IoT Stars

Join us at the amazing IoT Stars MWC 2019, the 5th edition of the best event for Internet of Things people during the MWC in Barcelona.

The most innovative IoT companies will be pitching in front of a top-notch jury at the beautiful Antiga Fàbrica Estrella Damm in Barcelona on Monday, February 25th, 2019 (from 7PM). It’s a unique opportunity to meet and network with C-level industry leaders, entrepreneurs, designers, developers, investors, press & media working in the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.

Startups

Best IoT event for startups

IoT Stars is a unique event for IoT companies to pitch in front of a top-notch international jury and for companies to connect to a C-level audience of entrepreneurs, developers, designers, investors, industry players, press and media working in the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.

Companies and startups apply to pitch at the IoT Stars event. They are judged (online) and selected by an international expert jury. 10 companies are selected to pitch on stage at the IoT Stars event. On average +100 global IoT companies apply to pitch.

Below is a selection of success stories of companies who presented during the last 3 editions of the IoT Stars MWC event:

Fundraising

Avegant raises $24M in Series B round
Vayyar Imaging Launches Globally; Announces $22M Series B Funding Led by Walden Riverwood
Berlin’s Contentful raises $13 million, opening San Francisco office
Cybersecurity startup Bastille rings up $9M from Bessemer, Noonan
Sentiance Raises $5.2 million in Series B Financing Round Led by Samsung Catalyst Fund
Imagimob raises SEK 3 million
Austrian smart lock maker Nuki raises €2 million seed round
Omnio was selected at the Techstars IoT at NYC 2017.

Crowdfunding

Slock.it, the company writing the code for the DAO raised an equivalent of $120m in digital currency
Minut raises $238,366 on kickstarter
Youmo raises €177,412 on kickstarter
Leeluu raises succesfully €55,412 EUR on Indiegogo
Smart Shower Device Startup Bwareit to Be First Crowdfunded Campaign on Unilever Foundry Ideas Platform

Networking

Networking with IoT leaders

We are gathering some top global influencers for some inspiring talks, insightful panel discussions and startup pitches offering you a glimpse into the future of the Internet of Things, its current trends, opportunities and challenges.

If you want to meet up to most influential people in the IoT world, you can’t miss the IoT Stars Networking event.

Organizers

About IoT Stars organizers

Organised by Marc Pous (thethings.iO and IoT Meetup Barcelona) and Rudy De Waele (shift 2020), the organisers have an extensive experience with setting up events globally and during MWC including IoT Shifts, Mobile Sunday, IoT Meetup, AppCircus, Mobile Monday and Mobile Premier Award events

+ 20.000 mailing-list subscribers interested in IoT. Sustained reach of +5 M/month through our social media networks (shift 2020 blog, IoT BCN Meetup Community & social media channels building up towards the event.