Top Connected Devices Startups in 2027

iSono Health is developing AI-powered solutions for accessible and personalized health monitoring . Our first solution, ATUSA, combines a wearable, automated ultrasound and AI to transform breast cancer screening by increasing quality, improving access, and lowering cost. ATUSA system produces repeatable 3D images, independent of operator skill in 1min, enabling accurate and rapid diagnosis. iSono Health’s deep learning technology extracts acoustic biomarkers from quantitative ultrasound data to identify and track functional properties of breast tissue enabling early detection and monitoring of breast cancer.

For 100 years the home security industry has been selling outdated technology at highway-robbery prices. Often sales reps will try to scare customers into signing long-term contracts that are full of nasty fine print. We believe being safe should be simple. SimpliSafe security systems are easy to self-install, easy to purchase direct online, and don’t require a phoneline or long-term contract. They are also wireless, cellular, and customizable: It works anywhere and will fit any house, apartment or business.

AXIS is an IoT connected device company that makes smart shade solutions. We are developing the most intelligent shade automation platform. Our flagship product, Gear, motorizes and automates existing window shades in minutes. Named as the 2017 Motorized Product of the Year by the Consumer Technology Association, Gear is compatible with a variety of window shades and allows you to control and schedule your shades from the comfort of your phone, on-device, or via voice speakers. AXIS is on a mission to transform the window shade industry with smart and simple technology. Learn more at helloaxis.com. The future is smart. Embrace it.

Tombot makes robotic animals that transform the daily life of individuals, families and communities facing health adversities. Originally designed to meet the specific medical needs of seniors with dementia, Tombot Puppies have also been preordered for children with Autism, adults with high impact chronic pain, major depressive disorder, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and PTSD, and for long inpatient stays and arduous outpatient treatments at hospitals. Peer-reviewed studies show that robotic animals positively affect some users’ ability to cope with stress, anxiety, loneliness, depression and pain, reducing their need for psychotropic and opioid medications. Key Milestones and Metrics: • Completion of our 5th generation prototype and 3rd round of customers studies with 100s of seniors with dementia • Over 3,900 preorder and waitlist customers • Member of StartX: Stanford-funded startup accelerator program • Member of the Canadian Creative Destruction Lab accelerator program • Member of Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles accelerator program (CTIP) • Large-scale clinical trials in development with Children’s Hospital and the University of Southern California to demonstrate reduced stress, anxiety and pain for pediatric hospital inpatients • Large scale study in development with the LAC-USC Hospital Burn Unit to demonstrate reduced stress, anxiety, and pain for pediatric burn patients • Major national and international media coverage • Winner 2019 RoboBusiness Pitchfire competition • Filed multiple trademark, design and provisional utility patent applications • U.S. TAM: $9.0B (seniors with dementia plus mild cognitive impairment)

SPARK Microsystems offers a unique and innovative wireless transceiver technology that achieves an order of magnitude better energy efficiency and latency than BLE or ZigBee and supports faster data rates. The technology significantly extends the battery life of electronics, and enables battery-less operation of wireless devices such as sensors when paired with energy harvesting technologies. SPARK is the enabling wireless technology of the future. Its efficiency, agility and robustness allow it to address a large number of markets, many of which are ill-served by current wireless technologies. SPARK Microsystems is bringing to the world a wireless transceiver that will change the way we think about low-power wireless and that is ready for the Internet of Things revolution.

Carv is the first wearable tech dedicated to improving your ski technique - it’s your digital ski coach. Inspired by Olympic technology, Carv gives you access to the feedback and knowledge that only elite skiers have had access to so far. With a thin smart insert, Carv measures your motion and pressure distribution and relays feedback through your earphones in real-time. Carv connects wirelessly to your smartphone to give simple, actionable feedback to casual skiers and detailed metrics and analysis for advanced and professional skiers. Carv lets you train, compete and challenge people with its detailed metrics and helps you improve your skiing with technique analysis.

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