Best Internet of Things - Industry Applications Companies in Ohio, United States
The 88 best Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Ohio, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Root.
Our analysis of 77 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies
$9.7b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Ohio
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root 🦄 Provider of car insurance rates based primarily on driving behavior | $540M | 82 mo ago | 1,571 1,571 → 1,202 (-23%) | Alexander Timm Founder & CEO | 2015 | ContentfulSentryZendesk+40 | — | 1 partnership |
| 2 | MTD Products Outdoor power equipment manufacturer | $234M | 93 mo ago | 1,527 | Rob Moll CEO | 1932 | HCL CommerceApple iCloud MailJava+4 | 1,254 patents Advanced lawn and turf maintenance equipment, including power tools and precision mowing systems | — |
| 3 | SPR Therapeutics Peripheral nerve stimulation therapy for treating pain | $174M | 28 mo ago | 198 | Maria E Bennett Founder & CEO | 2010 | — | 220 patents Implantable neurostimulation systems for chronic pain and back pain relief | — |
| 4 | Talkin’ Things Offers connected smart packing solutions for supply chain industries | $30M | 41 mo ago | 42 | Marcin Pilarz Founder | 2013 | TypeScriptZone.jsAngular+11 | — | — |
| 5 | GL Neurotech Developer of bioinstrumentation products for physiological monitoring and therapy | $18M | 17 mo ago | 15 15 → 21 (+40%) | Robert Schmidt Chairman and CEO | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Eccrine Systems Developer of wearable electronic wearable systems to sweat biomarkers | $15M | 80 mo ago | 56 | Gavi Begtrup CEO | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Sense Neuro Diagnostics Non-invasive brain activity monitoring device | $5M | 31 mo ago | 8 | Geoffrey Klass CEO | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 8 | Aptatek Biosciences Developer of a medical device for monitoring patients with phenylketonuria 10Talent top 28%Funding top 48%Global bottom 38%News bottom 22% All 5 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 48% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 22% Marketbottom 10% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 · 2 named leaders on record Funding: Raised $4.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 4 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 10/100 | $4M | 12 mo ago | 3 | Tilla Worgall Co-Founder | 2008 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Predictronics AI-based predictive analytics solutions for industrial applications, reducing downtime | $3M | 81 mo ago | 11 | — | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Kilele Health Provider of wearable remote monitoring platform for cardiometabolic chronic diseases | $3M | 8 mo ago | 4 | Jason Heikenfeld Co-Founder | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Movable Wrist-worn activity monitor with dashboard | $3M | 135 mo ago | 8 | — | 2011 | — | 4 patents Dynamic email content generation and personalization systems | — |
| 12 | Subterra AI-driven solutions to inspect and manage sewer networks | $2M | 36 mo ago | 13 | Robert Lee Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | 6 patents 3D depth sensing and remote structural inspection for infrastructure mapping and analysis | — |
| 13 | Sentinel Occupation Safety Provider of AI and cloud-powered safety management systems for employees | $2M | 49 mo ago | — | — | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 14 | IdentifySensors Provider of bio-sensors for real-time detection of materials and chemicals harmful to humans 29Innovation top 32%Talent top 38%Product top 40%Funding bottom 46% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 32% Talenttop 38% Producttop 40% Fundingbottom 46% Techbottom 38% Globalbottom 30% Marketbottom 25% Innovation: 2 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $2M | 15 mo ago | 11 | Matthew Hummer Co-Founder | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 15 | TegoSens Developer of remote monitoring device for heart failures | $2M | 64 mo ago | 4 | Emre Ertin Co-Founder | 2020 | — | 7 patents Precise chest placement devices for wearable physiological sensors (e.g., ECG/respiration). | — |
| 16 | Citysense Developer of smart city systems | $2M | 89 mo ago | 16 | Antonio García Varela Co-Founder | Cfo | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 17 | NavaFlex Manufacturer of flexible batteries for wearable devices, smart clothing, and IoT devices | $1M | 12 mo ago | — | Suvankar Sengupta Co-Founder & CEO | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 18 | DIRAmed Non-invasive meters to measure key body ingredients | $375K | 180 mo ago | 4 | Robert Schlegel Chairman | 1999 | — | 16 patents Calibration shutter assemblies for spectroscopic medical imaging devices | — |
| 19 | JadeTrack Sustainability Performance Management | $312K | 140 mo ago | 13 | — | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Glow Smart energy tracker for residential application | $270K | 101 mo ago | 8 | Ben Lachman Co-Founder | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Garageio Garage door control | $250K | 132 mo ago | 4 | Zachary Dziczkowski Founder | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Ulevo Health Provider of wearable device to detect muscle spam | $150K | 36 mo ago | — | Jack Karabees Co-Founder & CEO | 2022 | — | — | — |
| 23 | CitiLogics Develops a water and wastewater infrastructure analysis tool | $100K | 149 mo ago | — | Jim Uber CEO & Founder | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Mobile Awareness Vehicle safety solutions provider specializing in camera and sensor systems | $100K | 124 mo ago | 11 | Gary Rothstein President & CEO | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Intwine Provider of IoT services for smart buildings | $100K | 142 mo ago | 8 | Dave Martin Founder & CEO | 2008 | RubyRuby on RailsEnvoy+17 | — | 1 launch |
Top 12 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Ohio
#1
Seed · Kettering, Ohio · founded 2021 · 4 employees$2.6Mraised▾
Provider of wearable remote monitoring platform for cardiometabolic chronic diseases. The company offers Sunvida platform that measures biochemical parameters in a long-term wearable.
- Sep 2025Seed$264.5K
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$304.8K
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$304.8K
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$1.2M
#2
Funding Raised · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2010 · 15 employees$17.9Mraised▾
Developer of bioinstrumentation products for physiological monitoring and therapy. The products include physiological monitors and patient-centered diagnostic and therapy systems integrated with wireless, remote, and web-based applications. The companys offerings support research and education, focusing on movement disorders like parkinsons disease, telemedicine, and in-home health monitoring. Manufacturing, distribution, and export of research systems and medical devices are also core business activities.
- Jan 2025Grant (prize money)$1.7M
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$289.5K
- Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$1.7M
- Jul 2018Grant (prize money)$224.7K
#3
Seed · Delaware, Ohio · founded 2008 · 3 employees$4Mraised▾
Developer of a medical device for monitoring patients with phenylketonuria. The company has developed a portable Bluetooth-enabled disease management device that detects small molecules and biomarkers like phenylalanine and helps patients to maintain their diet.
- Jun 2025Seed—
- Jun 2024Seed—
- Mar 2022Seed$4M
#4
Seed · Worthington, Ohio · founded 2021$1.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of flexible batteries for wearable devices, smart clothing, and IoT devices. The company provides flexible, washable, and safe batteries designed for seamless integration. Its battery technology caters to applications such as wearable devices, smart clothing, workwear, athletic wear, military wear, health wearables, and smart pet accessories. It also offers superconductivity solutions featuring Bi-2212 powders and RE(Y)BCO targets.
- Jun 2025Seed—
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$1.4M
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$100K
#5
Series D · Cleveland, Ohio · founded 2010 · 198 employees$173.9Mraised▾
Developer of a peripheral nerve stimulation therapy platform designed to treat severe pain. The company offers a non-narcotic, reversible, safe, effective, and affordable alternative to addictive opioid medications and invasive surgeries for acute and chronic pain management, enabling patients to get sustained and significant pain relief.
#6
Series B · Shaker Heights, Ohio · founded 2006 · 11 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Provider of bio-sensors for real-time detection of materials and chemicals harmful to humans. The company offers real-time monitoring of sources of infectious bacteria, pathogenic organisms, and hazardous pollutants, real-time and predictive analytics, optimizes operations to minimize the effects on human health and natural resources and integrating monitoring devices with the Internet of Things (IoT) for optimal management of pathogens and pollutants that threaten humanity. It can be used in food safety, national security, and infrastructure, and environmental development.
- Mar 2025Series B$20M
- Dec 2023Series A$1.2M
- Mar 2021Seed$809.5K
#7
Root 🦄Public · Columbus, Ohio · founded 2015 · 1571 employees$539.5Mraised▾
Provider of car insurance rates based primarily on driving behavior. The company offers mobile app-based policy management and claims filing. Roadside assistance coverage is available as an option. The app gathers data from smartphone sensors to analyze driving habits.
- Aug 2019Series E$360M
- Aug 2018Series D$100M
- Mar 2018Series C$51M
- 2017Series B$21.5M
#8
Series A · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2013 · 42 employees$29.6Mraised▾
Offers connected smart packing solutions for supply chain industries. It provides digitalized packaging solutions with RFID tags for supply chain tracking and inventory management. It provides protection against counterfeit and builds brand loyalty, prevents grey market activities and tracks goods, manages promotions remotely, and monitors shelf stock in real-time. It uses NFC, AR, and IR technologies for packing and production management.
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$318.4K
- May 2022Series A$20M
- 2019Seed$9.6M
#9
Seed · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2013 · 8 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Sense Diagnostics is a medical device company that develops a non-invasive, disposable device that continuously monitors brain activity primarily in the intensive care unit. Sense Diagnostics uses very low power radio waves to non-invasively detect changes in the amount and location of blood in the brain. The low power RF can detect acute hemorrhage, brain swelling, or seizure. The device consists of three parts: (1) an antenna array, (2) the driving electronics for the array, and (3) a spectrum analyzer coupled with a computer that analyzes the EM signals and detects changes in brain status. It alerts doctors of the growing problems in the brain much sooner than other procedures available.
- Nov 2023Seed$1.1M
- Aug 2021Grant (prize money)$2.4M
- Nov 2020Conventional Debt$545K
- Sep 2019Seed$2.3M
#10
Acquired · Valley City, Ohio · founded 1932 · 1527 employees$234Mraised▾
Outdoor power equipment manufacturer. It is a platform that designs and manufactures outdoor power equipment, including lawn mowers, snow blowers and garden tools. It serves both residential and commercial markets.
#11
Deadpooled · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2013 · 56 employees$15.5Mraised▾
Developer of wearable electronic wearable systems to sweat biomarkers. The company develops non-invasive, disposable, and electronic patches for remote, and quantitative medication monitoring through sweat human sweat. Also, it has applications ranging from opioid compliance to precision dosing of narrow therapeutic index drugs in oncology and organ transplant.
- Oct 2019Series B$1.9M
- Jun 2019Conventional Debt$621.9K
- Jul 2018Series B$6.6M
- Jul 2017Conventional Debt$861.5K
#12
Seed · Cincinnati, Ohio · founded 2018 · 13 employees$2.2Mraised▾
AI-driven solutions to inspect and manage sewer networks. It also provides a cloud-based platform to store, view, and inspect all data from sewer inspections. Its product includes a rapid large diameter sewer inspection system and a rapid vertical inspection system.
- Jun 2023Seed$2.2M
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What Ohio researches in iot
Ohio's institutions—led by Ohio University and Ohio State—optimistically research energy-efficient wireless sensor networks and energy harvesting, with breakthroughs dominating and minimal concern.
- Ohio University14
- The Ohio State University10
- Ohio Northern University4
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