Founded
2018
Based in
San Jose
Built for
The edge
Led by
Engineers
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The best software gets the stack out of the way and lets the system do its job.
Our story
A simpler way to finish the system.
Machinechat began with a practical observation: engineers should not have to assemble brokers, databases, dashboards, scripts, cloud services, and user systems just to turn machine data into a useful application.
We founded Machinechat in San Jose in 2018 to build a better path—software that runs where the system runs, starts with a working product, and stays open enough to fit the job.
JEDI proved the model: one local app for data collection, dashboards, monitoring, history, and reports. Nexus carries the idea forward: one runtime fabric for whole physical and logical systems, with semantic context and human authority built in.
Our mission
Make physical systems faster to build, easier to use, and simpler to own.
01
Simple beats clever
One clear mental model. One name per concept. Less hidden machinery.
02
Ready on day one
We build complete, deployable products—not demos that become your engineering project.
03
Local by design
Core operation should not depend on a remote service, a perfect network, or someone else’s roadmap.
04
Open + inspectable
Data, formats, protocols, failures, and system state should be visible and understandable.
05
People hold authority
AI can assist and propose. Humans remain responsible for decisions that affect physical systems.
06
Clear commercial terms
Pricing and licensing should be transparent, predictable, and tied to real product value.
How we think
Principles before features.
These choices shape the product, architecture, business model, and customer experience.
What we build
Products with a clear job.
The portfolio grows. The company promise stays the same: make physical systems easier to turn into useful products.
Brand
Create an experience that looks and feels like part of your hardware product.
Connect
Add custom collectors, adapters, decoders, APIs, scripts, and domain integrations.
Configure
Ship prebuilt dashboards, rules, reports, labels, and workflows for the job.
Scale
Use volume licensing, node binding, product-specific setup, and dedicated support.
2018
Machinechat is founded in San Jose.
The goal: make edge software far simpler to deploy and own.
JEDI
One app replaces a stack.
JEDI brings data collection, dashboards, monitoring, history, and reports into one executable.
Partners
Hardware and channel reach expands.
Machinechat works with partners including DigiKey, SparkFun, Seeed Studio, and LabJack.
Next
Nexus extends the model to whole systems.
A single-binary Entity graph runtime for domain applications and human-governed Physical AI.
The journey