Our mission is to empower innovation by making connectivity easy— for organizations of all sizes, their customers, and the environment. Make a difference in the world through the power of information-connected IoT solutions.
Blues helps businesses and governments worldwide confidently create reliable and innovative connectivity solutions that deliver measurable value using IoT-driven data intelligence. With Blues, customers can easily send and receive information to and from any device, anywhere, and at any time, improving business operations while reducing costs. Our flagship products, Notecard and Notehub, solve the biggest challenges associated with IoT connectivity, making it easy to securely cloud-connect any physical product.
Founder & Executive Chair
“Complexity kills. It sucks the life out of developers. It makes products difficult to plan, build, test, deliver, and support.”
Ray Ozzie is a software entrepreneur with a particular passion for communications software and infrastructure. Having created numerous products over the years including Microsoft Azure and Lotus Notes, his early career was shaped by his work on Lotus 1-2-3, Symphony, and VisiCalc. He was CTO and Chief Software Architect of Microsoft, and serves as a director of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Safecast, a global citizen science initiative founded in the wake of Fukushima.
Japan’s devastating tsunami triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Ray Ozzie joined a global team of scientists and engineers who volunteered to monitor and share radiation levels in affected areas. Within weeks, they built portable wireless devices called Radnotes that collected and transmitted radiation data, making it freely available to the public.
Ray’s experience building Radnotes revealed just how complex it was to create a secure, cellular-connected IoT device from scratch. Determined to change that, he developed the first versions of the Notecard and Notehub — products designed to remove complexity and empower developers of all backgrounds. Blues was born with a clear mission: make secure, scalable IoT connectivity simple and accessible for every developer.
As more companies recognized the value of plug-and-play connectivity, Blues closed a $22 million Series A round led by Sequoia Capital and Lachy Groom, with participation from XYZ Venture Capital and returning investor Bill Gates — signaling high demand for developer-friendly IoT solutions.
Blues showcased its approach to IoT at CES in Las Vegas and announced a $32 million Series A1 led by Positive Sum, with new investors including Four Rivers, Northgate, and Qualcomm. This milestone accelerated the expansion of the Notecard family with the Notecard Cell+WiFi, Notecard WiFi, and Notecard LoRa.
Blues added Starnote, extending its connectivity ecosystem with seamless satellite connectivity.
Blues announced the successful close of a $25 million funding round led once again by Sequoia Capital. As part of this milestone, Sequoia Managing Partner Roelof Botha joined the Blues board of directors.
Blues announced that former Evernote CEO Ian Small joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. With more than 30 years of technology-industry experience, Small brings deep operational expertise and a track record of scaling companies from early-stage through public-market maturity.
Blues continues to make it possible for anyone to build secure, reliable, and cost-effective IoT solutions at scale.
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More than 900 companies are improving operational efficiency, gaining behavioral insights, and enhancing customer experiences with Blues.
