Wiliot is a
startup company developing
Internet of Things
The Internet of things (IoT) describes physical objects (or groups of such objects) with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other comm ...
technology for
supply-chain
In commerce, a supply chain is a network of facilities that procure raw materials, transform them into intermediate goods and then final products to customers through a distribution system. It refers to the network of organizations, people, activ ...
s and
asset management
Asset management is a systematic approach to the governance and realization of value from the things that a group or entity is responsible for, over their whole life cycles. It may apply both to tangible assets (physical objects such as buildings ...
,
founded in 2017 and based in
Caesarea
Caesarea () ( he, קֵיסָרְיָה, ), ''Keysariya'' or ''Qesarya'', often simplified to Keisarya, and Qaysaria, is an affluent town in north-central Israel, which inherits its name and much of its territory from the ancient city of Caesare ...
,
Israel, with customer operations in
San Diego,
US.
sensor
A sensor is a device that produces an output signal for the purpose of sensing a physical phenomenon.
In the broadest definition, a sensor is a device, module, machine, or subsystem that detects events or changes in its environment and sends ...
tags to monitor products like groceries, apparel
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and pharmaceuticals
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from their sources to stores and homes.[ The company's business model is to sell the use of its cloud software.]
History
Wiliot was founded in 2017 by Tal Tamir, Yaron Elboim, and Alon Yehezkely, following the sales of their previous startup Wilocity to Qualcomm
Qualcomm () is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Diego, California, and incorporated in Delaware. It creates semiconductors, software, and services related to wireless technology. It owns patents critical to the 5G, 4 ...
in 2014.Grove Ventures
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England
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, Qualcomm Ventures, and M Ventures.PepsiCo
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, NTT Docomo Ventures, and Vintage Investment Partners
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.[
In 2021 Wiliot raised $200 million in a series C funding round lead by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and backed by all previous investors.][
]
Technology
Wiliot’s tags, called ''IoT
The Internet of things (IoT) describes physical objects (or groups of such objects) with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other com ...
Pixels'', are a postage stamp-sized printed computer
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that powers itself by harvesting the energy from surrounding Wi-Fi, cellular and Bluetooth radio signal
Radio waves are a type of electromagnetic radiation with the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum, typically with frequencies of 300 gigahertz (GHz) and below. At 300 GHz, the corresponding wavelength is 1 mm (shor ...
s.[ The IoT Pixel tags have sensors for temperature, fill level, motion, location changes, humidity, and proximity.]ARM Cortex-M0+
The ARM Cortex-M is a group of 32-bit RISC ARM processor cores licensed by Arm Holdings. These cores are optimized for low-cost and energy-efficient integrated circuits, which have been embedded in tens of billions of consumer devices. Though ...
processor core, Bluetooth Low Energy
Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE, colloquially BLE, formerly marketed as Bluetooth Smart) is a wireless personal area network technology designed and marketed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (Bluetooth SIG) aimed at novel applications in ...
connectivity, 1 kB of non-volatile memory, and antenna
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s for Bluetooth and energy harvesting.[
In June 2022, Wiliot launched a ]business card
Business cards are cards bearing business information about a company or individual. They are shared during formal introductions as a convenience and a memory aid. A business card typically includes the giver's name, company or business aff ...
-sized battery-assisted version of the IoT Pixel providing continuous connectivity.[
As of 2022, Wiliot is the assignee of 66 patents that relate to harvesting energy from very weak sources, running a computer element on tiny amounts of energy, producing a computer element in a thin, flexible form factor and the cloud services that enable sensing from such a system.
]
Applications
Wiliot’s tags are designed for use in the many crate
A crate is a large shipping container, often made of wood, typically used to transport or store large, heavy items. Steel and aluminium crates are also used. Specialized crates were designed for specific products, and were often made to be reusa ...
s that agriculture shippers use to get their products to markets.[ The tags can provide information about the safety of the journey and the condition of perishable goods, to better manage inventory and reduce waste.][ Its first large public customer was Israeli ]supermarket
A supermarket is a self-service Retail#Types of outlets, shop offering a wide variety of food, Drink, beverages and Household goods, household products, organized into sections. This kind of store is larger and has a wider selection than earli ...
chain Shufersal
Shufersal ( he, שופרסל), formerly Super-Sol in English and Shufra-Sal in Hebrew, commonly known as Super-sal, is the largest supermarket chain in Israel, with a 20% market share (as of 2018). The company, which was established in 1958, was ...
in June, 2022.[ Their tags can sense when a consumable is nearing end of life, or when a non-perishable consumable is almost used up, or how many washings a garment has been given.][
]
Recognition
The industry recognition received by Wiliot include:
* Winner of the 2019 CableLabs Innovation Showcase
* Winner of the FDA’s Low- or No-Cost Food Traceability Challenge 2021
* Frost & Sullivan’s 2022 North American Battery-free Bluetooth Low Energy Tag Technology Innovation Leadership Award[
* 2022 ]SXSW
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Innovation Awards Finalist in the Smart Cities, Transportation & Delivery category
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://wiliot.com
Wiliot: Mr. Beacon podcast
2017 establishments in Israel
Cloud applications
Companies of Israel
Internet of things companies
Israeli companies established in 2017
Supply chain software companies
Wireless sensor network