Radar · IoT Applications in California
Best IoT Applications Companies in California, United States
The 348 best IoT Applications companies in California, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Samsara.
By Riya SenguptaFinancials
348companies tracked
$7Bdisclosed funding
5unicorns
168have raised
Ranked: Best IoT Applications companies in California
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samsara 🦄 Platform offering AI-powered and cloud-based vehicle tracking solutions for fleet owners | $915M | 72 mo ago | 2,266 2,266 → 5,642 (+149%) · sector median +63% | Sanjit Biswas Co-Founder | ContentfulSentryApple iCloud Mail+34 | Top 500k | 190 patents Real-time fleet telematics and driver safety via integrated vehicle sensor monitoring. | 1 partnership |
| 2 | CalAmp Provider of telematics products, cloud services, and applications for various industries | $627M | 95 mo ago | 644 644 → 714 (+11%) · sector median +63% | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+27 | Top 5M | 233 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | 1 internship · 1 award |
| 3 | GoMotive 🦄 AI-powered fleet management platform 91Funding top 18%Market top 23%Tech top 24%Product top 24% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Markettop 23% Techtop 24% Producttop 24% Customerstop 24% Moattop 26% Innovationtop 32% AItop 32% Growthtop 36% Globaltop 36% Talentbottom 49% Funding: Raised $567M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 13 yrs (0.6/yr) Market: 4,300 employees (top 4% of Transportation and Logistics Tech) · Top-500,000 web property rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 91/100 | $567M | 12 mo ago | 4,300 | Shoaib Makani Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Site EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+41 | Top 500k | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 4 | Proteus Digital Health 🦄 Provider of cloud-based patient medication adherence monitoring system for the healthcare providers | $532M | 92 mo ago | 261 | Soma Bhadra CEO | — | — | 770 patents Ingestible sensors and wearables for drug adherence and physiological monitoring | — |
| 5 | Platform Science Provider of integrated solutions for fleet management | $293M | 26 mo ago | 226 | Jack Kennedy Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesHubSpot+22 | Top 5M | 91 patents Vehicle telematics: emissions monitoring, EV charging authorization, secure V2X links, micro‑navigation, dynamic wireless manageme | — |
| 6 | RetailNext Provider of traffic analytics, video security, and occupancy management solutions 62Funding top 19%Tech top 26%Moat top 28%AI top 30% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% Techtop 26% Moattop 28% AItop 30% Producttop 36% Growthtop 47% Marketbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Innovationbottom 48% Patentsbottom 47% Globalbottom 37% Customersbottom 34% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $232M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 18 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 41 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $232M | 17 mo ago | 64 | Alexei Agratchev Co-Founder & CEO | ContentfulTurbopackSentry+24 | Top 5M | 25 patents Retail video and sensor analytics: object detection, tracking, counting, and multimodal human behavior analysis. | — |
| 7 | Density 🦄 SaaS-driven solution that tracks foot traffic in merchant stores | $225M | 55 mo ago | 100 100 → 62 (-38%) · sector median +63% | Andrew Farah Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+35 | Top 5M | 13 patents Indoor positioning and occupancy detection using depth and positional sensing technologies. | — |
| 8 | Velodyne Lidar Provider of LiDAR-based sensors for autonomous vehicles | $200M | 52 mo ago | 365 365 → 372 (+2%) · sector median +63% | David Hall Founder & CEO | — | — | 416 patents Advanced 3D lidar sensing, signal processing, and APD protection for autonomous systems | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 9 | Light Developer of a tech-enabled platform offering camera-enabled perception solution for autonomous vehicles | $186M | 95 mo ago | 157 | — | — | — | 105 patents Automotive camera vision and image processing for ADAS and driver assistance | — |
| 10 | Eko Provider of AI-based remote patient monitoring platform for cardiac health 72Funding top 16%Customers top 22%Tech top 25%Product top 30% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Customerstop 22% Techtop 25% Producttop 30% Moattop 31% Talenttop 43% AItop 45% Markettop 48% Globalbottom 45% Growthbottom 44% Newsbottom 20% Funding: Raised $167M across 16 rounds · 16 rounds over 11 yrs (1.5/yr) Customers: Play-Store rating 4.81★ across 4,901 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +17% in 6 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $167M | 14 mo ago | 95 95 → 204 (+115%) · sector median +63% | Jason Bellet Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+40 | Top 500k | — | 1 launch |
| 11 | BrightInsight Provider of digital health solutions for clinical trials 57Funding top 18%Moat top 31%Growth top 35%Market top 50% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Moattop 31% Growthtop 35% Markettop 50% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 43% Globalbottom 37% Funding: Raised $166M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $166M | 4 mo ago | 165 165 → 145 (-12%) · sector median +63% | Frederik Smits Co-founder & Managing Director | lit-htmllit-elementcore-js+20 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 12 | Everactive Developer of self-powered chips for wireless ambient Internet of Things devices 64Funding top 21%Moat top 21%Patents top 26%Innovation top 27% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Moattop 21% Patentstop 26% Innovationtop 27% Growthtop 31% Techtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 39% Funding: Raised $160M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 14 yrs (0.8/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 51 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $160M | 21 mo ago | 91 | David Wentzloff Co-founder and Co-CTO | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | Top 10M | 51 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 13 | Lytx Provider of video telematics and fleet management solutions | $153M | 98 mo ago | 979 979 → 977 (+0%) · sector median +63% | — | SentryAtlassian StatuspageApple iCloud Mail+30 | Top 1M | 283 patents AI-driven video telematics for driver safety, event recording, and environmental risk assessment | 4 launchs |
| 14 | Vital Connect Developer of biosensor patch for body vitals monitoring 64Product top 18%Funding top 21%Moat top 26%Patents top 32% All 11 signals ▾Producttop 18% Fundingtop 21% Moattop 26% Patentstop 32% Talenttop 34% Innovationtop 36% Growthtop 43% Techtop 45% Markettop 49% Globalbottom 47% Newsbottom 18% Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series G Funding: Raised $140M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $140M | 15 mo ago | 184 184 → 199 (+8%) · sector median +63% | Nersi Nazari Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | Top 5M | 239 patents Wearable biosensor systems for continuous cardiovascular and vital‑sign monitoring | — |
| 15 | Ice Energy Offering energy storage system and demand side management for smart grid | $132M | 95 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — | 3 launchs · 2 expansions |
| 16 | AliveCor Developer of remote cardiac monitoring solutions and related analysis software | $114M | 46 mo ago | 82 | David E Chief Medical Officer & Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceElasticsearch+26 | Top 5M | 188 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 17 | ZaiNar 🦄 Developer of wireless network technology for precise real time positioning 76Patents top 18%Innovation top 19%Growth top 26%Funding top 27% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 18% Innovationtop 19% Growthtop 26% Fundingtop 27% Talenttop 28% Moattop 30% Techtop 44% Producttop 45% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 42% Patents: 118 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 102 filings since 2022 vs 16 in 2017-21 Innovation: 118 patents (top 16% of patent-holders) · 102 filings since 2022 vs 16 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $100M | 3 mo ago | 26 26 → 51 (+96%) · sector median +63% | Jake Levy Co-Founder & COO | TurbopackNode.jsRadix UI+13 | Top 50M | 118 patents RF-based precise time synchronization and ranging for asset tracking and localization | 1 expansion |
| 18 | OhmConnect Provider of energy management software solutions | $90M | 48 mo ago | 77 | — | Amazon WebstoreWebflowApple iCloud Mail+29 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 19 | Bidgely Provider of a solution for consumers to monitor and manage their household energy use | $88M | 57 mo ago | 39 | Abhay Gupta Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | Top 5M | 53 patents Appliance-level energy disaggregation and demand‑side management analytics for smart grids | — |
| 20 | Greenwave Systems Developer of software-defined network platform enabling virtual network operator capabilities | $86M | 125 mo ago | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Sight Machine Provider of industrial AI solutions for manufacturing process optimization and automation | $86M | 29 mo ago | 43 43 → 60 (+40%) · sector median +63% | Nate Oostendorp Founder and CTO | — | — | 53 patents AI-driven manufacturing monitoring and remote machine-vision quality inspection systems | 1 launch |
| 22 | Enlighted Space and workplace management solutions for efficient, healthy buildings | $83M | 94 mo ago | 51 | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+23 | Top 5M | 205 patents Intelligent building automation IoT: lighting control, occupancy sensing, and asset tracking | — |
| 23 | Altierre Developer of ultra-low power long-range wireless technology for the IoT | $83M | 120 mo ago | 63 | — | — | — | 40 patents Smart IoT labeling and wireless display tags for retail and asset tracking | — |
| 24 | VergeSense Provider of an IoT and AI-powered hardware/software solution for building management | $83M | 55 mo ago | 137 | Kelby Green Co-Founder & CTO | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailSalesforce+27 | Top 5M | 74 patents Real-time occupancy and object tracking for smart building space management | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 25 | Butlr Developer of thermal sensing technology providing building occupancy and utilization data 40Funding top 23%Growth top 35%Moat top 35%Talent top 38% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Growthtop 35% Moattop 35% Talenttop 38% Partnerstop 45% Producttop 49% Techbottom 42% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 36% Innovationbottom 31% Patentsbottom 19% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $71.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 14 yrs (0.4/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $71M | 1 mo ago | 41 41 → 93 (+127%) · sector median +63% | Honghao Deng Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowMicrosoft AdvertisingjQuery+11 | Top 10M | 2 patents Thermal imaging for human pose detection in smart building occupancy monitoring | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 26 | BeeHero Data-driven pollination solutions for commercial crop growers, enhancing bee activity | $64M | 42 mo ago | 65 | Yuval Regev Co-Founder & CTO | Webflow EcommerceWebflowApple iCloud Mail+20 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 27 | Streetline AI-enabled parking management solution | $59M | 143 mo ago | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Decisyon Provider of platform for corporate performance management | $56M | 106 mo ago | 55 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | Top 50M | 14 patents Data integration and contextual analytics platform for dimensional measurement objects | — |
| 29 | Fieldin Smart farming platform optimizing high-value crop operations with data-driven insights | $55M | 57 mo ago | 125 | Iftach Birger Co-Founder & COO | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 30 | UpKeep Offers web-enabled asset operations and maintenance management solutions | $49M | 73 mo ago | 94 94 → 153 (+63%) · sector median +63% | — | DatoCMSSentryApple iCloud Mail+35 | Top 1M | — | 1 launch |
| 31 | Tachyus Developer of software for operational optimization and emissions management solutions | $47M | 84 mo ago | 16 16 → 36 (+125%) · sector median +63% | — | — | — | 3 patents Optimizing waterflood oil recovery and precise fluid metering for petroleum production. | — |
| 32 | Litmus Provider of an edge data platform for industrial artificial intelligence 62Tech top 21%Funding top 26%Talent top 28%Growth top 35% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 21% Fundingtop 26% Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% AItop 35% Moattop 41% Globalbottom 39% Innovationbottom 37% Marketbottom 33% Patentsbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Tech: 48 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare Funding: Raised $42.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 11 yrs (0.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $43M | 7 mo ago | 24 | John Younes Co-Founder & COO | ContentfulSentryZendesk+29 | Top 5M | 2 patents Rapid immunoassay-based detection of pathogens and hazardous chemicals | — |
| 33 | Banyan Online lending marketplace for infrastructure loans | $42M | 39 mo ago | 27 27 → 46 (+70%) · sector median +63% | Tad Neeley Co-Founder | — | — | 3 patents Integrated photovoltaic roofing shingles for building‑integrated solar power | — |
| 34 | Aquifi Develops vision technology on top of mobile cameras for 3D perception | $42M | 104 mo ago | 35 | — | — | — | 135 patents Multi-camera 3D vision and active scanning for automated object measurement | — |
| 35 | Verdigris AI and SaaS-driven energy analytics platform for the management of facilities and commercial buildings 48Funding top 23%Growth top 28%Talent top 28%Moat top 41% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 23% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Moattop 41% Techtop 42% Producttop 46% Newsbottom 41% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 32% Innovationbottom 31% Patentsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $41.7M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 15 yrs (0.9/yr) Growth: Headcount 20 → 27 (+35%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $42M | 3 mo ago | 27 | Mark Chung Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowUptimeRobotApple iCloud Mail+18 | Top 10M | 2 patents Electrical load identification and disaggregation via waveform analysis for power monitoring | — |
| 36 | Therma Provider of solutions for temperature and humidity monitoring | $37M | 40 mo ago | 28 28 → 48 (+71%) · sector median +63% | — | — | — | 74 patents Cryopreservation methods and materials for organs, tissues, and biological samples | — |
| 37 | Glassbeam AI and cloud-based medical equipment’s machine data management tool for providers | $18M | 54 mo ago | 21 | Richard Jones President and CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | Top 50M | 8 patents Predictive maintenance for medical devices via operational log analytics and real-time streaming processing | — |
| 38 | Vence Animal health solutions: pharmaceuticals, vaccines, technology, and virtual fencing | $15M | 51 mo ago | 28 | Sky Kurtz Co-Founder | TypeScriptGoogle MapsZone.js+11 | Top 50M | 13 patents Energy-efficient GPS-based livestock tracking and management systems | — |
| 39 | BrightAI Developer of an AI platform for infrastructure monitoring and management 72AI top 18%Growth top 28%Patents top 31%Funding top 32% All 10 signals ▾AItop 18% Growthtop 28% Patentstop 31% Fundingtop 32% Innovationtop 34% Techtop 38% Moattop 38% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 33% AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $14M | 12 mo ago | 49 | Alex Hawkinson Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+24 | Top 5M | 24 patents AI-driven multi-sensor environmental mapping and real-time object/feature detection | — |
| 40 | Crocus Technologies Provider of an AI-enabled platform for optimizing energy savings | $12M | 38 mo ago | 2 | David Kim Co-Founder & President | — | — | 183 patents High‑precision magnetic field sensors and thermally‑assisted MRAM memory technologies | — |
| 41 | Tag-N-Trac Provider of warehouse asset tracking and inventory management software 21Talent top 38%Funding top 41%Product top 50%Global bottom 40% All 7 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 41% Producttop 50% Globalbottom 40% Fin. healthbottom 35% Marketbottom 27% Newsbottom 22% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $11.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $12M | 3 mo ago | 36 | Joseph Reddy Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 42 | AWM Provider of AI-based business automation solution for retail businesses | $10M | 22 mo ago | 62 | Emad Mirgoli Co-Founder & CFO | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Novity Provider of predictive maintenance software platform for manufacturers 55AI top 20%Innovation top 28%Patents top 33%Moat top 37% All 8 signals ▾AItop 20% Innovationtop 28% Patentstop 33% Moattop 37% Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 33% AI: Classified as an AI company Innovation: 16 patents (top 42% of patent-holders) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 55/100 | $8M | 1 mo ago | 22 | Markus Larsson Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 16 patents Predictive maintenance and fault diagnosis for industrial manufacturing equipment | 1 partnership |
| 44 | EP Analytics HPC experts providing performance analysis and optimization software and services | $5M | 14 mo ago | 12 | Laura Carrington Co-Founder & VP | — | — | 56 patents Distributed asynchronous data transfer and multi-view analytics visualization platforms | — |
| 45 | Blue Ocean Gear Develops fishing gear products | $3M | 13 mo ago | 9 | Kortney Opshaug CEO and Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | Top 50M | — | — |
| 46 | Canetia Analytics Provider of AI-based structural analysis solutions | $1M | 14 mo ago | — | Graham Sutherland Founder & CEO | — | — | 10 patents Remote condition monitoring and data analytics for physical asset assessment | — |
| 47 | ItsWare IoT tags for asset tracking | $1M | 20 mo ago | — | Brian Bentow Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | 2 patents Real-time automated inventory tracking and dispensing systems for material handling | — |
| 48 | indrio technologies Manufacturer of IoT-based gas detection sensors for multi-industry applications 14Talent top 28%Funding bottom 49%Global bottom 32%Market bottom 20% All 4 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingbottom 49% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 20% Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 Funding: Raised $1.2M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100 | $1M | 13 mo ago | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Congruent Developer of radar technology and generative simulator for end-to-end autonomy 60Funding top 44%Talent top 45%Global bottom 48% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Talenttop 45% Globalbottom 48% Funding: Raised $500k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $500K | 5 mo ago | — | Clement Barthes Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 50 | Nexscient Provider of AI solutions including predictive analytics and computer vision 32AI top 26%Funding top 45%Tech top 50%Talent bottom 49% All 6 signals ▾AItop 26% Fundingtop 45% Techtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 25% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: computer vision, machine learning Funding: Raised $180k across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $180K | 1 mo ago | — | Fred Tannous CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | Top 50M | — | — |
Top 12 IoT Applications companies in California
#1
Series B · Burlingame, California · 41 employees$71.1Mraised▾
Series B · Burlingame, California · 41 employees
Developer of thermal sensing technology providing building occupancy and utilization data. The company offers solutions for workplaces, senior living, higher education, smart buildings, smart cleaning, and retail. Its platform includes data and API, along with wireless and wired sensor options. The technology uses heat-based sensing to provide real-time activity insights for efficient spaces. The sensors are camera-free, prioritizing privacy by not capturing personally identifiable information. The API-first data platform allows enterprises to gain insights for critical problems.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Growth
top 35%Moat
top 35%Talent
top 38%Partners
top 45%Product
top 49%Funding: Raised $71.1M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 14 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series B (Apr 2026)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Ricoh USA, Inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series B—
- Dec 2024Series B$7.3M
- Aug 2024Series B$38.2M
- Mar 2023Series A$5M
Founders & team
Investors
Qualcomm Ventures, NewME, HAX, Foundry, GS Futures, DNX Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCookieyesGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted LibrariesGoogle Tag Manager
#2
Series C · San Jose, California · founded 2017 · 165 employees$166.1Mraised▾
Series C · San Jose, California · founded 2017 · 165 employees
BrightInsight provides digital health solutions for clinical trials. Their platform enables improving patient engagement and adherence, continuous remote patient monitoring, and dose management algorithms (cloud-based algorithm). It analyzes data from connected medical devices, combination products, apps, and software. The company's Quality Management System is ISO 13485: 2016 certified.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Moat
top 31%Growth
top 35%Market
top 50%Tech
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $166M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series C (Jan 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 21k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Havas Health Network) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series C$13M
- Mar 2021Series C$101M
- Jun 2020Series B$40.1M
- Sep 2019Series A$25M
Founders & team
Investors
General Catalyst, Insight Partners, New Leaf Venture Partners, Eclipse, Mayo Clinic, PROOF
Tech stack
6SenseCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDocusignFullstory
#3
ZaiNar 🦄Seed · Menlo Park, California · founded 2016 · 26 employees$100Mraised▾
ZaiNar 🦄
Seed · Menlo Park, California · founded 2016 · 26 employees
Developer of wireless network technology for precise real time positioning. This platform utilizes existing cellular and wireless signals to provide sub-meter accuracy for tracking objects and equipment. The system functions by achieving sub-nanosecond time synchronization across wireless networks, enabling continuous location awareness without requiring additional hardware infrastructure. Applications include tracking medical devices, monitoring industrial equipment, and coordinating autonomous operations. The technology also provides terrestrial backup for positioning systems and improves data throughput in network environments.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 18%Innovation
top 19%Growth
top 26%Funding
top 27%Talent
top 28%Moat
top 30%Patents: 118 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 102 filings since 2022 vs 16 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 118 patents (top 16% of patent-holders) · 102 filings since 2022 vs 16 in 2017-21 · 9 product lines
Growth: Headcount 13 → 26 (+100%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Angel$100M
- Sep 2018Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Alchemist Accelerator, Mindful Venture Capital Management, SBNY, PV, Happiness Ventures, Future Ventures
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#4
Series B · Mountain View, California · founded 2011 · 27 employees$41.7Mraised▾
Series B · Mountain View, California · founded 2011 · 27 employees
AI and SaaS-driven energy analytics platform for the management of facilities and commercial buildings. The cloud-based solution allows users to optimize operations, facility uptime, and manage energy costs. Its wireless sensors enable real-time identification, disaggregation, and analysis of the loads in buildings, providing insights into behavior and usage. It also provides an IoT Energy Meter that helps to track energy consumption with its smart sensors.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 48how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 23%Growth
top 28%Talent
top 28%Moat
top 41%Tech
top 42%Product
top 46%Funding: Raised $41.7M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 15 yrs (0.9/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Growth: Headcount 20 → 27 (+35%) across vintages · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B—
- Aug 2023Series B$10M
- Dec 2021Series B$1.1M
- Jan 2021Series B$7.1M
Founders & team
Investors
DCVC, Solea Energy, Jabil, Verizon, StartX, FOUNDER.org
Tech stack
ContentfulLinkedin Sign-InGoogle MapsUbuntuBootstrapVimeo
#5
GoMotive 🦄Series F · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 4300 employees$567.3Mraised▾
GoMotive 🦄
Series F · San Francisco, California · founded 2013 · 4300 employees
AI-powered fleet management platform. It combines dashcams, GPS tracking, ELD compliance, and equipment monitoring for trucking and logistics operations. It delivers solutions for workforce management, compliance, and accident management. The platform also provides customized artificial intelligence solutions for various operational needs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 91how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Market
top 23%Tech
top 24%Product
top 24%Customers
top 24%Moat
top 26%Funding: Raised $567M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 13 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series F (May 2025)
Market: 4,300 employees (top 4% of Transportation and Logistics Tech) · Top-500,000 web property · Unicorn (valued $2.9B)
Tech: 67 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Alb, Amazon Ses · Devops: Envoy, Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 643k LinkedIn followers — 37.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 awards · 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2025Series F$150M
- May 2022Series F$150M
- Jun 2021Series E$190M
- Sep 2019Series D—
Founders & team
Investors
Index Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Google Ventures, Greenoaks, IVP, ITOCHU
Tech stack
6SenseAlpine.JsAmazon AlbAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAmplitude
#6
Series A · San Carlos, California · founded 2022 · 22 employees$7.8Mraised▾
Series A · San Carlos, California · founded 2022 · 22 employees
Provider of predictive maintenance software platform for manufacturers. It is a predictive maintenance solution that uses industrial internet of things technology to predict the lifespan of assets for industrial plants. It selects IoT sensors allocated to individual machine types to monitor status and performance using AI, and ML algorithms. It allows plant managers and operators to plan maintenance activities, detect failures, and rectify errors. The offering sectors include oil, gas, and chemicals.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 55how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 20%Innovation
top 28%Patents
top 33%Moat
top 37%Funding
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%AI: Classified as an AI company
Innovation: 16 patents (top 42% of patent-holders) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence
Patents: 16 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2024
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Chyoda Corporation) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series A—
- Feb 2024Series A$7.8M
Founders & team
Investors
WERU Investment, Myriad Venture Partners, Metawater, Acario Innovation
#7
Series C · Santa Clara, California · founded 2013 · 24 employees$42.6Mraised▾
Series C · Santa Clara, California · founded 2013 · 24 employees
Provider of an edge data platform for industrial artificial intelligence. The platform facilitates connectivity to operational technology assets and systems. It transforms raw data into normalized formats, enabling integration with cloud and enterprise systems. The platform offers edge analytics for monitoring trends and key performance indicators. It also supports running artificial intelligence and machine learning models at the edge.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 21%Funding
top 26%Talent
top 28%Growth
top 35%AI
top 35%Moat
top 41%Tech: 48 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Funding: Raised $42.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 11 yrs (0.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Nov 2025)
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 30k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series C—
- Sep 2022Series B$30M
- May 2019Series A$7M
- Feb 2017Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Belden, Mitsubishi Corporation, Momenta, Alchemist Accelerator, Insight Partners, Munich Re
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAzureAzure MonitorCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#8
Series A · San Diego, California · founded 2020 · 36 employees$11.8Mraised▾
Series A · San Diego, California · founded 2020 · 36 employees
Provider of warehouse asset tracking and inventory management software. The features of the software are staff and visitors access control with geofence notification, staff workflow management, real time monitoring of medical assets, and asset tracking. The company also provides software for different retain businesses.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 38%Funding
top 41%Product
top 50%Global
bottom 40%Fin. health
bottom 35%Market
bottom 27%Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $11.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 4 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2026)
Product: 0 product launch events in 12 mo · 2 published apps (1.1k installs) · Company stage: Series A
Audience (LinkedIn): 6k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: IoT Firmware Developer
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series A$6.8M
- Jan 2022Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Dell Technologies Capital, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, AeroSafe Global, ZEBOX, Plug and Play Tech Center, EvoNexus
#9
Series D · Oakland, California · founded 2012 · 95 employees$167Mraised▾
Series D · Oakland, California · founded 2012 · 95 employees
Eko offers an AI-based platform for remote monitoring of cardiac health. The solution offered by the company collects real-time patient data and analyses it to generate a report for doctors. The report generated aids in providing proper treatment to patients. The company has also developed products like Duo and Core stethoscopes for heart disease monitoring.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 72how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%Customers
top 22%Tech
top 25%Product
top 30%Moat
top 31%Talent
top 43%Funding: Raised $167M across 16 rounds · 16 rounds over 11 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Apr 2025)
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.81★ across 4,901 ratings (2 apps) · Review volume +17% in 6 mo
Tech: 61 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare · Devops: Envoy
Audience (LinkedIn): 20k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. Wayne General Hospital) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2025Grant (prize money)$238.5K
- Jun 2024Series D$41M
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$2.3M
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$2.7M
Founders & team
Investors
FOUNDER.org, StartX, 10x Group, Artis Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, NTTVC
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAlpine.JsAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailApple PayCart Functionality
#10
Series E · San Jose, California · founded 2007 · 64 employees$231.9Mraised▾
Series E · San Jose, California · founded 2007 · 64 employees
Provider of traffic analytics, video security, and occupancy management solutions. The company offers tools for optimizing in-store operations, asset protection, and merchandising. It provides insights into shopper behavior, store design, and marketing campaign effectiveness. The company's products include traffic measurement, video surveillance, and real-time occupancy tracking.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%Tech
top 26%Moat
top 28%AI
top 30%Product
top 36%Growth
top 47%Funding: Raised $232M across 9 rounds · 9 rounds over 18 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series E (Jan 2025)
Tech: 41 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services · Observability: Microsoft Clarity, Sentry
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 25 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 20k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Jan 2025Series E—
- Jun 2021Series E$42M
- Aug 2016Series E—
- Oct 2015Series E$6M
Founders & team
Investors
Colbeck Capital Management, StarVest Partners, August Capital, NGP Capital, Commerce Ventures, EDBI
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentfulCore-Js
#11
Series G · Campbell, California · founded 2011 · 184 employees$139.9Mraised▾
Series G · Campbell, California · founded 2011 · 184 employees
Developer of biosensor patch for body vitals monitoring. Its biosensor patch measures multiple parameters including heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate, single-lead ECG, skin temperature, body posture, fall detection, and activities like step counting. It has applications for use in hospitals, homes, research facilities, HCPs, and care facilities.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 18%Funding
top 21%Moat
top 26%Patents
top 32%Talent
top 34%Innovation
top 36%Product: 6 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series G
Funding: Raised $140M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 15 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series G (Feb 2025)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 239 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Feb 2025Conventional Debt—
- Feb 2025Series G$100M
- Jul 2023Series F$30M
- Sep 2022Series D—
Founders & team
Investors
Oxford Finance, MVM, Baxter, HCA, Revelation Partners, Pacific General Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssCore-JsFlywheelFont AwesomeGoogle Analytics
#12
Series C · Santa Clara, California · founded 2012 · 91 employees$159.8Mraised▾
Series C · Santa Clara, California · founded 2012 · 91 employees
Developer of self-powered chips for wireless ambient Internet of Things devices. The company provides systems-on-chip that include an ARM core, low-power radio receiver, energy-harvesting power management unit, and sensor interfaces. These chips enable continuous data sensing, processing, and wireless transmission using harvested energy. The company's technology aims to expand the reach of the Internet of Things.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%Moat
top 21%Patents
top 26%Innovation
top 27%Growth
top 31%Tech
top 45%Funding: Raised $160M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 14 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Series C (Aug 2024)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 51 patents · Soonicorn
Patents: 51 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 36 filings since 2022 vs 15 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Funding rounds
- Aug 2024Series C$10.9M
- Nov 2022Series C$18.7M
- Aug 2021Series C$16M
- Sep 2020Series C$35.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Future Fund, Blue Bear Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Osage University Partners, ABB, In-Q-Tel
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailGodaddyGodaddy Website BuilderGoogle WorkspaceHstsLodash
Funding & investor landscape
$7Btotal disclosed funding
146companies funded
464disclosed rounds
3rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator9 rounds
Insight Partners5 rounds
Notable founders
Honghao Deng
Co-Founder & CEO · Butlr
Jiani Zeng
Co-Founder & CPO · Butlr
Frederik Smits
Co-founder & Managing Director · BrightInsight
Kal Patel D
Co-Founder & CEO · BrightInsight
Jake Levy
Co-Founder & COO · ZaiNar
Eric R
Co-Founder · ZaiNar
Mark Chung
Co-Founder & CEO · Verdigris
Jonathan Chu
Cofounder · Verdigris
Shoaib Makani
Co-Founder & CEO · GoMotive
Markus Larsson
Co-Founder & CEO · Novity
John Younes
Co-Founder & COO · Litmus
Sacha Sawaya
Co-Founder & CFO · Litmus
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 14,189,744 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of IoT Applications coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time flat
Funding & growth over time
funding flat · growth flat
Common questions
How many IoT Applications companies are there in California, United States?
Radar tracks 348 indexable IoT Applications companies headquartered in California, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by IoT Applications companies in California, United States?
The IoT Applications companies in California, United States on this list have raised a combined $7B in disclosed equity funding across 146 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded IoT Applications company in California, United States?
Samsara is the highest-funded IoT Applications company in California, United States, with $915M in disclosed equity funding.
How many IoT Applications companies in California, United States are funded?
146 of the 348 IoT Applications companies in California, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many IoT Applications unicorns are there in California, United States?
5 IoT Applications companies in California, United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in California, United States IoT Applications companies?
The most active investors in California, United States IoT Applications companies on this list include Plug and Play Tech Center, Alchemist Accelerator, Y Combinator, Elemental, Bolt.
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