# WakeCap

> WakeCap is a construction-technology company that puts a small IoT sensor into standard safety helmets to give project owners live, site-wide visibility into workforce, safety, productivity and progress. Founded in 2017 by Dr. Hassan Albalawi and Ishita Sood, the company runs a wireless mesh network that works without GPS, cellular or Wi-Fi and feeds field data into a single owner's dashboard. Its technology has been deployed across roughly $80 billion of active projects - including Aramco, NEOM, Qiddiya and King Salman Park - and has tracked more than 150 million labor hours. WakeCap raised a $28M Series A in 2025 and operates from Riyadh, Dubai and San Francisco.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- **Founders:** Hassan Albalawi (CEO & Founder), Ishita Sood (Co-Founder & COO)
- **Team size:** ~130 employees
- **Products:** Smart Helmet Sensor, Mesh Network Beacons, Connected Workers, Owner's Dashboard / Knowledge Graph, Site Cameras & Equipment Tracking
- **Notable:** Deployed across approximately $80 billion of active construction projects, Tracked more than 150 million labor hours, Reported 90%+ reduction in safety violation observations on client sites

## Products & services

- **Smart Helmet Sensor** — An IoT device that replaces the standard ratchet knob on a safety helmet, tracking worker location, movement, attendance and environmental conditions. Includes a buzzer and panic button for two-way safety alerts.
- **Mesh Network Beacons** — A wireless mesh network of beacons that connects helmets across a site without relying on GPS, cellular, Wi-Fi or grid power, enabling coverage across vertical and confined structures.
- **Connected Workers** — Real-time headcount, mustering, automated timekeeping and site-access management that replaces paper sign-in sheets and reduces ghost-worker hours.
- **Owner's Dashboard / Knowledge Graph** — A platform that consolidates data from multiple source systems - workers, equipment, cameras, materials, documents and schedule - into one connected knowledge graph with AI-driven analytics and predictive alerts.
- **Site Cameras & Equipment Tracking** — AI-powered camera safety oversight plus equipment location, usage and anti-collision monitoring feeding the same live dashboard.

## Achievements

- Deployed across approximately $80 billion of active construction projects
- Tracked more than 150 million labor hours
- Reported 90%+ reduction in safety violation observations on client sites
- Reported 25%+ productivity gains and 70%+ faster incident response
- Raised a $28M Series A in 2025 led by UP.Partners
- Acquired Brazilian worker-safety company Trackfy in November 2025
- Founder Hassan Albalawi named to MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Closed a $28M Series A round led by UP.Partners to scale its sensor-powered project-controls platform globally.
- **2025-11** — Acquired Trackfy, a Brazilian workforce-safety and operational-tracking company, to expand its global footprint.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wakecap.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wakecap
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/wake_cap
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WakeCap
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wakecap/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WakeCap/

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Last updated: 2026-07-24