Aislelabs
Aislelabs Inc. is a Toronto-based Wi-Fi marketing and analytics company.
Type | Wi-Fi software |
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Founded | 2013 |
Founder | Nick Koudas, Nilesh Bansal |
Headquarters | , |
Services | Wi-Fi marketing and analytics |
Website | www |
Aislelabs provides location analytics, predictive forecasting, personalized marketing, and digital advertising features in partnership with enterprise Wi-Fi vendors such as Cisco,[1] Aruba Networks,[2] Ruckus Wireless,[3] and Open Mesh.[4]
History
Aislelabs was founded by Nilesh Bansal and Nick Koudas, who previously founded Sysomos.[5][6] After the acquisition of Sysomos by Marketwired, the two created the marketing and analytics platform for the physical brick n' mortar spaces as Aislelabs. While Aislelabs does not have a direct relationship with the University of Toronto, previously Sysomos was a spinoff from the research project BlogScope which started in 2005, and both founders are a recipient of the University of Toronto' Inventor of the Year award.[7]
Aislelabs raised venture capital from Salesforce.com[8] and other institutional investors in 2014.[9][10]
As of 2017, the company serves thousands of large venues across North America, Europe, and Asia, including the most visited place on the planet, The Dubai Mall with 80+ million annual visitors.[11] Across the install base, Aislelabs' big data platform processes over 275 billion data point a year.
Competitors
The top competitors in Aislelabs competitive landscape are Cloud4Wi, Purple WiFi, Queentessence, Eleven Wireless, Zenreach & Skyfii.
Reports
The Hitchhikers Guide to iBeacon Hardware is the most extensive third-party series of study on iBeacons and their power consumption. Multiple reports were published as part of this work.[12][13][14]
References
- "Aislelabs and Cisco Take Off". July 17, 2015.
- "Using Aruba's Analytics & Location Engine For Anonymous Wi-Fi Location Analytics" (PDF). Nov 2014.
- "Aislelabs, Ruckus Wireless".
- "Open Mesh Partners".
- "Shopper Marketing Forum Speaker Profile Nilesh Bansal". Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- "Nick Koudas @ U of Toronto Scarborough". Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- "UofT Professor and PhD student named Inventors of the Year". Mar 24, 2011.
- "Salesforce Ventures Portofolio".
- "Aislelabs Raises 1.5M to Bring Full Cycle Visitor Analytics Back to Brick and Mortal Retail". 2014-03-09.
- "TORONTOS AISLELABS RAISES $1.5 MILLION, PROVIDES INTELLIGENT IN-STORE MARKETING VIA THE CLOUD".
- Anderson, Collin (2012). Evolution of a Retail Streetscape: DP Architects on Orchard Road. ISBN 9781864704624.
- "The Hitchhikers Guide to iBeacon Hardware: A Comprehensive Report by Aislelabs". May 4, 2015. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- "Report shows iBeacon battery drain is worse on iOS than Android". Aug 14, 2014. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- "How to find the best beacon hardware for everything from stores to cities". Nov 4, 2014. Retrieved 2017-09-27.