Android DevOps Platform Esper raises $30 million from Scale Venture & Others
Esper, an Android DevOps platform for intelligent edge devices, announced a $30 million Series B round led by Scale Venture Partners on Thursday, with participation from existing investors including Madrona Venture Group, Root Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, and Haystack.
Following a $7.6 million Series A fundraise in February 2020, Esper's total funding now stands at $40.6 million.
Esper, created in 2006 by EsperTech Inc. offers a Domain-specific language for processing events called Event Processing Language (EPL).The platform intends to use the new funding to expand its product portfolio and infrastructure platform to support even larger workloads.
Furthermore, the startup plans to expand its team in India and the United States by hiring for cloud, Android, and full-stack engineering positions, as well as product and programme management, user experience, marketing, and sales.
Speaking about the platform, Shiv Sundar, COO and Co-founder at Esper stated, “Android is the most widely-used operating system in APAC. Enterprises require the right set of tools and processes to scale their edge device deployment and provide quality mobile experiences for their customers. Esper’s Android DevOps platform powers mission-critical device deployment for logistics, retail, and education customers in India and U.S. markets.”
Companies are learning how to scale their core business applications as the number of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices grows from 14 billion units in 2021 to 31 billion units in 2025. However, with thousands of device manufacturers on Android alone, scaling presents significant challenges.
According to the startup, it helps companies in securely streamlining deployment and management for distributed fleets of Android edge devices, resulting in positive user experiences that can rapidly scale.
“The pandemic has transformed industries like connected fitness, digital health, hospitality, and food delivery, further accelerating the adoption of intelligent edge devices. But with each new use case, better software automation is required,” added Yadhu Gopalan, CEO and co-founder at Esper.
Last year, the company saw significant customer growth across a variety of industries, with Teach For India, Ordermark, Spire Health, and Intelity turning to Esper to bring their products to market faster as demand for seamless digital experiences increased.
“The world of edge devices is growing daily - from the ubiquitous tablets in retail, restaurants and warehouses, to fitness equipment and kiosks. All these devices need provisioning, scaled deployments, and frequent and remote updates.," Andy Vitus, partner at Scale Venture Partners said.
According to the startup, the number of devices running on Esper increased 15x year over year at the end of the year, with revenue increasing 70x year over year.
“Esper is the DevOps infrastructure for the millions of fleets of devices out there in the hands of non-IT staff users — consumers, restaurant workers, shoppers, and more. We led their Series B because we see similarities to other DevOps companies and Esper has already established themselves as the leader in the exploding need for Device DevOps,” added Andy.
Following a $7.6 million Series A fundraise in February 2020, Esper's total funding now stands at $40.6 million.
Esper, created in 2006 by EsperTech Inc. offers a Domain-specific language for processing events called Event Processing Language (EPL).The platform intends to use the new funding to expand its product portfolio and infrastructure platform to support even larger workloads.
Furthermore, the startup plans to expand its team in India and the United States by hiring for cloud, Android, and full-stack engineering positions, as well as product and programme management, user experience, marketing, and sales.
Speaking about the platform, Shiv Sundar, COO and Co-founder at Esper stated, “Android is the most widely-used operating system in APAC. Enterprises require the right set of tools and processes to scale their edge device deployment and provide quality mobile experiences for their customers. Esper’s Android DevOps platform powers mission-critical device deployment for logistics, retail, and education customers in India and U.S. markets.”
Companies are learning how to scale their core business applications as the number of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices grows from 14 billion units in 2021 to 31 billion units in 2025. However, with thousands of device manufacturers on Android alone, scaling presents significant challenges.
According to the startup, it helps companies in securely streamlining deployment and management for distributed fleets of Android edge devices, resulting in positive user experiences that can rapidly scale.
“The pandemic has transformed industries like connected fitness, digital health, hospitality, and food delivery, further accelerating the adoption of intelligent edge devices. But with each new use case, better software automation is required,” added Yadhu Gopalan, CEO and co-founder at Esper.
Last year, the company saw significant customer growth across a variety of industries, with Teach For India, Ordermark, Spire Health, and Intelity turning to Esper to bring their products to market faster as demand for seamless digital experiences increased.
“The world of edge devices is growing daily - from the ubiquitous tablets in retail, restaurants and warehouses, to fitness equipment and kiosks. All these devices need provisioning, scaled deployments, and frequent and remote updates.," Andy Vitus, partner at Scale Venture Partners said.
According to the startup, the number of devices running on Esper increased 15x year over year at the end of the year, with revenue increasing 70x year over year.
“Esper is the DevOps infrastructure for the millions of fleets of devices out there in the hands of non-IT staff users — consumers, restaurant workers, shoppers, and more. We led their Series B because we see similarities to other DevOps companies and Esper has already established themselves as the leader in the exploding need for Device DevOps,” added Andy.
