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IoT Development
Built for the AI Era

Povio’s engineers bring deep IoT know-how to every layer of a connected product: device connectivity, real-time telemetry, companion apps, and on-device AI.

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IoT Industry
Challenges

IoT products face constraints most software never meets, such as limited power, unreliable networks, and devices that are hard to fix once shipped. Common challenges we help solve:

  • Disconnected Device Ecosystems

    Devices, platforms, and protocols are rarely compatible out of the box, which slows integration and adds complexity.

  • Scaling From Pilot to Fleet

    Systems built for a small pilot often break at fleet scale, especially in provisioning, monitoring, and support.

  • Device Data That Isn’t Ready for AI

    Telemetry often arrives incomplete, inconsistent, or unstructured, so it can’t power analytics or AI features.

  • Pairing & App Experience Friction

    Users judge the device by its app, and pairing or setup problems quickly turn into returns and bad reviews.

  • IoT Development
    Across the Full Stack

    We build each layer of a connected product and plan how they work together, adding AI where it makes the biggest difference.

    Step 01

    Devices & Firmware

    Embedded software, sensors, and power management, built together with our Hardware team. On-device models handle fast, private decisions.

    Step 02

    Connectivity

    Stable links between devices, phones, and the cloud across BLE, Wi-Fi, Matter, and cellular, including offline modes.

    Step 03

    Cloud & Data

    Device provisioning, fleet management, OTA updates, and real-time telemetry on scalable cloud infrastructure, with AI that detects anomalies and predicts failures.

    Step 04

    Companion Apps

    Apps and dashboards people use every day, with smooth pairing, onboarding, and AI-powered personal insights.

    Connected Products
    Already in Use

    Connected products people rely on every day, built by Povio and still improving after launch.

    A sculptural light and sleep device beside app panels for setting alarm time and light controls.

    Restful

    An iOS and Android app that lets users personalize their sleep and light routine in a few taps. Secure Wi-Fi provisioning and AWS IoT Shadow keep the app and lamp in sync.

    Built for Restful’s 400,000 customers.

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    A smartphone showing a gut health score of 97 with daily check-in charts and stool-type options.

    Tushy

    Hindsight turns everyday habits into structured health data. We combined AI image analysis with rule-based logic so every result is consistent and clearly framed.

    Clear, privacy-first insights from sensitive health data.

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    Leep app on three phones showing activity, sleep score and mood check-in screens.

    Leep

    Leep’s smart ring tracks health and fitness data around the clock. Starting from minimal documentation, partly in Chinese, we used AI-assisted analysis to decode the ring’s protocols and build reliable connectivity.

    Health tracking that’s reliable, private, and ready to scale.

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    Greg Yeutter
    Founder @ Restful
    Justin Allen
    Co-Founder & CEO @ Tushy
    Simon Neave
    Co-Founder @ Leep
    Greg Yeutter
    “As a small team building an ambitious hardware product, we were stretched thin—but Povio came through in a big way. They blew us away with the quality of the app they delivered, and their organized, proactive project management gave us space to focus on the other critical aspects of our business.
    Justin Allen
    “We trusted Povio with the hard technical decisions around AI and privacy. They delivered a product we could put in front of users without hesitation.
    Simon Neave
    “Povio turned incomplete device specs into reliable connectivity, raw data into actionable insights, and a single product into a scalable ecosystem. Exactly what a hardware startup needs to move fast without breaking things.

    How We Support
    IoT Innovation

    Connected products need different support at every stage. We help teams launch new devices, scale growing fleets, and turn device data into intelligent features.

    Launching Connected Products

    IoT Strategy & Architecture

    Define use cases, choose protocols and platforms, and plan where AI should run.

    AI-Accelerated Prototyping

    Use AI to get working device and app prototypes in front of real users sooner, and learn what to build next.

    Companion App Development

    Design and build the apps people use to pair, control, and understand their devices.

    Scaling Device Fleets

    Fleet Management & Provisioning

    Onboard, monitor, and manage thousands of devices from one platform.

    Over-the-Air (OTA) Updates

    Ship firmware and app updates safely, with staged rollouts and rollback.

    Performance & Reliability

    Track connectivity, battery, and device health to catch issues early.

    Adding Data & Intelligence

    Data Pipelines & Analytics

    Turn raw telemetry into clean data for dashboards, insights, and AI features.

    Predictive Maintenance

    Use sensor data to anticipate failures before they cause downtime.

    Edge AI

    Run models on the device for fast, private decisions, even when offline.

    IoT Regulations
    & Security Standards

    Cyber Resilience Act

    Radio Equipment Directive

    Secure by default

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    Vulnerability reporting

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    Security updates

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    EU Data Act

    Gives users access to their device data

    Data access

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    Data sharing

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    Transparent data use

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    Radio Equipment Directive

    Protects wireless devices sold in the EU

    Network protection

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    Privacy safeguards

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    Fraud prevention

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    U.S. Cyber Trust Mark*

    Certifies secure smart devices

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    Software updates

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    Data protection

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    *Voluntary

    FDA Cybersecurity*

    Secures connected medical devices

    Software bill of materials (SBOM)

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    Vulnerability management

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    Postmarket updates

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    *Mandatory for connected medical devices

    NIST IR 8259*

    Sets a security baseline for IoT devices

    Device identity

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    Secure configuration

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    Software updates

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    *Voluntary guidance

    Built for Connected Products
    Trusted by Product Teams

    Experience shipping connected devices, companion apps, and AI features used every day, built to meet security standards and perform reliably at scale.

    Glassdoor Rating

    Glassdoor rating from our team.

    4.7

    Clutch Rating

    Clutch rating based on verified client reviews.

    4.9

    Client Collaboration

    Clients continue working with Povio for long-term technical leadership and product growth.

    70%

    NPS

    Exceptional Net Promoter Score reflecting long-term client trust.

    9.5

    Partner With Povio

    Every layer under one roof

    Embedded, connectivity, cloud, mobile, and AI engineers in one team, with no handoffs between vendors.

    Architecture-first engineering

    We make the architecture choices that are hardest to change early, before devices ship to the field.

    AI-native delivery

    AI speeds up research, code scaffolding, and test coverage, while engineers own every critical decision.

    Long-term product partnership

    We stay after launch for OTA updates, new features, and the next generation of your product.

    Your POV. Our Expertise.
    What are we Building Together?

    Vid Lešnik
    Head of Sales @ Povio
    Daša Ravter
    Account Manager @ Povio
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