What Robeau does

Robeau (legal entity: ROBEAU Manufacturing Limited, Dublin, Ireland) is a B2B IoT company that delivers a turnkey smart water management solution combining LoRa-connected flowmeters with a cloud SaaS data platform. The company designs and supplies connected water flowmeters in pipe diameters from DN15 to DN120+, plus add-on modules (pulse doubler, pH, temperature, distance, EC/TDS sensors), platform-controlled motorized valves, automated flow regulators, and real-time water quality monitoring (chlorine, turbidity, conductivity, RedOx). MID-certified sensors enable legal sub-metering and tenant re-billing, a regulatory credential that distinguishes the offering for commercial real estate and residential property managers. The SaaS layer consolidates time-series consumption data, surfaces real-time dashboards, dispatches SMS/email alerts on threshold breaches, and provides predictive maintenance analytics to localize leaks and over-consumption. Robeau reports customer outcomes of 20–40% reduction in water consumption, with named deployments at L'Oréal, Vinci Facilities, Accor, Auchan, SAP, Bouygues, Vinci Airports, and municipal clients including Ville de Roubaix and Ville de Saint-Priest.

Robeau generates revenue through three streams: one-time IoT hardware sales (flowmeters and modules), recurring SaaS subscriptions for the data platform, and turnkey professional services covering design, installation, and expert leak detection on private water networks. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the website routes prospects through "Request a Demo" and "Buy your Robeau" CTAs, indicating a consultative B2B sales motion. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales with channel partners — AiRiCOM (IoT/M2M distributor), Objenious by Bouygues Telecom and Wi6Labs (LoRa/LPWAN network operators), and SFERACO (industrial valve specialist) — and the company is managed by founder Thomas Sonneville with a reported headcount of 1–10 employees. Capital raised to date includes a $1.3M round led by AcceliCITY powered by Leading Cities in November 2021 and an additional funding event in April 2023 with undisclosed terms.

Name

Robeau

Legal name

ROBEAU Manufacturing Limited

Website

https://robeau.tech

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Robeau is a B2B IoT company that provides LoRa-connected water flowmeters and a SaaS monitoring platform for real-time consumption tracking, leak detection, and tenant sub-metering, serving commercial real estate, industry, healthcare, hospitality, municipal, and agricultural customers across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Water Management IoT

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Monitoring & Smart Water Sensors (Pressure/Flow/Noise Loggers, IoT) (EUANAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) & Smart Meter Analytics (Meter Data for NRW) (EUANAKAC), Water Leak Detection & Smart Shutoff Valve Systems (HSAHAGAA), Water Management, Leak Detection & Smart Plumbing (HSAPAPAL), NRW Data Management & Water Balance (IWA Methodology, GIS/SCADA Integration, Digital Twins) (EUANAKAJ)

Keywords

• Smart water management
• IoT leak detection
• Water flow monitoring
• Connected flow sensors
• Water consumption analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IoT Hardware Sales: Sale of connected LoRa water flow sensors (DN15-DN100+), modules, and additional sensors (pH, temperature, conductivity, distance, valves). One-time hardware purchase model.
2. SaaS Data Platform Subscription: Subscription-based access to the cloud data management platform for water consumption monitoring, analysis, alert configuration, and predictive maintenance.
3. Turnkey Project Services: Complete project delivery from design and installation to data visualization, including expert leak detection services on private water networks.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Robeau delivers a turnkey smart water management solution combining a SaaS data management platform with a portfolio of IoT LoRa-connected hardware. The core offering includes connected water flowmeters (DN15 to DN120+) that measure real-time consumption at the individual fixture level, complemented by communication modules, environmental sensors (pH, temperature, distance, EC/TDS), and motorized valves. The cloud platform consolidates sensor data into dashboards, sends configurable SMS/email alerts for leak detection, and supports predictive maintenance analytics for commercial, industrial, hospitality, healthcare, municipal, and residential customers.

Product overview

Robeau is a turnkey smart water management solution combining a SaaS data management platform with a portfolio of IoT LoRa-connected hardware. The core offering consists of connected water flowmeters (DN15 to DN120+ LORA) that monitor real-time consumption and detect leaks, complemented by modules (pulse doubler) and environmental sensors (pH, temperature, distance, EC/TDS). The ROBEAU SaaS platform consolidates sensor data, enables real-time visualization, configurable SMS/email alerts, and predictive maintenance analytics. Additional products include motorized valves for automated water control, water quality monitoring, automated flow regulators, and turnkey services for rainwater harvesting and expert leak detection. The solution targets real estate, commercial buildings, hotels, industries, healthcare, municipalities, and smart agriculture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ROBEAU SaaS Data Platform Cloud-based data management platform that consolidates real-time water consumption data from connected sensors, provides visualization dashboards, sends configurable SMS/email alerts for leak and anomaly detection, and supports predictive maintenance analytics. Used by facility managers, real estate operators, industrial users, municipalities, and hoteliers.
• Robeau LoRa Water Flowmeters (DN15 to DN120+) Connected water flowmeters using LoRa communication protocol, available in multiple diameters (DN15, DN20, DN25, DN32, DN40, DN50, DN65, DN80, DN100, and greater than DN120). Installable in under 5 minutes and MID-certified for sub-metering and tenant re-billing applications. Designed for commercial, industrial, hospitality, healthcare, municipal, and residential buildings.
• Robeau LoRa Communication Modules LoRa communication modules that connect to existing water meters for non-intrusive installation, including a variant with pulse doubler for enhanced measurement resolution. Enable retrofit of legacy meters into connected consumption monitoring points.
• Robeau Environmental and Water Quality Sensors Add-on sensors for real-time water quality and environmental monitoring, including pH, temperature, distance (level), and electrical conductivity/TDS sensors. Used for pools, technical circuits, and sensitive water networks.
• Platform-Controlled Motorized Valve Connected motorized valve controllable via the Robeau platform, enabling automatic water shut-off (e.g., at night), activation upon leak detection, or remote manual control. Used to prevent water damage incidents in buildings.
• Automated Flow Regulator Platform-controlled flow regulator that enables partial flow opening based on consumption criteria, used for equipment such as refrigeration circuits to optimize water usage.
• Turnkey Rainwater Harvesting Project Complete turnkey solution for rainwater collection and reuse, including sensors, storage, and intelligent control, delivered from design through installation.
• Leak Detection on Private Water Networks Expert leak detection service using tracer and acoustic methods on private water networks, performed as a professional service engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% to 40% reduction in water consumption
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AiRiCOMcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAiRiCOM is a specialist distributor of wireless IoT and M2M communication interfaces and sensors. They distribute Robeau connected water solutions as part of their various IoT projects.
• Objenious by Bouygues TelecomcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorObjenious is a dedicated Internet of Things portal by Bouygues Telecom. Robeau is listed in their sensor catalog and is compatible with their dedicated LoRa network.
• Wi6LabscoreTechnology or IntegrationWi6Labs develops solutions for a high-performance and sustainable Internet of Things. As a network partner since Robeau's inception, their solutions rely on private LPWAN network deployment.
• SFERACOminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSFERACO, a specialist in industrial valves for over 40 years, accompanies Robeau on several projects to complete offerings for more specific customer requests.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LeakSmart: LeakSmart provides wireless water leak detection sensors and automatic shutoff valves for residential and commercial properties, directly competing with Robeau's leak alert and platform-controlled motorized valve offering.
• Flo by Moen: Flo Technologies' Flo by Moen offers connected water monitoring and automatic shutoff for residential and light-commercial properties, competing head-to-head on real-time leak detection, per-fixture data, and automatic valve control — the same core Robeau use cases.
• Phyn: Phyn (a subsidiary of Uponor) provides smart water monitoring and leak detection sensors for residential and small commercial buildings, directly overlapping Robeau's per-fixture consumption and leak-alert value proposition with connected flowmeters and a cloud platform.
• WaterSignal: WaterSignal offers IoT-based real-time water metering and consumption analytics for commercial buildings and multi-site enterprises, directly comparable to Robeau's building-level flowmeter-plus-platform stack.
• Banyan Water: Banyan Water delivers smart water management for commercial real estate and hospitality with sub-metering, leak detection, and analytics dashboards — overlapping directly with Robeau's commercial real estate, hotel, and SaaS analytics positioning.

Emerging players

• Hydraloop: Hydraloop is an emerging player in decentralized water reuse and smart water management for buildings; complementary to rather than directly competing with Robeau's monitoring layer but addressing the same building-level water sustainability buyer.
• Eddy Home: Eddy Home provides connected water leak detection and automatic shutoff for residential and multi-family buildings — an emerging direct competitor to Robeau's residential/sub-metering offering.

Broad incumbents

• Itron: Itron is a global utility AMI and smart water metering incumbent whose cellular/LoRa-enabled water meters and analytics platform overlap with Robeau's smart-meter-and-data offering, but at much larger scale and broader customer base.
• Kamstrup: Kamstrup is a European smart metering manufacturer with radio-connected water meters and analytics, a broader incumbent than Robeau but in the same building and utility smart-water category.
• Xylem (Sensus): Xylem's Sensus brand offers utility-grade smart water metering and AMI solutions; a much larger incumbent in the same smart water measurement and analytics category where Robeau operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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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