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IoT infrastructure as code platform for building, securing, and managing custom hardware devices and cloud connectivity.
Golioth, founded in 2020 by Jonathan Beri (ex-Google, Nest, Particle, WeWork), provides IoT infrastructure as code, enabling developers to build, secure, manage, and connect custom hardware devices to the cloud. The company was acquired by Canonical (Ubuntu) in 2024 or 2025, significantly bolstering its presence in the industrial IoT sector. Golioth's platform offers critical services such as device management, over-the-air firmware updates, and data routing, eliminating the need for teams to build complex backend infrastructure from scratch for applications in agriculture, energy, and smart cities. The company has successfully raised $7.5 million in total funding, including a $4.6 million seed round in May 2023 co-led by prominent investors Differential Ventures and Blackhorn Ventures, with additional participation from Zetta Venture Partners and MongoDB. With a team of 9-20 employees, Golioth continues to serve a wide range of industrial IoT verticals, offering a B2B SaaS model with tiered pricing.
Golioth has raised $9.5M across 3 funding rounds.
Golioth has raised $9.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Golioth has raised $9.5M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $5.0M Seed in May 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2023 | $5M Seed | Blackhorn Ventures, Differential Ventures | 1984 Ventures, .406 Ventures, Amplo, Antler, Bascom Ventures, BOW Capital, Caravela Capital, Contrary Capital, DGF Investimentos, DN Capital, Generation Ventures, Honey Island Capital, Innovation Endeavors, Insight Partners, Lakestar, Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, Tucker Seed Fund LLC, Turtle Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, Urban Innovation Fund, Zetta Venture Partners, ED Baker, Oliver Jung, Lorimer Ventures, MongoDB Ventures | Announced |
| Jun 2, 2021 | $2.5M Seed | Jocelyn Goldfein | Chris Aniszczyk, SAM Ramji, Shiva Rajaraman, Stephen Blum | Announced |
| Feb 1, 2021 | $2M Seed | — | .406 Ventures, Generation Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Zetta Venture Partners | Announced |
Golioth has raised $9.5M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Golioth's investors include Blackhorn Ventures, Differential Ventures, 1984 Ventures, .406 Ventures, Amplo, Antler, Bascom Ventures, Bow Capital, Caravela Capital, Contrary Capital, DGF Investimentos, DN Capital.
Golioth is an IoT infrastructure platform that enables developers to build, secure, manage, and connect custom hardware devices, capturing and routing device data to various cloud services.[4][3] It serves IoT developers and teams working on connected products in sectors like agriculture, energy, transportation, and logistics, solving pain points in device connectivity, data management, and deployment by simplifying firmware development and providing tools like AI orchestration and device management.[2][4] The platform addresses the challenges of getting IoT projects from prototype to production quickly, with features such as free device management to enhance scalability and security, and has raised $7.1M from investors in AI/ML, developer tooling, and IoT.[3][5]
Founded in 2020, Golioth has gained traction by focusing on developer experience, offering solutions like IoT greenhouse controllers, soil moisture monitors, and fleet connectivity for micromobility, demonstrating strong growth in enabling efficient, real-world IoT applications.[2][5]
Golioth was founded in 2020 by CEO Jonathan Beri and a globally distributed team of engineers and experts passionate about IoT development.[5][3] The idea emerged from the founders' repeated frustrations in prior roles—having to "build Golioth" from scratch at nearly every company to connect sensors and silicon to the internet, enduring painful steps each time.[3] Key team members include Chris (electronics design expert and Amp Hour podcast host), Dylan (software engineer turned product leader focused on developer tooling and IoT), Brian (operations leader with defense and private sector experience), and Ariana (marketing veteran from consumer electronics and SaaS).[3]
Early traction came from addressing core developer pain points, leading to a platform that fixes IoT connectivity and data accessibility. The company quickly raised $7.1M from investors supportive of AI/ML and developer tools, fueling expansions like free device management launches to accelerate production scalability.[3][5]
Golioth rides the explosive growth of IoT and edge AI, where billions of devices demand seamless connectivity amid hybrid cloud-edge environments and rising AI integration for real-time decisions.[4][2] Timing is ideal as IoT adoption surges in AgTech (precision farming), energy/utilities (resource optimization), and logistics (telematics), driven by market forces like sustainability needs, remote monitoring post-pandemic, and AI's shift to edge for latency/bandwidth efficiency.[2] By democratizing IoT infrastructure, Golioth influences the ecosystem by empowering smaller teams to build production-grade products "in a weekend," fostering innovation in underserved areas like micromobility and greenhouses while reducing barriers that previously required custom infrastructure.[3][4]
Golioth is poised to expand its platform with deeper AI orchestration, more cloud integrations, and sector-specific modules, capitalizing on hybrid IT persistence and IoT's projected trillions in economic value.[4][1] Trends like AI-driven automation, 5G/cellular IoT proliferation, and sustainable tech will shape its path, potentially amplifying influence through partnerships and acquisitions in developer tooling.[3][2] As the go-to for pain-free IoT development, Golioth could redefine how teams ship adaptive, connected hardware—turning developer frustrations into scalable ecosystems that power the next wave of intelligent devices.[3][4]