Spireon, Inc.

Spireon, Inc. is a vehicle intelligence company founded in 2002, with headquarters in Irvine, California. In February 2022, Solera Holdings, LLC, a global provider of vehicle lifecycle and fleet management software, acquired Spireon from private equity firm Greenbriar Equity Group. As a subsidiary of Solera, Spireon is a private company. Recent figures on employee count vary, but have been reported to be over 500. Annual revenue was reported to be approximately $251.6 million.

Spireon provides connected vehicle intelligence and telematics solutions using its cloud-native NSpire IoT platform. The company offers GPS tracking hardware and software-as-a-service products to track and manage mobile assets. Its major product lines include FleetLocate for commercial fleet and trailer management; GoldStar for auto lenders and dealers to manage vehicle financing risks; and LoJack for vehicle theft recovery and dealership lot management. These services cater to customers including car dealerships, fleet operators, rental car agencies, and financial institutions.

Based on its litigation history, Spireon is an operating company that defends against patent infringement lawsuits. The company has been a defendant in two tracked patent cases and has not been a plaintiff. Both of these suits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, a venue historically popular with patent plaintiffs.

The two patent suits filed against Spireon were initiated by RFC Lenders of Texas, LLC in 2021 and Orthosie Systems, LLC in 2016. The company's most significant corporate development is its 2022 acquisition by Solera, which integrated Spireon into a larger portfolio of automotive and fleet management technology companies that also includes Omnitracs. At the time of the acquisition, Spireon managed nearly 4 million connected devices for over 13,000 customers.