79 Hot IoT Startups compete to be one of Network World’s “10 Hot IoT Startups to Watch”
The competition to earn a spot as one of Startup50-Network World’s 10 Hot IoT Startups to Watch is approaching the finish line.
We started off with 79 startups, eliminating 14 in the first round mainly because the startups didn’t fit well under the IoT umbrella.
(Please refer to our 3 Rounds to Find 10 Hot Startups post to learn more about our selection process).
That left us with 65 IoT startups in Round 2 that ranged from high-risk/high-reward stealth-mode startups to more established startups with big-dollar VC rounds in their back pockets.
The online voting in round 2 eliminated 45 of those, leaving us with the 20 finalists are listed below.
After you look over the finalists, head over to Network World to see the 10 winners of our Hot IoT Startups to Watch competition:
10 Hot IoT Startups to Watch
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But before you do, take a minute to look over the 20 finalists. They all fought hard to get this far and should be proud of their showing in this competition:
The Final 20
AgSmartic Technologies
What they do: IoT for agriculture
Year founded: 2017
Funding: Undisclosed
Alert Labs
What they do: Connected sensors that protect against water damage
Year founded: 2015
Funding: $2.9M
AlertMedia
What they do: Emergency mass notification platform
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $17M
Altizon
What they do: IoT platform for smart manufacturing
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $5M
Armis
What they do: IoT security
Year founded: 2015
Funding: $17M
Atomiton
What they do: Operating stack for industrial applications
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $6M
Atonomi
What they do: Blockchain-based security for IoT
Year founded: 2017
Funding: $20M
Dover Microsystems
What they do: IoT security
Year founded: 2017
Funding: $6M
Flutura
What they do: AI platform for IoT
Year founded: 2012
Funding: $8.5M
FogHorn Systems
What they do: Edge intelligence software
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $47.5M
Helium
What they do: IoT analytics platform
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $38.8M
iotaBEAM
What they do: IoT security
Year founded: 2015
Funding: Self-funded
MagicCube
What they do: IoT security
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $10.7M
Plume
What they do: Adaptive WiFi networks for smart homes
Year founded: 2014
Funding: $63M
Solaborate
What they do: Video devices and connectivity platform
Year founded: 2012
Funding: $650K raised through crowdfunding
Spiio
What they do: IoT for maintaining smart, green cities
Year founded: 2013
Funding: undisclosed seed funding
Tive
What they do: Sensor platform for real-time supply chain visibility
Year founded: 2015
Funding: $3.6M
WiSilica
What they do: Location-aware IoT platform
Year founded: 2013
Funding: $3M
Xage Security
What they do: Blockchain-based IoT security platform
Year founded: 2017
Funding: $4M
Zededa
What they do: Edge computing platform for real-time IoT apps
Year founded: 2018
Funding: $3.1M
