The 10 Coolest IoT Software Companies: The 2025 Internet Of Things 50
Here are the 10 coolest and most noteworthy vendors who are innovating and making big moves within the IoT software space.
Generative AI and AI agents have already invaded the IoT software space, thanks to the likes of Amazon Web Services, Cognite, Litmus Automation and Kontakt.io.
These are among the IoT software vendors who made big moves in the past year, whether those are new product announcements, new funding rounds, new partnerships or mergers.
For instance, machine vision software provider Eigen Innovations and IoT engineering platform provider Viam both announced that they had raised millions of dollars from investors to expand their businesses.
Then there’s Noda, the new name given for the combination of three companies in the building data and analytics software space: Infogrid, Aquicore and Buildings IOT.
For the 2025 Internet of Things 50, CRN picked these and other companies it deemed the most noteworthy vendors within the software space. What follows are descriptions of each company, which also includes Memfault, Microsoft and Onymos.
Amazon Web Services
Matt Garman
CEO
AWS seeks to empower a range of businesses that are building IoT solutions with its comprehensive suite of cloud-based software and services. In November, the Seattle-based cloud service provider launched its AWS IoT SiteWise Assistant, which can summarize complex information and then answer questions about industrial data flowing through the AWS IoT SiteWise platform.
Girish Rishi
CEO
Cognite’s mission is to help industrial companies improve their critical operations by making data more accessible to use for advanced analytics as well as for AI applications. In December, the Tempe, Ariz.-based company said that its Cognite Data Fusion platform can create “specialized AI agents within minutes to automate workflows and get advanced decision-making support, accelerating processes by 75 percent or more in some cases.”
Eigen Innovations
Erin Barrett
CEO
Eigen Innovations is making it easier for manufacturers to detect and mitigate defects with its AI-powered OneView machine vision platform. The Fredericton, New Brunswick-based company said in October that it had raised a $2.4 million funding round that is intended to accelerate growth of its AI-enabled thermal inspection offerings.
Kontakt.io
Philipp Von Gilsa
Co-Founder, CEO
Kontakt.io is helping health-care organizations improve patient care in a cost-effective manner with its AI-powered real-time location system platform. The New York-based company in February revealed its plan to launch an agentic AI platform called Kio Agents that is designed to optimize the way care is coordinated in health-care environments.
Litmus Automation
Vatsal Shah
Co-Founder, CEO
Litmus Automation is breaking down data silos for industrial companies so that they can improve their operations with applications ranging from predictive maintenance to asset monitoring. In February, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based company revealed that it has integrated new AI capabilities into its platform, including locally hosted small language models and real-time AI-powered data analysis.
Memfault
François Baldassari
Co-Founder, CEO
Memfault is making it quicker for companies to find and fix issues in connected devices with its embedded observability platform. The San Francisco-based startup last year unveiled a new feature called Device Vitals, which provides visibility into how device fleets behave and perform so that updates can be issued to make improvements.
Microsoft
Satya Nadella
Chairman, CEO
Microsoft is arming businesses with a variety of cloud and edge services to develop, manage and support IoT applications. The Redmond, Wash.-based company last year unveiled a new product called Azure IoT Operations, which enables the creation of “interoperable IoT solutions that transform physical operations at scale.”
Noda
Kate Henningsen
CEO
Noda is enabling commercial real-estate owners and operators to save time and money as well as lower carbon emissions with its building data and analytics platform. The Washington, D.C.-based company rebranded to Noda after combining the Infogrid, Aquicore and Buildings IoT businesses into one unified organization.
Onymos
Shiva Nathan
Founder, CEO
Onymos is giving companies the ability to develop IoT products and services that meet regulatory requirements with its Device-Flow platform. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company last year unveiled a development and commercialization partnership with Vapotherm, whose “high-velocity therapy products” for patients with respiratory distress will use its Features-as-a-Service platform for device connectivity and management.
Viam
Eliot Horowitz
Founder, CEO
Viam aims to make it easier to develop, monitor and manage connected devices with its modular platform that can run on anything from a Raspberry Pi device to a Linux server. The New York-based company last year said that it had raised a $45 million Series B funding round to accelerate enterprise partnerships and development, among other things.
