The real-time asset monitoring company wiring up Asia's vehicles, machines, facilities and people - all under one roof.
Overdrive IOT Pte Ltd, headquartered at 100E Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore. Founded 2015 by Aston Chia and Zen Chin. Photograph: company logo.
In 2015, two university schoolmates from Australia - Aston Chia and Zen Chin - set out to solve an unglamorous problem: most organisations have no idea where their physical assets are, how they're being used, or when they're about to fail. Overdrive IOT was their answer.
The Singapore company builds end-to-end industrial IoT. It connects things - vehicles, machinery, facilities and people - into a mesh network, then streams that activity onto a single cloud platform. From there, operators get real-time tracking, exception alerting and command-centre visualisation. The pitch is simple: automate data sensing across a whole business ecosystem, and turn scattered sensor readings into decisions someone can act on.
What makes Overdrive different is its willingness to own the entire stack. Plenty of firms sell dashboards; fewer will install the sensor, wire the connectivity, and write the software that ties it together. Overdrive does all three - hardware, connectivity and platform - which is exactly why it wins the messy, brownfield deployments that others avoid.
Overdrive has built a powerful and dynamic platform in allowing any devices and sensors to communicate with each other and with data and video capabilities.
The core cloud system. Connects assets into a mesh network for real-time tracking, monitoring, exception alerting and command-centre visualisation.
Monitor vehicles, drivers and routes in real time to cut fuel use, prevent downtime and improve road safety.
Ground support equipment tracking, airport fleet management and runway safety - trusted by leading airports including Changi.
Sensor-driven monitoring that optimises waste collection and keeps facilities clean, stocked and maintained.
Condition monitoring and predictive maintenance that flags machinery failures before they happen.
Location and safety tracking for high-risk and dispersed workforces across sites.
Beyond off-the-shelf solutions, Overdrive offers software product development, API development & integration, and full-cycle IoT development for enterprises that need something bespoke.
Bars indicate reported scale & retention. Figures are approximate, per company materials.
Overdrive serves enterprises and public-sector organisations across Asia. Named clients span aviation, education, logistics and government:
*via a local IoT partner in Malaysia
Lost equipment, unplanned downtime, blind spots in operations, safety risks for dispersed workers - these are expensive, everyday problems. Overdrive shortens the distance between a sensor reading and a decision, so the runway tug is found, the machine is fixed before it fails, and the bin is emptied on time.
B2B enterprise IoT. Overdrive bundles sensors and hardware, connectivity, and a subscription cloud platform, plus custom development and integration services. It sells to enterprises and government clients across aviation, logistics, construction and facilities.
Overdrive positions itself as a leading real-time asset monitoring provider in Asia. Alternatives include global telematics and IoT platforms such as Samsara, Geotab, Cartrack and KORE Wireless - but Overdrive's edge is doing sensors, connectivity and software together, tuned to Asian operators and messy real-world sites.
Aston Chia and Zen Chin start the company in Singapore to monitor real-world assets in real time.
Deployments expand across fleet, facilities and personnel tracking with clients including Sentosa, NTU and FedEx.
Tin Men Capital funds the company's Series A to drive regional expansion in logistics, facilities and transportation.
Overdrive achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for its information security management.
Wins Schneider Electric's Singapore-Japan Fast Track challenge for brownfield building interoperability.
It provides end-to-end IoT solutions that connect, track and monitor physical assets - vehicles, equipment, facilities and people - in real time on a single cloud platform.
It was founded in 2015 by Aston Chia (CEO) and Zen Chin (COO), who were university schoolmates in Australia.
Enterprise and public-sector clients across Asia, including Changi Airport, Sentosa, Nanyang Technological University, FedEx, Ascendas and Singapore's Ministry of Manpower.
It raised a US$2.9M Series A in early 2019, funded solely by Southeast Asia B2B VC Tin Men Capital.
Aviation, logistics and transportation, construction, marine, oil & gas, warehousing and smart facilities - spanning fleet management, airport operations, waste management, equipment monitoring and personnel tracking.