ClearBlade

What ClearBlade does

ClearBlade is a private Austin, Texas-based software company that builds an edge-native Industrial IoT, Edge AI, and Digital Twin platform for enterprise customers. The platform is structured around four core products — IoT Core (managed device connectivity), IoT Core+ (the enterprise unified platform), Intelligent Assets (AI-powered digital twins and no-code workflow automation), and Edge AI (real-time anomaly detection and response at the edge) — supported by professional and 24/7 managed services. The technology stack emphasizes sub-second edge decisioning, offline operation, MQTT-based device communication with mTLS and OIDC authentication, and native integrations into Google Cloud (BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Marketplace) and SFTP/database backends, with deployment via Terraform providers and SDKs across Python, Node.js, Java, C#, Go, and Embedded C.

The company sells primarily to Fortune 500 and large enterprise customers in four verticals — Energy and Sustainability, Manufacturing and Transportation, Buildings/Facilities/Campuses, and Critical Infrastructure and Public Sector — under quote-based annual subscriptions augmented by implementation and managed services revenue. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales, a self-service developer portal, Google Cloud Marketplace distribution as a Google Cloud Premier Partner, and co-marketing with Google Cloud. The platform reports 60M+ devices managed across 38 countries, integration with 1000+ enterprise systems, and 300+ customers, with named logos spanning Heritage Systems, Seawolf, Tausight, Salicru, Mamava, Naava, and Zimi.

Commercially, ClearBlade operates a SaaS subscription model with annual billing cadence and quote-based pricing, supplemented by professional services and 24/7 managed services. The company is venture- and strategically-backed, with disclosed cumulative funding of roughly $14.8M across 2013-2020 rounds plus an undisclosed strategic investment from Sumitomo Corporation of Americas in November 2022 intended to fuel international expansion. Enterprise security posture is anchored by ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications, and the company has been recognized in 2025 as a Leader in the QKS Group SPARK Matrix for IoT Edge Analytics Platforms and as a Leader/Outperformer in the GigaOm Radar for Full-Stack Edge Deployments.

Name

ClearBlade

Legal name

ClearBlade, Inc.

Website

https://clearblade.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ClearBlade is an Austin-based software company that provides an edge-native IoT, Edge AI, and Digital Twin platform for Fortune 500 enterprises in energy, transportation, infrastructure, and critical-infrastructure sectors, delivered via annual subscriptions and managed services on Google Cloud.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial IoT Platform

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Edge Orchestration & Management Platforms (Provisioning, Fleet Mgmt) (HDABAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Edge AI Deployment, Orchestration & OTA Model Updates (HDAAAJAI), Edge Compute Infrastructure (Servers, HCI, GPU/AI at Edge) (HDABAOAC), Edge Compute Platforms (Serverless Edge, Edge Functions) (HDABAGAB), Edge Storage & Data Management (Caching, Backup, Local Data Lakes) (HDABAOAD)

Keywords

• Industrial IoT platform
• Edge AI computing
• Digital twin software
• IoT device management
• Edge analytics platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Services: ClearBlade provides software-as-a-service subscription services for IoT, Edge AI, and Digital Twin solutions. The platform is offered as a managed service with technical support during business hours (9am-6pm ET, Monday-Friday).
2. Professional Services: ClearBlade offers IoT & AI Implementation Services including architecture design, digital twin customization, and AI model deployment with expert-led services.
3. Managed Services: 24/7 infrastructure monitoring, optimization, and proactive management services to keep IoT deployments secure and always-on.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ClearBlade provides an edge-native IoT, Edge AI, and Digital Twin software platform that securely connects, manages, and processes data from millions of industrial devices for Fortune 500 enterprises in energy, transportation, and infrastructure. The platform unifies device connectivity, edge computing, AI-powered digital twins, and no-code workflow automation through products IoT Core, IoT Core+, Intelligent Assets, and Edge AI, supporting deployments across 38 countries at 60M+ devices with 99.9% uptime.

Product overview

ClearBlade offers a comprehensive edge-native IoT, Edge AI, and Digital Twin software platform. The portfolio consists of IoT Core (foundational device connectivity), IoT Core+ (enterprise unified platform), Intelligent Assets (AI-powered digital twins and automated workflows), and Edge AI (real-time edge computing and anomaly detection). These products work together to deliver real-time intelligence from cloud to edge, supporting industrial IoT solutions across 60M+ devices in 38 countries. The platform emphasizes offline resilience, secure device management, and enterprise-scale deployments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IoT Core A fully managed service for securely connecting and managing IoT devices at scale, from a few to millions. Ingests data from connected devices and enables building applications that integrate with cloud services.
• IoT Core+ Enterprise IoT platform that unifies devices, data, and edge to power industrial operations. Provides secure, scalable connectivity for connecting everything without chaos, with AI that understands operations.
• Intelligent Assets AI-powered digital twins and automated workflows with no code required. Visual, configurable, connected asset intelligence application customizable for tracking and monitoring railcars, controlling industrial equipment, and reporting machine failures.
• Edge AI Edge computing product for ultra-fast detection and response. Enables smarter AI decisions at the edge for instant action where it matters most, supporting offline operation.
• Services IoT and AI implementation services including architecture design, digital twin customization, and AI model deployment. Includes 24/7 managed services for infrastructure monitoring, optimization, and proactive management to keep IoT deployments secure and always-on.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60M+ devices connected and managed globally
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloud Premier Partner providing seamless integration with Google Cloud services. ClearBlade's IoT Core, IoT Enterprise, and Intelligent Assets are available on Google Cloud Marketplace. Collaborative Support enables tickets from Google Cloud console to route directly to ClearBlade engineers. MQTT to Google Cloud BigQuery connector available for direct data streaming.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PTC (ThingWorx): PTC's ThingWorx is an enterprise IoT platform for industrial digital transformation, digital twins and edge connectivity — directly comparable to ClearBlade's IoT Core+, Intelligent Assets and Edge AI portfolio across manufacturing and industrial customers.
• Particle (Particle.io): Particle provides an IoT platform with cellular-connected hardware, edge OS and cloud infrastructure targeting industrial and enterprise customers — closely aligned with ClearBlade's edge-to-cloud IoT stack.
• Losant: Losant is an enterprise IoT platform focused on device connectivity, edge computing and digital twin workflows for industrial customers — comparable in scope and target buyer to ClearBlade's IoT Enterprise and Intelligent Assets.
• Litmus Automation: Litmus Edge provides edge data collection, AI/ML inference and industrial connectivity — directly competing with ClearBlade's Edge AI and IoT Core offerings in the manufacturing and industrial space.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens MindSphere / Insights Hub: Siemens' industrial IoT platform targets manufacturers and asset operators with edge connectivity, analytics and digital twins — overlapping with ClearBlade's industrial customer base, but bundled inside Siemens' broader automation portfolio.
• AWS IoT: AWS IoT Core, Greengrass and IoT Analytics offer hyperscaler-scale device connectivity and edge compute that directly compete with ClearBlade's IoT Core and Edge AI offerings, often as part of broader AWS enterprise commits.
• Microsoft Azure IoT: Azure IoT Hub, IoT Edge and Digital Twins provide enterprise-grade device management, edge orchestration and digital twin capabilities that overlap heavily with ClearBlade's product portfolio.
• Eclipse IoT / Bosch IoT: Bosch IoT Suite offers device management, edge connectivity and industrial IoT services backed by Bosch's industrial scale — a broad incumbent competitor in the same industrial IoT category as ClearBlade.

Emerging players

• HiveMQ: HiveMQ provides an MQTT-based industrial IoT messaging and data streaming platform that intersects with ClearBlade's MQTT broker and device connectivity capabilities, particularly for OT/IT integration use cases.
• FogHorn (Johnson Controls): FogHorn's edge AI platform brings ML inference and analytics to industrial edge devices, overlapping with ClearBlade's Edge AI capabilities — now operating under Johnson Controls with focus on building and industrial verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors12 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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