Who founded Particle?

Particle was founded by Zach Supalla, Zachary Crockett in 2012.

Who are Particle's investors?

Particle's investors include Alumni Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Counterpart Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Gaingels, Graph Ventures, Green Meadow Ventures and 7 more.

Particle

Founded 2012 · 106 employees on LinkedIn · 15 known investors

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Particle provides an IoT platform with built-in security spanning hardware devices and cloud, including per-device private keys, encrypted messaging, access controls, and a Device Cloud with ISO-certified hosting. It serves developers and businesses building connected products.

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Founders & leadership

Particle was founded in 2012 by Zach Supalla and Zachary Crockett.

Zach Supalla FounderZach Supalla is founder and CEO of Particle, which provides infrastructure for connected devices including wireless connectivity, software updates, and device management. He has shipped multiple IoT products to enterprise customers and built Particle into a company serving hundreds of enterprises.

Zachary Crockett CTOZachary Crockett has served as CTO three times and founded companies twice, with roughly 20 years of experience in distributed software systems across multiple programming languages and approximately 10 years in embedded systems, electronics, and hardware development. He has led engineering teams of up to 35 people.

Investors · 15

Alumni Ventureslisted by Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M

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Bonfire Ventureslisted by Bonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $6M

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Collaborative Fundlisted by Collaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M

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Counterpart Ventureslisted by Counterpart VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M

Energy Impact Partnerslisted by Energy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M

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Gaingelslisted by GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K

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Graph Ventureslisted by Graph VenturesNew York · $50K – $300K

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Green Meadow Ventureslisted by Green Meadow VenturesWest Hollywood · $500K – $3M

Heavybitlisted by HeavybitSan Francisco · $500K – $5M

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Qualcomm Ventureslisted by Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M

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Root Ventures Manager, Llclisted by Root Ventures Manager, LlcSan Francisco · $3M – $5M

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SOSVlisted by SOSVNew York · $30K – $550K

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Western Technology Investmentlisted by Western Technology InvestmentPortola Valley

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Adverb VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $5M

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TenOneTen VenturesreportedLos Angeles · $500K – $5M

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Undisclosed amountSeedMar 2024
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Undisclosed amountSeries COct 2019
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Non-dilutive funding · 3 SBIR/STTR awards

Federal grants — no equity taken

Agency	Phase	Year	Amount
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency	Phase I	2022	$224.5K
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase I	2022	$49.9K
U.S. Air ForceAir Force	Phase I	2021	$49.9K

Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.

In the news

Particle raises $40M Series C to enable the Internet of Things – Particle Blogparticle.io · Oct 2019

Frequently asked questions

What does Particle do?: Particle provides an IoT platform with built-in security spanning hardware devices and cloud, including per-device private keys, encrypted messaging, access controls, and a Device Cloud with ISO-certified hosting. It serves developers and businesses building connected products.
Who founded Particle?: Particle was founded by Zach Supalla, Zachary Crockett in 2012.
Who are Particle's investors?: Particle's investors include Alumni Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Counterpart Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Gaingels, Graph Ventures, Green Meadow Ventures and 7 more.