Everactive

What Everactive does

Everactive is a venture-backed semiconductor and industrial IoT company founded in 2012 as a spinout from the University of Michigan and University of Virginia, headquartered in San Jose, California. The company designs and sells batteryless wireless systems-on-chip (SoCs) and sensor compute nodes (PKS2001 and PKS3000) that harvest ambient energy from photovoltaic cells and thermoelectric generators, eliminating batteries in industrial IoT deployments. Its proprietary Evernet wireless networking protocol supports thousands of batteryless devices per gateway with millisecond latency and 250+ meter non-line-of-sight range, while its ultra-low-power wakeup receivers operate at approximately 200 nanowatts, representing a roughly 1,000x power reduction versus commercial alternatives. The company's patented low-power wakeup signal (LP-WUS) was officially added to the 3GPP 5G cellular standard in June 2025.

The company operates three revenue streams: (1) hardware sales of batteryless sensor compute nodes and SoCs to industrial enterprises and IoT device manufacturers, (2) an insights-as-a-service subscription (Industrial Monitoring Solutions) delivering continuous steam trap and rotating equipment monitoring with predictive analytics, and (3) IP licensing of its 100+ U.S. patent portfolio covering ultra-low-power chips, self-powered systems, and wireless networking. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales targeting manufacturing plants, refineries, and government entities with an OEM/embedded motion licensing SoCs and reference designs to other manufacturers. Strategic corporate investors across funding rounds include 3M, Armstrong International, ABB, Fluke, Ericsson Ventures, Asahi Kasei, and NEA, suggesting embedded commercial channel relationships.

Name

Everactive

Legal name

Everactive, Inc.

Website

https://everactive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Everactive develops batteryless wireless systems-on-chip and sensor nodes that harvest ambient energy, serving industrial manufacturers and IoT device OEMs with always-on monitoring and predictive maintenance solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial IoT Sensors and Semiconductors

NAICS

Battery Manufacturing (33591)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Storage (BESS) Monitoring, Control & Optimization (EUADAPAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

UPS Batteries & Energy Storage Modules (HDACAJAE), Battery Analytics, Digital Twins, SoH/SoC Estimation & Degradation-Aware Dispatch (EUAFAKAK), BESS Operations, Maintenance & Asset Performance Management (APM) (EUAFAAAG), BESS OEMs (Containerized Systems, Racks, Turnkey Solutions) (EUAFAAAC)

Keywords

• Batteryless IoT sensors
• Ultra-low-power SoCs
• Energy harvesting chips
• Industrial condition monitoring
• Self-powered wireless sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Clara

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Batteryless Wireless Sensor Hardware: Sale of PKS3000 and PKS2001 batteryless wireless sensor compute nodes that harvest energy from the environment, eliminating the need for batteries in IoT deployments.
2. Industrial Monitoring Solutions (SaaS): Insights-as-a-service model providing continuous monitoring of industrial assets like steam traps and rotating equipment with online dashboards, predictive analysis, and failure alerts. Low up-front costs with ongoing subscription for data access.
3. IP Licensing: Licensing of Everactive's patent portfolio covering 100+ U.S. patents related to ultra-low-power chips, self-powered systems, and wireless networking solutions. Enables other companies to build batteryless IoT solutions using Everactive's technology.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Everactive provides a hardware toolkit and managed network purpose-built for self-powered devices. It sells batteryless wireless systems-on-chip and sensor compute nodes (PKS3000, PKS2001) that harvest ambient energy (light, heat) to operate continuously without batteries, paired with the proprietary Evernet networking protocol, an edge computing/AI platform, and packaged industrial monitoring solutions for steam trap and rotating equipment health.

Product overview

Everactive offers a unified portfolio of batteryless IoT solutions centered on its proprietary systems-on-chip (SoCs) — the lowest-power wireless chips on the market, integrating a 32-bit ARM core, ultra-low-power radio, energy-harvesting power management, and sensor interfaces. These SoCs serve as the foundational technology powering two wireless sensor compute nodes: the PKS3000 (next-generation, 1 km wakeup range, dual-input energy harvesting) and the PKS2001 (proven mid-range, up to 250 m). Wireless networking is handled by the proprietary Evernet protocol, an FCC-compliant solution supporting thousands of devices per gateway with millisecond latency. Built on top of these hardware and networking layers is the Edge Computing Platform, which enables on-device AI including neural network inference and hardware accelerators for real-time analytics. The Industrial Monitoring Solutions (IMS) application layer sits above the platform, delivering continuous steam trap monitoring and machine health monitoring as packaged vertical solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Evernet: Proprietary wireless networking solution designed to support high density of batteryless devices with ultra-low-power always-on receiver technology.
• Evernet Protocol

Products and services

• Everactive Systems-on-Chip (SoC) Lowest-power wireless systems-on-chip on the market, integrating a 32-bit ARM core, low-power radio receiver, energy-harvesting power management unit, and analog and digital sensor interfaces. Designed to sense, process, and wirelessly transmit data continuously from harvested ambient energy, enabling customers to build their own batteryless wireless IoT products.
• PKS3000 Batteryless Wireless Sensor Compute Node Next-generation batteryless wireless sensor compute node delivering maintenance-free deployments with up to 1 km wireless wake-up range, tightly integrated digital subsystem, dual-input energy-harvesting PMU (PV and TEG), and always-on wake-up receiver supporting sub-GHz bands globally.
• PKS2001 Batteryless Wireless Sensor Compute Node Proven batteryless wireless sensor compute node for demanding environments with reliable operation under poor energy-harvesting conditions, supporting up to 250 m wireless wake-up reception. Suited for mid-range industrial, building, and infrastructure monitoring.
• Industrial Monitoring Solutions (IMS) Insights-as-a-service offering providing continuous steam trap monitoring and always-on condition monitoring for rotating equipment, delivered through online dashboards, predictive analysis, and failure alerts. Targets industrial enterprises seeking real-time visibility for cost-effective maintenance, reduced downtime, improved efficiency, and extended asset life.
• Edge Computing Platform On-device processing platform leveraging hardware accelerators and neural network inference for real-time edge AI, enabling data compression, trend analysis, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance directly at the sensor level without cloud dependency.
• Evernet Protocol Proprietary FCC-compliant wireless networking protocol supporting high-density batteryless IoT device networks with thousands of devices per gateway, millisecond latency, and 250+ meter non-line-of-sight range, leveraging always-on ultra-low-power receivers for network synchronization.
• SoC and Wireless IP Licensing Licensing program enabling other companies to embed Everactive's ultra-low-power chip designs, self-powered systems IP, and wireless networking technology (including Evernet) in their own batteryless IoT products. Backed by a 100+ U.S. patent portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 90% power savings in IoT devices with 5G wakeup signal (LP-WUS)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• University of MichigancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEveractive was founded by University of Michigan ECE researchers who spun out ultra-low-power circuit technology research into the company in 2012. Co-founder and CTO Dr. David Wentzloff remains a professor at U-M, continuing research focus on ultra-low-power wireless integrated circuits.
• 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEveractive is a contributing member of 3GPP, the partnership defining cellular standards for 5G and beyond. Their patented low-power wakeup signal (LP-WUS) technology was officially added to the 5G standard in June 2025, promising over 90% power savings in IoT devices.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Emerson: Emerson's Plantweb/AMS portfolio includes wireless steam trap monitoring and rotating-equipment condition monitoring sold to the same industrial customer base as Everactive. As a broad incumbent, Emerson bundles sensors with control systems and services rather than competing on low-power SoC innovation.
• Honeywell: Honeywell's Connected Plant solutions include wireless instrumentation for refineries and plants, the same end market Everactive targets. Honeywell brings installed base and field services rather than batteryless differentiation.
• ABB: ABB Ability Condition Monitoring competes directly in industrial wireless asset health and is also a strategic investor in Everactive. ABB's portfolio spans drives, robotics, and electrification, giving it bundled pull-through that a focused batteryless-Sensor startup cannot match.
• Siemens: Siemens MindSphere and Industrial Edge target the same industrial-IoT predictive-maintenance use cases (steam traps, rotating equipment) with deep integration into Siemens' installed automation base.
• Fluke: Fluke is both an Everactive investor (led the 2020 round) and a competing supplier of portable and wireless industrial test/measurement instruments used by the same plant-maintenance customers.
• Texas Instruments: TI's SimpleLink and low-power MSP430/CC family of MCUs and wireless connectivity ICs are the closest competing silicon platform for ultra-low-power IoT nodes, even though TI does not market a batteryless energy-harvesting SoC like Everactive's.
• Analog Devices: Analog Devices produces industrial sensors, smart condition-monitoring modules, and low-power wireless connectivity ICs used by overlapping industrial-IoT OEMs. ADI's broad portfolio competes with Everactive's SoC integration value prop.
• Infineon Technologies: Infineon's PSoC and XMC families, plus its industrial wireless connectivity ICs, compete in the low-power embedded/IoT silicon market. Infineon also serves industrial-automation customers directly, overlapping with Everactive's end users.

Direct peers

• Banner Engineering: Banner sells wireless vibration and temperature sensors for industrial condition monitoring, directly competing with Everactive's PKS-based machine-health offering for plant-maintenance use cases.

Others

• Arm: Arm licenses the low-power CPU IP that Everactive integrates into its SoC (32-bit ARM core). As an ecosystem enabler, Arm's IoT IP roadmap and power-efficiency benchmarks directly influence Everactive's competitive positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds8 records

Investors13 records

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M&A

Investments

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