Asynos is a technology company focused on transforming supply chain management through digital innovation. By creating digital twins of physical products, Asynos tracks their movement and condition from origin to retail, significantly reducing supply chain losses by 30% to 40%. The company offers a comprehensive Internet of Things (IoT) solution that includes low-cost, multimodal sensor tags and a cloud-enabled data analytics platform. This technology is applicable across various industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, automotive, and retail. By digitizing supply chain processes, Asynos not only helps businesses minimize waste caused by outdated analog systems but also enables them to adopt new data-driven revenue models, thereby contributing to reductions in carbon emissions associated with inefficient supply chain practices.
Sonnet Labs
Seed Round in 2020
Sonnet Labs is a developer of advanced communication devices that enable off-grid communication. The company's technology utilizes long-range radio frequency and MESH networking to facilitate communication among smart devices without reliance on cellular networks. This innovative approach allows users to send text messages, audio recordings, images, and GPS coordinates seamlessly, even in areas lacking signal coverage. Additionally, Sonnet's devices enable users to locate companions in real-time and share internet access across distances, effectively functioning as a highly sophisticated two-way radio system. By connecting users through a decentralized network, Sonnet Labs enhances communication capabilities in remote locations.
Acoustic Wells
Venture Round in 2020
Acoustic Wells, Inc. is a Boston-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in providing wireless systems for oilfield operations. The company offers industrial Internet of Things (IoT) solutions designed to enhance efficiency by monitoring equipment status, tank levels, and production flows. Using advanced sensing technologies and proprietary algorithms, Acoustic Wells optimizes production while reducing waste and minimizing equipment wear and tear. Their system allows users to access a centralized dashboard from various devices, enabling remote monitoring and control of oilfield operations, even in challenging environments. By eliminating the need for daily inspections and providing operators with actionable data, Acoustic Wells aims to reduce the environmental impact of oilfield activities.
Bridgefy
Seed Round in 2019
Bridgefy, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in developing a software development kit that enables mobile applications to function without an internet connection. The company's technology leverages smartphones' Bluetooth and Wi-Fi antennas to create mesh networks, allowing users to communicate even in areas with limited or no internet access. This capability is particularly useful in situations such as crowded events, natural disasters, rural areas, and locations with controlled internet access. Bridgefy's unique mesh network technology improves as more people use it, enhancing the reliability and reach of the communication network. The company's innovative approach has been adopted by over 10 million users worldwide, demonstrating its effectiveness and broad impact.
Everykey
Venture Round in 2019
Everykey, Inc. is a technology company based in Cleveland, Ohio, founded in 2015. The company specializes in a Bluetooth device that replaces traditional keys and passwords. This innovative product not only generates secure passwords for various online accounts but also facilitates automatic logins when users visit websites. Everykey aims to enhance security and user convenience by streamlining access to multiple accounts through a single device, eliminating the need for multiple passwords and physical keys.
Wattz
Venture Round in 2019
Founded in 2016, Wattz specializes in developing wireless electronic devices that harness solar power to prolong the lifespan of IoT devices. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices across the U.S. and Ireland, the company's innovative technology replaces traditional battery methods, reducing annual replacement costs and ensuring consistent device performance.
Ubiquios
Seed Round in 2018
Ubiquios specializes in developing embedded stacks for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth services, as well as cellular, mesh networking, AWS and Azure cloud, industry-standard security, AP management, and LPWAN services. The company's connectivity software is designed to streamline the development of wireless IoT devices by offering standards-based networking optimized with features that accelerate time-to-market for products incorporating wireless connectivity. Ubiquios supports a broad range of microcontrollers, radio technologies, and real-time operating systems, including bare metal environments and cloud systems, enabling clients to build and maintain IoT products efficiently and cost-effectively.
Mycrophone
Seed Round in 2017
Mycrophone is a technology company that has developed a mobile application designed to transform smartphones into wireless microphones. This innovative solution allows users to speak into their phones and transmit their voices over a public address system during events. Attendees can join a queue through the app, enabling them to speak when selected by a moderator, who also manages the queue via the same application. Mycrophone generates revenue through per-event fees charged to event organizers that partner with audio-visual providers for equipment rental. The company holds two issued patents that protect its technology and methods.
Everykey
Venture Round in 2017
Everykey, Inc. is a technology company based in Cleveland, Ohio, founded in 2015. The company specializes in a Bluetooth device that replaces traditional keys and passwords. This innovative product not only generates secure passwords for various online accounts but also facilitates automatic logins when users visit websites. Everykey aims to enhance security and user convenience by streamlining access to multiple accounts through a single device, eliminating the need for multiple passwords and physical keys.
Flowzo, Inc. is a broadband service provider based in San Francisco, California, established in 2016. The company focuses on delivering high-speed Internet connectivity to smaller metropolitan areas and neighborhoods with inadequate communication infrastructure. Flowzo installs its fiber fast network on the rooftops of multiplex buildings, effectively connecting these locations to reliable Internet services. By leveraging fiber lines and wireless interfaces, Flowzo aims to enhance the quality of Internet access for multiplex owners and their tenants, thereby uplifting local communities and improving overall connectivity in underserved regions.
Edyza is a technology company based in Irvine, California, specializing in hardware and software solutions for high-density connectivity and computing in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector. Founded in 2015 by Dr. Rana Basheer and Atul Patel, Edyza combines proprietary wireless communication methods with advanced fog, edge, and cloud computing capabilities. This enables thousands of sensors and actuators to communicate effectively in close proximity, providing high-resolution data essential for machine learning, predictions, and automation within industrial, commercial, and government applications. Additionally, Edyza's platform utilizes ambient energy harvesting to power its network of low-power, mesh-networked wireless sensors, allowing seamless operation without the need for constant calibration or battery changes.
Mokumoku
Seed Round in 2017
Mokumoku is a manufacturer of wireless communication equipment based in Palo Alto, California, established in 2016. The company specializes in developing technology that allows Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to deliver gigabit-speed internet to home broadband users at competitive prices. Utilizing proprietary wireless 60 GHz mesh technology, Mokumoku's solutions facilitate the final connections over short distances, enhancing connectivity and enabling cost-effective deployments for ISPs. Through its innovative approach, Mokumoku aims to improve internet access for consumers by providing efficient and reliable wireless solutions.
Puloli
Venture Round in 2016
Puloli is a San Francisco-based networking company that specializes in providing Network as a Service (NaaS) for wide area wireless connectivity. The company offers a comprehensive turn-key virtual wireless WAN solution through a subscription model, allowing non-telco players to directly connect with end consumers while bypassing traditional telecommunications providers. Puloli's services include a flexible end-to-end network that can accommodate various carrier frequencies for multiple customers, targeting enterprises and critical infrastructure sectors. This innovative approach enables users to monetize services with integrated connectivity, quality of service, security, and an applications framework, making IoT and video delivery more economically viable. The cost-effectiveness of Puloli's offerings significantly reduces the price of data transmission, enhancing business opportunities across various verticals.
Founded in 2016, Wattz specializes in developing wireless electronic devices that harness solar power to prolong the lifespan of IoT devices. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices across the U.S. and Ireland, the company's innovative technology replaces traditional battery methods, reducing annual replacement costs and ensuring consistent device performance.
Puloli is a San Francisco-based networking company that specializes in providing Network as a Service (NaaS) for wide area wireless connectivity. The company offers a comprehensive turn-key virtual wireless WAN solution through a subscription model, allowing non-telco players to directly connect with end consumers while bypassing traditional telecommunications providers. Puloli's services include a flexible end-to-end network that can accommodate various carrier frequencies for multiple customers, targeting enterprises and critical infrastructure sectors. This innovative approach enables users to monetize services with integrated connectivity, quality of service, security, and an applications framework, making IoT and video delivery more economically viable. The cost-effectiveness of Puloli's offerings significantly reduces the price of data transmission, enhancing business opportunities across various verticals.
Thinnect
Seed Round in 2015
Thinnect specializes in wireless mesh networking technology for Internet of Things (IoT) segments. It offers solutions for commercial lighting and street lighting, enabling intelligent control and additional savings through LED lighting products.