What AVUITY does

AVUITY is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based private company founded in 2012 that builds an IoT-enabled space utilization platform for enterprise corporate real estate teams. Its product suite consists of the proprietary VuAI battery-powered sensor (which uniquely captures both occupancy and environmental metrics—temperature, light, noise, humidity—using onboard machine learning and computer vision), the VuSpace web-based analytics platform (providing live heat maps, historical reporting, device management, and open APIs), the VuBook desk and room booking system, and a supporting mobile app. The platform is integrated with HVAC and facilities systems, Microsoft Office, and Google Suite, enabling automated building management and employee workspace booking.

The company's core customers are large global enterprises managing substantial corporate real estate portfolios; AVUITY publicly claims to be "trusted by the Fortune 50 in the United States and beyond" and to operate the largest deployed sensor footprint in the industry, measuring tens of millions of square feet. Named customers span healthcare insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, an unnamed national health insurer occupying 780,000 square feet across twelve buildings), transportation (Norfolk Southern), and manufacturing (an unnamed beverage manufacturer), with one Fortune 50 deployment covering 1.5M+ square feet across fourteen sites in five countries.

AVUITY generates revenue through hardware sales of sensors, recurring software subscriptions for VuSpace and VuBook, and implementation/professional services, with custom enterprise pricing on multi-year contracts and no publicly disclosed tiers. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales with channel partners Tierney (Midwest US) and BG Media Solutions/CM Tech Group (Canada), and the company operates in the US, Canada, France, and the UAE. Leadership has been stable under CEO Brad Johnson since founding; the 2023 acquisition/investment from Evermore Industries supplied growth capital to scale against hybrid-work demand.

Name

AVUITY

Legal name

AVUITY

Website

https://avuity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AVUITY provides an IoT-based workplace space utilization platform—proprietary sensors, analytics software, and booking tools—for Fortune 50 and global enterprise corporate real estate teams to optimize occupancy, portfolio sizing, and hybrid workspace management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Space Utilization Analytics

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

akta.pro primary industry

Occupancy, Space Utilization & Workplace Experience (HSAPAPAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Occupant Experience & Smart Workplace Apps (Room/Desk Booking, Comfort Feedback) (BPABAGAO), Workplace Technology & Smart Office Support (Room Booking Systems, IT/AV Liaison) (IMAIALAK)

Keywords

• Workplace occupancy sensors
• Space utilization analytics
• Desk booking software
• Corporate real estate technology
• Hybrid workspace management

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware (Sensors): AVUITY sells proprietary battery-powered sensors (VuAI) that measure occupancy and environmental metrics. Sensors are deployed throughout tenant spaces.
2. Software Platform (VuSpace): Subscription-based analytics and reporting platform providing occupancy data visualization, historical analysis, and device management.
3. Booking Software (VuBook): Desk and room booking system available as part of the integrated platform, likely included in overall solution pricing or as add-on.
4. Implementation and Professional Services: Installation, setup, and ongoing support services for sensor deployment and platform configuration across client facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AVUITY sells an IoT-based space utilization platform comprising proprietary battery-powered workplace sensors (VuAI) that measure occupancy and environmental metrics, a web-based analytics platform (VuSpace) for visualization and reporting, and a desk/room booking system (VuBook) with a mobile app. The platform is sold to enterprise corporate real estate teams to optimize portfolios, manage hybrid work, and reduce real estate, energy and cleaning costs.

Product overview

AVUITY offers a unified workplace experience platform comprising hardware sensors (VuAI), analytics software (VuSpace), and booking solutions (VuBook). VuAI sensors collect real-time occupancy and environmental data, which feeds into VuSpace for analytics and reporting, while VuBook enables employees to book desks and rooms via web, displays, and mobile app. The platform helps organizations optimize space utilization, manage hybrid workspaces, and improve facility operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VuAI: Cutting-edge sensor device that measures occupancy, utilization, temperature, light, noise, and humidity using Machine Learning and AI. The only sensor on the market to capture both occupancy and environmental metrics.
• VuSpace
• VuBook
• VuSensor

Quantifiable outcome

• 30-40% of average office space remains unused
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• TierneycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 December 2020St. Paul-based technology and AV provider, described as a national leader in delivering best-in-class technology solutions. AVUITY added its industry-leading occupancy sensors and employee experience platform to Tierney's portfolio to deliver customized workplace solutions to more clients.
• BG Media Solutions / CM Tech GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 September 2020Appointed as Canadian representatives for AVUITY. BG Media and CM Tech Group partners help clients understand their space and improve employee experience by applying workplace trends, spatial understanding, and design thinking to enterprise core competencies.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Steelcase: Steelcase is a large office furniture and workplace solutions vendor that has expanded into space utilization advisory and analytics services. It overlaps with AVUITY at the intersection of workplace design and data-driven occupancy decisions.
• JLL (JLL Technologies): JLL offers corporate real estate services and an expanding workplace technology stack including occupancy analytics for enterprise occupiers. It is comparable as a broader incumbent CRE services firm overlapping with AVUITY's portfolio rightsizing and space utilization value proposition.
• IBM (TRIRIGA): IBM TRIRIGA is an enterprise workplace and real estate management suite used by large corporations to manage space, occupancy, and portfolio decisions. It competes for the same corporate real estate software budgets as AVUITY.
• Siemens (Smart Buildings / Comfy): Siemens' smart building portfolio (including the Comfy workplace experience app) offers occupancy-driven HVAC and space optimization for large enterprises. It is comparable as a broader incumbent that overlaps with AVUITY's HVAC and occupancy integration use cases.
• Cisco: Cisco's Webex and DNA Spaces/Cisco Spaces offerings include workspace and occupancy analytics integrated with networking infrastructure. As a broad incumbent, it competes for the same smart workplace budgets at Fortune 500 clients.
• Microsoft (Workplace Analytics / Places): Microsoft bundles workplace presence and space signals through Teams Rooms, Outlook, and Microsoft Places. As a broad incumbent, it competes for occupancy analytics budgets with native integrations into enterprise Office 365 estates where AVUITY also sells.

Direct peers

• Spacewell: Spacewell (a Nemetschek company) offers an Integrated Workplace Management System with occupancy and space management capabilities. It is comparable as an enterprise-focused workplace analytics and management vendor with overlapping sensor data functionality.
• VergeSense: VergeSense is a direct competitor offering occupancy sensors and a workplace analytics platform for enterprise corporate real estate teams. Both companies compete on the same sensor-based space utilization value proposition for Fortune 500 occupiers.
• Density: Density builds IoT sensors and analytics for counting people in offices and other spaces, serving a very similar enterprise customer base to AVUITY. The two compete head-to-head on occupancy sensing accuracy and analytics dashboards.
• Basking.io: Basking.io provides workplace occupancy analytics combining IoT sensors with calendar and badge data to deliver utilization insights. Like AVUITY, it targets enterprise corporate real estate teams optimizing hybrid workspaces.

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

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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