Spotsee

What Spotsee does

SpotSee is a Dallas-headquartered, wholly-owned subsidiary of diversified industrial conglomerate Harbour Group, founded in 1974 and operating across more than 100 employees. The company designs and manufactures condition monitoring devices that detect shock, temperature excursions, tilt, humidity, light, vibration, and location events during storage and transportation, using proprietary thermochromic and photochromic color-change chemistries as the core technology, paired with QR-coded, RFID, and cellular (4G-LTE) connected devices that feed the SpotSee Cloud platform. Its product portfolio spans sub-$5 single-use visual indicators (ColdMark, WarmMark, ShockWatch, FreezeSafe), mid-range multi-use data loggers (ShockLog, MaxiLog, SpotBot, SpotSee Go), and connected cellular monitors, with pricing ranging from $1.05 to $3,098 per unit. Sub-brands including ShockWatch, WarmMark, ColdChain Complete, TiltWatch, and HemoTemp are sold across life sciences and pharmaceuticals, automotive, aerospace, medical devices, electronics, data centers, food and beverage, and oil and gas.

SpotSee monetizes primarily through hardware device sales, distributing via a direct e-commerce storefront (shop.spotsee.io), a field sales team handling enterprise accounts, and a global authorized reseller network claimed to span every country with 24-business-hour local response. It enforces a Minimum Advertised Price policy across distributors, offers quantity discounts, and segments buyers by vertical rather than by company size, with pharmaceuticals and life sciences described as the primary segment. Recent strategic activity has been acquisition-led: Marathon Products (May 2023, adding 50+ temperature/humidity data loggers including ultra-cold monitoring), Telatemp (April 2025, adding the ColdSnap pharma/lab indicator), and the earlier Hallcrest thermal-indicator deals (January 2021) have collectively deepened the cold-chain portfolio. A March 2026 partnership with Parsyl introduces an insurance-discount channel that ties device deployment to risk-based pricing, and a January 2026 ShockWatch 2 QR launch extends app-free smartphone scanning across seven G-force thresholds. SpotSee has won the 2026 Industrial IoT Product of the Year Award and reports a 4,500+ customer base with claimed 40-60% reductions in supply chain damage for adopters. No revenue figure is disclosed and no AI/ML capabilities are described.

Name

Spotsee

Legal name

SpotSee

Website

https://spotsee.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SpotSee is a Dallas-based, Harbour Group-owned manufacturer of color-changing shock, temperature, tilt, and humidity indicators and connected IoT condition monitors, serving life sciences, automotive, aerospace, medical devices, and electronics supply chains via direct e-commerce and a global distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Condition Monitoring Devices

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Shock, Vibration & Tilt Monitoring Devices (Impact Indicators, Data Loggers) (IMALAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cold Chain & Temperature Excursion Verification (Loggers, Validation) (AFALAGAH), Cold storage facility environmental sensing (rooms, freezers, blast chillers) (TLAEALAL), Light exposure / door-open / tamper event sensors (TLAEALAE), Vaccine/biopharma cold chain compliance sensors (GxP/21 CFR Part 11 capable) (TLAEALAK)

Keywords

• Shock impact indicators
• Temperature monitoring devices
• Cold chain monitoring
• Supply chain visibility
• Environmental condition sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Device Sales: SpotSee generates revenue primarily through the sale of physical monitoring devices including shock indicators, temperature indicators, data loggers, tilt indicators, and connected condition monitors. Products range from low-cost single-use indicators ($1.05-$20) to multi-use recorders and connected monitors ($169-$3,098). The company offers quantity discounts and sells through both direct e-commerce and distributor channels.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SpotSee manufactures and sells physical condition monitoring devices — including single-use shock, tilt, and temperature indicators, multi-use data loggers and impact recorders, and connected cellular/Wi-Fi condition monitors — that detect and record damage, temperature excursions, tilt, humidity, vibration, light, and location during transportation and storage. The company complements these hardware products with the SpotSee Cloud platform for real-time shipment visibility and cloud-based audit trails, serving industries such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automotive, aerospace, electronics, food and beverage, and oil and gas.

Product overview

SpotSee is a global leader in shipment condition monitoring, offering a comprehensive portfolio of visual indicators, data loggers, and connected condition monitors for detecting and recording temperature, shock, tilt, humidity, and environmental conditions during transportation and storage. The product portfolio centers on core indicator products including WarmMark QR (time-temperature indicator with QR scanning), ColdMark (freeze indicator), ColdChain Complete (dual cold/hot indicator), FreezeSafe QR (freeze indicator with QR), ShockWatch/ShockWatch 2/ShockWatch 2 QR (shock indicators with QR-enabled connected option), ShockWatch RFID (automated scanning), ShockDot (dot indicator), and ShockLog/SpotBot (connected condition monitors). The platform includes SpotSee Cloud for data aggregation and visibility. The ecosystem covers cold chain monitoring (pharmaceuticals, life sciences, food), impact monitoring (automotive, electronics, aerospace), tilt monitoring, and environmental monitoring. Products serve industries including pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, medical devices, automotive, aerospace, data centers, power generation, oil and gas, and freight forwarding. Recent acquisitions of Marathon Products (temperature/humidity dataloggers including ultra-cold monitoring) and Telatemp (ColdSnap indicator) expanded the temperature monitoring portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ShockWatch: Shock impact indicator product line including ShockWatch 2, ShockWatch 2 QR, ShockWatch RFID, and related products for detecting and monitoring impacts during shipping and handling.
• WarmMark
• ShockLog
• ColdChain Complete
• ColdMark
• HemoTemp
• TiltWatch
• FreezeSafe
• SpotBot

Products and services

• WarmMark QR

Quantifiable outcome

• 40-60% reduction in supply chain damage
• +3 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ParsylcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 March 2026SpotSee partnered with Parsyl, a data-powered supply chain insurer, to offer insurance incentives to customers using their monitoring solutions. Eligible customers who deploy SpotSee's shock, temperature, and tilt monitoring devices and share data with Parsyl qualify for an immediate 5% discount on insurance costs through Parsyl's Rewards Program. The partnership aims to help shippers improve risk visibility, reduce losses, and access personalized risk insights, with additional savings available year over year.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• T&D Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of temperature, humidity, and voltage data loggers with strong Asia-Pacific presence in pharma, food, and industrial markets — comparable product set to SpotSee's data logger lines but primarily competing in APAC distribution.

Direct peers

• Sensitech (a Carrier company): Sensitech is a leading provider of cold chain visibility solutions including temperature indicators, data loggers, and real-time monitoring for life sciences and food — directly competing with SpotSee's pharma cold chain portfolio but with the backing of Carrier's larger resources.
• LogTag Recorders: New Zealand-based manufacturer of low-cost USB and Bluetooth temperature data loggers used widely in food, pharma, and healthcare cold chains — directly comparable to SpotSee's SpotSee Go and entry-level logger products on price and use case.
• Berlinger & Co. AG: Swiss manufacturer of temperature indicators, freeze tags, and electronic shipment monitors widely used in pharmaceutical cold chain compliance (including GxP and 21 CFR Part 11 applications) — directly comparable to SpotSee's WarmMark, ColdMark, and FreezeSafe lines.
• Controlant: Icelandic real-time cold chain visibility provider using cellular IoT sensors and a cloud platform, with deep penetration in pharma (notably COVID-19 vaccine distribution) — directly competes with SpotSee's connected cellular monitors and SpotSee Cloud platform.
• ELPRO-BUCHS AG: Swiss manufacturer of temperature and humidity data loggers and monitoring systems for pharmaceutical, life sciences, and industrial supply chains — directly comparable to SpotSee's Marathon Products and ShockLog product lines.
• Rotronic (Process Sensing Technologies): Swiss precision measurement manufacturer specializing in humidity and temperature probes, data loggers, and handheld instruments — directly comparable to SpotSee's environmental monitoring products for pharma, food, and industrial customers.
• Onset Computer Corporation (HOBO): US-based manufacturer of HOBO data loggers for temperature, humidity, and shock monitoring across research, industrial, and supply chain applications — directly comparable to SpotSee's mid-tier data logger portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Vaisala Oyj: Finnish global leader in environmental and industrial measurement (humidity, temperature, CO2, weather). Overlaps with SpotSee's temperature and humidity monitoring products, particularly for data center and power generation customers.
• Testo SE & Co. KGaA: German-headquartered global leader in portable measurement instruments including temperature, humidity, and environmental loggers. Operates across many adjacent verticals (HVAC, food, industrial) but overlaps significantly with SpotSee's temperature monitoring products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SpotSeeGlobal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spotsee

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A4 records

Investments

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

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