Augmate is a wearable technology

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founded b
Pete Wassell
in July 2013. It has since become a

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platform, and launched Augmate Connect for the

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(IoT) devices in 2017. Originally, the company developed applications for the workplace, connecting enterprise databases to wearable devices that include Glass,

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M100, Epson Moverio, Kopin Golden-i, or Optinvent ORA-S. Augmate's Insight Platform visualizes the data sent to and collected via devices in order to display information for workers and managers. Augmate provides developer tools through a software development kit and a

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platform. The platform is ''device-agnostic'', meaning that it can handle a variety of devices by relying on

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shared by all devices. The company is based in New York City. Top competitors of Augmate include Celeno, Memfault and Kii. Augmate ranks 14th among 398 active competitors.

History

Augmate raised a $2.8 million seed round of financing in September 2014 from investors that include UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund, Siemens Venture Capital, Simon Venture Group,

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, Excell Partner, Camp One Ventures, FP Angels, and more In October 2014, Augmate became a Certified Glass at Work Partner, joining a developer network authorized to deliver enterprise solutions for Glass.

References

{{Reflist Wearable devices Technology companies of the United States Companies based in New York City