Balena is a company that specializes in providing infrastructure solutions for fleet owners who manage groups of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The company offers a comprehensive platform that allows clients to develop, deploy, and manage IoT projects, regardless of the number of devices involved. Balena's services are designed to be flexible and configurable, enabling clients to use the entire platform or select specific components as needed. The platform is built for containers, leveraging the power of Linux containers optimized for edge computing. Balena serves a diverse range of clients, from small businesses to large enterprises, operating in various sectors that require IoT solutions. The company's business model is based on offering open-source software and hardware solutions, including a carrier board based on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module, which is hardened for field deployment. Balena generates revenue through a combination of subscription fees for its platform services and sales of its hardware products. The market Balena operates in is the rapidly growing IoT sector, which includes industries such as manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and smart cities. The company's focus on modern developer workflows and container-based solutions positions it as a key player in the IoT infrastructure space.

Keywords: IoT, fleet management, containers, edge computing, Linux, open-source, Raspberry Pi, deployment, infrastructure, scalable solutions.