Best Internet of Things Infrastructure Companies in Italy
The 72 best Internet of Things Infrastructure companies in Italy in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Exein.
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 Italy
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exein Provider of AI-powered cybersecurity solutions embedded directly into device firmware 67Growth top 20%Funding top 27%News top 28%Tech top 30% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 20% Fundingtop 27% Newstop 28% Techtop 30% Moattop 41% Patentstop 45% AItop 45% Innovationtop 46% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 34% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Funding: Raised $25.6M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $26M | 6 mo ago | 26 | Gianni Cuozzo Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | Top 10M | 5 patents Embedded device runtime security policy monitoring and enforcement | — |
| 2 | W•SENSE Provider of IoT services 57Product top 25%Funding top 33%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 25% Fundingtop 33% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Innovationtop 42% Patentsbottom 49% Moatbottom 44% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Techbottom 38% Newsbottom 17% Product: 12 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series C Funding: Raised $9.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $10M | 8 mo ago | 50 | Ernesto Montaldo CEO | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+22 | Top 10M | 4 patents Optical metrology for surface spacing, alignment and angular misalignment measurement using image analysis | — |
| 3 | Things Mobile Provider of IoT and M2M connectivity solutions | $5M | 89 mo ago | 7 | — | SentryHelp ScoutJava+25 | Top 500k | — | — |
| 4 | Factory Provider of Industrial IoT solutions and strategic consulting for digital service creation 19Growth top 45%AI top 45%Patents bottom 42%Funding bottom 38% All 8 signals ▾Growthtop 45% AItop 45% Patentsbottom 42% Fundingbottom 38% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 30% Techbottom 30% Innovationbottom 27% Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo AI: Product described with: generative ai rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 19/100 | $4M | 16 mo ago | 18 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | Top 5M | 3 patents Heating elements, protective face masks, and textile product labeling solutions. | 1 launch |
| 5 | YogiTech Supplier of agricultural and groundcare machinery, parts, and service | $3M | 176 mo ago | 35 | — | — | — | 10 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 6 | MATIX Developer of IoT sensors for mould detection 7Funding bottom 45%Tech bottom 43%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 11% All 4 signals ▾Fundingbottom 45% Techbottom 43% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 11% Funding: Raised $2.3M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 20 technologies across 3/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 7/100 | $2M | 15 mo ago | 6 | — | WebflowAmazon Web Servicescore-js+17 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 7 | DQuid Hardware for connectivity, PnP accelerator alumini | $1M | 149 mo ago | 11 | Stefano Marzani CEO | — | — | 5 patents Automotive IoT data processing and digital vehicle connectivity systems | — |
| 8 | Alleantia Developer of industrial IoT integration software and machine connectivity solutions | $527K | 132 mo ago | 27 | Stefano Linari Chairman & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+37 | Top 50M | 2 patents Mounting and holding accessories for electronic smart devices | 2 awards |
| 9 | Eurotech Infrastructure for IoT based device management | $520K | 125 mo ago | 397 | Paul Chawla Chief Executive Officer | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+31 | Top 5M | 45 patents Thermal management and monitoring solutions for electronic boards in aerospace and medical devices. | — |
| 10 | Univerlab Research and experimentation centre that specializes in developing and testing new technologies in various… | $264K | 41 mo ago | — | Pio Merlino CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Apio Provides IOT platform for various applications | $207K | 23 mo ago | 17 | — | — | — | 8 patents Certified smart‑grid metering and demand‑response measurement for customer flexibility communication | — |
| 12 | Moltosenso Provider of ICT consulting and digital transformation solutions | $111K | 123 mo ago | — | Andrea Merli Co-founder - Chief Financial Officer | — | — | 8 patents Multi-band antenna designs and automated device identification for IoT communication networks. | — |
| 13 | Next Industries Provider of IoT devices | $111K | 72 mo ago | — | Massimiliano Bellino CEO | — | — | 13 patents Smart infrastructure and building automation: recycled road materials, fiber optics, sensor networks, and control devices. | — |
Top 12 Internet of Things Infrastructure companies in Italy
#1
Series C · Rome, Lazio · founded 2018 · 26 employees$25.6Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered cybersecurity solutions embedded directly into device firmware. The company offers a platform that provides customizable cybersecurity solutions. It allows devices to identify threats and block attacks. The company’s analyzer informs users of device health and compliance.
- Dec 2025Series C$118M
- Jul 2025Series C$81.5M
- Jul 2024Series B$16.2M
- Sep 2021Series A$7M
#2
Series C · Rome, Lazio · founded 2017 · 50 employees$9.5Mraised▾
Provider of IoT services
- Oct 2025Series C$11.6M
- Apr 2025Series B$8.2M
- Oct 2023Series A$9.5M
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$579K
#3
Series A · Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna · founded 2018 · 18 employees$4.2Mraised▾
Provider of Industrial IoT solutions and strategic consulting for digital service creation. It offers end-to-end solutions, from data acquisition to autonomous problem resolution, for machine builders and end-users. The company provides a white-label Industrial IoT solution, a virtual assistant based on Generative AI for manufacturing, and strategic consulting to guide companies in creating advanced digital services. It focuses on enabling efficient and sustainable production through strategic consulting and readily deployable, configurable solutions.
- Jan 2025Series A$4.2M
- 2022Seed—
#4
Seed · Padua, Padua · founded 2022 · 6 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Developer of a telemetry solution device intended for intelligent industrial molds management. The company's device offers solutions for production status monitoring, product piece counting, production stopped alarms, and monitoring via mobile by forming an interconnection between IoT hardware, installed on the die, and a cloud platform, enabling users to analyze and measure supplier performance, uncover joint process improvement opportunities and monitor supplier risks.
- Mar 2025Seed$2.3M
- Mar 2025Conventional Debt—
#5
Seed · Pescara, Abruzzo · founded 2014 · 17 employees$207.4Kraised▾
APIs Ltd provides ApioOS, a low-cost and scalable solution that can be used to monitor and manage network connections and help to create, manage, and share IOT apps. These contain functionalities like push notifications, remote control, monitoring gateways, sensors, etc, geolocation, access from smartphones, PCs, Tablets, and more. The company also provides Apio Gateway that allows wireless devices from different producer to connect to the internet using ApioOS. In addition, it provides Apio Mesh which is based on the IEEE® 802.15.4 standard that is designed for low-rate wireless personal area networks (LR-WPANs). Uses an extremely low-power radio that is claimed to be about 10 times more efficient than standard Wi-Fi devices. Partners include TIM, Fater, ENEA, SAMP, Lordflex's, Suncity, Denso, and more.
- Jul 2024Seed—
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$207.4K
#6
Acquired · Milan, Lombardy · founded 2017 · 7 employees$4.8Mraised▾
Provider of IoT and M2M connectivity solutions. It provides is a mobile operator that provides connectivity solutions for IoT and M2M applications. It offers prepaid eSIM cards that support multiple networks (2G, 3G, 4G LTE, CAT-1, CAT-M1) and is available in multiple sizes such as mini (2FF), micro (3FF), nano (4FF), SIM-On-Chip (MFF2 embedded). In addition, the company provides a web-based portal for monitoring and managing the IoT and M2M SIMs, checking the consumption of SIM cards, entering alert thresholds, checking the network operation among others. The users pay a per-gigabyte rate with no coverage fees and roaming costs.
- Dec 2018Seed$342K
#7
Acquired · San Giuliano Terme, Tuscany · founded 2000 · 35 employees$3.2Mraised▾
Supplier of agricultural and groundcare machinery, parts, and service. This includes a wide variety of equipment for various sectors such as agriculture, forestry, golf, and landscaping. The company offers sales, contract hire, and repair services. A large inventory of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and pattern spare parts is maintained, ensuring rapid delivery or on-site stocking options. Additionally, fleet management services are provided, demonstrating expertise in maintaining and servicing large equipment fleets. The company also offers specialized diesel engine sales, service, and repair. A selection of used machinery is available for purchase.
- Oct 2011Seed$2M
- Jun 2005Seed$1.2M
#8
Funding Raised · Milan, Lombardy · founded 2018$264.3Kraised▾
Univerlab is a research and experimentation center focused on developing new technologies for the agriculture and food industries. The company provides solutions for analysis, research, and experimentation, leveraging digital and IoT technologies. With a strong focus on innovation, Univerlab aims to connect basic research with practical applications, driving advancements in the agriculture and food sectors.
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$122.3K
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$142K
#9
Seed · Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna · founded 2011 · 11 employees$1.4Mraised▾
DQuid is an Italian company which designs and manufactures hardware platform consisting of all type of connectivity modules (Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, USB, NFC, I/O port) which can be used by developers to build devices connected to the internet. Also provides API to write applications specific to the device.
- Dec 2013Seed$1.4M
#10
Seed · Pontedera, Tuscany · founded 2011 · 27 employees$527Kraised▾
Developer of industrial IoT integration software and machine connectivity solutions. The company provides tools for connecting industrial machines to applications. It offers software for machine integration, insights, and a driver library. The company also provides data identification and certification solutions.
- 2015Grant (prize money)$26.4K
- Jun 2013Angel$180K
- Jun 2011Seed$347K
#11
Public · Udine, Friuli Venezia Giulia · founded 1992 · 397 employees$520.5Kraised▾
Infrastructure for IoT based device management. It also provides platform for device management. Eurotech provides an array of IoT sensor devices and gateways. It also provides portable mobile devices and embedded devices for high performance computing.
- Jan 2016Grant (prize money)$520.5K
#12
Seed · Milano, Umbria · founded 2020 · 3 employees$75.4Kraised▾
Provider of MQTT communication protocols for IoT applications. It leverages Apache Kafka for the storage and distribution of data and utilises MQTT messages in the architecture and analytics platform for processing. Its features include network and device independence, cloud integration, fault-tolerant, and integration pipeline free process.
- Jul 2022Seed$75.4K
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 Italy
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 1,086 Italy-affiliated papers.
- University of Bologna82
- Politecnico di Milano74
- University of Padua56
- University of Calabria50
- University of Pisa48
- Wireless6→56
- Wireless sensor network26→73
- Computer security2→47
- Scalability2→38
- Embedded system2→35
- Key (lock)1→33
- Wireless sensor network13→44
- Wireless4→35
- Computer security2→30
- Software deployment3→25
- Key (lock)1→14
- Software deployment1→11
- Computer security4→13
- Sustainability1→9
- Scalability2→7
Where iot is researched across Italy
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
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.