis Platform' in a secure and scalable manner. Altizon's Datonis cloud platformis a device management
solution which helps aggregate data from sensor networks and make them available for processing. Has 15+
clients and early adopters in the SME sector in India. Altizon is looking to expand into the international market
with the Datonis platform as an OEM solution for global needs. Also looking into Retail, Healthcare and
Consumer Electronics space. Raised seed funding from Persistent Ventures (investment arm of Persistent
Systems), Infuse Ventures (investment arm of IIM Ahmedabad) and The Hive India (operated by Patni siblings).
$100k
Enteye [2013, Katowice, Poland] Enteye offers a cloud based data service for IoT devices. Features of their service
include: device agnostic, secure connections, easy device management via web browser, a message handling
service that is fast, secure and durable. Furthermore they also offer dashboard, time series and SMS services.
They have a free version for developers and all their code is open sourced.
$85k Innovation
Nest
Xaptum [2013, Chicago] Xaptum is a collection of messaging services with tokenized security, available as a cloud
computing platform for the "Internet of Things". It allows IoT devices to be authenticated, authorized and auto-
configured by full-duplex messaging over a single TCP connection. Xaptum is a reference implementation of the
GSS-API . Using their open source client libraries, clients can build scalable and secure deployment of their IoT
devices. Prices are based on number of messages per month. Bulk discount are available for high volume users.
Gadget-
Keeper
[2012, Ottawa, ON, Canada] Gadgetkeeper allows the client to rapidly create IoT solutions and easily integrate
their application with external IT systems through Gadgetkeeper's APIs, web services, and hands-free hosting
environment that automatically scales to meet demand. Features include: server-side Javascript, event handling,
event and time series storage, external service interaction and multiple communication protocol support.
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Apsima [2013, San Diego] Apsima is a fully featured platform offered as a service for connected apps developer.
Helps developers to focus on their core features and use Apsima's SDK to quickly add connectivity, rich
messages and mobile payments to their apps with ease. Apsima launched a social Presence SDK for app
developers to add proximity based social features to any mobile development.
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My N3RD [2014, Olathe] My N3RD make a control switch that can control every gadget, vehicle and appliance
connected with the internet. It works with the My N3RD app to upgrade any switch into a wireless controlled,
programmable, and automatic smart switch, updating all of devices into intelligent connected ones. The
switch contains WiFi so that it can directly be controlled using the smartphone requiring no router or an
internet connection. Successfully raised more than $100k on crowdfunding website Kickstarter in Feb 2014
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Flatout
Technologies
[2013, Vienna, Austria] Flatout Technologies provides a cloud based service to businesses for home
automation and app deployment. Provides Flatcloud for anywhere access to devices at home. In the cloud
they provide a smart home operating system, FlatOS which is a centerpiece for every connected device. The
FlatOS is designed to handle a vast amount of connections and data. Due to its flexibility, various gateways
can be used to connect all sorts of devices. An application-programming interface (API) with full
documentation is provided for app developers. Through apps one can use devices to their fullest potential. For
example, a simple motion sensor normally used for turning on the lights could also be used as an effective and
cost efficient security system. The FlatStore is an online marketplace designed to guide customers with ease
to smarten up their homes. It offers packages and devices, upgrades with apps and professional service
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TheThings [2013, Barcelona, Spain] theThings.IO is the Internet of Things social network. With theThings.IO, users can
manage, interact and reprogram all of their Internet of Things devices efficiently and with an homogeneous
experience.
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Masterloop [2013, Stavanger, Norway] Masterloop provides libraries that are compatible with popular hardware
devices(audrino, raspberry pi) and a cloud service to connect these devices to each other and the web. Users
can write applications on top of it to make all the devices run in a system. They also provide a price tagged
Masterloop Pro service with features such that all devices get a single, common API, making it easier to
develop specialised applications.
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Lelylan [2012, Milan, Italy] Lelylan provides a platform for developers to use their cloud service and
build & deploy application on them. For the same Lelylan provides a RESTful API. Provides white
label dashboard for businesses serving mobile as well as web based applications. Has rasised
over $15k on Indiegogo, a crowdfunding platform.
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Domothings [2012, Barcelona, Spain] Provides an open platform to connect, manage and control any device
connected to the Internet. Integrated with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Android/iOS phones for
automation.
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Cumulocity [2012, Düsseldorf, Germany] M2M spin off of Nokia Siemens Networks. Platform to connect
any device, control and manage their data and build apps on them.
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Linkafy [2012, Stockholm, Sweden] Allows product manufacturers to deliver control and monitoring of
their home appliances to their customers from their smartphone, for any platform.
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Carriots [2011, Madrid, Spain] Carriots is the spin-off of Wairbut's M2M (Machine to Machine) division.
Enabeles to make smart-objects by just connecting them to Carriots and build applications for
them.
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Smartapps [2010, Itajuba, Brazil] Cloud platform that allows to connect hardware to the cloud, integrate
between data, embedded devices, sensors and also develop apps for them. Provides an API,
based on HTTP and WebSocket to connect any internet enabled thing to its cloud.
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TelemetryWeb [2010, Minneapolis] TelemetryWeb's cloud based software platform allows device
manufacturers to develop custom applications to power internet enabled devices. By utilizing
TelemetryWeb, manufacturers are able to deliver a custom product to their customers without the
cost or development time required by an internally developed solution. Its core design allows for
the delivery of a totally custom end user interface without making any changes to the underlying
platform. Their one of the product AgSphere helps manufacturers of agriculture technology build
solutions that harvest data from the farm. With AgSphere, agricultural technology manufacturers
can build web-connected solutions that increase margins, reduce risk, and improve efficiencies
for farmers.
Project Skyway
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Intentionis [2009, San Francisco] Intentionis offers software solutions for mobile devices to help stream sensory
data to the cloud. Using their propriety “Sensotweet” technology, they enable M2M communication for the
emerging Internet-of-Things. Their innovative SDK focuses on leveraging sensors to the benefit of app
and web developers. Sensor values are securely stored in their scalable cloud IT infrastructure. Provides
an easy-to-use platform-independent query interface to retrieve sensor values and drive key statics.
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Observation
Systems
[2009, Rotterdam, Netherlands] Cloud-based platform for storing and processing large amounts of
sensor data. Allows users to connect any kind of sensing device, or collect data from public sensor feeds
to enrich applications for connected devices.
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Xively [2008, Boston] Xively is a platform devoted to simplifying the interconnection of devices and data with
applications on the Internet of Things. By providing necessary resources, Xively helps developers and
builders easily create, prototype, build, pilot and deploy their Internet connected product. Offers platform
to manage devices and their data which are connected to the web.
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Springworks [2007, Stockholm, Sweden] Springworks is a technology partner specializing in M2M and mobile
solutions. The Springworks M2H Platform Springworks has experience from working with the automotive
industry since 2010 and has played a major role in creating sustainable world class M2H solutions.
Springworks has been working as a production partner in the Volvo On Call project and has, based on
that experience, created its own state of the art M2H platform. They have built large online gaming
platforms with transactions in 12 currencies, integrations with 40 gaming operators and over 100,000
simultaneous users. The very same team has delivered more than 50 different games and managed
projects ranging from 1-75 team members and budgets up to $110 million.
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2lemetry [2011, Denver] Provides a middleware and development layer for companies looking to connect device
data with core enterprise decision making systems such as CRM, supply chain management, QA and
service. Founder, CEO - worked on cloud migrations at Google, Force.com
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Zegg [2014, Atlanta] Zegg is a communications Platform as a Service (PaaS) for all internet connected
embedded devices. Zegg makes it simple to build, manage, and control connected devices, allowing
developers to focus on innovations rather than infrastructure. Zegg provides pre built libraries and API to
connect any device to the internet. These libraries are software stack for developers to make sensors act
as they are needed.
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Yourit [2013, San Jose] Yourit is an online service and API that offers social network like convention for
managing and configuring IoT devices on a cloud network. They offer a flexible and secure architecture
for device connection and management. Developers can also incorporate authorized external data into
their applications.
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Link Labs [2013, Annapolis] Link Labs offers gateways for Internet of Things and Machine to Machine (M2M)
communications. Their solutions are based on their own RF solutions operating o then 915 MHz
spectrum. They claim a best case range of up to 11,000 m in communication range. They offer multi-
channel gateways, transceiver development kits or just the transceiver modules with simple interfaces.
They also offer consultancy solutions that range from design, implementation, management and complete
end to end solutions.
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Concirrus [2012, London, United Kingdom] Concirrus offers a cloud based data management platform for IoT
devices. Built on Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, Concirrus' cloud platform allows any data or device to
connect to its platform. After the data has been uploaded it can be processed and delivered in any form
required, with configurable actions such as alert generation via email or text. The platform is secure
(ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Audit and Certification), can be upgraded and is scalable. It is based on an open
standard with support for CRM and traditional packages such as SAP.
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Waygum [2013, Dublin] Waygum offers the first end-to-end Mobile App Platform uniquely focused on the Internet
of Industrial Things. Waygum is at the intersection of Mobile & IOIT, and offers an Enterprise Grade
Mobile App Platform uniquely focused on providing the last mile mobile-app-services-layer to the
Industrial-Internet platform. Booked about $100K with Siemens and are in NRE/Customer deals with three
other M2M platform ecosystem.
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P-Device
Systems
[2011, Bangalore, India] P-Device Systems is a Converged Cloud technology company and provides
Internet of Things (IoT) cloud middleware for supporting applications such as smart communities and smart
enterprises (SME). P-Device Systems aims to connect things, apps and people to improve operational
efficiency and simplify consumer experience. It aims to help SMB and enterprises to reduce their costs
using Secure Converged Cloud Platform that supports virtual connectors for stationary and mobile devices.
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Oceanleap [2013, Santa Clara] Oceanleap offers an integrated cloud platform that allows developers to easily create
apps that target multiple wearable platforms while allowing most of the back-end code to remain the same.
By using Oceanleap's REST API, developers can utilize features like: use any programming language to
interact with data on the cloud, use web servers to show data from the cloud anywhere and download data
to run custom analytics. Oceanleap also partner's with companies to pre-integrate their platform API with
their sensor or MCU output, giving developers a choice for selecting a fully integrated solution.
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Strap [2014, Cincinnati] Strap is a Real-Time Wearable analytics platform. Building support for Pebble, Galaxy
Gear 2, Android Wear, and Google Glass. The company’s first products include StrapKit, a cross platform
SDK to create native applications for wearables, and Strap Metrics, which provides analytics tools for
developers. Was incubated at Brandery, accelerator.
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Ember [2001, Irvine] Ember’s mission is to be the leading provider of wireless sensor and control network
technologies that enable dramatic energy efficiency improvements for businesses, homes, and the utilities
that serve them. Ember is the platform of choice for OEMs developing ZigBee networking into their
products. The Ember ZigBee platform is the most integrated, complete and feature rich ZigBee solution
available — a single-chip, high-performance 2.4 GHz ZigBee transceiver and ARM Cortex-M3 processor
integrated with the most reliable, scalable and advanced ZigBee PRO software and supported by best-in-
class development tools.
$118M Wellington Partners, WestLB
Mellon Asset Management,
GrandBanks Capital, Vulcan,
Inc., Draper Fisher Jurvetson
(DFJ), Chevron Technology
Ventures, Polaris Partners,
RRE Ventures, DFJ ePlanet
Ventures, New Atlantic
Ventures
Control4 [2003, Salt Lake City] Control4 Corporation manufactures wired and wireless home automation products
in the United States. It offers software and hardware products, which enable home theater and television,
multi-room music, lighting, temperature, and security control through a range of in-home and over-the-Web
remote control technology. The company’s products include wireless dimmers and switches, speakers,
multi tuners, multi channel amplifiers, audio matrix switches, video switchers, and home entertainment and
control systems. It also offers wireless thermostats, touch screens, keypads, controllers, contact/relay
extenders, and system remote controls. Control4 Corporation has a strategic relationship with APOGEE
Interactive.
$93M Frazier Technology Ventures,
Foundation Capital, Thomas
Weisel Venture Partners,
vSpring Capital, University
Venture Fund, Mercato
Partners, GSV Capital
Seed Labs [2014, Krakow, Poland] Seedlab offers complete plug & play solutions that turn any new or existing
device into a native citizen of the Internet of Things. Bluetooth enabled. Has built a small chip that can
go into any appliance. Chip-enabled devices will then show up automatically on phones that are
compatible with Bluetooth Smart, allowing consumer to control any device. The company will license the
chip to appliance makers and creates their software in Krakow.
$1M
GoToTags [2011, Seattle] Gtotags offers NFC tag hardware and software solutions. Their solutions include a free
Windows application for tag configuration and creation, NFC tag encoding software and a reel based
hardware encoder. They also have an online management platform with analytics. Partners include NXP,
Zebra Technologies and Smartrac.
$100k
Yeelink [2013, Qingdao, China] Offers hardware and cloud platform to connect devices to the Internet, check their
status and control them from the web or mobile devices. Incubated at haxlr8r.
$25k HAXLR8R
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Linor
Technology
[2012, Winston] Linor offers relay boards that allow web based automation and data acquisition.
Their boards can be integrated and then used for automation in a variety of devices such as HVAC,
lighting, pumps, garage door etc. The relay boards are based on a TCP/IP stack and can monitor
temperature, humidity, power, flood/water, room entry etc and support device scheduling. Updates
are sent to the companion app (iOS and Android). Manufacturing is done in house allowing custom
or semi-custom solutions for both the hardware and software stack.
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DADO Labs [2013, Portland] Offers scalable embedded hardware, proprietary control/monitoring algorithms,
and security features. Its mobile application allows users to monitor and control each appliance,
users receive push notifications when tasks are complete. Also a smart platform that learns user
behaviors and optimizes routine tasks. Founding team - ex-Digital Blue, Georgia Tech. Currently in
stealth mode.
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NimbeLink [2013, Rochester, United Kingdom] NimbeLink specializes in applications that require cellular
integration. Their product Skywire is the industry's smallest, pre-certified, embedded cellular
modems designed specifcally for OEM applications. NimbeLink technology provides business
owners an easy-to-use, off-the-shelf alert, monitoring and control solutions that run independent of
existing IT infrastructure and do not need to be installed by a technician.
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Wisense [2013, Bangalore, India] Wisense.in provides hardware and software to enable wireless testbeds,
prototype applications and commercial solutions. Wisense provides the necessary hardware and
software required to prototype Internet of Things(IoT) related products or solutions. WiSense’s
primary offering is a wireless sensor networking development kit which includes both hardware
(wireless sensor nodes) and software. Founded by two industry veterans with experience in wireless
networking.
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Sensoplex [2012, Palo Alto] Sensoplex enables customers to define, design & produce smart wireless sensing
products for fitness & wellness wearable applications. It has developed a hardware module
containing low Bluetooth energy connectivity, USB charging and data connectivity, Flash memory,
and a choice of processing power & sensors. Sensors include gyroscopes, accelerometers,
compass, pressure & temperature sensors.
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Thingsquare [2012, Stockholm, Sweden] Sells firmware and backend solutions for Internet of Things
products. Its backend cloud is available both as a licensed behind-your-firewall version and as
a cloud hosted option. Founder-CEO - Adam Dunkels, founded IoT OS Contiki; author or uIP
and IwIP, IoT textbook author and written 80+ scientific papers on IoT technology.
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Open
Systems
[2011, Austin] Open source, low power wireless platform from the hardware pin up to the
web. Sapphire combines flexible low cost hardware, a lightweight but powerful embedded
operating system, and network connectivity tools. Didnt reach funding goal on Kickstarter in
June 2013.
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Wovyn [2011, Salt Lake City] Develops sensors and sensor gateways which connect to an open
platform where one can monitor, receive notifications and view charts. Mentioned it is
planning to open its API for developers. Wovyn Emitters are hardware devices that allow
sensors to emit standard REST Webhooks, and control of relays, etc. using standard Web
Services APIs.
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ioBridge [2008, Marlborough] IoBridge provides all necessary components to web-enable things
using sensors and actuators and web dashboards and mobile apps to control and manage
the devices. Offers solutions for manufacturers to connect their devices to the web. Also has
a open-source project, Thingspeak, a software platform to connect sensors and monitor the
data generated by them over internet
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Yanzi [2007, Kista, Sweden] Provides a gateway along with hardware products, which connect to a
cloud service. Also provides API's to user's phone/tablet to monitor and interact with the
devices.
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TST [2007, Santander, Spain] TST is a system integrator that develops customized wireless solutions.
They offer wireless development boards as well as control systems for lighting control, waste level
motoring, industrial automation and logistics. Key projects include Logistics (San Sebastian's and
Sabadell's Hospital), Lighting control (Bilbao and Santander harbor) and Water meter reading
(Santander harbor).
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Fibocom
Wireless
[1999, Shenzhen, China] Fibocom Wireless is a Chinese machine-to-machine (M2M) and LBS
solution provider. They independently design, develop and manufacture wireless modules which
enable industrial equipment, vehicles and other assets to securely communicate. Their offerings
include 2G, 3G, GPS Receivers and LBS Solutions. On October 22nd 2014, Intel Capital invested
a total of $28M across five Chinese companies including Fibocom Wireless.
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Development
[2010, Cary] Connected Development provides hardware, software and validation engineering
services to companies seeking to develop and market new wirelessly connected devices.
Connected development offers solutions that range from end to end as well as specific design or
certification services . Their solutions include: hardware development of wireless solutions as well
as the software such as custom firmware and application development. Furthermore they also
help with certification and performance testing and offer manufacturing and production expertise
as well.
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Yuktix [2013, Bangalore, India] Yuktix provides solutions to view and control remote devices deployed
over a large area through its sensors and devices. Yuktix cloud aids to collect and analyze data
from a large number of devices deployed in field. Its product, data logger is an electronic device
that records data over time with inbuilt sensors or via external instruments which can be stored on
a secure digital card or sent immediately over the network to a central server. It can send
commands to remote devices via SMS, ethernet, wi-Fi or GPRS. The commands are delivered as
a bencode dictionary making it user friendly to add new commands.
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Riptide IO [2012, Santa Barbara] Offers a device integration platform (BrightEdge) to enterprises for device
management and data streaming to its cloud, BrightWorks. BrightWorks provides data storage,
analysis and visualisation optimized for sensors and devices.
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GainSpan [2006, San Jose] GainSpan is a leading low power embedded Wi-Fi solutions company focused
on connecting things wirelessly to the Internet. Their embedded Wi-Fi chips and modules make it
possible to quickly and easily add Wi-Fi to devices, through a serial interface to a device
microcontroller. GainSpan's chip handles all Wi-Fi functionalities, networking and security stacks,
accelerating wireless device development cycles. Unlike traditional Wi-Fi, GainSpan Wi-Fi is ultra
low in power.
$113M Sigma Partners, OVP Venture
Partners, New Venture
Partners, Intel Capital, Opus
Capital, CampVentures, In-Q-
Tel, Hatteras Funds, Mobile
Internet Capital, Inc., Zebra
Technologies
Ayla
Networks
[2010, Sunnyvale] Provides a platform to connect devices to the internet and deploy them. Their
embedded agents help connect devices to the Ayla Cloud Services, where user can monitor and
manage these devices. Also gives developer portal and application libraries to create apps to
control these devices. Co-founder - ex-Amazon Lab 126 Team Member
$25.4M Voyager Capital, Crosslink
Capital, Cisco, SAIF Partners
Electric Imp [2012, Los Altos] End-to-end platform to connect any device to the internet and monitor, control
and build apps on them. Starts with the imp, a Wifi module and processor which connects the
device to the Imp Cloud, the central hub to all devices. Also provides an open API to build
enhancements on these devices and an Ops console to maintain latest software and push new
code. Used by developers and organizations like Quirky & GE, Budweiser, Lockitron.
$22.9M Redpoint Ventures, Lowercase
Capital, Foxconn
Spark [2011, Minneapolis] Spark is a platform for the Internet of Things. Their first product, the Spark
Core, is a small Wi-Fi development kit that helps engineers, designers and Makers for developing
a connected hardware product. The Spark Core connects to the Spark Cloud, a cloud platform that
provides a development environment, global access, and a REST API for all Spark-powered
products. The Spark Core launched on Kickstarter in May 2013, raising $567K. Has thousands of
developers creating products on their platform. Part of HAXLR8R 2013 batch. Raised Series A
round to develop an IoT OS called Spark OS, which allows developers to integrate their projects
with an open-source OS compatible with iOS and Android.
$4.9M Lion Wells Capital, O'Reilly
AlphaTech Ventures,
SOSventures, Collaborative
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[2009, Kista, Sweden] H&D Wireless enables wireless sensor and multimedia data access to the
Internet in a cost effective way. H&D Wireless solutions are used in a wide range of applications
ranging from smart energy meters for CleanTech to streaming data for Digital Media. The
technology is a Wi-Fi system solution that offers Ultra low power, small size and low cost.
$1.75M
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Ombitron [2013, Seattle] Ombitron creates hardware and software solutions specifically for Machine to
Machine (M2M) market. Ombitron specialises in cellular gateways combined with cloud based
software to provide a fully managed wireless transport system. Provides a powerful cellular
gateway powered with ARM processor and a device performance management client & cloud
based service that ensures remote wireless devices are functioning properly and application
data is reliably and securely transmitted.
$257k
eConais [2008, San Jose] Econais is a global innovation leader in embedded Wi-Fi system solutions.
Econais’ turn-key Wi-Fi modules with embedded application software provides customers the
ability to leverage the features of Wi-Fi to create ultra low power connected products for
healthcare, smart energy and control/monitoring in industrial, commercial and residential
markets.
$100k Odyssey Venture Partners
Mesh [2013, New York City] Mesh offers a low-cost, low-power chip for IoT communication. The
platform features an operating system running on the chip itself, allowing multiple applications
to run simultaneously with OTA support for application or framework updates. It also creates
its own fully ad-hoc mesh network communication network with fault tolerance. In addition the
devices are power efficient, secure, and economical. Further updates intend to add features
targeted towards developers and enterprise.
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Eikon [2010, Rome, Italy] Openpicus offers IoT and M2M wireless solutions based on three
communication standards (Wi-Fi, GSM) as well as a variety of plug and play sensors. They
also offer consolidated IoT based around any one of the communication standards. Benefits
include a complete TCP/IP stack, FTP support, OTA firmware upgrade support, SNTP, SMTP,
libraries for all sensors, sensor plug and play support and the boards come pre-certified.
Libraries also exist for JSON parsing, cloud services, MQTT and external FAT32 on an SD
card.
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ReelyActive [2012, Montreal, Canada] Sells radio-sensor reels and a cloud service that can identify any
wireless device, its location and transfer data to and from it. Cloud also has an API to build
web apps on the radio devices.
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K2-Inc [2012, Lucerne Valley] K2-Inc provides a "K2 Core" cloud platform for internet connected
devices which allows for rapid application deployment. This K2 Core nscommunicates with the
connected device and Sensor Networks via the K2 Controller, through a well-defined RESTful API
suite. This allows the K2 Core to communicate with any Controller or Gateway that supports
REST APIs. The K2 core provides inbuilt data analytics for charts, graphs, counters and dials.
Has an office in Pune, India also.
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Pinoccio [2012, Ann Arbor] Pinoccio is built on open source hardware and software. Gives all the files and
data sheets needed to build Pinoccio, or integrate it into a project. Platform to build wireless web-
enabled projects. Pinoccio Scouts are pocket-sized microcontrollers that run on rechargeable
batteries. Scouts talk to each other via built-in mesh radios. One Lead Scout connects an entire
Troop of Scouts up to the Web via WiFi. The Pinoccio API and web app can be used to deploy
these devices. Raised $107K through crowdfunding.
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Xsilon [2008, London, United Kingdom] Xsilon's Hanadu is a connectivity evaluation kit for in-home
M2M connectivity. The HAN9000 CEK enables M2M solution for developers, hardware vendors
and service providers. The Hanadu technology supports mainstream networking standards such
as IPv6, 6LowPAN, Weightless, Bluetooth LE, Z-Wave and ZigBee profiles including HAP and
ZSE. The technology works as the sole connectivity solution within a home, or with other wireless
or wired solutions in single network architecture and comes with radically lower power
consumption than legacy approaches. Its small form factor enables integration into the smallest
of devices.
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SIGFOX $32.1M Intel Capital, Elaia Partners, Partech
Ventures, IDINVEST Partners,
Bpifrance
Neul $23M DFJ Esprit, IQ Capital Partners,
Cambridge Business Angels, DFJ
enModus $3.63M Andromeda Capital, Finance Wales
Helium $2.85M SV Angel, Slow Ventures, FirstMark
Capital, Digital Garage
iota Computing $2.33M
Iotera $300k -
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SpaceCurve $26.9M Divergent Ventures, Reed Elsevier
Ventures, Musea Ventures, Triage
Ventures
Cyberlightning $4.2M Inventure Oy, Tekes
TempoDB $4.07M Techstars, Data Collective, Hyde
Park Venture Partners, Chicago
Ventures, Divergent Ventures
Neura $2.2M UpWest Labs, Pitango Venture
Capital, TriplePoint Capital,
Greenhouse Capital Partners
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Yetu $8M KfW
Zonoff $3.8M Valhalla Partners, Grotech Ventures
CastleOS $100k
Solidmation $25k NXTP Labs
Zenodys
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Evercam $667k Enterprise Ireland
Robot App Store $250k Grishin Robotics
Angelcam $144k 500 Startups
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