ROCKETHOME

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ROCKETHOME is a Cologne-based software company that builds a cloud-based AI operating system for buildings, combining property management, IoT modules, and Agentic AI to serve German housing companies, energy utilities, and commercial real estate owners across 400,000+ installations.

Company typePrivate
Founded2010
HeadquartersKöln, Germany
Headcount51–100
GTM typeB2B and B2C
OfferingSoftware

What ROCKETHOME does

ROCKETHOME GmbH is a Cologne-based private German software company founded in 2010 that develops a cloud-based AI operating system for buildings. The platform combines a Property Management administration layer with modular IoT components covering Home Energy Management (HEMS), Smart Access, E-Mobility charging, and Smart Home automation, supported by 4,000+ device integrations across protocols including Matter, Z-Wave, Zigbee, KNX, and EEBUS. In 2024 the company integrated Agentic AI capabilities — deploying LLM-powered Service, Advisor & Analytic, and Operator Agents (built on ChatGPT and Perplexity) for autonomous building control, energy optimization, tenant support, and ESG reporting. The company reports 400,000+ installations worldwide, 300+ enterprise customers, and an ecosystem of 100+ partners.

The business operates a hybrid B2B/B2C model. Enterprise revenue derives from SaaS subscriptions for the Property Management Platform, IoT module licensing, professional services through a co-creation program (Kickstart), and partner ecosystem / white-label arrangements. Primary customer verticals are the German housing industry (Wohnungswirtschaft), energy service providers (Stadtwerke and utilities), and commercial real estate; named customers include Vonovia, enercity, Swiss Life, Ecclesia, Implenia, and Strenger Group. A B2C web shop sells Smart Home Digital Abo subscriptions (€99/year or €79/year on 2-year commitment) and a Smart Home Gateway (€399). Distribution combines direct enterprise sales, channel partners, energy utility partnerships, white-label/OEM arrangements, and self-serve consumer e-commerce.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the company has raised capital from Born2Grow (2013), Diehl Ventures (2016), and enercity (November 2023) as a strategic investor. The company holds consecutive Deloitte Technology Fast 50 recognitions (2023, 2024), is GDPR-compliant with German data hosting, and its CEO Yüksel Sirmasac holds board positions at SmartHome Initiative Deutschland e.V. and Open District Hub e.V.

ROCKETHOME firmographics

Firmographics

Name: ROCKETHOME
Legal name: ROCKETHOME GmbH
Website: https://rockethome.de
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2010
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 51–100 employees
Short description: ROCKETHOME is a Cologne-based software company that builds a cloud-based AI operating system for buildings, combining property management, IoT modules, and Agentic AI to serve German housing companies, energy utilities, and commercial real estate owners across 400,000+ installations.
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ROCKETHOME industry classification

Industry

Product category: Smart Building Platform
NAICS: Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)
SIC: Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)
akta.pro primary industry: Smart Building Software Platforms (IWMS/CAFM Integration, Digital Twin, Command Center) (BPABAGAG)
akta.pro secondary industry: Physical Security, Access Control & Visitor Management (HSAPAPAD)

Keywords

Smart building platform
Home energy management
Property management software
IoT building automation
Smart home solutions

Where ROCKETHOME is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Köln
HQ country: Germany
HQ region: Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

ROCKETHOME business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B and B2C
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

SaaS Platform Subscriptions: Annual subscription fees for Smart Home Digital Abo (€99/year for 1-year, €79/year for 2-year) and platform access for Property Management.
IoT Hardware Sales: Sale of Smart Home Gateway (€399) and compatible devices including sensors, thermostats, access systems, and EV chargers.
Professional Services: Co-creation program (Kickstart), implementation, installation support, and consulting services for enterprise customers.
Partner Ecosystem Revenue: Revenue from partner marketplace, white-label offerings for service providers, and B2B platform licensing.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Smart Home Digital Abo - 1 Year
Subscription	Multi-year contract	Smart Home Digital Abo - 2 Year
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Smart Home Gateway
Other	Annual	Devolo Migration Service
Subscription	Annual	Enterprise/Partner Pricing

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

ROCKETHOME product offering

Product offering

Core offering

ROCKETHOME develops a cloud-based AI operating system for buildings, centered on its Property Management Platform. The platform integrates modular IoT capabilities for home energy management (HEMS), smart access, EV charging, and smart home functions, and adds Agentic AI agents (Service, Advisor & Analytic, Operator) that autonomously optimize energy flows and building operations. It serves housing companies, energy utilities, and property developers through enterprise SaaS subscriptions, supplemented by direct-to-consumer smart home hardware and digital subscriptions sold via a webshop.

Product overview

ROCKETHOME operates a platform-plus-modules architecture positioned as an AI operating system for real estate. The core is the Property Management Platform — a cloud-based building operating system for managing properties, users, and IoT processes — administered via the Property Manager tool. It is complemented by a suite of IoT Modules (Home Energy Management/HEMS, Smart Access, E-Mobility, Smart Home), the AI-powered ROCKETHOME Intelligence suite, and supporting modules including Apps (user portal and building dashboard), Partner Marketplace, Value Add Modules, and System Integrations. The platform also serves energy service providers and municipalities with Home Energy solutions. Add-on features include Smart Home subscriptions (Digital Abo at €99/year; Gateway at €399) and a Kick Start co-creation program for developing customized smart building, Energy IoT, or PropTech products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Property Management Platform Cloud-based operating system for real estate and property management enabling centralized digital administration of properties, devices, users, and processes for housing companies, energy utilities, and commercial real estate operators.
ROCKETHOME Intelligence

Quantifiable outcome

Up to 40% higher energy efficiency through AI-supported optimization of energy flows
+3 more outcomes

Companies that use ROCKETHOME

Customer profile

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

ROCKETHOME technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: Yes
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

ROCKETHOME partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

devolominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2010Migration partnership for Devolo Home Control customers transitioning to ROCKETHOME. ROCKETHOME offers a seamless switch service, allowing existing Devolo users to continue using their devices on the ROCKETHOME platform with a dedicated migration tool.
enercitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership and investment. enercity, a major German energy utility, invested in ROCKETHOME to bring connected buildings to market and develop joint digital energy services for customers.
WILKAcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership for innovative access management on the ROCKETHOME platform. WILKA's smart lock systems integrated into the ROCKETHOME ecosystem for building access control.
KoppcoreTechnology or IntegrationJoint HEMS platform partnership for single-family homes. Kopp hardware combined with ROCKETHOME software for home energy management solutions.
BayWa r.e.majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales cooperation for smart home and energy solutions. BayWa r.e. distributes ROCKETHOME products through their renewable energy and agricultural distribution channels.
Strenger / iQ INTELLIGENTES WOHNENcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partnership for smart quarters and sustainable housing projects. iQ INTELLIGENTES WOHNEN (Strenger Group) develops smart living concepts with ROCKETHOME as the digital infrastructure partner.
BFE, aedifion, Green FusionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for measurable CO2 success in building efficiency. Four companies combining expertise in energy management, building automation, and optimization for verifiable decarbonization results.
termiosmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for efficiency in building stock. Joint offering combining termios building optimization expertise with ROCKETHOME's digital platform for effective energy savings.
Home&SmartminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSales cooperation for smart home market expansion. Home&Smart promotes ROCKETHOME solutions through their smart home platform and content channels.
Connect Program PartnerscoreTechnology or IntegrationEcosystem of hardware manufacturers, service providers, and system integrators who integrate their products and services with the ROCKETHOME platform. Over 100 partners providing diverse IoT and energy solutions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

ROCKETHOME competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Bosch Smart Home: Consumer and light-commercial smart home line within Bosch, leveraging global R&D, retail distribution and HVAC adjacencies. Overlaps with ROCKETHOME on smart-home, energy and access control use cases but as part of a much broader portfolio.
Schneider Electric (Wiser / EcoStruxure): Global energy management and automation vendor with residential (Wiser) and building (EcoStruxure) offerings. Comparable on HEMS, EV charging and building optimization but operates globally and across commercial/industrial segments well beyond ROCKETHOME's DACH focus.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Global building technologies and energy management division of Siemens. Competes with ROCKETHOME on commercial/portfolio building management, HEMS and energy optimization at much larger scale and with deeper enterprise relationships.

Direct peers

digitalSTROM: Swiss/German smart home platform providing a property-wide IP-based control layer with energy management. Comparable as a smaller DACH-focused competitor targeting multi-unit residential and smart-home integrations.
Loxone: Austrian smart home and building automation vendor with its own hardware (Miniserver) and software platform. Closely comparable to ROCKETHOME on product scope (HEMS, access, lighting, shading) and DACH-centric enterprise/residential customer base.
1Komma5°: German residential energy platform combining heat pumps, PV, storage, EV charging and dynamic tariffs under a 'heartbeat' OS. Targets the same German Wohnungswirtschaft and energy transition customer base as ROCKETHOME.
myGEKKO: South Tyrol-based building automation vendor with a unified OS for residential and commercial properties. Comparable on integrated control of HVAC, lighting, access and energy management, primarily in the DACH market.
Homee: German smart home platform using a modular cube architecture to integrate multiple radio protocols. Competes with ROCKETHOME on residential smart-home hardware + subscription model in the German market.
Tado°: Munich-based smart thermostat and Home Energy Management vendor, now part of Honeywell. Direct competitor on HEMS, dynamic-tariff optimization and European utility partnerships; overlapping product and target segments with ROCKETHOME.

Emerging players

Wirelane: Munich-based EV charging and energy management platform targeting housing companies and commercial real estate. Adjacent overlap with ROCKETHOME's E-Mobility module and Wohnungswirtschaft segment, but with a narrower product focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

ROCKETHOME compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance2 records

ROCKETHOME financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

ROCKETHOME leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

ROCKETHOME funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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

ROCKETHOME M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about ROCKETHOME

What does ROCKETHOME do?

Is ROCKETHOME a public or private company?

ROCKETHOME is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.

When was ROCKETHOME founded?

ROCKETHOME was founded in 2010. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is ROCKETHOME based?

ROCKETHOME is headquartered in Köln, Germany, in the Europe region.

How does ROCKETHOME make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. SaaS Platform Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are ioT Hardware Sales, professional Services and partner Ecosystem Revenue.

Who are ROCKETHOME's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Bosch Smart Home, Schneider Electric (Wiser / EcoStruxure) and Siemens Smart Infrastructure. Direct peers are digitalSTROM, Loxone, 1Komma5°, myGEKKO, Homee and Tado°. Wirelane is listed as an emerging player.

Does ROCKETHOME have an API?

Yes. The ROCKETHOME platform supports API integrations and cloud connectivity, enabling integration with over 4,000 devices via cloud-to-cloud connections. This includes electric vehicles (300+ models), photovoltaic systems, charging infrastructure, and access systems. The platform also integrates with mainstream voice assistants. The AI modules can be delivered as digital functions, new customer journeys, data dashboards, or chatbots. A web application is available at https://my.rockethome.de/app/. No formal developer portal or public API documentation URL is explicitly stated.

What industry is ROCKETHOME in?

ROCKETHOME's product category is Smart Building Platform. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPABAGAG, Smart Building Software Platforms (IWMS/CAFM Integration, Digital Twin, Command Center), with a secondary code of HSAPAPAD, Physical Security, Access Control & Visitor Management. Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 7373.