WHAT DRIVES US
Veniam’s purpose
Our purpose is to help improve the quality of life of millions of people by delivering the networking fabric for the Internet of Moving Things.
This purpose is rooted in our deeply held belief that advanced technology combined with empathy and a deep understanding of human nature is key towards addressing the fundamental challenges faced by mankind.
LEADERSHIP
Meet our Global Team
João Barros
Founder & CEO
Rui Costa
Chief Technology Officer
André Cardote
Head of Product Management
José Félix
Head of Strategic Planning & BizOps
Marta Borges
Head of Finance
Bruno Pinto
Head of Sales Engineering
Masa Nakamura
Head of Business Development Asia
Oliver Riekenbrauk
Head of Business Development
Board of Directors
João Barros
Founder & CEO
Om Malik
True Ventures
Kay Koplovitz
Board Director
Bill Ingram
Board Director
Board observers
Jeffrey Black
Christian Kuun
Anish Patel
Bill Warga
BUILDING THE INTERNET OF MOVING THINGS
Our journey
Veniam’s software is being deployed in hundreds of thousands of telematics devices and moving vehicles enabling businesses to get more data for their customers and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
2020
Veniam moves to remote and the Intelligent Networking SaaS in the U.S. with nationwide coverage.
2019
Completes Integration Project with 2 major US auto OEMs.
Completes field test campaign in Germany to prove value of Wi-Fi Offload Solution.
Bosch and Veniam selected as CES 2019
Innovation Award Honorees.
Veniam selected by Vodafone as one of the top 100 startups pioneering 5G.
2018
Starts integration projects with Robert Bosch GmbH & DENSO.
Completes POCs and kicks off integration programs with auto OEMs.
Kicks off projects with autonomous vehicle companies.
Joins 5GAA.
Wins TU Automotive award for Best Connected Product/Service.
2017
Deploys vehicle mesh network in Ann Arbor Michigan.
Reaches 150 patents and 50+ employees.
Becomes a software only company and focuses 100% on the automotive industry.
Wins CNBC’s Disrupt 50 award as one of the 50 most disruptive companies in the world.
600+ Veniamised vehicles.
2016
$25M Series B funding by Verizon (lead), Cisco, Orange, Yamaha, Liberty
Global, True Ventures, USV and Cane.
Deploys vehicle mesh networks in Singapore and New York.
Wins TU automotive award for Best Auto Mobility Product/Service.
2015
Opens Silicon Valley Office.
Launches data networking platform to move massive amounts of data between vehicles and the cloud.
Cablelabs award for best new product (telecom industry).
2014
$4.9M series A funding by True Ventures (lead), USV and Cane.
Builds the largest mesh network of connected vehicles in the world (400+ buses, taxis and garbage trucks).
2013
$500k seed grant by five angel investors, MIT BGI.
Deploys the world’s first commercial vehicular mesh in Porto’s container terminal.
2012
Veniam is founded by João Barros, Robin Chase (Zipcar CEO), Roy Russell (Zipcar CTO) and Susana Sargento (2016 EU Woman Innovator).
2019
Completes Integration Project with 2 major US auto OEMs.
Completes field test campaign in Germany to prove value of Wi-Fi Offload Solution.
Bosch and Veniam selected as CES 2019
Innovation Award Honorees.
Veniam selected by Vodafone as one of the top 100 startups pioneering 5G.
2017
Deploys vehicle mesh network in Ann Arbor Michigan.
Reaches 150 patents and 50+ employees.
Becomes a software only company and focuses 100% on the automotive industry.
Wins CNBC’s Disrupt 50 award as one of the 50 most disruptive companies in the world.
600+ Veniamised vehicles.
2015
Opens Silicon Valley Office.
Launches data networking platform to move massive amounts of data between vehicles and the cloud.
Cablelabs award for best new product (telecom industry).
2013
$500k seed grant by five angel investors, MIT BGI.
Deploys the world’s first commercial vehicular mesh in Porto’s container terminal.
VENIAM IS A GLOBAL LEADER IN INTELLIGENT NETWORKING
110M+
kilometers of mobile IoT data
15TBs
data transferred monthly in connected vehicles
15+
years of world-class R&D and major industry awards
130+
patents granted
INDUSTRY AWARDS
BACKED BY WORLD CLASS INVESTORS
WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
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Our team of outstanding, passionate professionals with a good heart is building the Internet of Moving Things.