• Blues Makes Every Thing Smarter Ray Ozzie and his team built a low-cost, easy-to-use solution to connect any device to the cloud. • “No one can do what Blues can do!” That’s the kind of effusive praise I’ve heard again and again when I talk to customers aboutBlues. • In 2024, I had the privilege of assuming a role on the company’s board on behalf of Sequoia. • I’d been enthusiastic about Blues’ future since our partnership began four years earlier, but I wanted to deepen my understanding of the company and its value proposition. • So I organized a series of calls to hear first hand from customers-and my enthusiasm rose dramatically. • Customers loved Blues.
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- Blues, founded by Ray Ozzie, has launched a low‑cost, plug‑and‑play connectivity platform that links any device to the cloud via its Notecard hardware and Notehub software. The solution supports cellular, satellite, Wi‑Fi and long‑range links, and is praised for flexibility, affordability and ease of use across diverse sectors-from agriculture to shipping to remote healthcare. Sequoia Capital has deepened its partnership, appointing a board representative and backing a recent financing round. The company’s goal is to simplify device‑to‑cloud integration, enabling developers to build data‑driven products with a single API and fostering a growing ecosystem of specialists.
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