SAN FRANCISCO, June 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Golioth, the cloud
platform for hardware developers, today announced a $2.5M seed round in conjunction with a private
beta launch for developers.
Golioth is a platform that allows device makers to deliver on
the promise of cloud connected IoT. It enables hardware developers
to build end-to-end IoT-connected products using their choice of
hardware and connectivity, all without the need for a team of cloud
engineers. From device messaging to security, updates, analytics,
and more, the platform provides device services that work with
every developer's hardware and firmware requirements.
Adoption of both consumer and industrial IoT has been
accelerating and is anticipated to grow exponentially over the next
10 years with 30.9B devices expected
to come online by 2030. One of the largest challenges facing
hardware companies when it comes to connecting that number of
devices is the lack of sufficient software, security, and cloud
engineering expertise.
Founder Jonathan Beri, former
Product Manager at Nest, Google, and early product leader at
Particle, created Golioth to simplify the cloud for IoT/Hardware
developers. He tapped Vit Prajzler, a pioneer in the IoT industry,
as Golioth's CTO. Prajzler was on the original team at IBM Research
which developed the LoRaWAN® protocol and
was the Founder & former CTO of Loriot, a SaaS provider of
carrier-grade LoRaWAN® networks.
"Current IoT platforms were designed for software
companies who deeply understand cloud computing, databases, and
networking, not for the engineers who build devices," explained
Beri. "I realized if a platform could address what hardware needs
from the cloud it could significantly reduce the cost and
complexity for hardware makers as the number of connected devices
grows exponentially. Being laser focused on empowering hardware
developers is how Golioth will grow adoption within any product
company, from startups to Fortune 500 companies."
How it works
Unlike other platforms, Golioth provides turnkey IoT cloud
services with unmatched levels of choice in what matters most to
hardware developers: flexibility in hardware, embedded software,
messaging protocols, and connectivity. Golioth supports a range of
open IoT protocols and connectivity for communication, providing
security by default.
Golioth's first Device SDK is built on The Zephyr™
Project, an open source project under the Linux Foundation that
offers a safe, secure, and flexible RTOS for the IoT in
space-constrained devices. Golioth's Zephyr SDK takes full
advantage of the capabilities of Zephyr such as a modern, secure
networking stack and protocol support. As of today, Golioth is also
announcing that it has joined The Zephyr™ Project as a
Silver Member.
"The Internet of Things is a common use case for Zephyr and is
paired well with a device management platform like Golioth," said
Kate Stewart, Vice President of
Dependable Embedded Systems at The Linux Foundation. "With security
and trust on top of every manufacturer's mind, it is ever more
important for platforms to make security a fundamental feature,
which requires integrations at the both the OS and cloud level as
Golioth has done."
During the private beta, Golioth Cloud will be free for beta
testers. Pricing and additional deployment options will be
announced later this year. Developers interested in participating
in the private beta can request to join here.
Golioth's recent round of funding, led by Zetta Venture
Partners, will go toward growth and the expansion of a developer
community around Golioth. "We heard loud and clear from device
makers that they want to spend time and energy on what they do
best: hardware design and development," says Jocelyn Goldfein, Managing Director at Zetta
Venture Partners. "Edge devices have similar needs - every product
shouldn't have to reinvent the wheel. That's why we're delighted to
back Golioth in building the default cloud platform as a service
for hardware developers."
Additional investors in Golioth include Chris Aniszczyk (CTO of CNCF), Sam Ramji (CSO of Datastax), Shiva Rajaraman
(Former CTO WeWork,) and Stephen
Blum (CTO of PubNub.)
For more information visit golioth.io.
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