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Best Internet of Things - Industry Applications Companies in Texas, United States

The 314 best Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Texas, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: The Boring Company.

314companies tracked
$3.4Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
119have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · INTERNET OF THINGS - INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS × TEXAS

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.

77companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
8unicorns
2015median founding year
434kcombined LinkedIn audience
70%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Texas

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1The Boring Company 🦄
Provider of underground transportation management solutions
42Funding top 29%Moat top 32%Tech top 43%Growth top 45%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 29%
Moattop 32%
Techtop 43%
Growthtop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 47%
Newsbottom 45%
Globalbottom 39%
Patentsbottom 37%
Innovationbottom 30%
Funding: Raised $908M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100
$908M49 mo ago22Elon Musk
Founder
Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceSentry+182 patents
Electric motor design and aircraft engine multi‑path air‑intake systems
1 job opening
2StackPath
Provider of an edge computing platform to build and deploy serverless applications
$396M75 mo ago282—Microsoft 365HSTS2 patents
Secure cryptographic network protocol escalation mechanisms for data transmission
—
3Ambiq
Provider of AI-based system-on-chips for IoT applications
64Funding top 25%Growth top 25%News top 28%Moat top 31%
All 10 signals ▾
Fundingtop 25%
Growthtop 25%
Newstop 28%
Moattop 31%
Markettop 43%
AItop 45%
Techbottom 49%
Fin. healthbottom 45%
Talentbottom 40%
Globalbottom 39%
Funding: Raised $288M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 16 yrs (1.2/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100
$288M33 mo ago250Scott Hanson
Founder & CTO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17—6 job openings
4Mythic
Developer of analog compute-in-memory solutions for artificial intelligence inference acceleration
67Funding top 17%AI top 25%Patents top 37%News top 37%
All 11 signals ▾
Fundingtop 17%
AItop 25%
Patentstop 37%
Newstop 37%
Innovationtop 43%
Moattop 44%
Markettop 47%
Growthtop 47%
Techtop 47%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 42%
Funding: Raised $178M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100
$178M6 mo ago360Dave Fick
CTO & Co-Founder
WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+25104 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
5Protect America
Provider of diversified home security products
$158M105 mo ago210Scott Fleming
CEO
———
6Prodea
Provider of cloud-based solutions for IoT applications
$156M146 mo ago20————
7Mavenir
Developer of cloud native software for mobile network operator infrastructure
$105M24 mo ago363Pardeep Kohli
President & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+2910 patents
AI/ML-driven optimization of O‑RAN transport, scheduling, and multi‑RAT spectrum management
2 launchs · 1 award
8Vapor
Provider of design solutions for data centers and mobile networks
$100M76 mo ago42Cole Crawford
CEO
—365 patents
Antimicrobial PVD surface coatings and shared-spectrum antenna orchestration technologies
—
9GreenRoad
Provider of fleet telematics and management solutions
$82M134 mo ago10—WordPressMySQLSalesforce+28—1 job opening
10Oxe Fit
Provider of AI-integrated smart workout systems
42Funding top 27%Growth top 35%Talent bottom 49%Product bottom 48%
All 9 signals ▾
Fundingtop 27%
Growthtop 35%
Talentbottom 49%
Productbottom 48%
Marketbottom 45%
Techbottom 43%
Globalbottom 29%
Newsbottom 18%
Customersbottom 3%
Funding: Raised $70.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100
$70M20 mo ago93Rab Shanableh
Co-Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalityApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+16—1 launch · 1 award
11RF Code
RFID-based asset and environmental monitoring solution
$64M91 mo ago33
33 → 76 (+130%) · sector median +59%
Dale Quayle
President and CEO
HubSpot CMS HubSalesforceAmazon Web Services+22545 patents
Secure data obfuscation, network watermarking, and barcode/NFC authentication technologies.
—
12WellAware
Offering monitoring and management services for oil industry
$60M129 mo ago22
22 → 42 (+91%) · sector median +59%
Matt Harrison
Co-Founder and Board Member
WordPressMySQLPHP+3264 patents
Remote industrial IoT monitoring and control systems for oil‑gas equipment and hazardous sites
2 launchs
13Happy Ring
Smart ring for remote patient monitoring and personalised medical insights
$60M45 mo ago25Sean Rad
Co-Founder
———
14Olea Edge Analytics
Provider of pressure monitoring and meter health analytics for utilities
$51M56 mo ago71————
15Theatro
Provider of an IoT and AI-based workforce communication platform
$44M78 mo ago40Chris Todd
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+40109 patents
Real-time multi-platform communication monitoring, mediation, and content delivery systems
—
16Worlds
AI and digital twin-based platform to visualize data
$41M23 mo ago32
32 → 77 (+141%) · sector median +59%
Chris Rohde
Founder & President
Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+217 patents
Multi-user virtual reality interaction platform for collaborative digital environments
1 partnership
17Ketra
Offers dynamic LED lighting fixtures
$31M132 mo ago78—HubSpot CMS HubSalesforceReact+2395 patents
Smart lighting systems controlling color temperature and brightness for automated daylight emulation
—
18EnTouch Controls
Energy management solutions
50Funding top 27%Product top 30%Growth top 32%Moat top 37%
All 12 signals ▾
Fundingtop 27%
Producttop 30%
Growthtop 32%
Moattop 37%
Talenttop 38%
Techtop 42%
Innovationbottom 43%
Newsbottom 42%
Patentsbottom 40%
Customersbottom 40%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 35%
Funding: Raised $30.9M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 15 yrs (0.6/yr)
Product: 10 distinct product lines · 2 published apps (6.7k installs)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100
$31M9 mo ago35James Walton
VP and Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+2113 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
1 job opening · 1 award
19SiteAware
Cloud-based project monitoring and site management solution
$30M52 mo ago50Zeev Braude
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
——1 partnership · 1 expansion
20Seismos
Provider of subsurface intelligence and analytics for oil and gas sectors
$30M23 mo ago47
47 → 75 (+60%) · sector median +59%
Panos Adamopoulos
Founder & CEO
—35 patents
Acoustic diagnostics for fluid flow and fracture evaluation in oil‑well completions
—
21Rey
Online platform offering VR-based therapeutic sessions for mental health management
$26M58 mo ago43Deepak Gopalakrishnan
Founder & CEO
———
22NexRev
AI-powered infrastructure for multisite device management, control, and optimization
$24M99 mo ago111
111 → 97 (-13%) · sector median +59%
—JoomlaApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+9——
23Innowatts
AI & SaaS-driven energy-saving electricity products for homeowners
$24M85 mo ago15
15 → 24 (+60%) · sector median +59%
————
24OpenEyes
Provider of commercial auto insurance combined with risk prevention technology
$23M40 mo ago32Yoav Oron
Co-Founder & CEO
SentryLeafletMUI+8——
25Shelfbucks
Business, finance, and tech insights to grow your ventures
$23M85 mo ago4——25 patents
Beacon-based retail display tracking, inventory sensing, and data analytics for in‑store merchandising
—
26Vinli
Connected car data platform transforming mobility with insights and innovative solutions
$21M88 mo ago29—SanityNode.jsVue.js+1135 patents
Connected vehicle data integration, normalization, and risk analytics platform
—
27Veros Systems
Provides machine-learning based asset monitoring software solution
$20M72 mo ago13————
28OxfordVR
Provider of virtual devices for the treatment of psychological health
$19M76 mo ago35Daniel Freeman
Co-Founder
Apache HTTP ServerGoogle Font APIGoDaddy+1——
29TOTUS Solutions
Offers outdoor lighting-based security platforms for security grid solutions
$19M129 mo ago20——5 patents
Intelligent pharmaceutical packaging and modular IoT security/lighting grid systems.
—
30Smart Pipe
Manufacturer of pipeline rehabilitation systems
$19M49 mo ago18——52 patents
Pipeline integrity and emission control: strain inspection, surge mitigation, zero‑emission RTP pipelines.
—
31PoLTE Corporation
Global positioning over LTE
$18M80 mo ago25——70 patents
RF-based indoor positioning and tracking using multilateration, AOA, and multipath mitigation
—
32Viking Cold Solutions
Provider of thermal energy storage systems for cold storage applications
$17M91 mo ago14
14 → 14 (+0%) · sector median +59%
Paul Robbins
Founder & Chairman
WordPressMySQLPHP+2527 patents
Cold-chain logistics: thermal energy storage systems and insulated packaging solutions.
—
33River Logic
Value chain optimization solutions aligning strategy, finance, and sustainability objectives
$17M120 mo ago30
30 → 42 (+40%) · sector median +59%
Kevin Howe
CEO/Chairman
Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+34——
34Spark Biomedical
Developer of wearable neurostimulation technology for drug-free opioid withdrawal treatment
53Patents top 23%Innovation top 26%Funding top 32%Moat top 38%
All 10 signals ▾
Patentstop 23%
Innovationtop 26%
Fundingtop 32%
Moattop 38%
Techtop 40%
Growthtop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Productbottom 48%
Globalbottom 40%
Marketbottom 29%
Patents: 61 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 55 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21
Innovation: 61 patents (top 27% of patent-holders) · 55 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100
$16M10 mo ago18
18 → 27 (+50%) · sector median +59%
Daniel Powell
CEO
WebflowMemberStackJava+2961 patents
Non‑invasive auricular neurostimulation devices for women's health therapies
1 award
35NeoSensory
Wearable haptic device for hearing impaired individuals
$16M89 mo ago23Scott Novich
Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorElementorCart Functionality+3345 patents
Wearable haptic and multimodal feedback systems for digital texture and information rendering
—
36Fourth Frontier
Provider of a connected wearable device for cardiac health monitoring
$15M59 mo ago48
48 → 76 (+58%) · sector median +59%
Manav Bhushan
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+28—5 job openings
37Harmonic Bionics
Developer of robotic rehabilitation systems designed for upper extremity therapy
$13M48 mo ago26——21 patents
Patents concentrated in health & consumer products
—
38ClearBlade
Provider of cloud-based edge computing platform
$13M42 mo ago29
29 → 32 (+10%) · sector median +59%
—Tailwind CSSAmazon Web ServicesMobX+826 patents
Edge IoT platforms enabling synchronized data and dynamic inferencing across devices
—
39Starling Medical
Provider of at-home urine monitoring device and clinical care connection
27Talent top 28%Funding top 32%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 24%
All 4 signals ▾
Talenttop 28%
Fundingtop 32%
Globalbottom 36%
Marketbottom 24%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $10.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100
$10M3 mo ago10Drew Hendricks
Co-Founder
———
40Pani
Provider of AI-based connected water purifiers
$10M22 mo ago9Allen Tsai
Founder
———
41Subeca
Provider of smart water metering solutions for utility and sustainability
$10M24 mo ago22Patrick Keaney
CEO - May 2023
———
42HeartSciences
Provider of a screening device for the early detection of cardiac dysfunction
$8M31 mo ago12
12 → 23 (+92%) · sector median +59%
Mark Hilz
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+213 patents
Non‑invasive ECG algorithms for deriving echocardiographic measurements and quantitative cardiac assessment
3 launchs · 1 partnership
43NoiseAware
Provider of noise detectors for smart homes
$8M62 mo ago32Andrew Schulz
Co-Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+3813 patents
Acoustic sensor systems for detecting smoking events and generating noise‑based alerts
—
44Cipher Skin
Provider of biometric apparels for 3D movement measurement
$8M63 mo ago13Phillip Bogdanovich
Co-Founder & CEO
—103 patents
Wearable garments integrating biometric sensing, powerline data transmission, and thermal regulation.
—
45Quin Design
Provider of Bluetooth-connected smart helmets
$7M33 mo ago36Mike Suren
Managing Director
———
46Axzon
Provider of cloud and IoT-enabled asset tracking solutions for multiple industries
45Innovation top 27%Growth top 28%Funding top 40%Product top 48%
All 8 signals ▾
Innovationtop 27%
Growthtop 28%
Fundingtop 40%
Producttop 48%
Talentbottom 49%
Techbottom 41%
Globalbottom 29%
Marketbottom 20%
Innovation: 3 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100
$6M3 mo ago3Bruno Salvador Leano
CEO
YouTubeBootstrapAmazon Web Services+8—1 launch
47Vade
Developer of intelligent curb management systems
$5M51 mo ago15Christian Burke
Co-Founder
—3 patents
Time‑lapse video capture and compression technologies for efficient video coding
—
48Pratexo
Provider of an edge computing platform for AI and IoT applications
$4M33 mo ago26Petter Graff
Co-Founder & CTO
—5 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
—
49Vironix AI
Provider of remote patient monitoring platform, devices, and clinician support
$756K20 mo ago2Sriram Ramanathan
Founder and Advisor
SentryRadix UITailwind CSS+13—1 award
50Sotaog
Provider of cloud and AI-driven oil & gas technology solutions
$100K13 mo ago12Sarah Tamilarasan
CEO
———

Top 12 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Texas

#1
Series D · Austin, Texas · founded 2012 · 360 employees
$178Mraised
▾

Developer of analog compute-in-memory solutions for artificial intelligence inference acceleration. The company provides processors and cards designed for power-efficient AI at the edge. Its technology aims to eliminate memory bottlenecks, enabling new AI applications. The products target sectors including robotics, security, and consumer devices.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 17%
AI
top 25%
Patents
top 37%
News
top 37%
Innovation
top 43%
Moat
top 44%
Funding: Raised $178M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 10 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series D (Dec 2025)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: artificial intelligence
Patents: 104 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 44 filings since 2022 vs 60 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 17k LinkedIn followers — 4.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series D$125M
  • Mar 2023Series C$13M
  • May 2021Series C$70M
  • May 2019Series B$3M
Founders & team
Dave FickCTO & Co-Founder
Investors
BlackRock, Hewlett Packard Pathfinder, Alumni Ventures, UDC Ventures, DFJ, Lux Capital
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailBeaver Builder
#2
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2020 · 10 employees
$10.2Mraised
▾

Provider of at-home urine monitoring device and clinical care connection. The device monitors urinary health and sends information to a care team. The care team contacts the user if clinical concerns exist. The device allows users to track health insights and schedule telehealth appointments.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Funding
top 32%
Global
bottom 36%
Market
bottom 24%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $10.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series A (Feb 2026)
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond United States
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Technical Support Engineer, Project & Clinical Coordinator
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2026Series A$825K
  • Sep 2024Series A$8.9M
  • Jan 2023Seed$3.4M
  • Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$256K
Founders & team
Drew HendricksCo-FounderAlex ArevalosCo-Founder & CEOHannah MckenneyChief Executive Officer
Investors
America’s Seed Fund, Rebel Fund, Y Combinator, Innospark, Basis, Capital Factory
#3
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2006 · 3 employees
$5.8Mraised
▾

Provider of cloud and IoT-enabled asset tracking solutions for multiple industries. The product line includes a series of connected sensors for measuring multiple parameters including temperature, moisture, and intrusion, and a system solution that collects the relevant sensor data while managing the RF communication process. The company also provides an industrial IoT sensor platform that handles the sensor and reader details and provides an interface to connect with the internal business processes. In addition, the company provides evaluation systems comprising sensors paired with either a handheld reader or a fixed reader. It caters to automotive, electric power distribution, data centers, cold chains, and factories.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 27%
Growth
top 28%
Funding
top 40%
Product
top 48%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 41%
Innovation: 3 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding: Raised $5.8M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 18 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Seed (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 601 LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Seed$500K
  • Jul 2025Seed$1M
  • Sep 2014Seed$2.2M
  • May 2012Seed$2M
Founders & team
Bruno Salvador LeanoCEO
Investors
Texas Emerging Technology Fund, Austin Technology Incubator
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerBootstrapFont Awesome
#4
Acquired · Richardson, Texas · founded 2009 · 35 employees
$30.9Mraised
▾

EnTouch Controls provides an Energy Management as a Service solution. The company offers energy intelligence software (EIS), EnTouch 360°, a cloud-based energy management system that provides facilities and energy management intelligence and provides visibility across key assets while improving operational efficiency for HVAC, refrigeration and lighting. It has a strategic partnership with EnerNoc.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%
Product
top 30%
Growth
top 32%
Moat
top 37%
Talent
top 38%
Tech
top 42%
Funding: Raised $30.9M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 15 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2025)
Product: 10 distinct product lines · 2 published apps (6.7k installs) · Company stage: Acquired
Growth: Headcount 27 → 35 (+30%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Deployment Project Manager
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Series D$50M
  • Jun 2024Series C$730K
  • Feb 2019Series C$3.2M
  • Oct 2017Series C$1.2M
Founders & team
James WaltonVP and Co-FounderJon BolenChief Executive Officer
Investors
Comerica, Egis Capital Partners, Traverse Venture Partners, Aster, Calvert, SJF Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAstraBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7
#5
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 18 employees
$16.2Mraised
▾

Developer of wearable neurostimulation technology for drug-free opioid withdrawal treatment. The company provides non-invasive bioelectric medicine designed to meet critical needs. Their current FDA-cleared neurostimulation solution is for opioid withdrawal. The technology is also evolving into neurological health, hemostasis, and pediatrics.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 23%
Innovation
top 26%
Funding
top 32%
Moat
top 38%
Tech
top 40%
Growth
top 45%
Patents: 61 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 55 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 61 patents (top 27% of patent-holders) · 55 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21
Funding: Raised $16.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 7 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Aug 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Grant (prize money)—
  • Apr 2025Series A$15M
  • Jun 2024Grant (prize money)$318.9K
  • May 2023Series A$16.2M
Founders & team
Daniel PowellCEO
Investors
NIH, HHS, Wave Ventures, Pathwaytocures, Wellcome Leap, Capital Factory
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Series A · Plano, Texas · founded 2019 · 93 employees
$70Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-integrated smart workout systems. It offers gym equipment that uses AI and data-driven fitness insights to generate customized training plans for individuals. Its platform captures the power, velocity, and load balance in real-time. It also caters to sports clubs, rehabilitation, and fitness facilities.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%
Growth
top 35%
Talent
bottom 49%
Product
bottom 48%
Market
bottom 45%
Tech
bottom 43%
Funding: Raised $70.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Sep 2024)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Series A$17.5M
  • Jun 2023Angel—
  • Jul 2022Series A$4.4M
  • Dec 2020Series A$12.5M
Founders & team
Rab ShanablehCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Lydia Partners, Wealthlete, Reform Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCore-JsElevar
#7
Series A · Dallas, Texas · founded 2018 · 32 employees
$40.7Mraised
▾

AI and digital twin-based platform to visualize data. It develops a platform called SpatialSense that gives organizations the ability to remotely observe and sense physical environments remotely. It consists of four modules which are WorldTrainer, WorldBuilder, WorldNavigator, and WorldAI that help the platform to pull sensory data points from the physical environment and tag them as vision, sound, smell, moisture, heat, or cold.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Microsoft for Startups) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series A$9.5M
  • Jan 2023Series A$21.2M
  • Feb 2020Series A$10M
Founders & team
Chris RohdeFounder & PresidentDave CoppsCo-Founder & CEORoss BatesCTO / Co-Founder
Investors
Moneta Ventures, Align Capital, Green Park & Golf Ventures, Chevron, Piva Capital, Perot Jain
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Acquired · Richardson, Texas · founded 2005 · 363 employees
$104.7Mraised
▾

Developer of cloud native software for mobile network operator infrastructure. Software products include core network components, messaging platforms, radio access network technology, and security suites. These tools facilitate network automation, data analytics, and edge computing capabilities. The technology supports voice, data, and messaging services across wireless networks. Additional offerings include digital enablement platforms for business support systems and tools for managing private network connectivity.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 188k LinkedIn followers — 43.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2024Post IPO$75M
  • May 2023Post IPO$100M
  • Oct 2022Post IPO$155M
  • Apr 2021Post IPO$500M
Founders & team
Pardeep KohliPresident & CEOTursu CacikCEOPardeep KohliPresident & CEO
Investors
Siris Capital, North Bridge Venture Partners, Alloy Ventures, Austin Ventures, Greenspring Associates, Cisco Investments
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAosApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#9
Public · Austin, Texas · founded 2010 · 250 employees
$288.1Mraised
▾

Provider of AI-based system-on-chips for IoT applications. It provides MCUs, SoC and RTCs that has applications in gaming, wearables, wearables, smartcards, intelligent remotes, smart home & buildings and industrial IoT applications. The products are built on the patented Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology (SPOT) platform that has the capability to reduce the total system power consumption on the order of nanoamps for all battery-powered endpoint devices.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%
Growth
top 25%
News
top 28%
Moat
top 31%
Market
top 43%
AI
top 45%
Funding: Raised $288M across 19 rounds · 19 rounds over 16 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Series G (Aug 2023)
News: 15 BI events in 12 mo (of 21 tracked, 4 types) · +1400% YoY · 10 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers — 3.0% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 6 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +6 · hiring: Embedded Software Architect - Edge AI MCU, Staff Engineer, Product Test
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2023Series G$83.2M
  • Feb 2022Series G$44.8M
  • Oct 2020Series G$127.3M
  • Mar 2020Series F$5.1M
Founders & team
Scott HansonFounder & CTO
Investors
Kleiner Perkins, Austin Ventures, Mercury Fund, Arm, HRV, DFJ
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare TurnstileContact Form 7Fancybox
#10
Series C · Austin, Texas · founded 2013 · 47 employees
$29.5Mraised
▾

Provider of subsurface intelligence and analytics for oil and gas sectors. It offers acoustic sensing technology for real-time monitoring and optimization of operations. The company's technology supports intelligent completions, pipeline integrity, and geothermal stimulation. It delivers data for optimizing stage design, fluid placement, and perforation strategy. The company provides solutions for supervised and unsupervised closed-loop fracturing.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series C$15M
  • Dec 2018Series B$10.5M
  • Sep 2016Series A—
  • Apr 2015Series A$4M
Founders & team
Panos AdamopoulosFounder & CEO
Investors
Austin Technology Incubator, Edison Partners, Javelin Venture Partners, ATP, Osage University Partners, Quantum Innovation Fund
Tech stack
Three.JsParticles.JsNginxCloudflareSlickLozad.Js
#11
Series C · Bastrop, Texas · founded 2016 · 22 employees
$908.3Mraised
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Provider of underground transportation management solutions. It provides users with an infrastructure tunnelling firm that builds subterranean transit networks in an effort to alleviate traffic congestion. It offers an underground transit network that shuttles passengers straight between stations without making any stops in between using cars.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 42how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 29%
Moat
top 32%
Tech
top 43%
Growth
top 45%
Talent
bottom 49%
Market
bottom 47%
Funding: Raised $908M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2022)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 2 patents · Unicorn
Tech: 28 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 85k LinkedIn followers — 19.5% of this cohort's audience · 241 engagements/post (15.1× cohort median)
Hiring (LinkedIn): 4 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum -1 · hiring: engineers, operations leaders
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2022Series C$675.3M
  • Jul 2019Series B$120M
  • Apr 2018Angel$113M
Founders & team
Elon MuskFounder
Investors
Future Ventures, Vy Capital, 8VC, Valor Capital Group, Craft Ventures, Gigafund
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngularApple Icloud MailApple PayCart Functionality
#12
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2018 · 9 employees
$10Mraised
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Provider of AI-based connected water purifiers. The company has developed a connected smart home product that helps consumers and water utilities better understand residential water usage and reduce the bill for the same. The device can be retrofitted into any water appliance in the house and connects to the home Wi-Fi network for passively measuring water use in showers, faucets, and toilets. The company claims that the solution uses smart learning algorithms to measure water usage in real-time, by individual appliances, and lets the user know how much water they are using and if they have a leak, the same day, through a companion smartphone application.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series A$6.7M
  • Nov 2021Seed$2.3M
  • Sep 2018Angel$1M
Founders & team
Allen TsaiFounder
Investors
Capital Factory

Funding & investor landscape

$3.4Btotal disclosed funding
112companies funded
340disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Capital Factory14 rounds
MassChallenge8 rounds
Techstars8 rounds
Austin Technology Incubator5 rounds
Austin Ventures4 rounds
HHS4 rounds
National Science Foundation4 rounds
Cisco Investments3 rounds
Maxim Ventures3 rounds
OSTI3 rounds

Notable founders

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Drew Hendricks
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Alex Arevalos
Co-Founder & CEO · Starling Medical
Bruno Salvador Leano
CEO · Axzon
James Walton
VP and Co-Founder · EnTouch Controls
Jon Bolen
Chief Executive Officer · EnTouch Controls
Daniel Powell
CEO · Spark Biomedical
Rab Shanableh
Co-Founder & CEO · Oxe Fit
Chris Rohde
Founder & President · Worlds
Dave Copps
Co-Founder & CEO · Worlds
Pardeep Kohli
President & CEO · Mavenir
Tursu Cacik
CEO · Mavenir
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 1,389,620 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Internet of Things - Industry Applications coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN TEXAS · Networking & Security

How research on Iot in Texas is moving

A read on the academic research around Iot in Texas — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 247 papers.

UT Arlington, UT San Antonio, and Texas A&M lead Texas IoT research, focusing optimistically on energy-efficient sensor networks and edge computing security, with recent output accelerating sharply.

247 papers · stance +0.57 · 50% breakthrough · 12% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • The University of Texas at Arlington39
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio31
  • Texas A&M University27
  • University of North Texas26
  • The University of Texas at Austin21
leading researchers
Kim‐Kwang Raymond Choo · Habib M. Ammari · Saraju P. Mohanty · Elias Kougianos · Sajal K. Das · Ali Dehghantanha
prism intelligence · tone & topics
94% positive · 6% critical tone
CybersecurityArtificial IntelligenceTelecommunicationsComputer ScienceMachine LearningSecurity
▲ Breakthroughs113 · 46%
46%→46% share
▲1.0× share momentum1 median citations70% since 2021mostly methods-led
Computer security research newly emerged with 12 papers, while Authentication and Internet privacy topics also appeared fresh in Texas IoT.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Internet of Things1→28
  • Wireless3→14
  • Scalability1→9
  • Key (lock)1→8
  • Software deployment2→8
Newly emergingComputer security 0→12 · Authentication (law) 0→5 · Internet privacy 0→3
Landmark De-anonymizing Social Networks · 1,317 cites
◆ Advancements84 · 34%
▲ 33%→36% share
▲1.1× share momentum0 median citations74% since 2021mostly methods-led
Software deployment research intensified — papers rose from 2 to 13, alongside new Intrusion detection and Big data topics entering the field.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Internet of Things1→27
  • Software deployment2→13
  • Cloud computing1→9
  • Scalability1→7
  • Wireless1→5
Newly emergingKey (lock) 0→5 · Intrusion detection system 0→4 · Big data 0→4
Landmark IoT Privacy and Security: Challenges and Solutions · 733 cites
▼ Concerns28 · 11%
▼ 15%→9% share
▼0.6× share momentum6 median citations54% since 2021mostly reviews
Concern-segment field-share shrank 15%→9%, though Information privacy newly emerged and IoT-specific concern papers tripled to 10.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Internet of Things3→10
Newly emergingInformation privacy 0→3
Landmark Everything you wanted to know about smart cities: The Internet of things is the backbone · 1,037 cites

Common questions

How many Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies are there in Texas, United States?
Radar tracks 314 indexable Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies headquartered in Texas, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Texas, United States?
The Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Texas, United States on this list have raised a combined $3.4B in disclosed equity funding across 112 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Internet of Things - Industry Applications company in Texas, United States?
The Boring Company is the highest-funded Internet of Things - Industry Applications company in Texas, United States, with $908.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Texas, United States are funded?
112 of the 314 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Texas, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Internet of Things - Industry Applications unicorns are there in Texas, United States?
1 Internet of Things - Industry Applications company in Texas, United States on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Texas, United States Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies?
The most active investors in Texas, United States Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies on this list include Capital Factory, MassChallenge, Techstars, Austin Technology Incubator, Austin Ventures.
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