# Myriota

> Myriota is an Adelaide-based satellite IoT company that connects low-power sensors directly to a constellation of low Earth orbit nanosatellites, giving remote assets - water tanks, cattle, mining equipment, pipelines - affordable global connectivity with years of battery life and no ground infrastructure. Spun out of the University of South Australia in 2015 by Dr David Haley and Dr Alex Grant, the company commercialised a world-first direct-to-orbit transmission technique and now serves agriculture, water utilities, mining, transport and defense customers across multiple continents.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- **Founders:** David Haley (Co-Founder & CTO), Alex Grant (Co-Founder (former CEO))
- **Team size:** ~72-75 employees
- **Products:** FlexSense, HyperPulse, UltraLite, AssetHawk, Myriota Module & Developer Toolkit
- **Notable:** Achieved a world-first direct transmission of IoT data to a nanosatellite (2013)., Built a portfolio of 100+ granted patents in satellite communications., Grew from three people in Adelaide to a global company across multiple locations over 10 years.

## Products & services

- **FlexSense** — A configurable, ruggedised satellite IoT device with flexible sensor inputs for field applications like water, tank and environmental monitoring.
- **HyperPulse** — Myriota's next-generation network technology aligned to 3GPP/5G standards-based satellite IoT connectivity.
- **UltraLite** — Ultra-low-power satellite constellation and module technology enabling long-battery-life direct-to-orbit transmission.
- **AssetHawk** — A satellite-connected asset tracking solution for monitoring high-value equipment in remote and off-grid locations.
- **Myriota Module & Developer Toolkit** — Off-the-shelf modules, dev kits, RTOS support and cloud APIs that let device makers add direct-to-satellite connectivity to their own products.

## Achievements

- Achieved a world-first direct transmission of IoT data to a nanosatellite (2013).
- Built a portfolio of 100+ granted patents in satellite communications.
- Grew from three people in Adelaide to a global company across multiple locations over 10 years.
- Raised roughly US$80M+ in total funding across multiple rounds.
- Expanded its constellation via SpaceX Transporter-12 (Jan 2025) in partnership with Spire Global.
- Completed Saudi Arabia's CST regulatory Sandbox program, opening Middle East expansion.

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Raised US$32M led by the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation and Main Sequence to accelerate global expansion into the Middle East and Latin America.
- **2025-01** — Added four new UltraLite nanosatellites via SpaceX Transporter-12, in partnership with Spire Global, extending coverage to Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.
- **2025** — Marked 10 years of operation and continued funding STEM pathway programs in South Australia.

## Links

- Website: https://myriota.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/myriota
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/myriotaglobal
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@myriota
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/myriota/

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Last updated: 2026-07-27