10 Coolest IoT SOFTWARE COMPANIES
Amazon Web Services ADAM SELIPSKY, CEO
Memfault FRANÇOIS BALDASSARI, CEO
Cloud giant AWS has increased access to IoT innovation through making generally available offerings such as IoT RoboRunner for robotics automation and IoT TwinMaker Knowledge Graph for querying digital twins. Another recent standout offering made generally available by Seattle-based AWS is IoT FleetWise, which collects and transfers vehicle data to the cloud in near real time. Research firm Gartner considersAWS a Challenger in global indus- trial IoT.AWS has about 100,000 channel partners worldwide. Buildings IOT BRIAN TURNER, CEO Buildings IOT has made a name for itself in smart building soft- ware with secure building integration platform IOT Jetstream and expanded operations into the U.K.The Concord, Calif.-based vendor brings machine learning and a data management platform to the goal of building command and control from a single pane of glass. It also includesVARs and service providers in its partner program. Eigen Innovations ERIN BARRETT, CEO Eigen Innovations brings together computer-assisted design, machine learning, cloud computing and data analytics to give manufacturers machine vision to help make smart factories with less uncertainty and more productivity. The Fredericton, New Brunswick-based company’s offerings are designed for industries including manufacturing, automotive and paper and packaging. Users can generate 3-D records part over part and receive alerts and insight to stop any problems from escalating. JFrog SHLOMI BEN HAIM, CO FOUNDER, CEO This year JFrog released the second version of its Conan soft- ware package manager for C and C++ developers, giving IoT organizations greater dependency visibility across the chain.The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company also made a splash with JFrog Connect, used for developing and managing secure remote Linux and IoT devices at scale. The vendor includes consultancies and service providers in its partner program. Kogniz DANIEL PUTTERMAN, CEO Safer workplaces through computer vision is the mission of Kogniz, which raised a $10 million round of funding last year to continue working on its technology that detects guns, defects, perimeter intrusions and other safety concerns at customers ranging from schools to factories. Founded in 2016, the San Francisco-based ven- dor also offers tools to determine parking lot occupancy, prevent theft, track vaccination status and other actions.
Memfault’s 2023 started with a $24 million Series B round of funding to increase partnerships and further develop its reliability platform for building IoT and edge devices at scale. Founded in 2018, San Francisco-based Memfault promises faster go-to-market, less launch risk, fewer costs and other benefits when using its platform. Recent updates to the platform include a fleet sampling feature, custom data recordings and an improved device timeline view. Microsoft SATYA NADELLA, CHAIRMAN, CEO Improved analytics rules in Defender for IoT, increased access to Azure Digital Twins and more processor support for Windows IoT are just some recent innovations to the Microsoft IoT suite. Gartner has called the Redmond,Wash.-based tech giant a Leader among global industrial IoT platforms for the breadth and depth of its offerings, from cloud and on-site offerings to digital replicas and metaverse environments. Microsoft has about 400,000 chan- nel partners worldwide. SecuriThings ROY DAGAN, CO FOUNDER, CEO SecuriThings just launched a new Managed Service Platform for MSPs that work with physical security devices.The platform aims to visualize and maintain customer environments from a single pane. The launch builds on SecuriThings securing a $21 million Series B funding round last year. Founded in 2016, Ramat Gan, Israel-based SecuriThings promises a new revenue stream for partners automating firmware updates, password rotations, vul- nerability detections and other efforts. Zededa SAID OUISSAL, FOUNDER, CEO Zededa raised a $26 million Series B round of funding last year, with Juniper Networks, Rockwell Automation and Samsung’s Next venture wing among the investors. Founded in 2016, the San Jose, Calif.-based vendor offers tools meant to increase vis- ibility, security and control of distributed edge infrastructure and applications. Zededa also offers a partner program for channel partners, distributors and other partner business types. Zyter SANJAY GOVIL, FOUNDER, CEO Zyter unveiled a deal with Qualcomm last year that includes 5G private network management services. Founded in 2017, the Rockville, Md.-based company has applied its SmartSpaces platform for better IoT ecosystem management to construction, agriculture, education, logistics, factories, hospitals and other environments.
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