10 Hot IoT Startups to Watch – 20 Finalists

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