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Hangzhou Laison Technology Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Laison Technology Co., Ltd. is a Chinese high-tech manufacturer of smart water and gas metering solutions, founded in 2012 and based in Hangzhou's Zhejiang University National Science Park. Laison designs and produces STS prepaid, ultrasonic, and IoT-connected (NB-IoT, LoRaWAN, GPRS) meters along with the software systems that run behind them, helping water authorities improve bill collection, cut non-revenue water, and modernize operations. The company serves utilities in more than 30 countries, with particular strength across Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and produces over a million smart water meters a year.
INTEREL
INTEREL is a Dubai-based smart building technology company that builds the hardware, operating system and IoT infrastructure hotels and multifamily properties use to control HVAC, lighting, shades and guest services from a single connected platform. Its 'Hotel of Things' ecosystem pairs a portfolio of smart thermostats and room controllers with INTEREL OS and the connectBsmart connectivity framework, letting properties automate energy use, integrate door locks, voice assistants and property-management systems, and cut water and power consumption. Founded in 2010, INTEREL has installed roughly 500,000 devices across more than 45 countries and now operates within the Siemens Xcelerator ecosystem.
Ceres AI
Ceres AI (formerly Ceres Imaging) is an Oakland-based agtech company that flies fixed-wing aircraft over farmland with custom-built spectral sensors, then uses machine learning to turn the resulting imagery into plant-level insight on water, nutrients and crop stress. Founded in 2014 during California's drought, the company now serves growers, agribusinesses, lenders and insurers across four continents.