Skyhawk
Skyhawk is a Derry, New Hampshire-based battery-powered remote IoT solutions company (a PICA Group brand) that builds low-power cellular gateways and sub-GHz RF sensors for pest control operators, self-storage facilities, boat owners, and OEM IoT developers, selling hardware ($25.99-$949) plus mandatory subscription services ($7.99-$19.99/month) in the United States and Canada.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersDerry, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Skyhawk does
Skyhawk, operated by Pica Product Development, LLC and part of the PICA Group (a 30+ year electronics manufacturer with production in the United States, Malaysia, and China), is a battery-powered remote IoT solutions company headquartered in Derry, New Hampshire. It was founded in 2018 and operates with 11-50 employees. The company's core technology is the PRIoT (Power Radio IoT) platform — a vertically integrated stack comprising battery-powered cellular gateways, sub-GHz RF sensors, and cloud/mobile applications built on Verizon LTE CAT-M1 connectivity. Its proprietary wake-on-radio circuitry enables average power consumption of roughly 1mW (1/1000th that of comparable sub-GHz gateways), supporting 2+ years of gateway operation on 3 AA batteries and 10+ years of sensor life on 2 AAs, with up to 2,000 feet of line-of-sight RF range. Four granted US patents (10798541, 10900859, 10909830, 11122394) protect this low-power architecture.
Skyhawk commercializes the platform through three product brands: Trapmate (electronic remote monitoring for live-capture traps, with the Kiwi and Kiwi+ sensors and a Hub gateway, served via trapmate.ai); Oversea (self-powered boat monitoring served via oversea.boats); and the underlying PRIoT platform offered as PCB modules, white-label products, and turnkey custom IoT solutions for OEM customers. The company sells hardware direct-to-customer through owned e-commerce sites at price points from approximately $25.99 to $949, with mandatory pre-paid, auto-renewing cellular subscription services priced from $7.99 to $19.99 per month. Distribution combines direct e-commerce, enterprise direct sales, and authorized resellers in the United States and Canada, supported by an event-driven motion focused on regional pest-control trade associations (FPMA, Texas Pest Control Expo, GPCA) and Sensors Converge.
Target segments are pest control operators (commercial and residential), self-storage facilities, food manufacturing compliance teams, IoT solutions developers, and boat owners. The most material disclosed commercial outcome is the deployment of 40,000 to 50,000 Skyhawk devices by FSS Inc. across its food-industry customer base, alongside mid-market deployments at firms such as Lee's Nuisance Wildlife Services and Moyer Pest Control. Skyhawk's go-to-market is hybrid, combining product-led growth (direct e-commerce, self-serve deployment) with event-driven lead generation and enterprise sales for large accounts and OEM engagements.
Skyhawk firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Skyhawk
- Legal name
- Pica Product Development, LLC
- Website
- https://skyhawk.ai
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Skyhawk is a Derry, New Hampshire-based battery-powered remote IoT solutions company (a PICA Group brand) that builds low-power cellular gateways and sub-GHz RF sensors for pest control operators, self-storage facilities, boat owners, and OEM IoT developers, selling hardware ($25.99-$949) plus mandatory subscription services ($7.99-$19.99/month) in the United States and Canada.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Skyhawk industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Remote IoT Monitoring Hardware
- NAICS
- Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Site Security, Monitoring & Remote Operations (NOC/IoT) (HDAIAKAH)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Asset Tracking, RTLS & Equipment Monitoring (Facilities) (HSAPAPAJ)
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Where Skyhawk is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Derry
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Skyhawk business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hardware Product Sales: Skyhawk sells wireless monitoring hardware including hubs, sensors (vibration/magnet sensors, PIR motion sensors), and complete bundles. Products are sold directly through their e-commerce storefront and include pricing from $25.99 to $949 depending on the product and configuration.
- Subscription Services: Mandatory subscription services required for Skyhawk Products to work with the Skyhawk Service. Subscriptions are pre-paid and automatically renew. Plans range from month-to-month to multi-year terms with pricing from $7.99/month (2-year prepaid) to $19.99/month.
- Custom IoT Solutions/OEM: Skyhawk designs and manufactures custom IoT solutions for businesses, including white-label products, PCB modules for integration, and turnkey customized hardware solutions. Part of the PICA Group enabling full design-to-manufacturing capabilities.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Kiwi Sleeve Bundle - Trap monitoring device with protective sleeve and pull magnet kit |
| Subscription | Monthly | Trapmate Kiwi Subscription Plans |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Trapmate Hub - Central gateway for multi-trap monitoring |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Sensor Packs |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Starter and Premium Bundles |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Kiwi IR - Storage unit monitoring |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Skyhawk product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Skyhawk designs, manufactures, and sells battery-powered cellular IoT hardware (gateways, hubs, and sensors) along with required subscription services under three product lines: PRIoT (a connectivity platform for IoT system builders), Trapmate (electronic remote monitoring devices for live-capture traps in the wildlife and pest control industries), and Oversea (self-powered boat monitoring systems). Products combine proprietary sub-GHz RF sensors with Verizon LTE CAT-M1 cellular connectivity to enable remote monitoring without Wi-Fi or external power.
Product overview
Skyhawk is a battery-powered remote IoT solutions company operating under three main product lines: PRIoT Platform (end-to-end battery-powered wireless connectivity for IoT system builders), Trapmate (electronic remote monitoring solutions for the pest control and wildlife industries), and Oversea (self-powered boat monitoring systems). The products share a common technology foundation of long-life battery-powered cellular connectivity with sub-GHz RF sensor communications, enabling monitoring without Wi-Fi or external power. The Trapmate ecosystem includes the Hub (central gateway), various sensors (Kiwi, Vibration/Magnet, PIR Motion), and the Skyhawk CE App for mobile and web-based monitoring. The PRIoT platform provides the underlying technology that can be customized as PCB modules, packaged white-labeled products, or turnkey solutions for businesses developing IoT applications.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- PRIoT: End-to-end battery-powered wireless connectivity platform for IoT system builders, combining long-life battery-powered gateways, sub-GHz RF sensors and cloud/mobile applications
- Trapmate
- Oversea
- Skyhawk CE App
- Kiwi
- Trapmate Hub
Products and services
- PRIoT (Power Radio IoT) Platform End-to-end battery-powered wireless connectivity platform for IoT system builders and design engineers, combining long-life battery-powered cellular gateways, sub-GHz RF sensor communications, and a purpose-built cloud and mobile applications framework. Available as PCB modules, packaged white-labeled products, or turnkey customized hardware solutions for businesses developing IoT applications.
- Trapmate Kiwi Battery-powered electronic remote monitoring device for live-capture animal traps, featuring dual-sensor architecture (magnetic reed switch and accelerometer) with cellular communications for real-time alerts. Targeted at wildlife and pest control operators.
- Trapmate Kiwi+ (Plus) Enhanced version of the Kiwi trap monitor with improved features for electronic remote monitoring of animal traps in wildlife and pest control applications.
- Trapmate Hub Central battery-powered RF and cellular gateway of the Trapmate electronic remote monitoring system, linking sensors up to 2,000 feet away via proprietary 915 MHz RF to cellular connectivity for real-time monitoring of multiple traps.
- Dual Vibration/Magnet Sensor Sensor for the Trapmate ERM system combining vibration detection and magnetic reed switch capabilities for monitoring trap status. Sold in 5-packs.
- Passive Infrared (PIR) Motion Sensor Motion detection sensor for the Trapmate ERM system using passive infrared technology to detect presence and movement. Sold in 5-packs.
- Kiwi IR Infrared remote monitoring device for storage unit and asset protection, detecting entry and movement with cellular connectivity and 2+ year battery life. Targeted at self-storage facilities and asset owners.
- Skyhawk Oversea Self-powered boat monitoring system delivering year-round protection with comprehensive security and functionality without draining the boat's battery. Targeted at boat owners seeking monitoring independent of vessel power.
- Trapmate Pull Magnet Kit Accessory kit for Trapmate sensors providing a pull magnet mechanism for trap door closure detection.
- Trapmate Kiwi Sleeve Protective sleeve for the Kiwi device providing weather and impact protection for extended durability in outdoor trap deployments.
Quantifiable outcome
- 40,000 to 50,000 smart devices deployed by FSS Inc. across their customer base
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Skyhawk
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Skyhawk technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Skyhawk partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- FSS Inc.coreFSS Inc., a fumigation and pest management company founded in 1981, partnered with Skyhawk to deploy remote monitoring technology. FSS has 40,000 to 50,000 smart devices currently active across its customer base. The partnership enabled FSS to modernize from commoditized trap checking to a technology-driven service model focused on risk reduction and brand protection for food manufacturers. FSS's technical director views this as helping redefine what is possible in food safety.
Scale indicators1 record
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Skyhawk competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- SensorPush: SensorPush makes compact wireless temperature/humidity sensors with a gateway-and-mobile-app stack for remote monitoring — a smaller-scale analog to Skyhawk's drop-and-go sensor-to-cloud pipeline.
- Losant: Losant provides an enterprise IoT platform (device management, dashboards, workflows) that complements cellular-connected sensors. Comparable to the cloud/software layer of Skyhawk's PRIoT stack for developers building custom IoT solutions.
- Notion (by Alarm.com): Notion sells multi-purpose wireless smart-home sensors (door, leak, temperature) with hub-based architecture for residential/SMB monitoring — comparable to Skyhawk's Kiwi IR for storage units and Oversea for boats.
Direct peers
- Particle Industries: Particle provides cellular IoT modules, gateways, and a cloud platform for connected-product developers. Skyhawk's PRIoT competes in the same cellular-IoT-enablement space, especially for OEMs needing battery-powered, drop-and-go connectivity.
- Blues Wireless: Blues offers cellular IoT modules (Notecard) and a connectivity platform focused on low-power, drop-in connected-product development — overlapping with Skyhawk's OEM/PCB module offering and battery-first positioning.
- Soracom: Soracom provides cellular IoT connectivity, SIM management, and a developer platform for connected devices globally. Comparable to the connectivity layer of Skyhawk's PRIoT platform, particularly for enterprise IoT deployments.
- Monnit Corporation: Monnit makes battery-powered wireless sensors and gateways for remote monitoring of temperature, motion, and asset conditions — directly comparable to Skyhawk's PRIoT platform in business model, customer base (SMB/enterprise), and battery-first architecture.
Broad incumbents
- Geotab: Geotab is a large telematics and asset-tracking platform with cellular gateways and subscription software. Comparable in architecture and GTM to Skyhawk, but focused on vehicle/fleet rather than pest or facility monitoring.
- Samsara: Samsara is a scaled IoT platform for fleet and asset monitoring with cellular gateways and a subscription software stack. Overlaps with Skyhawk's hardware-plus-subscription model and target enterprise buyers, but at much larger scale and broader scope.
- Anticimex (Smart Trap / SMART): Anticimex is a global pest control operator with its own IoT-enabled trap monitoring product (SMART). Directly comparable to Skyhawk's Trapmate line in pest-control use case, but serves as a large incumbent rather than a tech vendor.
Market position
Strengths1 record
Weaknesses1 record
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Skyhawk leadership team
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Skyhawk funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Skyhawk M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Skyhawk
What does Skyhawk do?
Skyhawk designs, manufactures, and sells battery-powered cellular IoT hardware (gateways, hubs, and sensors) along with required subscription services under three product lines: PRIoT (a connectivity platform for IoT system builders), Trapmate (electronic remote monitoring devices for live-capture traps in the wildlife and pest control industries), and Oversea (self-powered boat monitoring systems). Products combine proprietary sub-GHz RF sensors with Verizon LTE CAT-M1 cellular connectivity to enable remote monitoring without Wi-Fi or external power.
Is Skyhawk a public or private company?
Skyhawk is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Skyhawk founded?
Skyhawk was founded in 2018. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Skyhawk based?
Skyhawk is headquartered in Derry, United States, in the North America region.
How does Skyhawk make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Hardware Product Sales are the primary driver. The others are subscription Services and custom IoT Solutions/OEM.
Who are Skyhawk's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are SensorPush, Losant and Notion (by Alarm.com). Direct peers are Particle Industries, Blues Wireless, Soracom and Monnit Corporation. Broad incumbents are Geotab, Samsara and Anticimex (Smart Trap / SMART).
Does Skyhawk have an API?
No public API is recorded for Skyhawk.
What industry is Skyhawk in?
Skyhawk's product category is Remote IoT Monitoring Hardware. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAIAKAH, Site Security, Monitoring & Remote Operations (NOC/IoT), with a secondary code of HSAPAPAJ, Asset Tracking, RTLS & Equipment Monitoring (Facilities). Its NAICS code is 334512 and its SIC code is 3823.