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Helium
The most secure and scalable way to capture insights from smart devices. Helium powers next generation technology that connects the physical world
About Helium
Helium is a pioneering startup that aims to revolutionize the wireless communication landscape by creating the world's first peer-to-peer wireless network. The company leverages a unique blend of radio and hardware expertise, manufacturing, distributed systems, peer-to-peer, and blockchain technologies to build a decentralized network infrastructure. This network is designed to support Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which include smart dog collars, wildfire sensors, and other connected gadgets that typically require cellular plans.
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Helium's primary clients are businesses and developers who need reliable and cost-effective connectivity solutions for their IoT devices. The company operates in the rapidly growing IoT market, which is expected to expand significantly as more devices become interconnected. By offering a decentralized network, Helium provides an alternative to traditional cellular plans, making it cheaper and more efficient for IoT devices to communicate over long distances.
The business model of Helium is based on the sale of IoT hotspots, which are devices that users can purchase and deploy to contribute to the network. These hotspots not only provide coverage but also earn rewards in the form of Helium's own cryptocurrency, HNT (Helium Network Token). This incentivizes users to expand the network, creating a robust and widespread coverage area. Helium makes money through the sale of these hotspots and by taking a small transaction fee from the data credits used by IoT devices to access the network.
In summary, Helium is building a decentralized, peer-to-peer wireless network to support IoT devices, serving businesses and developers in the IoT market. The company generates revenue through the sale of IoT hotspots and transaction fees from data usage.
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Investors
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Seed8 investors entered at this stage
Slow Ventures
FirstMark
Digital Garage
Shawn Fanning
Marc Benioff
SV Angel
Dmitry Dakhnovsky
Jeffrey Schox
Series A3 investors entered at this stage
Khosla Ventures
GV
Munich Re
Series B and later16 investors entered at this stage
Union Square Ventures
Multicoin Capital
Andreessen Horowitz
Ribbit Capital
Alameda Research
10T Holdings
Tiger Global
NGP Capital
Kingsway Capital
FTX
Deutsche Telekom
Seven Seven Six
Liberty Global
Pantera Capital
Goodyear Ventures- TPTelekom Innovation Pool
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Patents
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