Enfucell
Enfucell is a Finnish printed electronics company that develops and licenses SoftBattery, an all-printed flexible zinc-based disposable battery, sold directly and through global license partners for healthcare, logistics, cosmetics, and IoT applications.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2002
- HeadquartersVantaa, Finland
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Enfucell does
Enfucell Oy is a Finnish printed electronics company founded in 2002 as a spin-off from Helsinki University of Technology, headquartered in Espoo, Finland with a parent entity (Jiangsu Enfucell Flexible Electronics Co., Ltd) that acquired the company at the end of 2018. The company's core technology is SoftBattery, an all-printed, flexible, and thin disposable primary battery using zinc and manganese dioxide chemistry with zinc chloride electrolyte, produced in customizable form factors from 1 cm² to 100 cm² for low-power applications. Enfucell holds the complete manufacturing technology, with patents dating to 2007 and a registered SoftBattery trademark, and is ISO 9001 certified.
The business operates three revenue streams: hardware sales of SoftBattery and finished devices (Wearable Temperature Tag, Breast Patch, NFC/UHF Smart Temperature Tags, and cosmetics patches), licensing and royalty arrangements with a global network of 7 manufacturing and distribution partners (including Molex, Quad Industries, Xymox Technologies, Central-Midori, Enfucell Flexible Electronics, Printed Electronics Limited, and The Ionto Team), and product development services for wireless sensor devices using Bluetooth or NFC transmission. Customer segments include healthcare (temperature monitoring, TENS pain relief), logistics and cold chain monitoring, cosmetics, IoT/smart packaging, and sports technology, with named end-customers such as Wuhan Mobile Cabin Hospitals and MartiDerm.
Go-to-market is hybrid: direct B2B sales via email for custom applications and product development, paired with a license-partner-driven distribution model that gives the small 1-10 person team geographic reach across Europe, North America, Greater China, and Southeast Asia. Supporting mobile applications (WithMe, Cooltag) are available on Google Play. The company has accumulated multiple international recognitions including WEF Technology Pioneer 2007, Red Herring 100 Europe, and European Cleantech 100, and operates in a thin-film battery market that third-party forecasts project to grow from $0.68B in 2025 to $5.39B by 2035 (22.99% CAGR).
Enfucell firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Enfucell
- Legal name
- Enfucell Oy
- Website
- https://enfucell.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2002
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Enfucell is a Finnish printed electronics company that develops and licenses SoftBattery, an all-printed flexible zinc-based disposable battery, sold directly and through global license partners for healthcare, logistics, cosmetics, and IoT applications.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Enfucell industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Printed Flexible Batteries
- NAICS
- Battery Manufacturing (33591)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Battery Modules & Packs (Industrial/Commercial pack assembly) (IMAGAHAB)
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Where Enfucell is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vantaa
- HQ country
- Finland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Enfucell business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Battery Product Sales: Enfucell generates revenue primarily through the sale of SoftBattery printed flexible batteries. Batteries are customized according to application requirements and integrated into products. First commercial deliveries started in 2010.
- Product Development Services: Enfucell provides product development services for wireless sensor devices using Bluetooth or NFC transmission technology, tailoring printed battery solutions for specific applications.
- Technology Licensing: Enfucell licenses its SoftBattery technology to partners including Molex, Quad Industries, Printed Electronics Limited, Xymox Technologies, and Central-Midori for manufacturing and distribution in specific markets.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels9 records
Marketing channels5 records
Enfucell product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Enfucell designs, manufactures, and sells the SoftBattery, an all-printed, flexible, thin primary battery made from low-cost eco-friendly zinc and manganese dioxide materials with zinc chloride electrolyte. The company also develops battery-assisted devices such as Wearable Temperature Tags, Breast Patches, and NFC/UHF Smart Temperature Tags, and offers product development services for wireless sensor devices using Bluetooth or NFC transmission technology. Customers include healthcare institutions, cosmetics companies, logistics providers, and IoT device manufacturers served through direct sales and a global network of license partners.
Product overview
Enfucell is a printed electronics company offering the SoftBattery as its core technology—a flexible, thin, disposable printed zinc battery for low-power applications. The product portfolio centers on the SoftBattery platform customized for specific applications including the Wearable Temperature Tag and Breast Patch for healthcare, NFC/UHF Smart Temperature Tags for logistics, and cosmetics patches. Supporting mobile applications (WithMe app, Cooltag app) enable user interaction with temperature monitoring products. The company also provides product development services for wireless sensor devices using Bluetooth or NFC transmission technology. Enfucell serves markets including healthcare, cosmetics, logistics, IoT, and smart packaging through both direct sales and license partnerships.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- SoftBattery: Enfucell's flagship product - an all-printed, flexible and thin primary battery made of low cost industrial eco-friendly materials, using zinc and manganese dioxide chemistry with zinc chloride electrolyte.
Products and services
- SoftBattery Enfucell SoftBattery is an all-printed, flexible and thin primary battery made of low-cost eco-friendly materials using zinc and manganese dioxide chemistry with zinc chloride electrolyte. It is disposable and suitable for low-power applications, available in customizable sizes from 1 cm² to 100 cm², tailored according to application requirements and integrated into devices they are powering.
- Wearable Temperature Tag A credit card size or smaller body temperature monitoring tag combining NFC, intelligent temperature sensor, and SoftBattery technology. Users activate and configure the tag through a mobile app (WithMe), enabling accurate temperature recording and monitoring of target persons for healthcare applications including epidemic prevention.
- Breast Patch
Quantifiable outcome
- Battery-assisted temperature logger labels enable item-level logging at cost points suitable for disposable use, unlike reusable loggers which are too expensive for individual item tracking.
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Enfucell
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Enfucell technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Enfucell partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- Jiangsu Enfucell Flexible Electronics Co., LtdcoreAt the end of 2018, Enfucell Finland was acquired by Jiangsu Enfucell Flexible Electronics Co., Ltd. This acquisition resulted in strengthening of the Enfucell brand, integration of operations, and optimal use of resources. As a forerunner, Enfucell has an important role in the market development of the printed electronics industry and can now provide services from product development to mass manufacturing.
- Molex, LLCmajorLicense partner for batteries and battery-assisted devices with global distribution reach.
- Quad IndustriesmajorLicense partner for batteries for the European market.
- Enfucell Flexible Electronics Ltd.majorLicense partner for batteries and application products for the Greater China market. Company established in 2011 by Dr. Zhang.
- Xymox TechnologiesmajorLicense partner for batteries for the North American market.
- Central-Midori (Int'l) Pte LtdmajorLicense partner for batteries and battery-assisted devices in South East Asia.
- Printed Electronics LimitedcoreLicense partner for custom batteries and special applications with capability for specialized manufacturing.
- The Ionto TeammajorLicense partner for cosmetics patches powered by Enfucell SoftBattery technology.
- Changzhou Institute of Printed Electronics IndustryminorInstitute founded by Dr. Zhang in 2013 with government support to promote printed electronics industry development.
- SmartEEsminorEnfucell is listed as a technical supplier in the SmartEEs marketplace, providing access to European SMEs and startups developing flexible electronics.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Enfucell competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Imprint Energy: Imprint Energy develops printed zinc-based batteries for IoT and wearables using a similar all-printed manufacturing approach. It is the most directly comparable printed-battery peer, addressing identical disposable and semi-disposable IoT applications that Enfucell's SoftBattery targets.
- Blue Spark Technologies: Blue Spark Technologies manufactures printed carbon-zinc thin-film batteries and integrated smart-packaging products (TempTraq). It is a direct competitor in printed battery technology serving overlapping IoT, healthcare, and logistics tagging use cases.
- Cymbet Corporation: Cymbet produces solid-state thin-film rechargeable batteries and energy-harvesting modules for IoT and embedded systems. It competes with Enfucell in the thin-film battery category, particularly where customers want rechargeable instead of primary cells.
Emerging players
- Excellatron Solid State: Excellatron Solid State develops thin-film solid-state batteries and supercapacitors targeting IoT, medical devices, and wireless sensors — overlapping with Enfucell's printed power-source category but with a rechargeable solid-state chemistry.
Broad incumbents
- Renata SA: Renata is a Swiss battery manufacturer with a broad portfolio of primary and rechargeable coin and industrial cells serving hearing aids, watches, and IoT. It is a larger incumbent that overlaps with Enfucell's primary battery business in low-power micro-device applications.
- Varta AG: Varta is a major German battery manufacturer producing coin cells, micro-batteries, and lithium-ion cells for hearables, wearables, and IoT. It is a broad incumbent whose micro-battery portfolio competes with Enfucell in low-power device power sources.
- Panasonic Energy: Panasonic Energy is one of the largest global battery manufacturers with extensive IoT, primary, and flexible-format battery offerings. It competes with Enfucell across enterprise and industrial battery supply, albeit with much broader scale and chemistry breadth.
- Duracell: Duracell is a globally recognized primary battery brand (alkaline, coin, specialty cells) with established retail and industrial distribution. While not focused on printed/flexible formats, it competes at the primary-cell level for many of the same low-power disposable applications as SoftBattery.
- Murata Manufacturing: Murata is a leading Japanese manufacturer of electronic components including coin cells, micro-batteries, and energy devices for IoT and wearables. It is a broad incumbent in the micro-power-source category overlapping with Enfucell's low-power battery applications.
Others
- Molex: Molex is one of Enfucell's global license partners for batteries and battery-assisted devices. As a major electronic components manufacturer and distributor, Molex is an ecosystem participant that channels Enfucell technology into broader OEM customer bases.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Enfucell social profiles
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Trust signalCompliance1 record
Enfucell financial estimates
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Enfucell leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Enfucell subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
Enfucell funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors
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Enfucell M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Enfucell
What does Enfucell do?
Enfucell designs, manufactures, and sells the SoftBattery, an all-printed, flexible, thin primary battery made from low-cost eco-friendly zinc and manganese dioxide materials with zinc chloride electrolyte. The company also develops battery-assisted devices such as Wearable Temperature Tags, Breast Patches, and NFC/UHF Smart Temperature Tags, and offers product development services for wireless sensor devices using Bluetooth or NFC transmission technology. Customers include healthcare institutions, cosmetics companies, logistics providers, and IoT device manufacturers served through direct sales and a global network of license partners.
Is Enfucell a public or private company?
Enfucell is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Enfucell founded?
Enfucell was founded in 2002. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Enfucell based?
Enfucell is headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, in the Europe region.
How does Enfucell make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Battery Product Sales are the primary driver. The others are product Development Services and technology Licensing.
Who are Enfucell's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Imprint Energy, Blue Spark Technologies and Cymbet Corporation. Excellatron Solid State is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Renata SA, Varta AG, Panasonic Energy, Duracell and Murata Manufacturing. Molex is listed as an others.
Does Enfucell have an API?
No public API is recorded for Enfucell.
What industry is Enfucell in?
Enfucell's product category is Printed Flexible Batteries. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAHAB, Battery Modules & Packs (Industrial/Commercial pack assembly). Its NAICS code is 33591.