HEN Technologies

What HEN Technologies does

HEN Technologies (legal entity HEN® Nozzles Inc) is a Hayward, California-based private company founded in 2020 by Sunny Sethi that designs and manufactures AI- and IoT-enabled fire suppression equipment for municipal fire departments, state/regional wildland agencies, and the U.S. military. The company's hardware portfolio includes patented BLADE combination smoothbore nozzles, HYDRO full-ball shutoff valves, TURBO back-pressure increasers, FORCE shutoffs with integrated back-pressure functionality, VERSA select-gallonage nozzles, and TITAN master-stream/bumper-turret nozzles for deck gun and vehicle-mounted operations, priced from $375 to over $1,625 per unit.

The company's strategic direction has shifted from a hardware-only nozzle manufacturer toward an integrated 'fire defense operating system.' The Fluid-IQ platform, launched in December 2025 alongside a $22 million Series A funding round, combines IoT-enabled sensors (STREAM-IQ intelligent flow meters), a real-time tactical command board (STAR-IQ), and cloud analytics to capture granular operational fire data and deliver predictive fire suppression insights. Founder Sunny Sethi has explicitly framed HEN's proprietary real-world fire suppression data — collected from 1,000+ organizations across 30+ countries — as the foundation for training predictive physics engines and future robotics applications.

HEN sells through a hybrid go-to-market combining direct enterprise sales (consultative 'Request a Demo' flow for fire departments and government agencies), e-commerce for standard products, and a network of 90+ authorized distributors globally. Revenue scaled from $200K in 2023 to $5.2M in 2024, with $20M projected for 2025. The company holds multiple granted patents on nozzle and valve technology in the US, WIPO, and Canada, and its products are NFPA 1960 and NFPA 1964 compliant. As of December 2025, HEN has raised more than $30 million in total capital across NSF SBIR grants, an $8M seed round, and a $20M Series A led by O'Neil Strategic Capital with $2M in venture debt from Silicon Valley Bank.

Name

HEN Technologies

Legal name

HEN® Nozzles Inc

Website

https://hentechnologies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HEN Technologies designs and manufactures patented AI- and IoT-enabled fire suppression hardware and the Fluid-IQ predictive analytics platform for municipal fire departments, state wildland agencies, and the U.S. military across 30+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Firefighting Equipment & Fire Suppression Hardware

NAICS

Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (332912), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire Protection Piping & Sprinkler System Components (IMADALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Hazard Fire Suppression Systems (Clean Agent/Foam/CO2/Kitchen Hood) (IMAIAJAE)

Keywords

• Firefighting nozzles
• Fire suppression equipment
• AI fire analytics
• Wildland firefighting gear
• IoT firefighter technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Hayward

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Firefighting Hardware Products: Sale of proprietary firefighting nozzles, shutoff valves, back pressure increasers, and accessories. Products include BLADE, HYDRO, TURBO, FORCE product lines ranging from $375 to $1,625+ per unit.
2. Smart Firefighting Platform (Fluid-IQ): AI-powered software platform deployment and data services for predictive fire suppression. Part of recent $22M funding aimed at accelerating deployment of the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

HEN Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells patented firefighting nozzles (BLADE, VERSA, TITAN), shutoff valves (HYDRO), back-pressure increasers (TURBO, FORCE), and an AI/IoT software platform (Fluid-IQ with STREAM-IQ and STAR-IQ modules) that integrates sensors, data collection, and cloud analytics. Offerings target municipal fire departments, state wildland agencies, and military fire defense units for structural, wildland, foam, and hydraulic ventilation fire suppression applications.

Product overview

HEN Technologies offers a unified firefighting hardware and software platform comprising three product families: (1) Hoseline products including BLADE combination smoothbore nozzles (available in multiple GPM ratings: 20, 45, 95, 160, 185, 265, 500, 750, 1000), HYDRO shutoff valves (100, 138, 200), TURBO back pressure increasers (1.5, 2.5), FORCE shutoffs with integrated back pressure, and VERSA select gallonage nozzles; (2) Mounted products including TITAN PRIME for deck gun operations and TITAN ELITE for bumper turret operations; and (3) FLUID-IQ smart platform including STREAM-IQ intelligent flow meters and STAR-IQ tactical command boards that integrate sensors, data collection, and cloud analytics. The portfolio serves wildland, structural, foam, and hydraulic ventilation applications with products deployed across fire departments and military agencies in over 20 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fluid-IQ: AI-based fluid dynamics hardware platform for predictive fire suppression. Includes STREAM-IQ (intelligent flow meter) and STAR-IQ (Real-Time Tactical Command Board).
• BLADE
• HYDRO
• TURBO
• FORCE
• TITAN
• VERSA

Products and services

• BLADE Combination Smoothbore Nozzle

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue growth from $200,000 in 2023 to $5.2 million in 2024, projected at $20 million for 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 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

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HEN FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit launched by HEN Technologies to enhance firefighter safety through training, equipment, and family support. Focuses on NFPA-compliant equipment, research-based training, and funded retreats for families of fallen firefighters.
• Sunny SethicoreOthersFounder of HEN Technologies, driving company vision and AI platform development.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Task Force Tips: Task Force Tips is a leading U.S. manufacturer of firefighting nozzles, valves, monitors, and foam hardware sold to municipal and industrial fire departments. It directly competes with HEN's BLADE, HYDRO, TURBO, and FORCE product lines for the same customer base and specification-driven procurements.
• Akron Brass: Akron Brass manufactures firefighting nozzles, shutoff valves, electronic water cannons, and monitors used by municipal, industrial, and military fire services globally. Its product portfolio directly overlaps HEN's hoseline and mounted nozzle/valve offerings, and competes for the same fire department specification slots.
• Elkhart Brass: Elkhart Brass is one of the longest-standing U.S. manufacturers of firefighting nozzles, valves, and electronic monitor controls, with deep relationships across municipal fire departments and NFPA-certified product lines. Its smoothbore and combination nozzle offerings compete head-to-head with HEN's BLADE nozzle family.
• Waterous: Waterous manufactures fire pumps, foam systems, and related fireground hardware for municipal and industrial fire services. While focused on pumps rather than nozzles/valves, it shares HEN's customer base, NFPA-compliance pathway, and direct-to-fire-department sales motion.
• Hale Products: Hale Products manufactures fire pumps, foam proportioning systems, and related firefighting apparatus hardware, primarily serving municipal and industrial fire services. It competes with HEN's broader fireground hardware portfolio and shares the same NFPA-driven procurement processes.
• W.S. Darley: W.S. Darley is a U.S. fire equipment manufacturer and distributor serving municipal, industrial, and military fire services with pumps, nozzles, valves, and PPE. It both manufactures competing hardware and distributes third-party brands into fire departments, overlapping HEN's product portfolio and channel strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Rosenbauer International: Rosenbauer is a global leader in fire apparatus and firefighting equipment, producing fire trucks, pumps, and a broad hardware portfolio sold to municipal and defense customers worldwide. While much larger and broader than HEN, it overlaps in fireground hardware and increasingly in connected/smart-firefighting initiatives.
• Pierce Manufacturing: Pierce Manufacturing is one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of custom fire apparatus and a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation. While primarily focused on fire trucks, it sells into the same municipal fire department procurement processes and increasingly offers connected apparatus technologies adjacent to HEN's Fluid-IQ platform.
• Motorola Solutions: Motorola Solutions is a large incumbent provider of mission-critical communications, command center software, and video security for public safety agencies. Its CommandCentral and intelligent video offerings compete for budget and IT attention in fire/police agencies that HEN is targeting with its Fluid-IQ platform and tactical command board.

Emerging players

• Pano AI: Pano AI is an early-stage technology company applying AI and computer vision to wildfire detection and situational awareness for fire agencies and utilities. While it addresses an adjacent problem (detection vs. suppression), it shares HEN's AI-for-firefighting vision, target customers (CAL FIRE, state/federal agencies), and data-driven growth narrative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors10 records

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M&A

Investments

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