# Veniam
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{{Short description|American technology company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Veniam
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| type = [Private](/source/Private_company)
| industry = [Connected transportation](/source/Connected_car)
| founded = {{start date and age|2012}}
| founder = João Barros, [Robin Chase](/source/Robin_Chase), Roy Russell and Susana Sargento
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| hq_location_city = [Mountain View, California](/source/Mountain_View%2C_California)
| hq_location_country = United States
| key_people =
João Barros, Founder & CEO
Rui Costa, CTO
Jane Hoffer, CBO
| services = Vehicle based Mesh Networks & Connected Vehicles
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'''Veniam''' was a technology [startup](/source/Startup_company) focused on building large [WiFi](/source/WiFi) [mesh networks](/source/mesh_networks) using moving vehicles like city buses or taxis.
The company is headquartered in [Mountain View, California](/source/Mountain_View%2C_California) and was founded in 2012.[{{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}}] The Company received 4.9 million dollars in 2014 in a funding round from True Ventures,[{{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}}] USV and Cane Investments. Veniam's technology is being used in [Porto](/source/Porto%2C_Portugal)'s city buses with about 230,000 users with onboard units (OBUs) installed on over 600 buses, taxis and garbage trucks.[{{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}}] 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](/source/Smart_city).Each vehicle is equipped with a NetRider, a multi network unit with Wi-Fi ([802.11p](/source/IEEE_802.11p)), [DSRC](/source/DSRC), GPS and 4G/LTE connectivity.[{{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}}] Veniam was acquired by Nexar in 2022.[{{cite web |title=Nexar acquires Veniam |date=3 August 2022 |url=https://data.getnexar.com/blog/nexar-acquires-veniam/}}]
==Company==
'''Veniam''' was founded by João Barros, its CEO, Roy Russell, former [Zipcar](/source/Zipcar)[{{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}}] CTO,[{{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}}] Susana Sargento, a professor at the [University of Aveiro](/source/University_of_Aveiro), and [Robin Chase](/source/Robin_Chase), former CEO of [Zipcar](/source/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 [{{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 }}]
*2017 CNBC 50 Disruptors - list of companies whose "innovations are changing the world.”[{{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](/source/CNBC)|date=16 May 2017}}]
*Winner of TU Automotive Best Auto Mobility Product/Service 2016[{{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 }}]
*2016 Best Auto Mobility Product/Service Winner by TU Automotive[{{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}}]
*2016 CNBC 50 Disruptors - list of companies whose "innovations are revolutionizing the business landscape.”[{{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](/source/CNBC)|date=7 June 2016}}]
*Winner of the “Best New Venture” at the WBA 2015 Wi-Fi Industry Awards[{{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 }}]
*Winner of WBA Scale Up Award 2015 for the outstanding innovation and solutions brought to market [{{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](/source/Facebook)}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}]
*Winner of the 2015 Red Herring Top 100 Award[{{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 }}]
*Winner of the NOS Innovation Award 2015 [{{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}}]
*Winner of the Portuguese Venture Competition “Building Global Innovators” (ISCTE–IUL; MIT Portugal)[{{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}}]
*Most Likely to Succeed Idea within the Cable Industry at CableLabs’ Innovation Showcase[{{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 }}]
*Named 2015 Gartner “Cool Vendor” in Smart Cities[{{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}}]
*Named FierceWireless “Fierce 15” Top Wireless Company List of 2015[{{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 }}]
==Investors==
*[Cane Investments](/source/Cane_Investments)[{{cite web|url=http://www.libertyglobal.com/ventures.html|title=About Us - Our Operations - Other Operations - Liberty Global Ventures}}]
*[Cisco Investments](/source/Cisco)[{{cite web|url=http://www.libertyglobal.com/|title=Liberty Global - largest international cable company}}]
*[Orange Digital Ventures](/source/Orange_Digital_Ventures)[{{cite web|url=https://trueventures.com/welcoming-veniam|title=Welcoming Veniam|date=2 December 2014}}]
*[USV](/source/Union_Square_Ventures)[{{cite web|url=https://www.usv.com/blog/introducing-veniam|title=Introducing Veniam - Union Square Ventures|date=2 December 2014}}]
*[Verizon Ventures](/source/Verizon)[{{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}}]
*[Yamaha Motor Ventures And Laboratory Silicon Valley](/source/Yamaha_Motor_Company)[{{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}}]
*[European Union](/source/European_Union)[{{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}}]
*[Instituto de Telecomunicações](/source/Instituto_de_Telecomunica%C3%A7%C3%B5es)[{{cite web|url=https://www.it.pt/AboutIT/PartnershipsStartUpsAndSpinOffs|title=Start-ups and Spin-offs|first=Agri-Ciência, Consultores de|last=Engenharia}}]
*[ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon](/source/ISCTE_%E2%80%93_University_Institute_of_Lisbon)
*[MIT Portugal](/source/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology)[{{cite web|url=https://uaonline.ua.pt/Pub/news.asp?tg=144&lg=pt&pg=1|title=Jornal Online - Universidade de Aveiro}}]
*[University of Porto](/source/University_of_Porto)