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Portable has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Portable.
Portable was founded in 2020 by Andrew Apostola (Co-Founder).
Portable has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Portable.io offers an ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) platform designed to simplify business data integration. It specializes in developing on-demand connectors for thousands of niche and long-tail applications, filling a crucial gap left by traditional ELT solutions. This allows data teams to seamlessly incorporate diverse information into their data warehouses, ensuring comprehensive accessibility and enhancing operational insights, as Portable handles all connector development and maintenance.
CEO Ethan Aaron founded Portable upon recognizing that many specialized business applications lacked effective data integration pathways. Companies frequently struggled to access valuable data from these less common platforms. This insight drove Portable’s unique service model, which constructs and maintains custom connectors for clients, effectively acting as an extension of their data engineering capabilities for complex flows.
Data teams utilize Portable's platform to unlock insights from business applications. The company envisions empowering organizations to leverage comprehensive data, irrespective of source, to drive informed decisions and strategic growth.
Portable Technology Solutions (PTS) is a software company specializing in user-configurable mobile data collection tools, including barcode, RFID, and IoT applications via its flagship products TracerPlus and ClearStream.[1][2][3][4] It serves over 8,000 active customers worldwide, from IT professionals to non-developers, enabling organizations of any size or budget to build enterprise-class apps without programming expertise, thus reducing development time and costs.[1][2][3]
PTS targets industries like manufacturing, warehousing, field services, and inventory management, solving pain points in asset tracking, data capture, and operational efficiency through flexible, deployable software on mobile devices and fixed readers.[2][4]
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Calverton, NY, PTS was established by Brad Horn (CEO and Co-founder), a Purdue University graduate in Organizational Leadership, and Dan Peluso (CTO and Co-founder), a University at Buffalo electrical engineering alumnus.[2][3][5] The company emerged to address needs in automatic identification and data collection (AIDC), leveraging 30+ years of expertise from partners like Ted Flick in hardware for manufacturing and warehousing.[2]
Early traction came from developing no-code tools that shortened app development cycles, leading to partnerships with global hardware manufacturers, OEMs, and distributors, while maintaining a presence in Europe.[2][3] Now 25 years in business with BBB A+ accreditation since 2015, PTS has grown to 11-50 employees focused on mobile and RFID innovations.[5][7]
PTS rides the wave of IoT and AIDC expansion in supply chain, logistics, and Industry 4.0, where real-time tracking demands grow amid e-commerce booms and labor shortages.[4] Timing aligns with rising RFID/Bluetooth adoption for inventory accuracy, as non-developer tools democratize these techs for SMEs, countering complex enterprise software barriers.[1][2]
Market forces like hardware commoditization and edge computing favor PTS's flexible integrations, influencing the ecosystem by empowering faster deployments and reducing vendor lock-in, as seen in partnerships and 8,000-customer scale.[2][3]
PTS is poised to expand with IoT proliferation, AI-enhanced tracking, and hybrid cloud-edge solutions, potentially growing via custom connectors and webinars like the December 2025 RIA API session.[4] Trends in automation and sustainability (e.g., precise asset management) will shape its path, evolving influence through deeper OEM ties and non-coder empowerment.
This positions PTS as a steady enabler in data collection, building on 25 years of no-code innovation for enduring operational impact.[5]
Key people at Portable.
Portable was founded in 2020 by Andrew Apostola (Co-Founder).
Portable has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Portable's investors include DCM, FirstHand Alliance, Lightspeed Venture Partners.
Portable has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Seed in August 2022.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2022 | Neighbourlytics | $1.3M Pre-Series A | Marisa Warren | Myer Foundation, Scale Investors, Trawalla Group |
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2022 | $3.0M Seed | DCM, FirstHand Alliance, Lightspeed Venture Partners |
