When was Variable founded?

Variable was founded in 2009 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Variable located?

Variable is headquartered in Chattanooga, United States. It is registered at Huntington Beach, California.

How many employees does Variable have?

As of Oct 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Variable is 23.

Is Variable a funded company?

Variable is a funded company, having raised a total of $3.53M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 01, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of Variable?

Variable's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Feb 24, 2014, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Variable rank among its competitors?

Variable ranks 20th amongst 703 active competitors, of which 63 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Aeron Systems, which secured $4.7M in Aug, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Variable?

Variable's top competitors include pSemi, Whisker Labs and SiLC Technologies. Among them, Aeron Systems secured the most recent funding round in August, 2026.

Variable - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Variable Inc design and manufatures sensor platforms such as weather sensor platform, air quality measurement, color scanner, barcode reader etc. Their first product 'Node' is a wireless sensor platform for smart devices which made its debut on Kickstarter where it raised $76,340 from over 373 backers. Node is a tube of sensors with most of the sensors built into the tip of the tube and includes accelerometers, barometers, thermometers, and gyroscopes. Their other product Node CO2 also had a debut on Kickstarter where it raised $26k from 132 bakers. It is a device to measure air quality anywhere at anytime. So far they have designed more than a dozen sensor platforms, for which they also provide open source code for application development.

Website: variableinc.com
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Registered Address: Huntington Beach, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2009

Location

Chattanooga, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$3.53M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Feb 24, 2014, $*****

Investors

Atlanta Technology Angels & 7 more

Ranked

20^th among 703 active competitors

Employee Count

23 as on Oct 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Whisker Labs & 570 more

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Variable is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Variable, Inc. CIN: 32084572083 , United States, Active		$1M - $5M (As on Jan 09, 2015)	-	-
Variable CIN: 40103325452 , Latvia, Deadpooled	Sep 24, 2010	€0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2018)	1 (As on Dec 31, 2016)	-
VARIABLE LTD CIN: 13300116 , United Kingdom, Active	Mar 28, 2021	£0 - £1M (As on Mar 31, 2023)	3 (As on Mar 31, 2025)
VARIABLE SPEED SOLUTIONS, INC. CIN: 450508795 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	13 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Variable has raised a total funding of $3.53M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 01, 2013. Variable has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Variable:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 24, 2014	7934031	Series A	4767690	6818174	7271187	1293742
Jun 14, 2013	1230337	Grant (prize money)	5124560	8181434	1065853	1268013
Jun 03, 2013	2983803	Series A	3558689	9681765	9105032	Atlanta Technology Angels & 2 more

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The founders of Variable is George Yu.

Here are the details of Variable's key team members:

George Yu: Founder & CEO of Variable.

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Variable's employee count trend

Variable has 23 employees as of Oct 26. Here is Variable's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Variable include pSemi, Whisker Labs and SiLC Technologies. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Variable, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	pSemi 1990, San Diego (United States), Acquired	Mixed signal communications circuits	$17.6M	Palisades Growth Capital, Ridgewood Capital ... & 4 others	67/100
2nd	Whisker Labs 2014, Germantown (United States), Acquired	Provider of sensor hardware and software infrastructure	$6.86M	State Farm, Elemental & 6 others	63/100
3rd	SiLC Technologies 2018, Monrovia (United States), Series B	Provider of 4D vision sensing solutions	$78.6M	Dell Technologies Capital, Honda Xcelerator Ventures ... & 16 others	63/100
4th	Aeron Systems 2008, Pune (India), Series A	Manufacturer of inertial navigation systems and industrial internet of things solutions	$5.98M	Bharat Forge, Riverwalk Holdings & 8 others	62/100
5th	Sagemcom 2008, Rueil malmaison (France), Acquired	Provider of IoT gateways and smart energy meters	-	Charterhouse Capital Partners, Tikehau Capital ... & 2 others	62/100
6th	Omni Design Technologies 2015, Milpitas (United States), Series A	Ultra low power semiconductor IP cores	$69.3M	Tipping Point Capital, Ten Capital & 8 others	62/100
7th	InvenSense 2003, San Jose (United States), Acquired	MEMS and magnetic sensor solutions for consumer, industrial, and automotive applications	$38M	Qualcomm Ventures, Sierra Ventures & 9 others	61/100
8th	EnOcean 2001, Oberhaching (Germany), Series B	Provider of energy harvesting wireless technology for sustainable IoT solutions	$36.8M	3i Group, SET Ventures & 14 others	61/100
9th	OmniVision 1995, Santa Clara (United States), Public	Manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal ICs and sensors	-	HCM Capital, Maton Venture & 4 others	57/100
10th	Treon 2016, Tampere (Finland), Series A	Developer of IoT enabled wireless hardware devices for industrial applications	$14.9M	Ventech, ACME & 1 others	55/100
20th	Variable 2009, Chattanooga (United States), Series A	Wireless sensors for smart devices	$3.53M	Atlanta Technology Angels, S Ventures & 6 others	47/100