Pepper - About the company
Pepper is a series B company based in Overland Park (United States), founded in 2010 by Steven Bosch. It operates as an IoT platform and services provider. Pepper has raised $8.5M in funding from KCRise Fund. The company has 81 active competitors, including 10 funded and 4 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Thundersoft, Barbara and IGEL Technology.
Company Details
IoT platform and services provider. It develops the Pepper OS, which offers device manufacturers a ready-made platform which can be used to create digital applications accompanying their products. The OS is accompanied by a service delivery platform which enables creating end-to-end solutions including user profile management, billing, etc. to provide an enterprise-grade service. Pepper follows a tile-based design construct which enables easy customization.
- Website
- pepper.me
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@pepper.me
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2010
Location
Overland Park, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$8.5M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
9th among 81 active competitors
Employee Count
23 as on Sep 30, 2026
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Legal entities associated with Pepper
Pepper is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Smarthome Ventures, Llc CIN: 463027570 , United States, Active | May 29, 2013 | - | 82 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
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Pepper's funding and investors
Pepper has raised a total funding of $8.5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Dec 22, 2016. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Mar 30, 2017 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Pepper has 7 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Pepper:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 30, 2017 | 5757150 | Series B | 3448408 | 4316516 | 3812857 | 6261109 |
Dec 22, 2016 | 4194775 | Seed | 7797175 | 6739455 | 6681181 |
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Pepper's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Pepper is Steven Bosch. Scott Ford is the CEO of Pepper.
Here are the details of Pepper's key team members:
- Steven Bosch: Co-Founder of Pepper and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Scott Ford: CEO of Pepper.
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Pepper's employee count trend
Pepper has 23 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Pepper's employee count trend over the years:
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Pepper's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Pepper include Thundersoft, Barbara and IGEL Technology. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Pepper, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Thundersoft 2008, Haidian (China), Seed | Software vendor and OEM for mobile industry | - | 60/100 | |
2nd | Edge platform for industrial applications | $8.55M | 54/100 | ||
3rd | IGEL Technology 2001, Bremen (Germany), Acquired | Developer of endpoint operating system designed for secure cloud workspaces | - | 51/100 | |
4th | Provider of operating system software for connected devices | - | - | 42/100 | |
5th | Stratis 2013, Richardson (United States), Unfunded | Provider of smart building operating systems for multifamily housing | - | - | 40/100 |
6th |  Aetheros 2006, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of an IoT operating system | $6.75M | 40/100 | |
7th | Lynx Software Technologies 1988, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Provider of modular software solutions for mission-critical edge platform applications | - | 40/100 | |
8th |  Green Hills Software 1982, Santa Barbara (United States), Early Stage | Provider of embedded real-time operating systems | $1.32M | 40/100 | |
9th | Pepper 2010, Overland Park (United States), Series B | IoT platform and services provider | $8.5M | 40/100 | |
10th |  Phoenix Systems 2011, Warsaw (Poland), Funding Raised | Provider of an operating system for IoT application | - | 39/100 |
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Pepper's Investments and acquisitions
Pepper has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Pepper
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News related to Pepper
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Golbon Announces Partnership With Pepper to Launch Innovative ‘Smart Solutions’ ProgramPerishableNews.com•May 21, 2024•Golbon, Pepper
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Pepper Secures $30 Million in Series B Funding to Empower Independent Foodservice DistributorsBusiness Wire•May 13, 2024•Pepper, Iconiq Capital, Index Ventures, Pepper and 5 others
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Pepper Launches Send Help Security Feature Enabling Users to Get Help When They Need ItBusiness Wire•Nov 08, 2023•Pepper
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Pepper Consumer IoT Platform and Notion, Comcast’s InsurTech Business Unit, Combine to Create a Leading IoT Platform CompanyInsuranceNewsNet•Dec 21, 2022•Pepper, Notion
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Pepper IoT and Firedome Announce a Strategic Partnership to Protect millions of Consumer Internet of Things DevicesAiThority•Mar 03, 2021•Pepper, Firedome
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Dahua Technology Partners with Pepper to Bring Heightened Security to Its Video IoT DevicesBusiness Wire•Aug 21, 2019•Dahua Technology, Pepper
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The State of IoT Security Report Reveals Systemic Security HazardsPR Newswire•Jan 29, 2019•Dark Cubed, Pepper
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