Section IO offers Edge as a Service (Eaas) and was founded in Australia before moving to Colorado, US. Section.io raised twelve million dollars in April of 2021 and recently joined the edge computing sector with their first published application. Section does seem to realize they are late to the party because they filed for a fast track request on their application, but they do benefit from being able to claim priority to a provisional application filed in March of 2020.
Section’s current patent application is broad but generally relates to load balancing and adaptive workloads since their product is geared toward engineers and developers. While a relatively small company, they have raised over $24 million in funding and have the backing of technology-focused investors, the Foundry Group. Additionally Section’s patent strategy will put them in a strong position if their first application gets granted. Expect to see more applications show up as Section uses that new funding to file for more protection and take full advantage of the priority date.
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