Esper’s Q1 Success Underscores Enterprise Shift to Scalable Edge Device Management

April 8, 2025 — BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON —  Esper, a leader in modern device management solutions, today announced significant growth and momentum in Q1 2025, exceeding revenue goals while maintaining an industry-leading net retention score of 119.81% and delivering new product features to the market. As enterprises increasingly rely on dedicated devices to power their operations, Esper continues accelerating innovation and expanding its platform capabilities, helping companies manage and secure their growing fleets of dedicated edge devices at scale.

"The explosion of dedicated edge devices across industries is driving an urgent need for modern, scalable management solutions," said Yadhu Gopalan, CEO of Esper. "Our continued growth in Q1 reflects the increasing demand for a purpose-built platform that simplifies deployment, security, and automation for these mission-critical devices."

Q1 2025 Highlights:

• Industry Recognition: Esper ranked #27 in Inc. Magazine’s fastest growing private companies list for the Pacific region (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington). This is the second year in a row that Esper has received this recognition. Esper also received 25 badges in G2’s spring report, including Grid Leader in IoT Management and IoT Device Management, as well as Easiest to Use and Easiest Management in Enterprise IoT Management, adding to Esper’s list of accolades. 
• Customer and Partner Expansion: Multiple enterprises chose Esper to streamline their device management including a leading US department store; an international boutique fitness studio franchise; one of the global top 25 quick-service restaurant chains; and a growing European ecommerce platform, further solidifying its leadership in edge device management for the retail and restaurant Industry. Esper also strengthened its partner ecosystem, collaborating with leading hardware manufacturers, distributors, resellers, and managed service providers to deliver seamless end-to-end solutions for its customers.
• Platform Enhancements and Edge AI Solution Accelerator: Esper continued delivering customer value with its iOS platform enhancements, including web clips, lost mode, and managed config, as well as its innovative managed service, EdgeBox, that runs on an on-premises gateway device, allowing customers to provision and execute management operations to edge devices locally instead of making calls to the cloud. At Mobile World Congress, Esper also launched its Pando edge AI solution accelerator, enabling enterprises to experience the full power of edge AI.  

"Our product innovation and customer success efforts are translating into real business impact," said Sudhir Reddy, CTO of Esper. "With the launch of EdgeBox, the iOS platform  enhancements like web clips, lost mode, and managed config, as well as our Pando edge AI solution accelerator, we are empowering enterprises to manage their entire device fleet more efficiently and securely."

Q2 2025: Meet the Esper Team 

Meet Esper executives, partner, and sales teams at the following industry events in Q2: 

• Restaurant Leadership Conference | Phoenix, AZ | April 13 - 16
• Food On Demand | Las Vegas, NV | May 5 - 7 
• NRAS | Chicago, IL | May 17 - 20 

About Esper 

Esper revolutionizes device management by redefining what it should be: a driver of business growth. With advanced and modern capabilities, automation replaces outdated workflows, re-provisioning becomes obsolete, and managing by exception transforms efficiency, resulting in increased efficiency, improves ROI, and bolsters security for device fleets of all sizes. Esper has been recognized as number 363 on Inc. Magazine's 2024 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America, and 133 on the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Some of the world’s most innovative brands like Google, Doordash, Taco Bell, Clinical ink, SF 49ers, and Intelity rely on Esper to deliver exceptional device experiences. Esper partners with the leading mobile device hardware manufacturers, solution providers, and distributors globally. To learn more, visit: www.esper.io.

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