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Samsara raises $300 million in new growth capital to increase the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of the operations that power our economySAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsara, the leader in Industrial IoT, has announced $300 million in new funding to accelerate the company's growth. The funding comes from new investors Tiger Global and Dragoneer, along with existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst. The round values Samsara at $6.3 billion, and brings the total funding raised to $530 million. The funding comes as demand from customers continues to surge. Over the past year, Samsara more than doubled their customer base to 10,000, and expanded into 10 new countries, all while growing revenue at over 200% annually. With this capital, Samsara will develop new products for customers, expand into new geographical markets, and grow the team to continue delivering a great customer experience as the company scales. "Our customers build and maintain the infrastructure critical to billions of people around the world -- everything from helping provide water and food, to construction materials and energy. But even though these industries are critical, they haven't benefited from software and cloud like the world of IT has. We are changing that," said Sanjit Biswas, co-founder and CEO of Samsara. "Samsara's approach is to use the Internet of Things to help increase the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of industrial operations. As Samsara has grown, we've continued to discover new opportunities to innovate on behalf of our customers, and this investment will enable us to further expand the solutions that we can provide to them." Enabling a more efficient, safer, and more sustainable economy with Industrial IoT The Internet of Things (IoT), driven by advancements in wireless data, cameras, cloud computing, and AI, is enabling these physical operations to adopt technology in powerful ways. In fact, McKinsey predicts that Industrial IoT will provide over $2.2 trillion in global economic impact by 20251. As operators realize the benefits of IoT for their workers, their customers, and their bottom line, adoption is surging. A complete hardware + software + cloud platform bringing IoT to operations of all sizes The company's growing suite of solutions include vehicle teleatics, driver safety, mobile workflow and compliance, asset tracking, and industrial process controls -- all in an integrated, open, real-time platform. Here are just some examples of how Samsara's 10,000+ customers have transformed their operations:
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"Samsara has a unique ability to see 15 years ahead and plan for that future, while also executing at a pace that I've rarely seen before. In less than five years they've successfully created multiple product lines addressing diverse industries and geographies," said Hemant Taneja, managing director at General Catalyst. "Samsara is targeting a massive opportunity -- operations represents over 20 percent of GDP. What they've already created is impressive but in 10 years we'll look back and see that, where Samsara is today, was just the beginning." For more information on Samsara and this round of funding, please visit: www.samsara.com and https://www.samsara.com/blog/expanding-our-impact-on-the-operations-that-power-our-economy-with-usd300. About Samsara 1 Source: McKinsey, Unlocking the Potential of IoT. Categories included: factories, outside, work sites, vehicles. View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/samsara-raises-300-million-in-new-growth-capital-to-increase-the-efficiency-safety-and-sustainability-of-the-operations-that-power-our-economy-300915131.html SOURCE Samsara |