FiberSense
FiberSense delivers AI-powered distributed fiber optic sensing as a subscription service to operators of critical infrastructure, providing 24/7 monitoring of fiber networks, subsea cables, power transmission lines, and urban environments through its SuperSoniQ platform and DigitalAsset, DigitalMarine, DigitalLeak, and DigitalCity products.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What FiberSense does
FiberSense is a Sydney-based AI and sensing technology company founded in 2015 that commercializes distributed fiber optic sensing (DFOS) / distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) technology for monitoring critical infrastructure. Its core platform, SuperSoniQ, applies proprietary AI/ML algorithms to vibration and acoustic signals traveling through standard fiber optic cables, claiming 99.998% accuracy in road-event prediction and reportedly scanning monitored assets 2,500 times per second. Breakthrough noise-filtering algorithms allow the technology to operate in dense urban and marine environments — a capability FiberSense identifies as its central differentiator against earlier-generation fiber sensing approaches.
The company monetizes its technology through a sensing-as-a-service subscription model with monthly billing, delivered via a 24/7 client portal. Its service portfolio comprises DigitalAsset (fiber network monitoring), DigitalMarine (subsea cable monitoring), DigitalLeak (pipeline leak detection), DigitalCity (urban infrastructure monitoring), and DigitalSeismic (seismic monitoring), all powered by the underlying SuperSoniQ platform and trademarked brand portfolio. Target customers are operators of high-value critical infrastructure — utilities and transmission operators (TransGrid), marine cable operators (Basslink), telecom carriers (nbn, EXA Infrastructure), and data center / edge operators (AtlasEdge).
FiberSense pursues an enterprise go-to-market combining direct field sales (with a "Request a Demo" funnel) and strategic channel partnerships such as APTelecom for global subsea market access. The company has raised approximately US$25 million cumulatively across a 2021 Series A (US$11M) and an October 2024 round led by Prosus Ventures (US$14M), with additional participation from M&G Investments in 2025. Its operating footprint spans Australia, Europe, the Pacific region, and Italy, supported by a workforce of 11-50 employees.
FiberSense firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- FiberSense
- Legal name
- FiberSense™
- Website
- https://fiber-sense.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- FiberSense delivers AI-powered distributed fiber optic sensing as a subscription service to operators of critical infrastructure, providing 24/7 monitoring of fiber networks, subsea cables, power transmission lines, and urban environments through its SuperSoniQ platform and DigitalAsset, DigitalMarine, DigitalLeak, and DigitalCity products.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where FiberSense is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- San Francisco
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices2 records
Markets served
FiberSense business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Sensing-as-a-Service (Subscription): FiberSense operates on a monthly subscription, sensing-as-a-service model. Clients access monitoring through a 24/7 client portal and receive actionable alerts on infrastructure threats. This is a recurring revenue model with predictable monthly billing that lowers the cost barrier for critical infrastructure monitoring.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Sensing-as-a-Service subscription |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels2 records
FiberSense product offering
Product offeringCore offering
FiberSense provides distributed fiber optic sensing (DFO/DAS) using its proprietary SuperSoniQ platform, applying AI/ML algorithms to detect vibrations and events along fiber optic cables. Its Sensing-as-a-Service model monitors critical infrastructure including fiber networks (DigitalAsset), subsea cables (DigitalMarine), pipelines (DigitalLeak), and urban environments (DigitalCity) in real time for enterprise operators.
Product overview
FiberSense offers a unified distributed fiber sensing platform delivered as a service through a monthly subscription model. The core technology platform, SuperSoniQ, powers multiple application-specific products: DigitalAsset (fiber network security monitoring), DigitalMarine (subsea cable monitoring), DigitalLeak (pipeline leak detection), and DigitalCity (urban infrastructure monitoring). All solutions leverage AI and ML algorithms to process real-time vibration data into actionable insights, delivered via a client portal with 24/7 monitoring capabilities.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- DigitalAsset™: Fiber sensing monitoring service for critical infrastructure assets using vibration sensing and AI analytics
- DigitalMarine™
- DigitalLeak™
- DigitalCity™
- DigitalSeismic™
- SuperSoniQ™
Products and services
- SuperSoniQ Proprietary FiberSense software/sensing platform combining DFO/DAS with AI/ML algorithms (including VID+R vibration detection and ranging) that underpins all FiberSense Sensing-as-a-Service offerings; it filters urban noise and classifies events along fiber optic cables for enterprise infrastructure operators.
- DigitalAsset Sensing-as-a-Service offering that monitors terrestrial fiber network assets, detecting vibrations, intrusions, and other events on fiber optic cables in real time for telecom operators and fiber network owners.
- DigitalMarine Sensing-as-a-Service offering dedicated to monitoring submarine telecommunications cables for anchor strikes, cable faults, and other disturbances, delivered in partnership with subsea cable operators and channel partners such as APTelecom.
- DigitalLeak Sensing-as-a-Service offering that uses fiber optic sensing to detect leaks in pipelines and linear fluid/gas assets for pipeline operators and utilities.
- DigitalCity Sensing-as-a-Service offering that monitors urban infrastructure via existing fiber, using AI/ML to filter urban noise and surface relevant events for city operators, utilities, and other stakeholders managing urban environments.
Quantifiable outcome
- 99.998% accuracy in predicting road events (SuperSoniQ platform)
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use FiberSense
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
FiberSense technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability4 records
Feature4 records
FiberSense partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.
- NanoreprominorNanorepro took an equity stake in FiberSense by converting a license acquired in summer 2021 into shares in the company. As part of the arrangement, FiberSense also receives a convertible bond with a volume of 1 million euros. The licensing and distribution partnership between the two companies has been in place since 2021, and continues as part of the new arrangement.
- APTelecomcoreAPTelecom and FiberSense expanded their strategic collaboration to accelerate global market access and deployment of subsea cable monitoring technology, building on early successes in Europe and the Pacific region. FiberSense's distributed acoustic sensing technology enables real-time monitoring of subsea cable systems for threats, environmental conditions, and system integrity. APTelecom leverages its global network and industry relationships to help FiberSense engage with operators and decision-makers across international markets.
- EXA InfrastructuremajorEXA Infrastructure deployed FiberSense's DigitalAsset™ monitoring service across its fiber network in Italy to enhance security and operational resilience. The service uses vibration sensing and AI analytics to detect activity along fiber routes, preventing service disruptions. This is a major commercial deployment directly benefiting EXA Infrastructure's fiber network operations.
Scale indicators6 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
FiberSense competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- OptaSense (Luna Innovations): A leading distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) platform used for pipeline, security, and infrastructure monitoring — directly comparable to FiberSense's DigitalAsset, DigitalMarine and DigitalLeak offerings across the same target buyers (utilities, telecoms, pipeline operators).
- Silixa: Distributed fiber optic sensing provider offering high-resolution acoustic and temperature monitoring for oil & gas, mining, security, and infrastructure — directly competes with FiberSense in fiber-based monitoring for critical assets.
- AP Sensing: Distributed fiber optic sensing (DTS, DAS, DTSS) vendor for power, pipeline, and tunnel monitoring; directly comparable to FiberSense's utility and infrastructure security use cases with similar subscription-style service deployments.
- Bandweaver Technologies: Distributed fiber optic sensing supplier (DTS, DAS) for power, oil & gas, and perimeter security — direct peer in delivering infrastructure-monitoring analytics to enterprise and utility customers.
- Fotech Solutions (a BP venture): DAS-based pipeline, security, and infrastructure monitoring specialist — direct competitor to FiberSense's DigitalLeak and DigitalAsset offerings in the linear-asset security market.
- Hifi Engineering: Distributed fiber optic sensing provider for pipeline leak detection, security, and well monitoring — comparable in technology stack and target vertical to FiberSense's DigitalLeak product.
Broad incumbents
- Viavi Solutions: Large test, monitoring, and assurance vendor for fiber optic networks — offers overlapping capabilities in fiber network assurance and is a broad incumbent in the same end-customer (telco operator) base that FiberSense sells DigitalAsset into.
- EXFO: Major fiber optic test, monitoring, and analytics vendor serving telecom operators globally — broad incumbent whose fiber-monitoring and OTDR portfolio overlaps with FiberSense's DigitalAsset proposition for the same operator buyers.
- Ciena: Networking equipment and analytics vendor for telecom operators; its fiber-aware assurance and security offerings make it a broad incumbent in the same operator-purchaser base FiberSense serves.
- Nokia (Alcat-Lucent Submarine Networks / AVA): Global telecom vendor with subsea cable infrastructure and network analytics services; broad incumbent whose subsea and fiber-assurance assets overlap with the DigitalMarine and DigitalAsset value propositions.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
FiberSense social profiles
Digital presenceFiberSense financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
FiberSense leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
FiberSense funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds4 records
Investors5 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
FiberSense M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about FiberSense
What does FiberSense do?
FiberSense provides distributed fiber optic sensing (DFO/DAS) using its proprietary SuperSoniQ platform, applying AI/ML algorithms to detect vibrations and events along fiber optic cables. Its Sensing-as-a-Service model monitors critical infrastructure including fiber networks (DigitalAsset), subsea cables (DigitalMarine), pipelines (DigitalLeak), and urban environments (DigitalCity) in real time for enterprise operators.
Is FiberSense a public or private company?
FiberSense is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was FiberSense founded?
FiberSense was founded in 2015. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is FiberSense based?
FiberSense is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.
How does FiberSense make money?
One revenue line is on record: sensing-as-a-Service (Subscription).
Who are FiberSense's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are OptaSense (Luna Innovations), Silixa, AP Sensing, Bandweaver Technologies, Fotech Solutions (a BP venture) and Hifi Engineering. Broad incumbents are Viavi Solutions, EXFO, Ciena and Nokia (Alcat-Lucent Submarine Networks / AVA).
Does FiberSense have an API?
No public API is recorded for FiberSense.