Wiliot Named to Fast Company’s Third Annual List

Wiliot announced that its ambient IoT Pixels and Visibility Platform have has been named to Fast Company’s third annual Next Big Things in Tech list. The esteemed award program honors the technology breakthroughs that promise to shape the future of industries—from healthcare and security to artificial intelligence and data.

The Wiliot ambient IoT Visibility Platform, which is currently found inside the supply chains of many of the world’s largest companies, was recognized for its ability to connect the digital and physical worlds using its IoT Pixels – stamp-sized, self-powered compute devices that cost pennies.

These IoT Pixels can attach to any “thing” to connect it to the internet; not just expensive things like cars, appliances, shipping containers, and crates, but the things inside them: fruits, veggies, vaccine vials, clothes, airplane parts, and just about everything else.

Once connected, products transmit real-time, case and item-level information about their location, temperature, humidity, and carbon footprint – equipping some of the world’s largest companies with the data they need to make more profitable, sustainably-minded decisions that increase revenue, improve safety, and create a more livable planet.

The ambient IoT will also act as the extended nervous system for artificial intelligence, enabling businesses to communicate with trillions of Wiliot-connected products through generative AI platforms from OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and others to come.

Integrating ambient IoT and generative AI goes beyond just passive supply chain visibility, enabling business leaders to take action to address supply chain issues, such as fixing bottlenecks; taking action when vegetable containers are above their temperature thresholds; and reducing the carbon footprint of a specific product line in real time.

“The ambient IoT represents an evolution of the traditional Internet of Things that brings connectivity and product intelligence from large, expensive things to almost everything,” said Steve Statler, Wiliot’s CMO. “By embedding item-level intelligence into trillions of things, and connecting these products through generative AI platforms, businesses are equipped with the real-time data they need to solve many of their most pressing challenges. Wiliot’s benefits are broad and deep: we create more efficient, response supply chains, reduce their carbon emissions, enhance food and medicine safety, and so much more.”

This year, 119 technologies developed by established companies, startups, or research teams are highlighted for their cutting-edge advancements and potential to impact consumers, businesses, and society overall. While not all the technological developments are available in the market yet, each one is reaching key milestones to have a proven impact in the next five years.

“Fast Company, and its Next Big Thing in Tech Awards, have a prescient ability to smartly identify the technologies and innovations that are poised to positively impact the world,” continued Statler. “We’re honored to have our ambient IoT Pixels and Visibility Platform recognized by Fast Company and we are committed to living up to their decision in 2024 and beyond.”

Wiliot is now working with many of the world’s largest retail, apparel, food & beverage, healthcare, and postage carriers. To deliver on these massive orders, Wiliot has partnered with leading smart tag manufacturers – Avery Dennison, Identiv, and Tadbik – to enable Wiliot to scale to meet this exploding demand.

Wiliot has been recognized by many of the world’s most prestigious organizations with various awards – including a TIME Best Invention Award, issued by TIME; a VIP Award, issued by NRF; a GLOMO Award, issued by MWC; a Cool Vendor Award, issued by Gartner; and now a Next Big Thing in Tech Award, issued by Fast Company.