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Verkada is a San Mateo-headquartered developer of cloud-managed physical security systems. The platform unifies video cameras, access control, environmental sensors, alarms, and intercoms in a single dashboard. Verkada serves enterprises in retail, education, and healthcare with AI features for object detection and analytics. Founded in 2016, it powers over 20,000 organizations worldwide including universities and Fortune 500 companies.

ZaiNar is a U.S.-based location tracking technology firm utilizing passive radio signals from cellphones, IoT devices, and chipless RFID tags. Its platform achieves sub-meter accuracy over 200-meter ranges for real-time asset monitoring in logistics, manufacturing, and security applications, outperforming GPS in scalability and cost.

Tractian develops technology for industrial maintenance and equipment monitoring. Its offering combines sensors, software and artificial intelligence to help manufacturers detect developing equipment problems and organize maintenance work. Customers use condition-monitoring data and maintenance management tools to assess machine performance, prioritize interventions and reduce unplanned production interruptions. The company serves asset-intensive industrial businesses and supports maintenance teams responsible for machinery and plant reliability. Its products bring together information from connected equipment with operational workflows used by technicians and managers. Tractian also publishes technical content and has invested in education businesses serving maintenance professionals. The company was founded in 2019 and operates from Atlanta, with activities in Brazil and Mexico. Its commercial model combines industrial technology with software and services that support continuing use of the monitoring and maintenance platform.

proteanTecs is an Israel-headquartered semiconductor firm offering chip telemetry platforms for health monitoring. Its Agent technology embeds sensors in SoCs to track aging, performance degradation, and defects from design through field deployment. The company's software applies machine learning to telemetry data for anomaly detection and yield improvement, serving hyperscalers and automotive chipmakers. proteanTecs partners with TSMC and Intel foundries to integrate its solutions into 5nm and advanced nodes, enabling traceability across the electronics supply chain.

Tive is a Boston-headquartered supply chain visibility provider offering real-time tracking with Bluetooth and cellular sensors. Companies such as Maersk and Pfizer use Tive's platform to monitor shipments across ocean, air, and ground transport, ensuring temperature control for pharmaceuticals and compliance with FDA regulations.

AssetWatch is a condition monitoring service delivering predictive maintenance for manufacturers. It deploys wireless sensors, communication hubs, and machine learning software analyzed by engineers for prescriptive alerts. Westerville-headquartered AssetWatch serves global plants in food processing, chemicals, and metals with remote diagnostics.

ButterflyMX is a property access control system using smartphone apps for doors, gates, and elevators in multifamily and commercial buildings. New York-headquartered, it serves over 10,000 properties across the US, eliminating key fobs and wiring to reduce costs by 50 percent. Integrations with Yardi, RealPage, and Brivo enable video calls and deliveries without buzzers. Installed in under two hours, the system enhances security with encrypted access logs.

Following Johnson Controls’ divestiture of its residential and light commercial HVAC businesses to Bosch in 2025, nearly all of its revenue comes from commercial HVAC (60%) and fire and security products and services (40%). A 2016 merger joined Johnson Controls’ HVAC and Tyco’s fire and security businesses with the premise that there is synergy in offering a broader variety of automation products and solutions to commercial buildings. We estimate Johnson Controls’ pro forma revenue mix will be one-third products, one-third installation, and one-third services.

Samsara Inc provides an end-to-end solution for operations. The company's Connected Operations Platform consolidates data from its IoT devices and a growing ecosystem of connected assets and third-party systems, and makes it easy for organizations to access, analyze, and act on data insights using its cloud dashboard, custom alerts and reports, mobile apps, and workflows.. The company derives almost all of its revenue from subscription services. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States. The company's customers ranges from small and medium-sized businesses to state and local governments.

Advantech is the world’s largest supplier of industrial personal computers and a leading provider of embedded boards. The company serves a wide spectrum of downstream sectors, including manufacturing, retail, healthcare, transportation, and energy and environment. Headquartered in Taiwan, Advantech operates manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, mainland China, and Japan.

Alarm.com Holdings Inc has a cloud-based platform that offers an expansive suite of IoT solutions addressing world-wide opportunities in the residential, multi-family, small business and enterprise commercial markets. It has two reportable segments: Alarm.com & Other. The Alarm.com segment represents the cloud-based Software platforms for intelligently connected property & related solutions. The other segment is focused on researching, developing & offering residential & commercial automation solutions & energy management products & services in adjacent markets. The majority of revenue is from the Alarm.com segment. The platform allows home & business owners to secure their properties and automate & control an array of connected device.

Amphenol is a global supplier of connectors, sensors, and interconnect systems. It holds the second-largest connector market share globally and sells into the automotive, broadband, commercial air, industrial, IT and data communications, military, mobile devices, and mobile networks end markets. Amphenol is diversified geographically, with operations in 40 countries.

Lumentum Holdings Inc is a California-based technology firm. The company provides two types of optical and photonic products: optical components that are used in telecommunications networking equipment, and commercial lasers for manufacturing, inspection, and life-science lab uses. Its segments are Optical Communications and Commercial Lasers. The firm is also expanding into new optical applications, such as 3-D sensing laser diode for consumer electronics. It generates maximum revenue from the OpComms segment. The OpComms segment products include a wide range of components, modules, and subsystems to support customers including carrier networks for access (local), metro (intracity), long-haul, and submarine (undersea) applications.

Honeywell traces its roots to 1885 with Albert Butz’s firm, Butz Thermo-Electric Regulator, which produced a predecessor to the modern thermostat. Other inventions by Honeywell include biodegradable detergent and autopilot. Today, Honeywell is a global multi-industry behemoth with one of the largest installed bases of equipment. It operates through four business segments: aerospace technologies, industrial automation, energy and sustainability solutions, and building automation. Recently, Honeywell has made several portfolio changes to focus on fewer end markets and align with a set of secular growth trends. The firm is working diligently to expand its installed base, deriving around one third of its revenue from recurring aftermarket services.

Founded in 1935, TDK has its origin in magnetic materials, being the first company to commercialize ferrite in the world, and it used to be known as one of the major cassette-tape manufacturers. TDK is now the only external supplier for magnetic recording heads for hard disk drives, and the company intends to expand its magnetic sensor business for handsets and automobiles by leveraging its expertise. It is also one of the global top suppliers of passive components for autos and polymer rechargeable batteries for smartphones. The company acquired InvenSense in 2017, making it third largest MEMS sensor company in the world.

Knorr-Bremse AG is engaged in the development, production, marketing, and servicing of Automotive parts. It operates its business activities in two divisions: Rail Vehicle Systems and Commercial Vehicle Systems. Its product portfolio comprises Braking, entrance, and HVAC systems; power electric and control technology; digital solutions; couplers; signal systems; pneumatic braking systems; energy supply and distribution systems; wiper and wash systems; and others. Majority of revenue is from Rail Vehicle System. Its geographical segments are Europe/Africa, North America, South America, and Asia-Pacific.