India's Internet Of Things Companies

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> Indian startups functioning in the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) space have attracted over $169 million in funding in the past ten years, with over half of all the companies setup in that time based in the country's IT capital Bengaluru. According to a study by management consultancy Zinnov, over 120 IoT startups were setup in India in the last decade, with the pace really kicking off after 2010. As for the location majority of these startups were place in, the study found that 52 per cent of IoT firms were in Bengaluru. "A wide availability of talent, thriving ecosystem of investors, access to industry experts and the presence of start-up accelerators are contributing to Bangalore's dominance," the report titled 'IoT Start-ups in India 2017' read. Bengaluru, which is home to research institutes such as IISc and also a multitude of software and hardware R&D labs, houses the largest base of startups in the country and third largest globally. Moreover, higher exposure of