Six positioning scores, 1 to 10.
See Methodology.
| Dimension | Score | vs.Entire Market | vs. Revenue Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|
AI-first AI is prominent — title tag names AI Engineering, has AI/ML and AI Agents services, AI Workflow Sprint IP, agentic/AI hot-words, and recent AI-workflow thought leadership; but positioning is anchored in connected hardware/IoT with AI as an accelerant rather than the entire pitch. | 7Strong | Top 60% | Top 58% |
Consultative partner Outcomes-led framing ('companies that can't afford to get it wrong'), fixed-price sprints and multi-year programs, honesty-about-fit and senior-engineers differentiators signal strategic partnership over staff-aug, though still fairly build-oriented. | 7Strong | Top 31% | Top 35% |
Clear differentiator Sharp, plain-spoken differentiators: 'Hard problems. Real products. Shipped.', engineering-informed design, fifteen years of shipped-product judgment, and will-tell-you-if-not-a-fit honesty — specific and memorable. | 8Strong | Top 2% | Top 8% |
Thought leadership A prolific, weekly, and current program (through mid-2026) spanning articles, whitepapers, podcasts, and case studies with a clear practitioner point of view across IoT, AI, edge, and product topics, held below leading only by non-visible author seniority. | 8Strong | Top 3% | Top 2% |
Industry specialization Named focus on industrial IoT, health tech, and consumer electronics with real device case studies, but all depth signals moderate and it reads as a connected-product generalist across sectors. | 6Present | Top 50% | Top 27% |
Technology-forward, owns IP Full-stack hardware/firmware/AI capability plus several productized sprints — Industrial Design Sprint (priced tiers, clear scope) is substantive, others thinner; strong accelerators but no proprietary platform or models. | 6Present | Top 39% | Top 27% |
Size
51 to 200 people
Revenue
$10M to $50M(medium confidence)
HQ
Chattanooga, TN
AI emphasis
Normal
Homepage positioning
“Hard problems. Real products. Shipped.”
Very designs and builds connected products — spanning hardware, software, and AI — for companies that can't afford to get it wrong. For over fifteen years, they have delivered across the full product stack from hardware and firmware to data science and AI. They serve both startups and Fortune 500 brands across consumer electronics, industrial IoT, health tech, and connected devices.
Selling points
- Over fifteen years of shipped-product experience
- Full product stack coverage: hardware, software, AI/ML, and design
- Fixed-price design sprints and multi-year programs available
- AI-accelerated delivery
- Ranked among top IoT companies by Inc. 5000 for 7th consecutive year
- Certified as a Great Place to Work
Named clients
- SUN Automation
- Telly
- CSC ServiceWorks
- Thrive Global
- Fortifyit
- PowerX
Services and capabilities
AI and ML
AI & Machine Learning
Predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, computer vision, natural-language interfaces, control systems, and LLM-powered applications — running in the cloud or on the edge.
AI and ML
AI Agents
Development and deployment of AI agent solutions for business automation and intelligent decision-making.
Product engineering
Hardware + Firmware (Connected Hardware)
Devices that work reliably in the field, from prototype through production — PCBs, firmware, wireless, sensors, and the mechanical and electrical engineering that holds up in the real world.
Product engineering
Software Development & Digital Infrastructure
The software layer customers actually touch and the backend that makes it run — mobile apps, web platforms, device management, and cloud infrastructure behind fleets of connected products.
Design and experience
User Experience & Product Design
Industrial design, UX, and UI for products that have to feel right in the hand and on the screen, grounded in research and shaped by engineering constraints.
Data and analytics
Data Solutions + Machine Learning
AI-driven data solutions including data analysis, insight generation, model deployment, and AI-powered data annotation and preparation.
Cloud and platform
Cloud Cost Reduction
Engagement focused on reducing cloud costs for clients.
Industries
Manufacturing
Named focusIndustrial IoT and manufacturing — including IoT device manufacturing safety and reliability
Healthcare
Named focusHealth tech connected devices (e.g., breathalyzer IoT solutions, Thrive Global platform)
Technology
Named focusConsumer electronics and connected home products (e.g., Telly, PowerX smart home)
Thought leadership
Very's IoT insights hub positions the firm as a practitioner-led thought leader across the full IoT stack — hardware, connectivity, data, AI, and software — but the listing page rendered without individual article titles, dates, or direct post links, exposing only two featured whitepapers and a podcast series. The program offers multiple formats and filter dimensions (topic, format), suggesting a reasonably broad library, though current publication cadence and recency cannot be determined from what was captured.
Volume
Steady stream
Cadence
Sporadic
Most recent
Sep 10, 2024
Owned IP
Surfaced from what the firm names on its homepage and primary navigation, plus what a quick crawl turns up. Large firms may own more than is shown here.
AI Workflow Sprint
AcceleratorA fixed-scope engagement product that takes clients from manual processes to AI-powered workflows, delivered as a sprint.
Our assessment: Branded sprint product with its own page; limited detail visible in captured pages but positioned as a productized engagement.
ViewIndustrial Design Sprint
AcceleratorTiered fixed-price industrial design engagement producing 3D models, photorealistic renders, and design documentation from concept ($10K) through production-ready ($75K).
Our assessment: Fully productized with three priced tiers, defined scope, and clear deliverables; reads as a substantive packaged offering.
ViewUX/UI Design Sprint
AcceleratorFixed-scope sprint for UX and UI design, listed as a distinct product/service engagement.
Our assessment: Named product with its own page but detail not captured; similar sprint format to Industrial Design Sprint.
ViewCloud Cost Reduction
AcceleratorFixed-scope engagement product aimed at reducing client cloud spend.
Our assessment: Listed as a named engagement product in primary nav; no detail visible in captured pages.
ViewHot-words
The buzzword spaces this firm chooses to lean into.
“AI Agents”
“AI Solutions Built for Real-World Impact”
“AI-accelerated delivery”
“transform data into intelligent automation, deeper insights, and smarter decision-making”
Contact surface
Ways we found to reach this firm.