WigWag

CEO: Ed Hemphill

Austin, Tex.-based WigWag, founded in 2014, focuses on the home automation market with an open source platform that can securely connect smart devices and IP networks in houses.

The WigWag system is made up of Relay, which gives users the tools necessary to bring together their smart devices, as well as mobile or desktop apps that let customers control and write basic rules quickly. WigWag works with an array of brands and protocols, such as Belkin WeMo, Philip Hue, and GE Switch – as well as Alexa. The company raised $3.175 million in seed funding from CSV Venture Capital in February, which WigWag said would go toward product development and the expansion of its development and marketing teams.