Venture capital funding enables startups, early-stage, and emerging companies to drive technological innovations. In our world of industrial automation for the discrete, hybrid, and process industries, Emerson Ventures advances emerging industrial technologies through venture capital investment.
Through its investments, Emerson Ventures accelerates innovation by partnering with visionary founders and start-ups to advance breakthrough technologies that close automation gaps, enhance system resilience, and solve operational challenges in essential industries.
Here’s a spotlight on some of the strategic investments made to date:
- VEERUM—VisOps platform for worker safety & productivity
- Aloxy—IIoT visibility for manual valves
- EECOMOBILITY—Advanced AI software for EV battery testing and electric energy storage systems
- Atym—Orchestration for resource-constrained edge devices
- Symmera—Digital trust SaaS platform for ensuring cyber-safe AI/ML/SIEM/SCADA services
- Kevaka—Integrates renewables to enable impact forecasting and grid readiness & resilience
- Foretellix—Safety-driven verification and validation solutions for automated driving systems and ADAS
- First Resonance—ION Factory OS for aviation, energy, automotive, and more
- NevadaNano—Gas sensing and continuous IoT monitoring systems for sustainability
- ZEDEDA—Distributed, cloud-native edge management
- Spearix—System-level solution for efficient, scalable, and reliable IIoT wireless communications
- Virtual Peaker—Cloud-based energy management platform for demand response
- Dragos—Advanced cyber threat detection and incident response for critical infrastructure
A while back, I had the opportunity to learn more about Spearix in the podcast, Innovations in Wireless Communications Podcast. It’s a great example of small, innovative companies driving forward technological advancements.
Some of the innovations occurring in these companies will find their way into more powerful, advanced automation technologies, enabling more autonomous, reliable, efficient, and productive manufacturing and production operations.
You can keep up with these venture capital happenings on the Emerson Ventures LinkedIn page.
