Kiyon

What Kiyon does

Kiyon is a privately held San Diego–based company founded in 2003 that supplies IP broadband mesh networking hardware for building automation, including wireless BACnet-compatible products, broadband routers, antennas, and supporting accessories. Its product set targets the building-automation and controls market, where BACnet (a standard data communication protocol for building automation and control) is widely used to interconnect HVAC, lighting, and access systems. The company is small, with headcount reported in the 11–50 employee range, and operates as a for-profit, privately held entity.

The company's only disclosed capital event is a $10 million second-round financing in August 2005 led by Jacobs Capital Group and N47. The current evidence base on operating status, customer base, and revenue is thin: the firm's own web presence (Kiyon.com) is presently listed for sale on the HugeDomains domain marketplace rather than serving as an active corporate site, and no revenue, customer, or product-pricing data is available in the source material. Ken Moss is the sole disclosed executive (CEO). The combination of a two-decades-old funding record and a dormant or relinquished primary domain suggests the company may be inactive, minimally staffed, or operating at a very low level of activity, though the available data is not sufficient to confirm a specific operating status.

Business model details — pricing structure, distribution channels, customer segments, and channel partners — are not disclosed in the input. Given the hardware product profile and small headcount, any revenue model would most plausibly consist of unit sales of routers, antennas, and accessories to building-automation integrators or contractors, but this is not directly supported by the source data and should be treated as inferred context rather than a confirmed business model.

Name

Kiyon

Website

https://kiyon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kiyon is a privately held San Diego company, founded in 2003, that supplies IP broadband mesh networking hardware — including wireless BACnet routers, antennas, and accessories — for building-automation integrators and contractors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wireless Networking Equipment

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Carrier & Public Venue Wi‑Fi (Hotspot/Passpoint/NGH) (HDAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wi‑Fi Controllers & WLAN Gateways (On‑prem/Virtual) (HDAFACAC), Wi‑Fi IoT & Device Onboarding/Provisioning (802.1X, DPSK, MDM integrations) (HDAFACAL)

Keywords

• Wireless mesh networking
• BACnet automation products
• Broadband networking routers
• Building automation networks
• IP networking equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Core offering

Kiyon offers IP broadband mesh network solutions, including wireless BACnet automation products, broadband routers, antennas and related accessories. The company designs and supplies networking hardware and automation components used to build IP-based broadband wireless mesh networks, primarily for building automation and control applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wireless BACnet Products Wireless BACnet automation devices that operate over IP broadband mesh networks, enabling building automation and control system communications. Targeted at building automation integrators and facility operators.
• Broadband Routers IP broadband routers used as part of Kiyon's mesh network solution for delivering broadband connectivity across networked sites. Sold to organizations deploying IP broadband mesh networks.
• Antennas Antenna products sold as part of Kiyon's IP broadband mesh network solution to enable wireless connectivity.
• Network Accessories Accessory items supporting Kiyon's IP broadband mesh network solution deployments.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• RADWIN: RADWIN manufactures wireless broadband and point-to-multipoint solutions, partially overlapping with Kiyon's broadband mesh and antenna offerings for industrial and enterprise connectivity.

Broad incumbents

• Ruckus Networks (CommScope): Ruckus Networks provides enterprise Wi-Fi and mesh networking infrastructure, including controllers and access points, making it a broader incumbent competing for the same wireless networking buyers as Kiyon.
• Cisco Systems: Cisco offers a broad enterprise networking portfolio including Wi-Fi controllers, mesh solutions, and IoT/building automation networking, competing with Kiyon across multiple product categories as a much larger incumbent.
• Ubiquiti: Ubiquiti offers a broad portfolio of wireless networking equipment including mesh access points, broadband routers, and antennas, competing with Kiyon across the entire product line but at much greater scale and price point.
• Aruba Networks (HPE): Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, sells enterprise Wi-Fi infrastructure, WLAN gateways, and wireless management solutions, addressing the same enterprise wireless customers as Kiyon but as part of a much larger portfolio.

Direct peers

• Cambium Networks: Cambium Networks designs and sells fixed wireless broadband and Wi-Fi mesh networking equipment for service providers and enterprises, directly competing with Kiyon's IP broadband mesh and broadband router portfolio.
• Tridium (Honeywell): Tridium, a Honeywell business, provides Niagara Framework and BACnet-based building automation solutions, directly adjacent to Kiyon's wireless BACnet automation product line.
• Synapse Wireless: Synapse Wireless provides wireless mesh networking solutions used in building automation and industrial IoT, overlapping with Kiyon's wireless BACnet and mesh automation products.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 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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