Cisco Investments Tops List of Big Spenders in IoT Space

In recent years, well-known players like Cisco, Intel, Google, and Qualcomm have invested heavily in Internet of Things companies as they work to build out their ecosystems. In fact, it's hard to think of a big company in the space that has not made an acquisition of late.

And that spending continues apace—according to CB Insights, the first quarter of 2016 was one of the strongest ever for IoT funding with $846 million in financing. That's a whopping 31% percent increase in dollars quarter-over-quarter.

Based on research from CB Insights, our sister brand Talkin' Cloud created a list of top most active venture capital firms in the IoT. Click through to their slideshow to view the top 10 most active venture capital firms.