What if the future of technology wasn’t just controlled by a handful of giants, but built by thousands of creators everywhere?
That’s the vision we carry at Favoriot. Not a future where IoT is locked away in labs, hidden behind paywalls, or restricted to enterprises with deep pockets. But a world where every student, every startup, every dreamer with an idea can create, test, and scale their own IoT solutions.
I often ask myself, why should the power of IoT belong to only a few?
The truth is that IoT has the potential to transform every aspect of our lives, from smart cities that breathe with data, to farms that thrive with precision, to factories that learn and improve with every machine cycle. However, the doors to building IoT are often closed by complexity, cost, and exclusivity.
That’s why Favoriot exists.
IoT Shouldn’t Be an Exclusive Club
I’ve been in the tech industry long enough to know this: many brilliant ideas die before they even take their first breath. Why? Because the entry barrier is too high.
I’ve seen students with incredible IoT project ideas get stuck because they couldn’t afford expensive platforms. I’ve watched startups burn months trying to stitch together incompatible systems, only to give up before their product reached the market.
I thought to myself, what if we could change that narrative? What if we could open the gate wider?
Favoriot’s vision is simple yet powerful — to democratize IoT. To build a platform that doesn’t intimidate but empowers. One that invites creators instead of scaring them off.
Building More Creators, Not Just More Users
Most platforms are designed to create more users. But Favoriot is designed to generate more creators.
That difference matters.
Being a user means consuming what someone else has built. Being a creator means shaping the future, solving your own problems, and building solutions that matter to your community.
At Favoriot, we want a high school student in Johor to build a smart agriculture project that could feed her village. We want a startup in Manila to prototype a healthcare monitoring device without relying on investors for funding. We want universities in Africa to launch IoT labs that not only teach theory but also create real projects that positively impact lives.
This is not about numbers. This is about empowerment.
The Favoriot Platform: More Than Just Tech
Yes, Favoriot is a platform. It’s a cloud-based IoT engine that connects devices, collects data, and helps you make sense of it. But to me, it’s more than that.
It’s a bridge.
A bridge between ideas and reality. Between imagination and execution. Between a world where IoT is for the privileged few and a future where IoT belongs to everyone.
When we built Favoriot, we made a conscious choice: simplicity, openness, and accessibility. No vendor lock-ins. No hidden traps. Just a space where your IoT journey can grow from blinking an LED to managing a smart city.
I smiled when one of our users once told me, “Favoriot is like training wheels for IoT — it helps us ride until we’re ready to pedal on our own.”
That’s exactly how I see it.
A Vision Rooted in Humanity
For me, democratising IoT is not just about technology; it’s also about empowering people. It’s about humanity.
Imagine if every farmer could monitor their crops in real time. Imagine if every doctor in rural areas had access to patient data at their fingertips. Imagine if every student, regardless of their location, could create something that addresses real-world problems.
That’s the kind of future I want to see.
I know it won’t be easy. Change never is. There will always be resistance from those who benefit from keeping technology closed, complicated, and expensive. But I also know this — the world has always moved forward when ordinary people were given extraordinary tools.
Why Now?
Because the world cannot wait.
IoT is no longer a buzzword; it’s the nervous system of modern life. From the cars we drive to the homes we live in, from the energy grids that power us to the health systems that save us, IoT is everywhere.
But here’s the catch: if only a few can create, then only a few will shape that future. And that, to me, is unacceptable.
We need diversity. We need creativity. We need more voices, more perspectives, more hands building solutions. And that only happens when IoT is democratized.
Closing the Gap Between Dream and Reality
Every time I see a young innovator upload their first data stream into Favoriot, I feel a surge of hope. It’s not just data flowing into the cloud — it’s dreams taking shape.
Every time a small business uses Favoriot to track their machines and reduce downtime, I see a glimpse of the future economy.
Every time a teacher tells me their students used Favoriot to complete a project that once felt impossible, I’m reminded of why we started this journey.
The gap between dream and reality doesn’t have to be wide. Favoriot is here to close it.
The Future We Want to Build
I don’t just want to build a successful company. I want to create an ecosystem. A movement. A community of creators who believe that IoT is not just for the rich, the powerful, or the technically elite.
I want Favoriot to be remembered not just as a platform, but as a turning point. The moment when IoT stopped being a privilege and began to become a right.
I thought to myself, maybe the true legacy of Favoriot isn’t the platform we built — but the creators we inspired.
And that’s a future worth fighting for.
Dr. Mazlan Abbas 