Flasheye
Flasheye AB is a Sweden-based software company that builds a sensor-agnostic, edge-optimized LiDAR perception platform used by OEMs, industrial operators, municipalities, and system integrators to convert 3D sensor data into real-time tracking, classification, and incident-detection outputs.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersLuleå, Sweden
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Flasheye does
Flasheye AB is a Swedish software company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Luleå that builds the Flasheye Lidar Perception Stack, a sensor-agnostic, real-time platform which converts raw 3D LiDAR point-cloud data into classified, tracked, and structured outputs for industrial monitoring, security, and smart-city applications. The core product is a modular architecture composed of five configurable modules (Real-Time Tracking, Incident Detection, Classification, Measurement, and Zoning) that integrate with control systems and legacy industrial platforms through standard protocols (OPC-UA, MQTT, WebSockets). Edge-optimized processing allows the software to run real-time perception at up to 25 FPS on low-power hardware including Raspberry Pi, and the stack supports eight named LiDAR manufacturers (AEye, Opsys, Ouster, Hesai, Hokuyo, Innoviz, Seyond, Robosense).
Flasheye generates revenue primarily through software licensing to OEMs, sensor manufacturers, and system integrators on a subscription/recurring basis, supplemented by bundled hardware-plus-software solutions such as the Opsys/Blue Band/Flasheye smart LiDAR system priced under $2,000. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct enterprise sales supported by a 'Book a Demo' funnel, regional channel partners (Datron Technology in the UK, CADDEN in France), and strategic co-development with LiDAR sensor manufacturers and system integrators. The customer base spans industrial operations, transportation/smart cities, security, mining, sawmill/forestry, robotics/AGVs, and defense, with named deployments including Forum Virium Helsinki, LKAB, Neue Digital, Frankfurt Christmas Market, Hedlunds, and Swerim.
Operationally, Flasheye is a small private company (11-50 employees) that has secured two disclosed funding rounds from Nordic public and regional investors (Almi Invest in 2022; Norrlandsfonden and Partnerinvest Norr in December 2022) and has been recognized on Ny Teknik's 33-list of Sweden's most promising technology companies for three consecutive years (2023-2025). Geographic presence is centered in Sweden with active expansion into the UK, France, Finland, Germany, and the US through partnerships and event presence at CES 2026 and ITS America 2026.
Flasheye firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Flasheye
- Legal name
- Flasheye AB
- Website
- https://flasheye.se
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Flasheye AB is a Sweden-based software company that builds a sensor-agnostic, edge-optimized LiDAR perception platform used by OEMs, industrial operators, municipalities, and system integrators to convert 3D sensor data into real-time tracking, classification, and incident-detection outputs.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Flasheye industry classification
Industry- Product category
- LiDAR Perception Software
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)
- SIC
- Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)
- akta.pro primary industry
- On-Device Inference Runtimes & SDKs (mobile/embedded) (HDAAAJAB)
Keywords
Where Flasheye is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Luleå
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Flasheye business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Software Licensing: Perception software sold as modular toolkit to OEM manufacturers, sensor manufacturers, and system developers. Software provides ready-made perception layer that integrates with customer products. Multiple product tiers available addressing specific needs from safety and security to operational efficiency and automation.
- Platform Solutions: Five distinct products designed to turn advanced sensor data into practical, measurable value. Each product addresses a specific need, forming a flexible portfolio adaptable to different industries, environments, and customer requirements.
- Channel Partner Distribution: Products distributed through channel partners including Datron Technology (UK) and CADDEN (France) who re-sell and deploy Flasheye solutions in their respective markets.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Entry-level LiDAR perception systems for small deployments |
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise software licensing for OEMs and system integrators |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
Flasheye product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Flasheye develops and sells the Flasheye Lidar Perception Stack, a sensor-agnostic, edge-optimized software platform that transforms complex 3D LiDAR point cloud data into real-time, actionable intelligence. The modular platform performs real-time tracking, classification, incident detection, measurement, and zoning, integrating with major LiDAR brands via standard protocols such as OPC-UA, WebSockets, and MQTT to connect with control systems and legacy platforms.
Product overview
Flasheye offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the Flasheye Lidar Perception Stack, a flexible real-time software platform that transforms 3D LiDAR data into operational intelligence. The core stack includes five distinct modules: Real-Time Tracking, Incident Detection, Classification, Measurement, and Zoning. These modules can be configured independently or together depending on customer requirements. The company also provides complementary resources including the Playbook for Autonomy (integration guide for OEM manufacturers) and white papers on Intelligent Transportation Systems and Critical Infrastructure developed with partners. Additionally, Flasheye participates in integrated solution offerings such as the AEye OPTIS™ platform for transportation infrastructure.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Flasheye Lidar Perception Stack A flexible, real-time software platform that turns complex 3D LiDAR point cloud data into meaningful, refined data. It is sensor-agnostic, lightweight, and runs efficiently on low-end devices. Includes built-in integrations for seamless connection with control systems and legacy platforms via OPC-UA, WebSockets, and MQTT protocols. Sold to OEM manufacturers, system integrators, and enterprise customers across industrial, smart-city, security, and transportation segments.
Quantifiable outcome
- 30-40% reduction in average waiting times at key intersections during rush hour
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Flasheye
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Flasheye technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration14 records
AI capability6 records
Feature7 records
Flasheye partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.
- Ursa DynamicscoreStrategic partnership to advance next-generation LiDAR solutions. Collaboration built on shared view of what the LiDAR market is currently missing in terms of packaging and usability. Combines expertise from both teams to build products solving real-world problems.
- HedlundscoreStrategic collaboration to introduce LiDAR-based 3D technology to the sawmill industry. Combines Hedlunds' extensive domain expertise in log handling and sawmill processes with Flasheye's LiDAR technology and software expertise.
- CADDENcoreOfficial Channel Partner in France. Brings strong technical expertise and deep network across France, enabling Flasheye's market expansion and deployment capabilities.
- Opsys TechnologiescoreCollaboration to deliver world's first smart LiDAR system designed for high-volume, large-scale deployment. Combines Opsys' advanced real-time edge-based LiDAR technology with Flasheye's perception software and Blue Band's scalable system integration. Product installs like a camera and works as self-contained smart sensor.
- Blue BandcorePart of the Opsys/Blue Band/Flasheye collaboration for smart LiDAR systems. Blue Band brings expertise in scalable system integration and deployment for smart cities and infrastructure.
- Datron TechnologycoreOfficial LiDAR Channel Partner in the UK. Highly skilled distributor with deep technical expertise enabling Flasheye's market expansion in the UK region.
- AEyeflagshipStrategic cooperation agreement signed September 2025 combining AEye's advanced Apollo LiDAR platform with Flasheye's edge-optimized perception software to create integrated LiDAR solutions for infrastructure applications. Partnership enables real-time 3D perception for monitoring urban intersections and highway corridors.
- Forum Virium HelsinkicoreLiving lab collaboration to co-create future smart cities. Forum Virium Helsinki evaluates new 3D LiDAR technology from Flasheye for traffic monitoring and urban planning applications in Helsinki.
- Neue DigitalcorePartnership combining Innoviz Technologies' high-resolution LiDAR sensor with Flasheye's perception software. Enables infrastructure operators to connect physical reality with operational context at complex sites.
- QRTECHminorCollaborated on white paper 'LiDAR-based Intelligent Transportation Systems' exploring how LiDAR-based infrastructure monitoring can enable automated safety and create smarter, more efficient roads.
- LidarVision / TrackMobilitycorePartner launching new LiDAR-based solutions. LidarVision's multi-brand LiDAR portfolio integrated with Flasheye's real-time 3D processing software provides flexible, straightforward solutions for infrastructure and operational needs.
- LKABcoreCollaboration to develop digital fences using LiDAR technology as alternative to traditional mechanical fencing. Addresses regulatory and safety compliance aspects for lidar-based digital fencing in heavy industrial environments.
- SwerimminorCollaboration on PURESCRAP project for automated systems for online characterization of post-consumer scrap at metal recycling sites. Flasheye enables turning chaotic scrap material into structured data for autonomous operations.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Flasheye competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Robosense: Robosense is a leading Chinese LiDAR manufacturer with proprietary perception software, supported by Flasheye as a hardware partner. Its bundled software offering competes with Flasheye in smart-city and industrial automation markets.
- Ouster: Ouster (NYSE: OSTR) is a major digital LiDAR hardware manufacturer with its own Ouster Studio perception software. As one of Flasheye's supported hardware brands, it is a broad incumbent competing for the perception-software budget across Flasheye's target verticals.
- SICK AG: SICK is a German industrial sensor incumbent with deep installed bases in factories and ports, and bundled LiDAR-based perception software. It is a competitor for industrial monitoring and digital-fencing use cases where Flasheye is active (e.g., LKAB, Hedlunds).
- Hesai Group: Hesai (NASDAQ: HSAI) is one of the world's largest LiDAR manufacturers, also supported by Flasheye's sensor-agnostic software. Hesai's bundled software/perception offering competes head-on with Flasheye's middleware value proposition.
- NVIDIA (Metropolis / DRIVE): NVIDIA's Metropolis (smart infrastructure) and DRIVE (autonomous systems) platforms bundle perception software optimized for NVIDIA edge GPUs. As a broad AI-computing incumbent, it competes for the perception-software budget in Flasheye's core verticals.
Direct peers
- Innoviz Technologies: Innoviz (NASDAQ: INVZ) builds high-resolution LiDAR sensors and perception software for automotive, industrial, and infrastructure use cases. Flasheye integrates with Innoviz hardware (e.g., Frankfurt Christmas Market, Neue Digital deployments), making it both partner and competitor.
- AEye: AEye (NASDAQ: LIDR) develops long-range LiDAR sensors and an integrated perception software stack. It is both Flasheye's flagship strategic partner and the closest direct competitor in combining 3D sensing with intelligent perception for infrastructure applications.
- Opsys Technologies: Opsys Technologies builds solid-state LiDAR sensors with embedded edge processing. Its strategic collaboration with Flasheye and Blue Band for a 'world's first smart LiDAR system' positions it as both partner and direct perception-stack competitor.
Emerging players
- Seoul Robotics: Seoul Robotics provides 'SENSR' 3D perception software that, like Flasheye, is sensor-agnostic and converts LiDAR point clouds into actionable data for ITS, security, and smart-city deployments—making it a direct horizontal perception-software competitor.
- Quanergy Systems: Quanergy offers LiDAR sensors with integrated 3D perception software for security, smart cities, and industrial automation—directly overlapping with Flasheye's primary customer segments and stationary-perception focus.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Flasheye social profiles
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Flasheye leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Flasheye funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors3 records
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Flasheye M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Flasheye
What does Flasheye do?
Flasheye develops and sells the Flasheye Lidar Perception Stack, a sensor-agnostic, edge-optimized software platform that transforms complex 3D LiDAR point cloud data into real-time, actionable intelligence. The modular platform performs real-time tracking, classification, incident detection, measurement, and zoning, integrating with major LiDAR brands via standard protocols such as OPC-UA, WebSockets, and MQTT to connect with control systems and legacy platforms.
Is Flasheye a public or private company?
Flasheye is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Flasheye founded?
Flasheye was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Flasheye based?
Flasheye is headquartered in Luleå, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does Flasheye make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Software Licensing is the primary driver. The others are platform Solutions and channel Partner Distribution.
Who are Flasheye's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Robosense, Ouster, SICK AG, Hesai Group and NVIDIA (Metropolis / DRIVE). Direct peers are Innoviz Technologies, AEye and Opsys Technologies. Emerging players are Seoul Robotics and Quanergy Systems.
Does Flasheye have an API?
No public API is recorded for Flasheye.
What industry is Flasheye in?
Flasheye's product category is LiDAR Perception Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAAAJAB, On-Device Inference Runtimes & SDKs (mobile/embedded). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 3812.