METR

What METR does

metr Building Management Systems GmbH is a Berlin-based B2B SaaS and IoT company that provides a manufacturer-independent platform for digitizing and optimizing technical building equipment in residential and commercial real estate. The company's flagship hardware, the m-gate IoT gateway, aggregates data from heating, drinking-water, and metering sensors across protocols including M-Bus, wireless M-Bus, OMS, Modbus, and BACnet, and transmits it via GSM/4G/LTE to the metr cloud platform. On top of this data layer, metr sells a portfolio of software modules: the Heizungswächter (remote heating-system monitoring), the Trinkwasserwächter (drinking-water quality monitoring), the Vollautomatische Heizungsoptimierung (fully automatic heating optimization claiming up to 20% energy savings), competitive Messstellenbetrieb (metering operations), and EED-compliant Submetering for tenant consumption billing.

The company sells primarily to the German Wohnungswirtschaft (housing industry) — municipal and cooperative housing companies, property managers, and energy service providers — alongside asset managers in commercial real estate. Go-to-market is sales-led, anchored by a Zoho-powered live-demo booking flow on the website, content marketing via whitepapers, and PR coverage in leading German business media (Tagesspiegel, Süddeutsche Zeitung, FAZ, WirtschaftsWoche). Distribution leverages the official GdW partnership, which gives metr preferential access to Germany's largest housing-association network, and reseller relationships with energy service providers and contractors. METR monetizes through a mix of one-time hardware sales of the m-gate device, recurring software subscriptions, and recurring measurement-services fees, all on quote-based annual contracts.

The company has raised approximately USD 6.5M in external funding (round closed 2023-04-03 from Aerion Partners, Mujinzo Labs, Next Big Thing, The BraWo Capital Group, and Wika), supplements this with non-dilutive support from the EU ERDF and Investitionsbank Berlin, and reports 500+ housing-company and property customers. Headcount sits at 11-50, leadership is founder-led by Dr. Franka Birke (CEO), and the company has accumulated recent industry recognition including the 2026 ZIA Innovation Award, the PropTech Award, and the Labes Excellence Award.

Name

METR

Legal name

metr Building Management Systems GmbH

Website

https://metr.systems

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

metr Building Management Systems GmbH is a Berlin-based IoT and SaaS provider of a manufacturer-independent building management platform for the German housing industry, combining the m-gate IoT gateway with software modules for heating optimization, water monitoring, and submetering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Building IoT / Building Energy Management

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Energy & EV Charging (HEMS, Smart Meters, Batteries, Chargers) (HSAPAQAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Smart Building Software Platforms (IWMS/CAFM Integration, Digital Twin, Command Center) (BPABAGAG), Customer Energy Engagement (In-Home Displays, Portals, Usage Insights) (EUADAFAH), Smart Appliance & Energy Management Integration (HSAHADAG)

Keywords

• Building management systems
• IoT smart metering
• Heating optimization software
• Submetering services
• Building energy efficiency

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. IoT Hardware Sales: Sale of m-gate IoT gateway devices and related sensor hardware for building digitalization
2. Software Platform Subscription: Ongoing platform access and monitoring services for energy data transparency and optimization
3. Measurement Services (Messstellenbetrieb): Competitive meter operation services providing digital provision of consumption data nationwide with a central contact person

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

METR sells an IoT-based smart building management platform built around its proprietary m-gate gateway hardware, which collects consumption data from building sensors regardless of manufacturer via M-Bus, wireless M-Bus, OMS, Modbus, and BACnet protocols. On top of this hardware, the company offers software modules for fully automatic heating optimization (claiming up to 20% energy savings), remote heating and drinking-water monitoring, competitive meter operation, and submetering services that deliver legally compliant ESG-ready consumption data. The offering is sold to German housing companies, energy service providers, and asset managers through direct sales and housing-association channel partnerships.

Product overview

metr Building Management Systems GmbH offers a digital platform for energy-efficient buildings. The core offering consists of the metr platform (central data aggregation and analysis hub) combined with the m-gate IoT gateway hardware that collects sensor data from buildings. Multiple add-on modules extend functionality: the Heizungswächter and Trinkwasserwächter for remote monitoring of heating and drinking water systems; the Vollautomatische Heizungsoptimierung software for automatic energy optimization achieving up to 20% savings; Messstellenbetrieb for competitive metering operations; and Submetering for tenant consumption tracking. The metr Installations App supports gateway setup. The system is manufacturer-independent, supporting M-Bus, OMS, Modbus, and BACnet protocols via the m-gate's multi-protocol capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• m-gate: The metr IoT Gateway - a multifunctional device that enables data collection from building sensors regardless of manufacturer or technology. It supports M-Bus, wired M-Bus, OMS, Modbus, and BACnet protocols.
• Heizungswächter
• Trinkwasserwächter
• Vollautomatische Heizungsoptimierung

Products and services

• metr Platform (Digital Platform for Energy-Efficient Buildings) Central cloud-based platform that aggregates and analyzes consumption data from various building sensors and meters, enabling remote monitoring, energy optimization, and ESG reporting for residential and commercial properties. Used by German housing companies, energy service providers, and asset managers.
• m-gate (metr IoT-Gateway) Multifunctional IoT gateway device that collects data from building sensors and meters regardless of manufacturer or technology. Supports M-Bus, wireless M-Bus, OMS, Modbus, and BACnet protocols with GSM/4G/LTE connectivity for secure data transmission to the metr platform. Sold to housing companies and energy service providers for building digitalization.
• Heizungswächter (Heating Guardian) Remote monitoring solution for heating systems that provides full transparency on operational status through connection to control technology. Enables monitoring of secondary systems and extension to intelligent energy optimization and remote control of heating plants. Designed for German housing companies and facility operators.
• Vollautomatische Heizungsoptimierung (Fully Automatic Heating Optimization) Software solution that automatically and continuously improves the energy efficiency of heating systems. Once installed, heating-plant operation is permanently optimized and adapted to local conditions without manual intervention by specialist personnel, achieving claimed savings of up to 20 percent. Sold to German housing companies and energy service providers.
• Trinkwasserwächter (Drinking Water Guardian) Monitoring solution that supports ensuring drinking water quality and suitability in buildings, providing transparent insight into the operational status of systems at any time to support Legionella prevention and compliance. Used by housing companies and facility managers.
• Messstellenbetrieb (Metering Operations) Competitive meter operator services ensuring digital provision of consumption data, offering a complete package for metering operations across Germany with a central contact person. Targeted at housing companies seeking standardized meter operation across their portfolios.
• Submetering Submetering solution enabling reliable provision of consumption data to tenants regardless of meter manufacturer, meeting the requirements of the revised EU EED directive. Designed for housing companies and property managers requiring tenant-level billing transparency.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 20% reduction in energy consumption of heating systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GdW (Gemeinschaft der Wohnungsunternehmen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial partner of GdW, the German association of housing companies. This partnership provides access to the extensive GdW member network and positions metr as a preferred solution provider for housing cooperatives and public housing companies in Germany.
• LOROP GmbHminorOthersExternal data protection officer provider (Datenschutzbeauftragter). Contact: Elsa Mirapeix, Landgrafenstraße 16, 10787 Berlin.
• Zoho CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationZoho provides multiple business tools including Zoho Desk (CRM), Zoho Forms, Zoho CRM, Zoho Bookings (demo scheduling), Zoho Survey, Zoho Campaigns (newsletter), and Zoho Meeting (webinars). Core operational software infrastructure.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure): Global energy-management and building-automation incumbent. Targets the same ESG/energy-transparency use cases for European real-estate customers with a much broader portfolio than METR.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Global building-automation incumbent with metering, energy management and digital-twin offerings. Competes for the same housing-company RFPs at the upper end and can bundle submetering/analytics into broader deals.
• Bosch Building Technologies: Bosch division offering building security, automation and energy-data solutions to commercial and residential customers in Europe. Overlaps with METR's building-monitoring and IoT integration thesis.

Direct peers

• Kieback&Peter GmbH & Co. KG: German building-automation specialist with deep housing-company footprint. Comparable as a domestic competitor offering heating-system monitoring, optimization and energy-data services for residential portfolios.
• QUNDIS GmbH: German-headquartered submetering and metering-operations provider for the housing industry. Direct overlap with METR's Messstellenbetrieb and submetering modules and the same Wohnungswirtschaft buyer base.
• Kiwigrid GmbH: Dresden-based energy-IoT platform connecting distributed energy assets, meters and building systems. Comparable as a German vendor layering software and IoT gateways on top of multi-vendor building equipment.
• Zenner International GmbH & Co. KG: Established German manufacturer and service provider of heat, water and gas meters with submetering offerings to housing companies. Directly comparable on the metering/submetering side of METR's portfolio.
• Elvaco AB: Swedish provider of M-Bus/OMS metering hardware and submetering services used by European housing companies. Comparable on the multi-protocol gateway plus submetering data platform play METR pursues.
• Brunata-HZG GmbH: German metering and submetering services company serving residential property managers. Overlaps with METR's Messstellenbetrieb and ESG/consumption-data proposition for German housing companies.

Regional players

• Loxone Electronics GmbH: Austrian smart-building automation vendor serving DACH residential and light-commercial customers. Adjacent competitor in IoT-enabled building control with overlap in heating optimization and consumption monitoring.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@metr_bms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metr
• Xx.com/metr_bms

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors8 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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