Hive Founder Continues to Dominate UK IoT Market With New Software
Summary
LONDON, April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pilgrim Beart, the key man behind British Gas innovative Hive platform and the UKs most successful IoT project to date, has announced his successful funding round of £1.5m, securing the resources to expand DevicePilot - an IoT analytics platform built to work across all verticals. Bearts previous successes include Hive, sold to British Gas for $100m, and Antenova, selling billions of antenna systems and now in use in most mobile phones. Our zero code integrations with leading device manufacturers as well as popular IoT services from AWS, Azure and Google, plus business platforms like Zendesk, Salesforce and Slack, are removing the barriers to industry growth. 8point Capital ("8point") is a technology investment firm with a core focus on working with founders to scale across Asia and the Middle East. Strategically based out of Hong Kong, and deeply rooted in the Middle East, we leverage our networks across both regions for the benefit of our partners.