TZ

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TZ Limited (ASX: TZL) is an Australian smart infrastructure company providing patented smart locker and data cabinet security solutions managed through a cloud-based SaaS platform, serving enterprise, government, and commercial real estate customers globally.

Company typePublic
Founded1998
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
Headcount51–100
GTM typeB2B
OfferingHardware or Manufacturing

What TZ does

TZ Limited (ASX: TZL) is an Australian smart infrastructure company that designs, manufactures, and licenses patented electromechanical smart locker and data cabinet security solutions. Its core technology integrates physical locking hardware with a cloud-based enterprise management SaaS platform that enables centralized access control, asset tracking, and operational reporting across distributed deployments of lockers and IT cabinets. The company serves enterprise, government, data center, and commercial real estate customers, with a presence in Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The business generates revenue through three streams: hardware sales (lockers and cabinet retrofit kits), recurring SaaS subscriptions to its cloud management platform, and licensing of its patented smart-locking intellectual property, which the company reports is protected by approximately 30 patents. Recent strategic emphasis has shifted from a hardware-led, license-driven model toward a software-first recurring revenue model, evidenced by multi-year SaaS agreements with NSW Government and Ricoh Europe, and the March 2025 acquisition of Keyvision Holdings to extend the platform into proptech use cases such as tenant, parcel, and visitor management. Headcount stands at approximately 51-100 employees, and the company has undergone a significant operational turnaround, moving from a near $6 million loss in FY23 to positive EBITDA of approximately $700K in FY24.

Customer concentration is anchored on a small number of named enterprise accounts — NSW Government, Ricoh Europe, and CapitaLand Group — with a leadership transition in March 2026 (John Wilson succeeding CEO David Sampaklis) occurring alongside the post-acquisition integration of Keyvision and continued reliance on structured debt financing to fund inorganic growth.

TZ firmographics

Firmographics

Name: TZ
Legal name: TZ Limited
Website: https://tz.net
Company type: Public
Founded year: 1998
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 51–100 employees
Short description: TZ Limited (ASX: TZL) is an Australian smart infrastructure company providing patented smart locker and data cabinet security solutions managed through a cloud-based SaaS platform, serving enterprise, government, and commercial real estate customers globally.
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Where TZ is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Sydney
HQ country: Australia
HQ region: Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

TZ business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

SaaS/Subscription Revenue: Recurring subscription-based revenue model transitioning from license-driven to Software as a Service (SaaS) recurring revenue stream. The company has multi-million-dollar software as a service annuity income.
Hardware Sales: One-time hardware sales of smart locking devices and systems, exemplified by NSW Government contract with upfront hardware value over $1.3m. Hardware is sold alongside recurring SaaS service contracts.
Software Licensing: Software-only licensing contracts to enterprise customers, such as the Ricoh Europe deal valued at $950,000 over a three-year term. This represents TZ's first major software-only contract.
Service as Software (SaaS): Five-year SaaS service contracts bundled with hardware deployments, such as the NSW Government department contract. Provides recurring service revenue post-hardware installation.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Hybrid	Multi-year contract	Enterprise hardware + SaaS bundle
Subscription	Multi-year contract	Software-only licensing

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

TZ product offering

Product offering

Core offering

TZ Limited develops and sells patented smart locker and smart cabinet physical security hardware, paired with a centralized cloud-based enterprise management platform. The company sells hardware-plus-SaaS bundles directly to enterprise and government customers for data centre security, commercial real estate, and workforce storage applications. Revenue is transitioning from license-driven to recurring SaaS subscription, with multi-year contracts such as the Ricoh Europe $950k deal and the NSW Government 3,000-locker deployment.

Product overview

TZ Limited is a smart system solution specialist offering an integrated portfolio of intelligent physical security and smart infrastructure products. The core offerings include TZ Smart Lockers for micro-access control and personal storage, and TZ Smart Cabinets for data centre rack-level security. The company operates a cloud-based SaaS platform (TZ Cloud Platform) that provides centralized management, real-time monitoring, and auditability across all products. The portfolio is complemented by the proposed acquisition of Keyvision, a property and tenant management solution. Together, these products enable TZ to serve the agile workplace, contactless commerce, and e-commerce click and collect market sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

TZ Locker: Smart locker solutions for secure storage and access control
TZ Cabinet
KeyVision

Products and services

TZ Smart Lockers Intelligent physical security and smart locker solutions providing micro-access control for agile workplaces, commercial environments, and government facilities. Features patented smart locking devices controlled via the centralized enterprise locker management cloud platform.
TZ Smart Cabinets Cabinet-level physical security solutions for data centre infrastructure. Provides scalable rack-level access control with real-time access control, monitoring, and auditability to protect critical data centre assets. Can be retrofitted to any rack from any vendor in any environment.
TZ Cloud Platform Centralized enterprise locker management cloud platform that controls smart locking devices across TZ's product range. Powers the company's SaaS recurring revenue model and enables real-time monitoring, access control, and auditability across geographically dispersed deployments.
Keyvision Property and Tenant Management Software Property and tenant management solution acquired by TZ to expand its smart infrastructure portfolio. Complements existing smart locker and cabinet offerings with comprehensive property technology capabilities for landlords and tenants.

Quantifiable outcome

Recovered from $6M loss in 2023 to $700k EBITDA in FY24
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Companies that use TZ

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

TZ technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

TZ partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

CapitaLand GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2025TZ and CapitaLand Group, one of Asia's largest diversified real estate groups, partnered on Smart Locker technology deployment at CapitaLand properties. This partnership resulted in winning the SBR International Business Award 2025 under Building Services & Facilities category.
Keyvision Holdings Pty LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 October 2024TZ entered into a Heads of Agreement to acquire proptech company Keyvision Holdings Pty Ltd. This proposed acquisition represents a significant growth strategy for TZ FY25, announced via ASX in October 2024.
Ricoh EuropecoreTechnology or Integration · 25 August 2022Multi-billion-dollar company Ricoh Europe partnered with TZ for cloud software licensing. This is TZ's first software-only contract, valued at $950,000 over three years, marking a pivotal moment for the company's transition to software-focused revenue.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

TZ competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

HID Global: Identity and access management incumbent providing card readers, mobile credentials, and physical security solutions. Overlaps with TZ in enterprise access control and data centre security use cases but as part of a much wider identity portfolio.
dormakaba: Global access solutions incumbent offering electronic locks, locker systems, and master-keying platforms overlapping with TZ's smart locker and access-control portfolio. Serves the same enterprise and commercial real estate buyers but as part of a much broader hardware portfolio.
ASSA ABLOY: Parent of Traka and global leader in locks and secure access solutions. Competes with TZ across smart locker, cabinet access, and data centre physical security markets through multiple subsidiaries and an entrenched global channel.
Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell's building security and data centre infrastructure division offers integrated access control and monitoring relevant to TZ Smart Cabinet customers. Competes as a much larger incumbent with deep enterprise and data centre relationships.

Direct peers

Brivo: Cloud-based physical access control platform serving enterprise and commercial real estate customers. Closely comparable to TZ's centralised enterprise cloud platform and SaaS-first approach to access management for buildings and assets.
Traka (ASSA ABLOY): Traka is the closest direct competitor to TZ in intelligent electronic key and asset management lockers for enterprise, government, and data centre customers. Now owned by ASSA ABLOY, it competes head-to-head against TZ Smart Lockers and TZ Smart Cabinets.
Keynius: Smart locker management software provider targeting workplaces, gyms, schools, and commercial environments. Directly comparable to TZ Smart Locker offerings in functionality, target buyer, and SaaS delivery model.

Regional players

SentriLock: Electronic lockbox and smart lock provider primarily serving the North American real estate agent market. Adjacent to TZ's commercial real estate smart locker use case but geographically and segment-concentrated differently.

Others

Yardi: Leading property management software suite for commercial and residential real estate operators. Not a direct hardware competitor, but the closest software peer to the newly acquired Keyvision property/tenant management platform.

Emerging players

Lockey: Specialist in heavy-duty electronic locker locks for gyms, schools, and workplaces. Comparable niche focus on digital locker locking hardware but with narrower enterprise software and SaaS capabilities than TZ.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

TZ financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

TZ leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

TZ subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries4 records

TZ funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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

TZ M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A1 record

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about TZ

What does TZ do?

Is TZ a public or private company?

TZ is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.

When was TZ founded?

TZ was founded in 1998. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is TZ based?

TZ is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, in the Oceania region.

How does TZ make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. SaaS/Subscription Revenue is the primary driver. The others are hardware Sales, software Licensing and service as Software (SaaS).

Who are TZ's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are HID Global, dormakaba, ASSA ABLOY and Honeywell Building Technologies. Direct peers are Brivo, Traka (ASSA ABLOY) and Keynius. SentriLock is listed as a regional player. Yardi is listed as an others. Lockey is listed as an emerging player.

Does TZ have an API?

No public API is recorded for TZ.