Veniam

{{Short description|American technology company}} {{Infobox company | name = Veniam | logo = Veniam logo.png | logo_alt = | logo_caption = | logo_padding = | image = | image_alt = | image_caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang =  | former_name = | type = Private | industry = Connected transportation | founded = {{start date and age|2012}} | founder = João Barros, Robin Chase, Roy Russell and Susana Sargento | hq_location = | hq_location_city = Mountain View, California | hq_location_country = United States | key_people = <br />João Barros, Founder & CEO <br /> Rui Costa, CTO <br /> Jane Hoffer, CBO <br /> | services = Vehicle based Mesh Networks & Connected Vehicles | owner =  | website = }}

'''Veniam''' was a technology startup focused on building large WiFi mesh networks using moving vehicles like city buses or taxis. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California and was founded in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Startup Veniam Builds "Internet of Moving Things"|url=http://startup50.com/veniam-internet-of-moving-things/|website=Startup50|date=5 December 2014|access-date=16 September 2015}}</ref> The Company received 4.9 million dollars in 2014 in a funding round from True Ventures,<ref>{{cite web|title=Veniam Picks Up $4.9M To Turn Buses Into Wi-Fi Hotspots|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/12/02/veniam-picks-up-4-9m-to-turn-buses-into-wi-fi-hotspots/|website=Tech Crunch|date=2 December 2014 |access-date=16 September 2015}}</ref> USV and Cane Investments. Veniam's technology is being used in Porto's city buses with about 230,000 users with onboard units (OBUs) installed on over 600 buses, taxis and garbage trucks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hundreds of Portuguese Buses and Taxis Are Also Wi-Fi Routers|url=http://www.technologyreview.com/news/533176/hundreds-of-portuguese-buses-and-taxis-are-also-wi-fi-routers/|website=Technology Review|access-date=16 September 2015}}</ref> They aim to equip many moving things with wireless hotspots creating a mesh that could be used to build sensors to turn the city smarter.Each vehicle is equipped with a NetRider, a multi network unit with Wi-Fi (802.11p), DSRC, GPS and 4G/LTE connectivity.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://gcn.com/blogs/emerging-tech/2015/01/iot-connected-vehicles.aspx|title = A network for the Internet of (moving) Things|date = 2015-09-29|website = GCN}}</ref> Veniam was acquired by Nexar in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nexar acquires Veniam |date=3 August 2022 |url=https://data.getnexar.com/blog/nexar-acquires-veniam/}}</ref>

==Company== '''Veniam''' was founded by João Barros, its CEO, Roy Russell, former Zipcar<ref>{{cite web|title=Robin Chase on Zipcar and her next big idea|url=https://www.ted.com/talks/robin_chase_the_idea_behind_zipcar_and_what_comes_next|website=TED Talks|date=31 January 2008 |access-date=16 September 2015}}</ref> CTO,<ref>{{cite web|title=Veniam Wants to Build a Smart City One WiFi Bus at a Time|url=http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2014/12/02/veniam-wants-to-build-a-smart-city-one-wifi-bus-at-a-time/|website=Xconomy|date=2 December 2014|access-date=16 September 2015}}</ref> Susana Sargento, a professor at the University of Aveiro, and Robin Chase, former CEO of Zipcar and Buzzcar.

==Products== Veniam Platform

==Awards== *2018 named Best Connected Product/Service at TU Automotive *2017 ScaleUp Portugal Award Tech Winner *2017 Telecom Council Spiffy Winner - San Andreas Award for the Most Disruptive Technology <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telecomcouncil.com/spiffys/ |title=2018 SPIFFY Nominees announced - CALENDAR | Telecom Council |access-date=2018-11-15 |archive-date=2018-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115195152/https://www.telecomcouncil.com/spiffys/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> *2017 CNBC 50 Disruptors - list of companies whose "innovations are changing the world.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/16/veniam-2017-disruptor-50.html|title=2017 Disruptor 50: No. 34 Veniam|first=CNBC.com|last=staff|website=CNBC|date=16 May 2017}}</ref> *Winner of TU Automotive Best Auto Mobility Product/Service 2016<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/veniams-vehicle-networking-solutions-win-cnbc-disruptor-50-best-auto-mobility-product-2134853.htm |title=Veniam's Vehicle Networking Solutions Win CNBC Disruptor 50 and Best Auto Mobility Product/Service Award |access-date=2016-10-11 |archive-date=2016-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009124953/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/veniams-vehicle-networking-solutions-win-cnbc-disruptor-50-best-auto-mobility-product-2134853.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> *2016 Best Auto Mobility Product/Service Winner by TU Automotive<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/2016-tu-automotive-awards-news-awards-categories/|website=www.digitaltrends.com|access-date=2020-01-28|title=2016 Tu-Automotive Awards | News, Awards, Categories|date=8 June 2016}}</ref> *2016 CNBC 50 Disruptors - list of companies whose "innovations are revolutionizing the business landscape.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/06/veniam-2016-disruptor-50.html|title=2016 Disruptor 50: No. 28 Veniam|first=CNBC.com|last=staff|website=CNBC|date=7 June 2016}}</ref> *Winner of the “Best New Venture” at the WBA 2015 Wi-Fi Industry Awards<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/veniam-wins-wi-fi-industrys-best-new-venture-2065279.htm |title=Veniam Wins Wi-Fi Industry's Best New Venture |access-date=2016-10-11 |archive-date=2016-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009124408/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/veniam-wins-wi-fi-industrys-best-new-venture-2065279.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> *Winner of WBA Scale Up Award 2015 for the outstanding innovation and solutions brought to market <ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/288228468035185/409676922557005 |archive-date = 2022-04-30| url = https://www.facebook.com/veniamworks/posts/veniam-just-won-the-scale-up-award-of-the-wireless-broadband-alliance-wba-for-th/409676922557005/ |title = Veniam on Facebook |website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> *Winner of the 2015 Red Herring Top 100 Award<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/veniam-wins-2015-red-herring-top-100-award-2032049.htm |title=Veniam Wins 2015 Red Herring Top 100 Award |access-date=2016-10-11 |archive-date=2016-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009130147/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/veniam-wins-2015-red-herring-top-100-award-2032049.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> *Winner of the NOS Innovation Award 2015 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nos.pt/institucional/PT/media/em-destaque/Paginas/1-edicao-do-Premio-Inovacao-NOS-distingue-quatro-empresas.aspx|title=1ª edição do Prémio Inovação NOS distingue quatro empresas}}</ref> *Winner of the Portuguese Venture Competition “Building Global Innovators” (ISCTE–IUL; MIT Portugal)<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.mitportugal.org/press-releases/veniam-is-the-winner-of-bgi-3rd-edition.html|title=MIT Portugal - MIT Portugal|first=Don|last=Gallagher|access-date=2015-09-16|archive-date=2015-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005213517/http://www.mitportugal.org/press-releases/veniam-is-the-winner-of-bgi-3rd-edition.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Most Likely to Succeed Idea within the Cable Industry at CableLabs’ Innovation Showcase<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/veniam-voted-winner-at-cablelabs-innovation-showcase-2044937.htm |title=Veniam Voted Winner at CableLabs(R) Innovation Showcase |access-date=2016-10-11 |archive-date=2016-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009125255/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/veniam-voted-winner-at-cablelabs-innovation-showcase-2044937.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> *Named 2015 Gartner “Cool Vendor” in Smart Cities<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marketwired.sys-con.com/node/3356832|title=Veniam Named 2015 Gartner "Cool Vendor" in Smart Cities - Marketwired .|access-date=2016-10-06|archive-date=2016-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009123423/http://marketwired.sys-con.com/node/3356832|url-status=dead}}</ref> *Named FierceWireless “Fierce 15” Top Wireless Company List of 2015<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/veniam-named-to-fiercewireless-fierce-15-top-wireless-company-list-of-2015-2029150.htm |title=Veniam Named to FierceWireless "Fierce 15" Top Wireless Company List of 2015 |access-date=2016-10-11 |archive-date=2016-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009130139/http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/veniam-named-to-fiercewireless-fierce-15-top-wireless-company-list-of-2015-2029150.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Investors== *Cane Investments<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libertyglobal.com/ventures.html|title=About Us - Our Operations - Other Operations - Liberty Global Ventures}}</ref> *Cisco Investments<ref name="pehub.com"/> *Liberty Global<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libertyglobal.com/|title=Liberty Global - largest international cable company}}</ref> *Orange Digital Ventures<ref name="pehub.com"/> *True Ventures<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trueventures.com/welcoming-veniam|title=Welcoming Veniam|date=2 December 2014}}</ref> *USV<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usv.com/blog/introducing-veniam|title=Introducing Veniam - Union Square Ventures|date=2 December 2014}}</ref> *Verizon Ventures<ref name="pehub.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.pehub.com/2016/02/661333/|title=Verizon Ventures leads $22 mln Series B funding in Veniam|date=12 February 2016}}</ref> *Yamaha Motor Ventures And Laboratory Silicon Valley<ref name="pehub.com"/>

==Institutional Partners== *Carnegie Mellon Portugal<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=5464|title=Veniam'Works Makes Buses Wi-Fi Hotspots|access-date=2016-11-14|archive-date=2016-11-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115131947/http://cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=5464|url-status=dead}}</ref> *European Union<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation-union/index_en.cfm?section=women-innovators&pg=2016|title=European Union Women Innovators prize 2016 - Innovation Union - European Commission}}</ref> *Instituto de Telecomunicações<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.it.pt/AboutIT/PartnershipsStartUpsAndSpinOffs|title=Start-ups and Spin-offs|first=Agri-Ciência, Consultores de|last=Engenharia}}</ref> *ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon *MIT Portugal<ref name="auto"/> *O NOVO NORTE *Quadro de Referência Estratégico Nacional *University of Aveiro<ref name="ua.pt">{{cite web|url=https://uaonline.ua.pt/Pub/news.asp?tg=144&lg=pt&pg=1|title=Jornal Online - Universidade de Aveiro}}</ref> *University of Porto<ref name="ua.pt"/> *University Technology Entreprise Network Portugal

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Category:American companies established in 2012 Category:Companies based in Mountain View, California Category:Internet of things companies Category:Mesh networking