# Ayla Networks

> Ayla Networks is a San Jose-based, privately held IoT platform company that helps manufacturers, retailers, and service providers turn physical products into secure, cloud-connected experiences. Its full stack spans device firmware and connectivity, cloud services, mobile apps, dashboards, analytics, over-the-air updates, integrations, and managed services. Ayla says its platform supports more than 15 million activated devices for over 60 global brands, allowing customers to own their data and branded experience while avoiding the cost and complexity of building and operating an IoT stack alone.

- **Founded:** 2010
- **Headquarters:** San Jose, United States
- **Founders:** David Friedman (Co-founder and founding CEO), Adrian Caceres (Co-founder), Phillip Chang (Co-founder), Thomas H. Lee (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 150-180 employees; LinkedIn listed 149 employees and a 51-200 company-size band in 2026, while supplied company data lists 160.
- **Products:** Ayla IoT Platform, Ayla FastTrack, Matter Support, Managed IoT Services, Ayla Video Services
- **Notable:** Surpassed 15 million activated devices worldwide in May 2026., Supports more than 60 global brands, retailers, and service providers., Processes billions of platform transactions per month and reports more than 2,500 service updates annually.

## Products & services

- **Ayla IoT Platform** — An end-to-end platform spanning device agents and firmware, connectivity, cloud services, REST APIs, device and user management, rules, analytics, mobile applications, dashboards, and third-party integrations.
- **Ayla FastTrack** — A packaged route to market combining pre-integrated hardware modules, firmware, ready-to-brand devices, a customizable app, cloud services, and professional support.
- **Matter Support** — A Matter-compliant offering that adds cloud access, lifecycle management, schedules, analytics, branded apps, and support for non-Matter products around the connectivity standard.
- **Managed IoT Services** — Implementation, integration, security, operations, support, over-the-air updates, lifecycle management, and ongoing platform updates for connected-product programs.
- **Ayla Video Services** — A full-stack camera and video platform with a device SDK, mobile-app development, AWS Kinesis Video Streams, live streaming, cloud recording, playback, subscription management, and Stripe-based payments.

## Achievements

- Surpassed 15 million activated devices worldwide in May 2026.
- Supports more than 60 global brands, retailers, and service providers.
- Processes billions of platform transactions per month and reports more than 2,500 service updates annually.
- Reports more than 250 projects across 30 vertical markets on four continents.
- Named Espressif Systems' Most Valuable Partner in 2025 after nearly a decade of collaboration.
- Ranked by ABI Research as the number-one US-based smart-home platform, according to Ayla.
- Included in the Financial Times list of the Americas' fastest-growing companies in 2021.
- Named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 in 2020.
- Named a Gartner Cool Vendor in the Internet of Things in 2015.
- Included on the Inc. 5000 in 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Launched a full-stack video services platform for connected cameras with live streaming, cloud recording, app development, subscription management, and payment processing.
- **2026-05** — Announced that the platform had surpassed 15 million activated devices across more than 60 global brands.
- **2026-04** — Presented its perspective on sustainable IoT and AI monetization models at Parks Associates CONNECTIONS 2026.
- **2025-04** — Partnered with Google Cloud to strengthen global scale, reliability, privacy compliance, and access to AI and machine-learning services.
- **2025-03** — Received Espressif Systems' Most Valuable Partner award.
- **2025-02** — Supported Kenmore's Home Energy Management System, including smart plugs, leak sensors, and the Kenmore Home app.
- **2024-05** — John Grady took over company leadership as president; he is now listed as CEO, while Jonathan Cobb became chairman.
- **2024-02** — Announced a strategic camera and video partnership with Meari Technology.

## Links

- Website: https://www.aylanetworks.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ayla-networks
- Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/aylanetworks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ayla-Networks/478621938884489

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Last updated: 2026-08-10