Kontakt.io (company)
| Industry | IoT, RTLS |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Philipp von Gilsa, Szymon Niemczura, Rafal Janicki, Tomasz Kolek, Tomasz Koźmiński |
| Headquarters | New York |
Key people | Philipp von Gilsa (CEO) Rom Eizenberg (CRO) Lukasz Szelejwski (CTO) |
| Services | Real-Time Location Systems, Indoor Location Services, Indoor IoT, Indoor Journey Analytics, Inpatient Journey Analytics, Bluetooth Low Energy, iBeacon |
Number of employees | 125 |
| Website | kontakt |
Kontakt.io is a New York based SaaS provider company that works on beacon technology and provides an artificial intelligence (AI), real-time locating system (RTLS) and indoor internet of things (IoT) solutions.[1][2]
Overview
[edit]Kontakt.io was founded in 2014 by Philipp von Gilsa, Szymon Niemczura, Rafal Janicki, Tomasz Kolek, and Tomasz Koźmiński to build an indoor navigation system for the blind by using Beacon technology.[3][4]
Kontakt.io helps hospitals optimize operations, increase staff safety and improve patient care with the following solutions: medical equipment tracking & management; wheelchair tracking; bed management; emergency staff duress; staff journey analytics; hand hygiene compliance; transportation management; patient flow & elopement; indoor navigation and environmental monitoring.[5][6]
In April 2023, it secured a investment of $47.5 million in series C funding led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.[1][7]
Kontakt.io was recognized as a Challenger in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ report and ranked by the Healthcare Technology Report’s Top 100 Healthcare Technology Companies of 2024.[8]
Products
[edit]Cloud Beacon
[edit]In 2014, Kontakt.io launched products with Beacon technology helps businesses track and engage with customers in-store.[9] In the same month, Sunstone Capital closed a $2 Million investment followed by $5 Million in funding in 2016.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Goldman Sachs Backs AI in Hospitals With $47.5 Million Kontakt.io Investment". Bloomberg.com. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Howe, Peter (2023-09-03). "VA Tracks Asset Location and Trends Analysis with BLE Solution". RFID JOURNAL. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Staff, HT (2024-04-16). "Goldman Sachs Backs AI in Hospitals With $47.5 Million Kontakt.io Investment". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ O'Hear, Steve (2014-07-28). "Sunstone Capital Backs Beacon Platform Kontakt.io To The Tune Of $2 Million". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Hung, Colin (2022-07-13). "RTLS Helps Address Staff Duress | Healthcare IT Today". www.healthcareittoday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ jirehl (2023-10-17). "The Top 100 Healthcare Technology Companies of 2023 | The Healthcare Technology Report". Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Healthcare spatial data company Kontakt.io raises $47.5M from Goldman Sachs". MobiHealthNews. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Wavelink adds inpatient journey analytics vendor Kontakt.io". CRN Australia. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ Summers, Nick (2014-08-11). "Kontakt.io Begins Pre-Orders for WiFi-Enabled Cloud Beacon". TNW | Business. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ PYMNTS (2016-02-17). "Investments Trickle In And Kontakt.io Picks Up Another $5M". PYMNTS.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ O'Hear, Steve (2016-02-16). "Kontakt.io, The Beacon Startup And Platform, Locates Further $5M Funding". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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