Top 5 Satellite IoT startups

Updated: April 10, 2024 | Editor: Boris Maslennikov

Satellite IoT startups are leveraging satellite networks to provide reliable, ubiquitous, and cost-effective IoT solutions in remote and challenging environments where terrestrial connectivity is limited. By deploying small, energy-efficient satellite-enabled IoT devices, these startups are enabling industries such as agriculture, transportation, environmental monitoring, and asset tracking to collect and transmit data in real-time, optimizing operations and improving efficiency.
1
Astrocast
Country: Switzerland | Funding: $80.8M
Astrocast offers a bidirectional and highly secure connection to any #IoT device on Earth.
2
Swarm Technologies
Country: USA | Funding: $29.1M
Swarm, the Internet-of-Things connectivity provide, enables global connectivity with the world's most affordable satellite network. Acquired by SpaceX
3
Guodian Gaoke
Country: China
Guodian Gaoke (Guodian Gaokeji) is a Chinese private commercial space company and leading provider of domestic satellite IoT. The company is building a Low Earth Orbit IoT narrowband constellation, Tianqi, composed of 38 LEO satellites, which aims at enhancing connectivity and efficiency through smart, connected devices.
4
SpaceLab
Country: Kazakhstan
providing innovative IoT solutions for industrial technologies, from additive installations to telecommunications
5
Lacuna Space
Country: UK
Lacuna Space is a tracking and sensor detection service for space applications and telecommunications services.
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Editor: Boris Maslennikov
Boris Maslennikov is a senior editor for Space-Startups. He has spent more than a decade covering the global space industry as a business journalist. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science from the California Institute of Technology. In his free time, Boris enjoys studying history and mathematics, with a particular interest in the history of mathematics. You can contact Boris at borismaslenikov(at)space-startups(dot)com