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    },
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    }
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-10T08:05:54.246+00:00",
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    "founded": "2020 (initial GitHub activity)",
    "headquarters": "San Jose, CA (EMQ Headquarters)",
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    "target_markets": "IoT Hardware Manufacturers, Industrial Automation, Automotive, Robotics",
    "employee_count": "Not publicly available",
    "funding_stage": "Not publicly available",
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