April 2015
List of 2000+
‘Internet of Things’
companies
Product description
The Internet of Things company list 2015 is a
structured repository of 2000+ firms active in IoT
(IoT products, IoT infrastructure, IoT applications,
etc.)
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April 2015
List of 2000+ ‘Internet of
Things’ companies
Product description
What is the IoT company database 2015?
The Internet of Things company list 2015 is a structured repository of
2000+ companies that are selling Internet of Things enabled products,
play a vital part in the IoT technology infrastructure, or act as an enabler
to the Internet of Things development.
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The list includes 1050+ startups, 460+ SMEs, and 300+ MNCs
56% of the IoT companies are in North America, 30% in Europe, 11%
in Asia and 3% in RoW
340+ of the companies are publicly-listed
800+ of the companies market their own IoT-enabled devices, 300+
of the companies manufacture hardware components
(semiconductors, sensors, or communication hardware), and 550+
of the companies provide software (analytics, storage, IoT platforms,
OS)
360+ of the companies are specifically active in smart home / home
automation, 260+ in Wearables, 80+ in Connected cars, 80+ in
Industrial, 100+ in Smart Cities, and 150+ in Connected Health. The
majority of the companies does not have a specific vertical focus and
is active in a number of segments (not counted above).
The Internet of Things company list is specifically suited for the following
topics:
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M&A target search
IoT strategy / business case development
Go-to-market / market entry strategy
Customer / Vendor selection
Sector scan
Competitive analysis
Due Diligence
Investment opportunity search
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The list of IoT companies is structured along the following dimensions:
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General information (company name, description, type and location)
Technology focus (Semiconductors, Sensors, Operating Systems,
Analytics, Platform, Database, etc.)
Segment focus (Home, Lifestyle, Health, Mobility, Retail, Energy,
Smart City, Industrial, etc.)
Enablement focus (Funding, Technology research, market research,
distribution, consulting, incubation, etc.)
Further information (Founding date - only partially available, total
funding - only partially available, ticker symbol, further comments,
etc.)
This Internet of Things company list represents one of the most
comprehensive and structured database of IoT companies on the
market. All companies were double-checked and verified. However, this
list does not claim to be complete.
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How to use the database?
General layout
The database is separated into 5 major sections, all marked with a
different color. You can use the "Filter" function to sort individual
columns or view specific results of interest.
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Detailed description
b.) Detailed explanation of each section
(1) General information
Column name
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> Company name
Company
> description
> Company website
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Type of company
Location City
Location State
Location Country
(2) Technology focus
Column name
Processors /
> Semiconductors
US and Canada only
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
Definition
Company sells their products in all areas of IoT
Type of information
yes/no
Comment
x means yes
Company only sells B2B products
Company sells B2C products into the "Home" segment
yes/no
yes/no
x means yes
x means yes
> Consumer - Lifestyle Company sells B2C products into the "Lifestyle" segment yes/no
> Consumer - Health
Company sells B2C products into the "Health" segment yes/no
x means yes
x means yes
> Consumer - Mobility Company sells B2C products into the "Mobility" segment yes/no
> Business - Retail
Company sells B2B products into the "Retail" segment
yes/no
Company sells B2B products into the "Health care"
> Business - Health
segment
yes/no
x means yes
x means yes
> Business - Energy
Company sells B2B products into the "Energy" segment
yes/no
x means yes
> Business - Mobility
Business - Smart
> Cities
Business Manufacturing /
> Industrial
Business - Supply
> Chain
Business - Public
> sector and services
> Other business
Company sells B2B products into the "Mobility" segment yes/no
Company sells B2B products into the "Smart City"
segment
yes/no
x means yes
Developer tools,
> board/kit
> Complete device
> Other hardware
Communication
> protocols&services
> IoT platforms
> Analytics
> Database
Other technology
> focus
(3) Segment focus
Column name
> Generally all
Generally business> facing
> Consumer - Home
Information whether company manufactures and sells
an own IoT-enabled device with a specific application
purpose (e.g., a wearable wristband, a car tracker, etc.)
Information whether company manufactures other
hardware that does not fit into beforementioned
categories (e.g., cables, etc.)
Information whether company develops own
communication protocols or sells communication
services (e.g., M2M managed services)
Information whether company manages a platform that
allows different devices to send data to the cloud and
other applications to retrieve this data from the cloud
Information whether company supplies analytics tools
or has developed own analytics engines to optimize
something based on the data received
Information whether company offers the storage of
data or operates an own database for storage
Information whether company focuses on other
technologies not mentioned before (e.g., security
protocols)
Company sells B2B products into the "Industrial /
Manufacturing" segment
Company sells B2B products into the "Supply Chain"
segment
Company sells B2B products into the "Public sector and
services" segment
Company sells B2B products into the "Other" segment
x means yes
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
yes/no
x means yes
x means yes
Definition
Type of information
Comment
Company provides funding for IoT companies / startups
yes/no
x means yes
> Technology research
> Market research
Interest group/
> Consortium
yes/no
yes/no
x means yes
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
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Company performs technology research in IoT topics
Company performs market research in IoT topics
Company is an interest group or a consortium in the
broader theme of IoT
Company is a marketplace for IoT products or a specific
Distribution
type of IoT product
Company provides advice around IoT and/or acts as a
Consulting /
solution provider / product developer for other
Solution provider
companies
Startup incubation / Company offers a Startup acceleration program or
acceleration
serves as a startup incubator
Other
Company has other enablement focus
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
x means yes
yes/no
yes/no
x means yes
x means yes
Type of information
Year
operating / acquired
Number
Text
Comment
if available
Text
if company is publicly listed on a stock exchange
(4) Enablement focus
Column name
> Funding
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MNC: >10k employees and/or publicly-listed,
Startup: <10 years of existance and not an MNC
yes/no
> Operating systems
Definition
Information whether company manufactures own
processors and/or semiconductors
Information whether company manufactures own
sensors
Information whether company manufactures own
communication hardware (e.g., routers, getaways,
antennas, I/Os, etc.)
Information whether company develops own operating
system for connected devices
Information whether company supplies tools for
developers such as development boards, sensor kits, and
software tools
Text
Hyperlink
Startup / SME / MNC /
Incubator / Other
Text
Text
Text
Comment
Comment
Communication
> hardware
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The nature of the company
City in which company headquarters is registered
State in which company headquarters is registered
Country in which company headquarters is registered
Type of information
Text
Type of information
> Sensors
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Definition
The name of the company as per own website
A short description of the company as per own website
or third-party information
The URL of the company
(5) Further information
Column name
> Founded
> Status
> Total funding
> Further comments
> Ticker symbol
Definition
Date that company was founded
Activity status of company
Amount of funding the company has received thus far
Further noteworthy information
Publicly registered ticker symbol of company at a stock
exchange in the world (e.g., NASDAQ)
if available
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