Data Lantern offers an ecosystem that lets any device, manufacturer, or app developer access data from any smart object with the owner’s permission, breaking down proprietary IoT silos. The platform enables consumers, businesses, and municipalities to selectively share, sell, or purchase device data, facilitating cross‑device analytics such as a fitness tracker using refrigerator data for health recommendations.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Smart devices and IoT products are typically locked into proprietary APIs and data silos, preventing different manufacturers, applications, and users from accessing and combining sensor data across brands. This fragmentation limits the ability to create cross‑industry analytics, coordinated automation, and new data‑driven services.
Solution
Data Lantern provides an open IoT ecosystem that enables any device, manufacturer, or app developer to request and receive data from any smart object, provided the owner grants permission. The platform standardizes data access through a unified API and marketplace where consumers, businesses, and municipalities can share, sell, or purchase device data. By decoupling data from specific hardware, Data Lantern allows developers to build cross‑device analytics—such as a fitness app using refrigerator data—or automated controls, like a car triggering a sprinkler system, regardless of the underlying product brands. The ecosystem includes consent management tools to ensure owners retain control over who accesses their data and for what purpose.
Target Audience
Primary customers are consumer IoT device owners, app developers, enterprises, and municipal agencies that need to access or monetize heterogeneous sensor data across multiple manufacturers.
Features
- Unified, permission‑based API that abstracts data from any IoT device regardless of manufacturer
- Data marketplace where owners can monetize sensor data and buyers can acquire datasets for analytics
- Consent and privacy management dashboard for end‑users to grant, revoke, and monitor data access
- Real‑time data streaming and historical data retrieval for integration into third‑party applications
- SDKs and developer tools for rapid integration of external device data into existing apps and services