Kogena

What Kogena does

Kogena is a Polish B2B software company that develops a vendor-independent AI-powered Industrial IoT platform for remote diagnostics, monitoring, and predictive maintenance of industrial robots and collaborative robots (cobots). Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Wrocław, Poland, the company aggregates data across heterogeneous robot fleets from eight major OEMs (FANUC, Universal Robots, Epson, Techman Robot, Yaskawa, Kawasaki, Kassow, ABB) into a centralized cloud interface, offering real-time health and performance dashboards, automatic backup and version control of robot programs, smart alerts with flexible thresholds, OEE and KPI tracking, and predictive maintenance aimed at reducing unplanned downtime. The platform claims quantified customer outcomes of up to 10% production volume increase, up to 11% service cost savings, and up to 3% downtime reduction.

The company's product portfolio comprises the core Kogena Platform, the Integrators KIT (an IoT Edge Device bundled with five robot connection licenses for faster deployment), and the Robot Monitoring Center (RMC), a white-label remote monitoring service for integrators. Kogena monetizes through annual platform subscriptions sold directly to manufacturing end users and resold by integrator partners, shared recurring revenue on integrator-resold licenses, and one-time hardware revenue from the IoT Edge Device. Its go-to-market is hybrid: direct enterprise sales to manufacturing companies (automotive, food and beverage, electronics, logistics) and a channel-first model through robot integrators such as Biuro Inżynierskie IEC and Truvant, with named end-customer logos including ZF, Faurecia, Stellantis, Diehl Controls, Lipton, Nutricia, Kuehne, and Scanfil. The company is privately held, has raised approximately $2.46M across three funding rounds (2019, 2021, 2023), is backed by JR Holding ASI, Kogito Ventures, Value Tech, Satus Starter, and Plug and Play, and is executing a stated geographic expansion into the US and Asia.

Name

Kogena

Legal name

KOGENA Sp. z o.o.

Website

https://kogena.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kogena is a Polish B2B software company providing a vendor-independent AI-powered Industrial IoT platform for remote diagnostics, monitoring, and predictive maintenance of industrial robots and cobots across eight major OEM brands, serving global manufacturers and robot integrators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial IoT / Robotics Monitoring Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Robotics & Cobots (IMAIAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins) (HDAAAIAK), Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• Robot monitoring platform
• Collaborative robot diagnostics
• Industrial IoT software
• Predictive maintenance robotics
• Cobot remote diagnostics

Headquarters

HQ city

Wroclaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscriptions: Annual subscription licenses for Kogena Platform. Licenses sold directly to end-users and through integrator partners. Recurring revenue model with licenses valid as long as partnership contract is active.
2. Integrator Partnership Licensing: License reselling model where integrators include Kogena Platform licenses in their offer and receive recurring revenue as long as customers use the platform.
3. IoT Edge Device Hardware: IoT Edge Device sold as part of Integrators KIT package, includes VPN and remote access capability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kogena develops and sells an AI-powered, vendor-independent Industrial IoT platform that enables remote diagnostics, real-time monitoring, backup management, version control, and predictive maintenance for industrial robots and collaborative robots (cobots). The platform integrates with 8 major robot brands and is offered both directly to manufacturing companies and via an integrator partner channel that includes a hardware-plus-license kit and a white-label remote monitoring solution.

Product overview

Kogena offers a unified Industrial IoT Platform for monitoring and diagnostics of industrial robots and collaborative robots (cobots). The core product is the Kogena Platform, which provides remote diagnostics, backup management, version control, real-time alerts, and performance analytics. The platform integrates with multiple robot brands including FANUC, Universal Robots, Epson, Techman Robot, Yaskawa, Kawasaki, Kassow Robots, and ABB. Supplementary offerings include the Integrators KIT (a package with IoT Edge Device and 5 robot licenses for deployment and commissioning support) and the Robots Monitoring Center (RMC) for integrators to provide remote monitoring services to their end customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kogena Platform Cloud-based remote diagnostics and maintenance platform for industrial and collaborative robots. Provides real-time monitoring, automatic backup, version control, performance KPIs (OEE), predictive maintenance, and alerts across multiple robot brands. Target buyers: manufacturing companies and robot integrators.
• Kogena Integrators KIT Bundle for robot integrators that includes an IoT Edge Device with VPN/remote access, 5 robot connection licenses, program version comparison, and remote configuration tools to speed up robot deployment and commissioning.
• Kogena Robots Monitoring Center (RMC) White-label remote access platform that enables robot integrators to provide premium 24/7 monitoring, proactive maintenance, and remote diagnostics services to their end customers, with real-time overviews and immediate alerts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 10% increase in production volume thanks to improved performance and reduction of protective stops
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Universal RobotscoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading collaborative robot (cobot) manufacturer. Kogena platform integrates with Universal Robots cobots, offering remote diagnostics, backup management, and version control. Includes special feature for remote download of support files.
• FANUCcoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor industrial robot manufacturer integrated with Kogena Platform for diagnostics and monitoring capabilities.
• Epson RobotscoreTechnology or IntegrationIndustrial robot manufacturer whose robots are integrated with Kogena's monitoring and diagnostics platform.
• Techman RobotcoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaborative robot manufacturer integrated with Kogena Platform for robot monitoring services.
• YaskawacoreTechnology or IntegrationIndustrial robot manufacturer whose robots are supported on Kogena's diagnostics platform, particularly for palletizing applications.
• Kawasaki RoboticscoreTechnology or IntegrationIndustrial robot manufacturer integrated with Kogena's remote monitoring and diagnostics solution.
• Kassow RobotscoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaborative robot manufacturer whose robots are monitored and diagnosed through Kogena Platform.
• ABB RoboticscoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal industrial robot manufacturer integrated with Kogena Platform for robot monitoring and diagnostics.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Augury: Augury provides AI-driven machine health and process health monitoring for industrial assets, including vibration-based diagnostics. It is a direct competitor in the AI-based industrial monitoring space, targeting similar manufacturing customers with similar SaaS-based predictive maintenance propositions.
• Movus: Movus offers continuous machine health monitoring and predictive maintenance for industrial equipment, with a focus on rotating machinery and asset performance management. Comparable to Kogena as an AI-based monitoring SaaS for industrial assets, though focused more on traditional rotating equipment than robotics.
• Uptake: Uptake provides AI-driven industrial asset performance management and predictive maintenance software for manufacturing and heavy industry. Comparable to Kogena as an AI-based industrial monitoring SaaS targeting similar enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• PTC (ThingWorx): PTC's ThingWorx is one of the leading enterprise IIoT platforms offering asset connectivity, monitoring, and analytics for industrial environments. It competes broadly with Kogena for industrial monitoring budgets, though Kogena differentiates with deep cobot-specific integrations.
• Samsara: Samsara provides an IoT platform for asset tracking, equipment monitoring, and operational visibility across industrial operations. While broader in scope (fleet, facility, assets), it overlaps with Kogena in connecting industrial equipment to a cloud monitoring and alerting layer.
• Siemens MindSphere: Siemens MindSphere is a major industrial cloud platform for asset monitoring, analytics, and predictive maintenance in manufacturing. A broad incumbent that could expand into robotics-specific monitoring, competing with Kogena for IIoT budgets at large manufacturers.
• Fiix (Rockwell Automation): Fiix, now part of Rockwell Automation, is a cloud-based CMMS and asset performance management platform for manufacturing. Comparable to Kogena in monitoring industrial equipment health and maintenance workflows, with broader maintenance management scope.
• C3 AI: C3 AI provides enterprise AI applications including predictive maintenance, asset performance, and process optimization for industrial customers. A broad incumbent in industrial AI that could compete for the same enterprise monitoring use cases Kogena addresses, with deeper resources and broader platform.

Emerging players

• Tulip Interfaces: Tulip is a frontline operations and manufacturing app platform that increasingly adds machine monitoring, OEE, and analytics capabilities. Overlaps with Kogena in factory-floor monitoring and analytics, though Tulip's strength is in human-machine interaction apps.
• Falkonry: Falkonry provides AI-based anomaly detection and predictive analytics for industrial operations. Overlaps with Kogena in applying AI/ML to time-series industrial data for anomaly and predictive use cases, though without a robotics-specific focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors5 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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