Value Proposition & Features
- Fleet telematics: Live GPS tracking, vehicle diagnostics, fuel analytics, and compliance reporting provide a real-time view of fleet operations. [n5lx4y]
- Video-based safety: AI dash cameras and video-derived driver insights help identify risk and support coaching. [srhm7c]
- Equipment and asset monitoring: Connected sensors track equipment condition, location, and usage across industrial environments. [srhm7c]
- Workforce and workflow tools: Mobile applications, digital forms, inspections, and operational workflows connect field workers with managers. [srhm7c]
- Integrations and governed data access: Samsara MCP can expose live Samsara data within external AI tools while respecting customer permissions. [2txzmh]
- Operational data foundation: The platform combines telematics, video, diagnostics, driver history, hours-of-service data, inspections, and environmental information into a unified operational picture. [9fhm0y]
Screenshots
Product Roadmap / Announcements
- October 2026 — Expanded AI workflows: Announced use cases include ride-alongs, 22-factor driver assessments, start-of-shift briefings, coaching recaps, and warranty-claim workflows. [e5f3cj]
Recent Developments
- Samsara reported accelerating adoption of AI agents across physical operations in October 2026. [2txzmh]
- Samsara’s careers materials describe the company as having exceeded $2.1 billion in annual recurring revenue, although that figure was not independently corroborated by a filing in the available results. [601q17]
History and Origin Story
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}| Round | Date | Amount | Lead investor |
| Series C | 2017-06-21 | $40 million | General Catalyst [F4] |
| Growth capital | 2018-03-22 | $50 million | Andreessen Horowitz; General Catalyst [F3] |
| Growth capital | 2018-12-28 | $100 million | Andreessen Horowitz; General Catalyst [F2] |
| Growth capital | 2019-09-10 | $300 million | Not specified in retrieved source [F1] |
| Total reported through 2019 round | $530 million | [F1] |
Notable Team Members
Market Sizing
Category, Market Size, and Category Growth
- The global commercial video-telematics and fleet-safety market was estimated at more than $4 billion, with an estimated 18% compound annual growth rate through 2030. [srhm7c]
- The global fleet-management software market was estimated at approximately $25 billion, with projected annual growth of about 15% through the decade. [srhm7c]
- The industrial IoT and remote-asset-management market was estimated at more than $10 billion, with projected growth of roughly 16% annually. [srhm7c]
Revenue Trajectory Estimates
- Samsara’s listed annual revenue was approximately $1.62 billion, according to the available company-analysis result. [srhm7c]
- The same source estimated fiscal-year revenue growth of 29.6%, from approximately $1.25 billion to $1.62 billion. [srhm7c]
- The company-analysis source estimated annual recurring revenue of approximately $1.89 billion. [srhm7c]
Competitive Landscape
Who it's for, who it's not for
Viable Alternatives
- Geotab: A major fleet-telematics and vehicle-data platform competing with Samsara in connected fleet management. [srhm7c]
- Trimble Transportation: Competes in transportation-management, telematics, and fleet workflows. [srhm7c]
- Verizon Connect: Provides fleet-management and vehicle-tracking capabilities for commercial operations. [srhm7c]
Competitor Table
| Competitor | Description |
| Geotab | Fleet-telematics platform competing in vehicle tracking, fleet data, and operational management. [srhm7c] |
| Trimble Transportation | Transportation technology provider competing across fleet and logistics workflows. [srhm7c] |
| Verizon Connect | Connected-fleet and vehicle-management provider serving commercial operations. [srhm7c] |
| Motive | Fleet, driver-safety, compliance, and video-telematics competitor. [srhm7c] |
Sources
[2qyndx] 2026, Oct 30. samsara.com . Samsara Pricing & Packaging | Telematics, Safety, & Equipment . Updated: 2026, Oct 26. Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Perplexity API response.
[n5lx4y] 2026, Oct 30. samsara.com . Samsara | The Connected Operations Platform . Updated: 2026, Nov 01. Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Perplexity API response.
[2txzmh] 2026, Oct 13. investors.samsara.com . Adoption of Samsara AI Agents Accelerates Across Physical Operations . Updated: 2026, Oct 16. Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Perplexity API response.
[srhm7c] 2026, Oct 20. koalagains.com . Samsara Inc. (YL8) Business & Moat Analysis (2026) . Updated: 2026, Oct 21. Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Perplexity API response.
[6so0t8] 2026, Oct 30. samsara.com . Samsara Intelligence | AI for Connected Operations . Updated: 2026, Oct 31. Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Perplexity API response. [6]: 2026, Oct 20. finance.yahoo.com . Samsara (IOT): Does a Fourth Straight Profitable Quarter Ensures its ... . Updated: 2026, Nov 01. Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Perplexity API response.
[e5f3cj] 2026, Oct 30. samsara.com . Samsara agentic AI drives the next evolution of operations . Updated: 2026, Oct 26. Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Perplexity API response.
[601q17] 2026, Oct 20. samsara.com . Select Major Account Executive, UK&I - United Kingdom . Updated: 2026, Oct 21. Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Perplexity API response.
[9fhm0y] 2026, Oct 29. samsara.com . Turn operational data into action with Samsara . Updated: 2026, Oct 27. Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Perplexity API response. [10]: 2026, Oct 26. note.com . No. 36 | Indian Craft Gin Moves to the Next Stage . Updated: 2026, Oct 31. Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Perplexity API response.
Sources (retrieved)
[F1] 2019, Sep 10. PR Newswire . Samsara raises $300 million in new growth capital to increase the efficiency, safety, and sustainability of the operations that power our economy . Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Fireround API response.
[F2] 2018, Dec 28. Samsara . A new investment for 2019: Samsara's Future . Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Fireround API response.
[F3] 2018, Mar 22. PR Newswire . Enterprise IoT Leader Samsara Raises $50M to Invest in Growth . Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Fireround API response.
[F4] 2017, Jun 21. PR Newswire . Industrial IoT Company Samsara Raises $40M in Series C Growth Financing . Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Fireround API response.
[E1] samsara.com . Samsara . Generated: 2026, Nov 01. Exa.ai API response.