Tractian
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Physical AI for asset-heavy industries
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HQ: Atlanta, GA, United States
Top IoT & Telecom Startups
This list has 81 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 11 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (26), New York (6), and Toronto (3). Largest teams: Tractian, Somos, and garten. Latest round: Channel Companion raised $250K (Oct 6, 2026).
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Internet for the urban developing world.
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A carbon MRV solution for energy and hard-to-abate sectors
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Community Phone Company
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The phone that gives families peace of mind about aging parents
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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all-in-one operating system (OS) for telcos
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HQ: Remote, OR, United States
Ridecell
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World's Leading Fleet Intelligence Platform
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Copenhagen-based IoT infrastructure and connectivity company Onomondo has raised more than €100 million in a combined investment led by Aspirity Partners, which has signed a definitive agreement to ac...
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€100M · Sep 2026
Ready
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Collaborative platform for optimizing regulated utilities such as…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Plug-and-play AI platform with sensors and dashboards that makes…
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HQ: Atlanta, GA, United States
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AIoT monitoring, workflow, and evidence systems for regulated labs.
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HQ: Shanghai, China
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Bluetooth to Space
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HQ: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Overview
Hiring
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Reshaping industrial quality with AI, hardware, and software
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Location intelligence platform
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HQ: Kraków, Poland
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Termius is an SSH client with team collaboration features
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HQ: Auckland, New Zealand
Mytos
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Robotic human cell manufacturing
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
Seam
Hiring
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API for IoT Devices
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Blissway
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The tolling industry’s prime tech infrastructure
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HQ: Denver, CO, United States
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Mobile carrier for businesses in Brazil
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HQ: Curitiba, Brazil
Wifi Dabba, Inc.
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Decentralised broadband connectivity.
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fluke is a full-digital mobile operator in Brazil
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Home Internet for urban Latin America
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HQ: Mexico City, Mexico
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The global mobile network for business.
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
Farcast
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We build advanced satcom user terminals
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Building Mission Critical Software Defined Radio products.
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We make beautiful connected light switches that allow you to control…
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
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In-store analytics AI assistant to fix your retail stores
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HQ: London, United Kingdom
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GreaseBoss verifes industrial machinery is greased correctly
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HQ: Sunshine Coast, Australia
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We help nurses in nursing homes to be 30% more effective
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HQ: Delft, Netherlands
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using ultrasonics + ml to analyze fluid behavior at infrastructure…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Nine Fives
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RF test equipment for next-gen spacecraft, drones, and cellphones
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Flexible printed OLED displays.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Voice AI teams for medicare agencies.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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AI Copilot for Property Managers and Landlords
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HQ: Austin, TX, United States
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Stripe for telephony
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HQ: Lehi, UT, United States
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AI Voice Translation for live conversations or media
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HQ: Spain
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Building a neutral, sovereign alternative to Starlink
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Questions and answers
How many startups are on this list?
There are 81 startups on this list, last updated on Oct 15, 2026.
Which of them are hiring?
11 of them are hiring right now, including Tractian, Community Phone Company, and Ridecell.
Which of them have the largest teams?
By team size: Tractian (530 employees), Somos (250 employees), and garten (201 employees).
Which of them raised money recently?
Latest rounds: Channel Companion — $250K SAFE (Oct 2026), Onomondo — €100M (Sep 2026), and Beamlink — $2.3M Equity (Sep 2026).
Where are they based?
The biggest hubs are San Francisco (26), New York (6), and Toronto (3).