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Memfault (YC W19) — First IoT reliability platform for debugging, monitoring, OTA updates

Memfault is the first IoT reliability platform that empowers teams to build more robust devices with software at scale. We believe that device reliability engineering will transform how developers build and operate IoT and edge devices with more productivity and more collaboration.

Memfault is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2019 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: First IoT reliability platform for debugging, monitoring, OTA updates. The founders listed are François Baldassari (Founder), Christopher Coleman (Founder), Tyler Hoffman (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, December 22, 2018).

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Memfault

New accelerator entry · 2018-12-22 · the record

Winter 2019
batch
80
people
Growth
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchWinter 2019
Announced2018-12-22
StageGrowth
StatusAcquired
Team size80
IndustryB2B
Sub-industryB2B -> Analytics
SectorsDeveloper Tools, SaaS, IoT
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://memfault.com
Founded2018
YC group partnerTom Blomfield
Previously known asMemfault, Inc

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Memfault is the first IoT reliability platform that empowers teams to build more robust devices with software at scale. We believe that device reliability engineering will transform how developers build and operate IoT and edge devices with more productivity and more collaboration. As IoT applications continue to grow in complexity, it is more important than ever for developers to have Memfault’s performance monitoring, device debugging, and OTA update capabilities built into their fleet of devices for proactive device operations. We built Memfault to enable developers with a more scalable and sustainable process to accelerate go-to-market, de-risk product launches, cut product costs, and deliver overall superior products.

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