Particle is a scalable, reliable and secure Internet of Things device platform that securely connects your devices to your web and mobile apps so that you can control and collect data from your devices, from first prototype to massive scale. Particle launched on Kickstarter in 2013 with the vision of making the Internet of Things easy and accessible, and their tools are now used by 70,000 engineers in more than 170 countries. Their portfolio of products includes the Particle Cloud - a cellular IoT SIM card and data plan - and cloud-connected microcontrollers like the Electron and Photon.