Radar · IoT Applications in United States
Best IoT Applications Companies in United States
The 1335 best IoT Applications companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Vivint.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
1335companies tracked
$15.1Bdisclosed funding
9unicorns
555have raised
The 1,335 IoT Applications companies tracked here in the United States represent $15.1B in disclosed equity funding, ranked by raise size and recent momentum. Nine unicorns sit in that pool. That's a real concentration of capital, and it tells you this sector isn't early-stage curiosity anymore.
Cambridge Mobile Telematics leads at $502M raised, a number that dwarfs the pack. Tulip ($171M), BrightInsight ($166M), and TetraScience ($99M) round out the upper tier, with Budderfly and Butlr trailing but still well-funded. What's moving right now? Median install growth across application software and software development apps is running at roughly +16% YoY across 124 tracked apps, which I'd call the clearest signal that enterprise adoption is accelerating faster than the funding headlines suggest. Hot coverage themes include audio editor tooling, playback and rendering engines, and drone electronic warfare, the last of which has pulled in serious defense-adjacent dollars this quarter. As shown in 2017 research on IoT network architectures, interoperability at the application layer remains the structural challenge, and the companies solving it are the ones attracting repeat institutional backing. Blockchain-IoT convergence is also picking up coverage as a trust-layer play across supply chain and healthcare verticals.
Ranked: Best IoT Applications companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion · 1 award |
| 2 | GridPoint Provider of data-driven energy management solutions 57Funding top 18%Patents top 31%Innovation top 32%Moat top 35% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Patentstop 31% Innovationtop 32% Moattop 35% Producttop 37% Talenttop 38% Techtop 45% Markettop 47% Globalbottom 42% Growthbottom 41% Newsbottom 24% Customersbottom 22% Funding: Raised $539M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 21 yrs (0.7/yr) Patents: 169 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 35 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $539M | 14 mo ago | 192 192 → 190 (-1%) · sector median +64% | Peter Corsell Founder | WordPressBugHerdApple iCloud Mail+35 | — | 169 patents Smart energy management and demand‑response control for HVAC, lighting, and submetered devices | — |
| 3 | Cambridge Mobile Telematics Provider of AI-powered telematics and mobility safety solutions 74Patents top 10%Funding top 19%Moat top 26%Product top 28% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 10% Fundingtop 19% Moattop 26% Producttop 28% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 29% Newstop 29% AItop 35% Markettop 42% Techtop 42% Globalbottom 47% Growthbottom 44% Customersbottom 39% Patents: 394 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 258 filings since 2022 vs 126 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $502M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $502M | 2 mo ago | 318 318 → 482 (+52%) · sector median +64% | William Powers Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+41 | 4 signals Funding · New product | 337 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 award |
| 4 | Augury 🦄 Provider of IoT and cloud-based machine analytics and predictive maintenance solutions 50Funding top 24%Moat top 26%AI top 30%Tech top 35% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 24% Moattop 26% AItop 30% Techtop 35% Talenttop 35% Producttop 38% Globalbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Fin. healthbottom 39% Customersbottom 34% Newsbottom 33% Marketbottom 31% Funding: Raised $294M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 12 yrs (0.7/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $294M | 15 mo ago | 4 | Saar Yoskovitz Co-Founder & Executive Chairman | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+35 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Platform Science Provider of integrated solutions for fleet management | $293M | 26 mo ago | 226 | Jack Kennedy Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowAmazon Web ServicesHubSpot+22 | — | 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 | — | 25 patents Retail video and sensor analytics: object detection, tracking, counting, and multimodal human behavior analysis. | — |
| 7 | Tulip 🦄 Digitalized Manufacturing System 74Funding top 16%Tech top 20%Moat top 28%Product top 37% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 16% Techtop 20% Moattop 28% Producttop 37% Talenttop 38% Growthtop 40% Markettop 41% Newstop 42% Innovationtop 45% Patentsbottom 46% Globalbottom 43% Funding: Raised $171M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) Tech: 68 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 74/100 | $171M | 5 mo ago | 113 | Rony Kubat Co-Founder & CIO & CISO | Craft CMSSentryApple iCloud Mail+41 | 3 signals M&A · Funding | 8 patents Manufacturing cold‑formed battery terminals with undercut rings and acid sealing | 1 partnership |
| 8 | 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 +64% | Jason Bellet Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalityShopifyApple iCloud Mail+40 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 9 | 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 +64% | Frederik Smits Co-founder & Managing Director | lit-htmllit-elementcore-js+20 | — | — | — |
| 10 | 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 | — | 51 patents Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering | — |
| 11 | 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 +64% | Nersi Nazari Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | 239 patents Wearable biosensor systems for continuous cardiovascular and vital‑sign monitoring | — |
| 12 | 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 +64% | Jake Levy Co-Founder & COO | TurbopackNode.jsRadix UI+13 | — | 118 patents RF-based precise time synchronization and ranging for asset tracking and localization | 1 expansion |
| 13 | TetraScience Provider of a cloud-based data platform for life science industry 40Funding top 21%Growth top 26%Moat top 35%Tech top 50% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 21% Growthtop 26% Moattop 35% Techtop 50% Newsbottom 47% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 38% Patentsbottom 25% Innovationbottom 22% Funding: Raised $99.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) Growth: Headcount 13 → 30 (+131%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $99M | 4 mo ago | 30 | — | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | — | 4 patents Real-time monitoring and feedback control systems for industrial tools and equipment | 1 job opening |
| 14 | Budderfly Provider of energy management solutions and services for buildings 76Innovation top 19%Patents top 19%Funding top 22%Growth top 27% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 19% Patentstop 19% Fundingtop 22% Growthtop 27% Newstop 30% Moattop 32% Producttop 33% Techtop 41% Talenttop 41% Marketbottom 49% Globalbottom 36% Innovation: 68 patents (top 23% of patent-holders) · 43 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 Patents: 68 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 43 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $85M | 2 mo ago | 103 | Al Subbloie Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailZoho+29 | 5 signals ▲150% Capital raise · Earnings | 68 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 2 partnerships |
| 15 | 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 +64% | Honghao Deng Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowMicrosoft AdvertisingjQuery+11 | — | 2 patents Thermal imaging for human pose detection in smart building occupancy monitoring | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 16 | Peerbridge Health Developer of ambulatory ECG system with AI-enabled cardiac diagnostics 42Innovation top 23%Funding top 27%Product top 30%Moat top 39% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Fundingtop 27% Producttop 30% Moattop 39% Techtop 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 19% Innovation: 4 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Funding: Raised $46.1M across 14 rounds · 14 rounds over 11 yrs (1.3/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $46M | 13 mo ago | 3 | — | HubSpot CMS Hubcore-jsOWL Carousel+15 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 17 | Spencer Health Solutions Provider of device and app for medication adherence | $45M | 20 mo ago | 76 | Tom Rhoads Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Andium Provider of wellsite monitoring solutions using AI-powered automation and real-time insights 48Funding top 30%Moat top 32%AI top 45%Patents top 46% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Moattop 32% AItop 45% Patentstop 46% Growthtop 48% Producttop 49% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 46% Innovationbottom 45% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 39% Funding: Raised $42.7M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 10 yrs (0.4/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 23 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $43M | 7 mo ago | 40 | Jory S Founder & CEO | PrismicTurbopackNode.js+16 | 3 signals ▼40% Capital raise · Funding | 23 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 19 | 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 | — | 2 patents Rapid immunoassay-based detection of pathogens and hazardous chemicals | — |
| 20 | Artisight Provider of IoT solutions for the healthcare industry | $42M | 12 mo ago | 63 63 → 139 (+121%) · sector median +64% | Garrett Larance Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+28 | — | 3 patents Remote monitoring and communication systems for IoT devices | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 21 | 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 | — | 2 patents Electrical load identification and disaggregation via waveform analysis for power monitoring | — |
| 22 | 75F Provider of IoT-based building energy management systems 53Tech top 26%Funding top 33%Moat top 36%Growth top 40% All 11 signals ▾Techtop 26% Fundingtop 33% Moattop 36% Growthtop 40% Producttop 40% Marketbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% Fin. healthbottom 41% Customersbottom 30% Newsbottom 21% Tech: 40 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Netlify Funding: Raised $36.3M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 12 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $36M | 16 mo ago | 175 | Deepinder Singh Co-Founder & CEO | DatoCMSSentryApple iCloud Mail+23 | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 23 | Runwise Provider of IoT-based heating control systems for enterprises 50Funding top 28%Talent top 28%Tech top 35%Moat top 39% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Talenttop 28% Techtop 35% Moattop 39% Growthtop 45% Producttop 46% Marketbottom 41% Globalbottom 37% Newsbottom 18% Customersbottom 2% Funding: Raised $35.2M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 6 yrs (0.8/yr) Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $35M | 12 mo ago | 48 | Michael Cook Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer | TurbopackNode.jsSalesforce+28 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Kuva Systems Provider of continuous monitoring solutions for methane and VOC emissions | $35M | 23 mo ago | 16 | Jason Bylsma Co-Founder & Chief Engineer | Webflowcore-jsSlick+16 | — | — | — |
| 25 | Infinite Uptime Provider of AI-powered predictive maintenance solutions for industrial equipment reliability 60Funding top 25%Moat top 29%Talent top 34%AI top 35% All 13 signals ▾Fundingtop 25% Moattop 29% Talenttop 34% AItop 35% Producttop 35% Growthtop 37% Techtop 38% Markettop 46% Globaltop 48% Fin. healthbottom 49% Patentsbottom 27% Innovationbottom 26% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $33.3M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 10 yrs (1.0/yr) Moat: Top 6% by revenue among 262 tracked Manufacturing Tech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $33M | 3 mo ago | 175 | Raunak Bhinge Co-Founder & Managing Director | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+29 | — | 2 patents Magnetically mounted vibration/acoustic sensors for real-time machining tool health monitoring | 1 launch |
| 26 | EnTouch 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 | $31M | 9 mo ago | 35 | James Walton VP and Co-Founder | WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+21 | — | 13 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 job opening · 1 award |
| 27 | Amperon Provider of energy forecasting and analytics solutions for grid reliability 60Funding top 28%Moat top 39%Product top 40%Tech top 41% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 28% Moattop 39% Producttop 40% Techtop 41% Growthtop 42% Innovationtop 43% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 45% Marketbottom 43% Newsbottom 32% Funding: Raised $30.0M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 8 yrs (0.5/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · 10 curated direct competitors tracked rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $30M | 5 mo ago | 55 | Sean Kelly Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowWordPressApple iCloud Mail+29 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Uplight 🦄 AI and SaaS-driven solutions for energy monitoring in residential and commercial buildings 80News top 22%Tech top 24%Growth top 25%Moat top 31% All 10 signals ▾Newstop 22% Techtop 24% Growthtop 25% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 34% Patentstop 34% Innovationtop 36% Markettop 37% Talenttop 39% Globalbottom 44% News: 8 BI events in 12 mo (of 17 tracked, 5 types) · 2 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo Tech: 45 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $30M | 15 mo ago | 496 | Luis D'Acosta CEO | WordPressAlgoliaMySQL+27 | 8 signals Leadership · M&A | 20 patents Residential energy demand response and HVAC optimization with real-time rebate mechanisms | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 29 | ndustrial Provider of energy management solutions for industrial and cold chain operations | $26M | 17 mo ago | 40 | Jason Massey Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 15 patents IoT sensor provisioning and onboarding for wireless sensor networks | — |
| 30 | Sporian Microsystems Sensors, MEMS technologies & packaging solutions provider 29Innovation top 40%Funding top 40%Patents top 40%Moat top 45% All 7 signals ▾Innovationtop 40% Fundingtop 40% Patentstop 40% Moattop 45% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 28% Innovation: 13 patents (top 61% of patent-holders) · 6 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $20.9M across 23 rounds · 23 rounds over 6 yrs (3.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $21M | 13 mo ago | 15 | Brian Schaible President/CEO | — | — | 13 patents High‑temperature, corrosive‑fluid pressure and flow sensing with capacitive shielding technology | — |
| 31 | VIE Technologies Provider of predictive maintenance solutions 27Innovation top 23%Funding top 38%Product top 40%Global bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Innovationtop 23% Fundingtop 38% Producttop 40% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 22% Customersbottom 1% Innovation: 9 product lines · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware Funding: Raised $18.6M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 6 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $19M | 15 mo ago | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 32 | CargoSense Provider of supply chain visibility and exception management software solutions 48Talent top 15%Innovation top 35%Patents top 36%Moat top 37% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Innovationtop 35% Patentstop 36% Moattop 37% Fundingtop 39% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 35% Techbottom 34% Newsbottom 27% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Innovation: 12 patents (top 58% of patent-holders) · 11 filings since 2022 vs 1 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $18M | 3 mo ago | 25 | — | — | — | 12 patents Optical-code-driven data capture and integration for logistics and AI-enabled asset management | 1 partnership |
| 33 | Herddogg Provider of integrated hardware and software solutions for livestock monitoring 22Moat top 25%Funding top 31%Innovation top 39%Product top 40% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 25% Fundingtop 31% Innovationtop 39% Producttop 40% Patentstop 41% Globalbottom 40% Techbottom 30% Marketbottom 28% Newsbottom 21% Customersbottom 1% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 21 patents Funding: Raised $17.5M across 11 rounds · 11 rounds over 10 yrs (1.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 22/100 | $18M | 6 mo ago | 15 | — | — | — | 21 patents RFID-enabled tagging systems for targeted livestock pharmaceutical delivery | — |
| 34 | Somatix Provider of an AI-based remote health monitoring tool 45Funding top 30%Product top 36%Moat top 37%Growth top 42% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Producttop 36% Moattop 37% Growthtop 42% AItop 45% Partnerstop 45% Patentsbottom 46% Innovationbottom 44% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 35% Customersbottom 30% Newsbottom 24% Funding: Raised $17.3M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 10 yrs (0.7/yr) Product: 2 published apps (1.1k installs) · Company stage: Acquired rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $17M | 8 mo ago | 27 | — | — | — | 17 patents Digital health monitoring using gesture analytics and physiological sensor data | — |
| 35 | PAXAFE Developer of IoT-enabled, track and traceable packaging solutions for multiple industries | $15M | 7 mo ago | 20 | Ilya Preston Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 5 patents Predictive analytics platform for shipping and logistics optimization | — |
| 36 | SonarMD Cloud-based care management solutions for chronic conditions 48Funding top 32%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Tech top 39% All 7 signals ▾Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techtop 39% Producttop 46% Marketbottom 30% Globalbottom 29% Funding: Raised $14.3M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 8 yrs (0.6/yr) Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $14M | 3 mo ago | 25 | Lawrence Kosinski Founder at SonarMD | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21 | — | — | — |
| 37 | 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 | — | 24 patents AI-driven multi-sensor environmental mapping and real-time object/feature detection | — |
| 38 | Elevat Cloud-based IoT platform for managing connected assets 16Funding top 30%Talent top 38%Product top 46%Global bottom 32% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 30% Talenttop 38% Producttop 46% Globalbottom 32% Marketbottom 24% Techbottom 23% Funding: Raised $13.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 9 yrs (0.3/yr) Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 16/100 | $13M | 4 mo ago | 11 11 → 18 (+64%) · sector median +64% | Adam Livesay Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Epitel Provider of a wearable EEG recording system for epilepsy monitoring and control 53Moat top 25%Innovation top 27%Patents top 28%Funding top 34% All 10 signals ▾Moattop 25% Innovationtop 27% Patentstop 28% Fundingtop 34% Growthtop 35% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 47% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 32% Newsbottom 18% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 56 patents Innovation: 56 patents (top 28% of patent-holders) · 47 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $12M | 10 mo ago | 39 | Mark Lehmkuhle Founder & CEO | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+14 | — | 56 patents AI-driven EEG monitoring devices for seizure detection and neurodiagnostic analytics | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 40 | Lunar Outpost Developer of robotic systems and infrastructure for planetary surface operations 69Patents top 25%Talent top 28%Innovation top 29%Product top 30% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 25% Talenttop 28% Innovationtop 29% Producttop 30% Fundingtop 31% Growthtop 35% Techtop 44% Moattop 47% Marketbottom 48% Globalbottom 36% Patents: 36 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 36 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 69/100 | $12M | 1 mo ago | 70 | Forrest Meyen Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer | Wix eCommerceWixSentry+17 | — | 36 patents Lunar rover mobility, thermal conductors, and robotic sampling systems for Moon exploration | 1 internship · 1 partnership · 2 awards |
| 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 | MakuSafe Provider of a wearable device to improve the safety of industrial workers | $10M | 15 mo ago | 30 | Mark Frederick Co-Founder & CTO | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | 22 patents Real-time industrial equipment optimization and occupational health monitoring using AI/IoT sensors | — |
| 43 | Teralytic Real-time soil health data for optimized farming and sustainability 11Moat top 31%Product top 36%Funding top 38%Innovation bottom 49% All 9 signals ▾Moattop 31% Producttop 36% Fundingtop 38% Innovationbottom 49% Patentsbottom 46% Globalbottom 40% Techbottom 25% Newsbottom 22% Marketbottom 16% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 15 patents Product: 5 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $9M | 12 mo ago | 3 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+10 | — | 15 patents Multimodal sensor fusion platforms for remote proximal soil and terrain sensing | — |
| 44 | 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 | 0 mo ago | 22 | Markus Larsson Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 16 patents Predictive maintenance and fault diagnosis for industrial manufacturing equipment | 1 partnership |
| 45 | Xemelgo Cloud and AI-based collaborative software for manufacturing industries | $6M | 10 mo ago | 31 | Akhila Tadinada Co-founder & CTO | — | — | — | 1 launch |
| 46 | Axzon 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 | $6M | 3 mo ago | 3 | Bruno Salvador Leano CEO | YouTubeBootstrapAmazon Web Services+8 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 47 | Atomation Provider of software and hardware platform for IoT applications | $6M | 13 mo ago | 13 | Eran Keshet Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | BIOMETRY Predictive asthma management through biomarker data and personalized insights 32Moat top 32%Innovation top 33%Patents top 35%Funding top 40% All 6 signals ▾Moattop 32% Innovationtop 33% Patentstop 35% Fundingtop 40% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 24% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 4/10 · IP moat: 42 patents Innovation: 42 patents (top 29% of patent-holders) · 18 filings since 2022 vs 20 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $5M | 6 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | 42 patents Portable gas chromatography test strips for rapid point‑of‑care chemical analyte detection | — |
| 49 | AGR Provider of optical sensor-based spectrometers for agricultural applications 5Funding top 44%Global bottom 29%Market bottom 8% All 3 signals ▾Fundingtop 44% Globalbottom 29% Marketbottom 8% Funding: Raised $2.3M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) Global: Single-market focus (United States) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 5/100 | $2M | 1 mo ago | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 12 IoT Applications companies in United States
#1
Series D · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2010 · 318 employees$502.5Mraised▾
Series D · Cambridge, Massachusetts · founded 2010 · 318 employees
Provider of AI-powered telematics and mobility safety solutions. It delivers real-time driving risk assessment, crash detection, driver coaching, and claims support solutions for insurers, mobility providers, gig platforms, and public sector organizations. Its AI-driven analytics engine combines data from smartphones, vehicles, and connected devices to generate actionable safety insights, helping reduce distracted driving, improve driver behavior, lower accident rates, and optimize insurance and mobility programs at global scale.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 10%Funding
top 19%Moat
top 26%Product
top 28%Talent
top 28%Innovation
top 29%Patents: 394 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 258 filings since 2022 vs 126 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $502M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 12 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series D (Mar 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 394 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 17k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series D$350M
- Dec 2018Series C$500M
- Sep 2014Series A$2.5M
Founders & team
Investors
SoftBank Vision Fund, TPG, Allianz X, State Farm, Raptor Group, Ten Coves Capital
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7
#2
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
#3
Acquired · Shelton, Connecticut · founded 2007 · 103 employees$84.8Mraised▾
Acquired · Shelton, Connecticut · founded 2007 · 103 employees
Provider of energy management solutions and services for buildings. It provides integrated light switches to monitor and control lighting loads, advanced power strips to monitor and control plug load at the workstation level, temperature sensors, and electrical panel-level monitoring devices to monitor load at each level and report back to central software. It caters to corporations, municipal governments, colleges, universities, and manufacturers.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 76how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 19%Patents
top 19%Funding
top 22%Growth
top 27%News
top 30%Moat
top 32%Innovation: 68 patents (top 23% of patent-holders) · 43 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 · 8 product lines
Patents: 68 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 43 filings since 2022 vs 9 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding: Raised $84.8M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 9 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. Viridi) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Conventional Debt$550M
- Jun 2025Conventional Debt$100M
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt$400M
- Oct 2020Series B$7.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Balance Point Capital, Connecticut Innovations, Edison Partners, Vantage Infrastructure, Nuveen, Global Infrastructure Partners
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosApache Http ServerApple Icloud Mail
#4
Tulip 🦄Series D · Somerville, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 113 employees$171.1Mraised▾
Tulip 🦄
Series D · Somerville, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 113 employees
Tulip provides IoT-based software solutions for manufacturing enterprises to improve efficiency, share practices, reduce downtime, and increase the consistency and safety of manual processes. It enables enterprises to integrate any sensor with existing equipment on the shop floor to collect data and provide insights into each step of the manufacturing process. It can also be integrated with the existing manufacturing legacy systems for reporting and intelligence.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 74how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 16%Tech
top 20%Moat
top 28%Product
top 37%Talent
top 38%Growth
top 40%Funding: Raised $171M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 10 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series D (Jan 2026)
Tech: 68 technologies across 6/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Nginx
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 8 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 32k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. Blue Water Autonomy Inc.) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series D$120M
- Aug 2021Series C$100M
- Sep 2019Series B$39.5M
- Feb 2019Series B$18.4M
Founders & team
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Pitango, Vertex Holdings, C4 Ventures, Vertex Ventures, Dmgmori
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAngular
#5
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
#6
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 30 employees$99.2Mraised▾
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2014 · 30 employees
Provider of a cloud-based data platform for life science industry. It provides a platform that automatically gathers scientific data from lab equipment, gets data ready for analysis and display, and re-engineers raw or primary data into harmonised data.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%Growth
top 26%Moat
top 35%Tech
top 50%News
bottom 47%Global
bottom 39%Funding: Raised $99.2M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 12 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Feb 2026)
Growth: Headcount 13 → 30 (+131%) across vintages · Web rank 5,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 4 patents · Soonicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 57k LinkedIn followers — 4.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Product Manager
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series B$15M
- Apr 2021Series B$80M
- 2020Series A$11M
- Oct 2019Series A$8M
Investors
Underscore VC, Impetus VC, Alkeon Capital Management, Insight Partners, Y Combinator, Founder Collective
Tech stack
6SenseAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
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
#8
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
#9
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 — 53.0% 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
#10
Series C · Alpharetta, Georgia · founded 2015 · 175 employees$33.3Mraised▾
Series C · Alpharetta, Georgia · founded 2015 · 175 employees
Provider of AI-powered predictive maintenance solutions for industrial equipment reliability. The company offers a suite of applications designed to optimize equipment performance and overall plant efficiency. It utilizes artificial intelligence to identify equipment faults and process variance. The platform empowers teams with actionable insights to maximize availability and optimize efficiency.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 25%Moat
top 29%Talent
top 34%AI
top 35%Product
top 35%Growth
top 37%Funding: Raised $33.3M across 10 rounds · 10 rounds over 10 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2026)
Moat: Top 6% by revenue among 262 tracked Manufacturing Tech companies · Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 2 patents
Talent: Analyst team rating 4/5 · 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Audience (LinkedIn): 15k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series C$121K
- Mar 2025Series C$35M
- Feb 2024Series B$353.5K
- Jul 2023Series B—
Founders & team
Investors
Ventureast, TDK Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Mayfield, GSR Ventures, THK
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAnimate.CssApache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjs
#11
Acquired · Reston, Virginia · founded 2003 · 192 employees$539.3Mraised▾
Acquired · Reston, Virginia · founded 2003 · 192 employees
GridPoint is a provider of data-driven energy management solutions (EMS). The company leverages real-time data collection, big data analytics, and cloud computing to maximize energy savings, operational efficiency, capital utilization, and sustainability benefits. The company offers 'GridPoint energy management hardware' - that includes submetering, and advanced monitoring devices that enable the management and measurement of energy endpoints, including controllers, submeters, thermostats, and sensors. Its cloud-based software platform, 'GridPoint Energy Manager' - monitor and manage energy-consuming assets, such as HVAC and lighting systems.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Patents
top 31%Innovation
top 32%Moat
top 35%Product
top 37%Talent
top 38%Funding: Raised $539M across 15 rounds · 15 rounds over 21 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series G (Mar 2025)
Patents: 169 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 35 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Innovation: 169 patents (top 7% of patent-holders) · 16 filings since 2022 vs 35 in 2017-21 · 12 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 8k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2025Series G$45M
- Jun 2023Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2022Series G$75M
- Jul 2014Series F$22.2M
Founders & team
Investors
Standard Renewable Energy Group, Goldman Sachs, Altira Group, Craton Equity Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Perella Weinberg Partners
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAutoptimizeCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#12
Series B · Golden, Colorado · founded 2017 · 70 employees$12.1Mraised▾
Series B · Golden, Colorado · founded 2017 · 70 employees
Developer of robotic systems and infrastructure for planetary surface operations. The company builds robotic infrastructure intended for future exploration and commercial activities. It offers robotic platforms designed for mobility and resource utilization. These systems are engineered to operate in harsh environments. The company focuses on enabling sustainable access to planetary surfaces.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 69how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 25%Talent
top 28%Innovation
top 29%Product
top 30%Funding
top 31%Growth
top 35%Patents: 36 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 36 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Innovation: 36 patents (top 38% of patent-holders) · 36 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · 7 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 33k LinkedIn followers — 2.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. National Aeronautics and Space Administration) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series B$32.1M
- Mar 2025Series A$2M
- Nov 2024Series A—
- Aug 2024Series A$9.6M
Founders & team
Investors
Type One Ventures, Industrious Ventures, Promus Ventures, Explorer 1, Space Capital, Cathexis Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Browser Insights
Funding & investor landscape
$15.1Btotal disclosed funding
493companies funded
1,690disclosed rounds
7rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator12 rounds
Notable founders
William Powers
Co-Founder & CEO · Cambridge Mobile Telematics
Samuel Madden
Co-Founder & Chief Scientist · Cambridge Mobile Telematics
Honghao Deng
Co-Founder & CEO · Butlr
Jiani Zeng
Co-Founder & CPO · Butlr
Al Subbloie
Founder & CEO · Budderfly
Rony Kubat
Co-Founder & CIO & CISO · Tulip
Natan Linder
Cofounder & CEO · Tulip
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
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 United States?
Radar tracks 1335 indexable IoT Applications companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by IoT Applications companies in United States?
The IoT Applications companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $15.1B in disclosed equity funding across 493 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded IoT Applications company in United States?
Vivint is the highest-funded IoT Applications company in United States, with $1B in disclosed equity funding.
How many IoT Applications companies in United States are funded?
493 of the 1335 IoT Applications companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many IoT Applications unicorns are there in United States?
9 IoT Applications companies in United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States IoT Applications companies?
The most active investors in United States IoT Applications companies on this list include Plug and Play Tech Center, MassChallenge, National Science Foundation, Techstars, Greentown Labs.
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