Best Internet of Things Infrastructure Companies in Australia
The 43 best Internet of Things Infrastructure companies in Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Morse Micro.
Our analysis of 50 Internet of Things Infrastructure companies
$10.3b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Internet of Things Infrastructure companies in Australia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morse Micro Provider of WiFi chips to enable IoT applications 78Innovation top 17%Patents top 19%Funding top 22%News top 23% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 17% Patentstop 19% Fundingtop 22% Newstop 23% Producttop 25% Growthtop 32% Moattop 32% Techtop 39% Talenttop 44% Markettop 45% Globalbottom 42% Innovation: 99 patents (top 19% of patent-holders) · 87 filings since 2022 vs 12 in 2017-21 Patents: 99 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 87 filings since 2022 vs 12 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 78/100 | $149M | 11 mo ago | Series C | Andrew Terry Co-founder & CTO | 2016 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+32 | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 2 | Myriota Provider of satellite network for Internet of Things connectivity and solutions 67Funding top 30%Growth top 30%News top 30%Talent top 30% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Growthtop 30% Newstop 30% Talenttop 30% Techtop 35% Producttop 35% Moattop 39% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Partnersbottom 34% Funding: Raised $30.3M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $30M | 20 mo ago | Series C | David Haley Co-Founder & CTO | 2014 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+30 | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Kepler Analytics Provider of sensor-based traffic analytics solutions for in-store retailers | $26M | 54 mo ago | Series B | David Mah Co-Founder & CEO | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — |
| 4 | Thinxtra Provides network solutions for IOT Applications in Australia and New Zealand | $22M | 38 mo ago | Series C | — | 2015 | WordPressZohoMySQL+26 | — |
| 5 | Taggle Review widget for SMBs | $9M | 194 mo ago | Series A | Zach Stiggelbout Founder | 2007 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — |
| 6 | Freestyle Technology SDK & development platform to enable IoT applications | $7M | — | Series A | — | 2006 | — | — |
| 7 | NNNCo Provider of IoT solutions | $6M | 85 mo ago | Series A | Rob Zagarella Founder & CEO | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — |
| 8 | Inauro Provider of cloud-based sensor fusion platform for IoT applications | $2M | 50 mo ago | Seed | Craig Kesby Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 2020 | — | — |
Top 11 Internet of Things Infrastructure companies in Australia
#1
Series C · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2016 · 170 employees$148.8Mraised▾
Provider of WiFi chips to enable IoT applications. Its connectivity platform is a single-chip solution, each of which incorporates the Radio, PHY, and MAC sections.
- Sep 2025Series C$59M
- Nov 2022Series B$20.2M
- Sep 2022Series B$95.1M
- Nov 2020Series A$13M
#2
Series C · Adelaide, South Australia · founded 2014 · 50 employees$30.3Mraised▾
Provider of satellite network for Internet of Things connectivity and solutions. The company delivers services for applications requiring data transmission and low-power connectivity for remote deployments. It offers a developer platform compatible with sensor types for deployment testing. The network provides connectivity for industries including agriculture, water, mining, and government.
- Dec 2024Series C$50M
- Jun 2024Grant (prize money)$1.5M
- Apr 2020Series B$16.8M
- Mar 2018Series A$11.5M
#3
Series C · Alexandra, Queensland · founded 2015 · 38 employees$22.5Mraised▾
Thinxtra is an IOT network operator based on Sigfox technology. It brings network, products, services and solutions to customers having machine-to-machine (M2M) communication needs, or themselves providing M2M products and solutions to their own customer base. It operates in Australia and New Zealand.
- Jun 2023Series C$5M
- Sep 2020Series C—
- Aug 2017Series B$7.9M
- Sep 2016Series A$8.5M
#4
Series B · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015 · 63 employees$26Mraised▾
Kepler Analytics is a provider of sensor-based traffic analytics solutions for in-store retailers. Offerings include foot traffic sensors for business intelligence grade data on a range of customer behavior measures & sales drivers. It provides a dashboard for monitoring the traffic data, demand forecasting & sales associate training, marketing solutions, and more.
- Feb 2022Series B$22M
- Jul 2019Series A$4M
#5
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2020 · 10 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based sensor fusion platform for IoT applications. Its platform can be integrated with IoT devices for data collection, storage and processing and workflow automation. Its features include device independence, compatibility with different communication protocols, cloud storage, existing system integration, and customisable to business needs. It also offers customised IoT services.
- Jun 2022Seed$2.1M
#6
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2015$5.6Mraised▾
NNNCo (National Narrowband Network) provides solutions for the Internet of Things industry. Products include sensors for detecting temperature, humidity, soil moisture & more and a cloud or server-based device & data management platform that decodes, decrypts & delivers data from IoT devices. It also offers LoRa-based wireless low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) solution for connecting IoT applications. Clients include IoTA, Smart Cities Council and more.
- Jul 2019Series A$5.6M
#7
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2007 · 35 employees$8.8Mraised▾
Taggle is a review engine for SMBs. The reviews plugin integrates with website, on which customers can write reviews, the businesses can share reviews, run analytics to understand customer metrics and engage them through rewards for feedbacks.
- Jun 2010Series A$8.8M
#8
Series A · Mount Waverley, Victoria · founded 2006 · 34 employees$7Mraised▾
Freestyle Technology offers a range of solutions like Freestyle Microengine (FME) Software Development Kits (SDKs) for IoT application enablement. Also offers a cloud-based development platform called Freestyle M2M switch to secure access to remote FME. Claims to be compatible across various communication mediums like Wi-Sun, ZigBee, WiFi, ZWave, Ethernet, serial, DSL, and more. Finds application across verticals like Utility, automotive, logistics, healthcare, consumer goods, retail applications, and others.
- Series A$7M
#9
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2013 · 11 employees$75Kraised▾
Developer of modular smartphone devices and accessories using a plug-and-play system. The company develops modules that attach to a power bank, expanding a smartphone's capabilities. It offers a user-friendly application for managing modules and provides cross-platform compatibility between iOS and Android. The company aims to reduce material waste by utilizing smartphones and swappable modules. It also provides a platform for developers to create new modules and software.
- Aug 2017Seed$75K
- Sep 2016Seed—
#10
Deadpooled · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2015$60Kraised▾
Skygrid has developed a solution to enable businesses to monitor the condition and performance of their assets in real time. The solution includes sensors to be connected to the device, these sensors send data to Skygrid's network agnostic IoT platform where sensors are managed and data is stored and analyzed. The user can tap into insights generated using the companion application.
- Dec 2015Seed$60K
#11
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 6 employees$35.1Kraised▾
Instrument Works, uses BLE to introduce battery-powered wireless sensor controllers. Currently, the company sells controllers for pH and temperature measurement and will soon add others to this list. Users can now use their smartphones to take measurements. Benefits include portability, cost and even performance (the system allows for auto-calibration and sensor health checks). The other benefit comes from their DataWorks app, which automatically detects the sensor controller and allows the user to control the sensor remotely. Data can be stored in the cloud together with time and location tagging. The company aims to be a hub whereby laboratory users focus their measurement taking and data management. Won an NSW state grant and has received some angel investment.
- Feb 2014Seed$35.1K
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Internet of Things Infrastructure coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Internet of Things is moving in Australia
A read on the academic research around Internet of Things — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 930 Australia-affiliated papers.
- UNSW Sydney103
- Deakin University83
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation52
- University of Technology Sydney52
- University College London51
- Computer security6→62
- Wireless1→51
- Scalability1→34
- Computer network6→38
- Intrusion detection system1→30
- Computer security3→22
- Computer network5→24
- Wireless4→21
- Software deployment1→10
- Key (lock)3→12
- Computer security7→29
- World Wide Web1→12
- Smart city6→16
- Internet privacy2→12
- Cloud computing7→16
Where iot is researched across Australia
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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