Sigfox USA kicked off efforts to foster IoT entrepreneurs in the greater Chicago market at its first Sigfox Tech Talk at the Chicago Connectory as part of its cooperation with the IoT co-creation space. During the event which took place on 7 March, Sigfox and Chicago Connectory pledged to help local IoT entrepreneurs to ideate, innovate and accelerate connected products on a global scale.

The collaboration between the two partners is rooted in their shared goal of supporting startups with the knowledge, skills and support needed to successfully get started in the market. Further trainings will be hosted as a way to further support startups.

Different IoT tools will be made available to participating startups. These IoT-based companies will gain access to the technical information and business resources needed to jumpstart their projects and save time.

Participating startups will also have access to Sigfox’s global network and can tap into Sigfox’s dedicated team of engineers and experts to receive technical training and gain valuable insight into testing and developing products.