FIWARE

What FIWARE does

FIWARE Foundation e.V. is a Berlin-registered non-profit (eingetragener Verein) founded on October 28, 2016, that maintains and curates an open-source platform framework for building Smart Solutions, Digital Twins, and Data Spaces. The foundation's root technology is the NGSI-LD API (Next Generation Service Interface — Linked Data), standardized at the European level by ETSI, which provides a common interface for context information management across heterogeneous IoT and data sources. Core components distributed through the foundation include the Context Broker family (Orion-LD, Scorpio, Stellio), the FIWARE Catalogue as the central distribution surface for Generic Enablers (GEs), the Smart Data Models initiative (now anchored on JSON Schema), and FIWARE Lab as a federated non-commercial sandbox.

The platform is applied horizontally across five named domains — Smart Cities, Smart Energy, Smart AgriFood, Smart Industry, and Smart Water — and is consumed by municipalities, utilities, industrial firms, SMEs, and developer communities. The foundation operates a global ecosystem of 49 iHubs (Digital Innovation Hubs), 100+ evangelists, a Showcase marketplace of 200+ "Powered by FIWARE" solutions, and tiered membership (Platinum, Gold, Associated, Individual). Platinum members include Atos, Engineering, NEC, Red Hat, Telefónica, Trigyn Technologies, and AWS, who sit on the Board of Directors.

Revenue is generated through tiered membership fees, EU-funded project participation (including i4Trust at €5.8M, NeMo.bil at €17M, ARISE at €10M, and Enershare at €8M), event sponsorships, and donations. Geographic operations span Germany, Italy, Portugal, Austria, India, Japan, the United States, Brazil, and Morocco, with €100M+ in equity-free funding distributed to 1,000+ SMEs and startups through open calls over a seven-year horizon.

Name

FIWARE

Legal name

FIWARE Foundation e.V.

Website

https://fiware.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FIWARE Foundation e.V. is a Berlin-based non-profit organization that maintains an open-source platform framework for Smart Solutions, Digital Twins, and Data Spaces, serving cities, energy, agriculture, industry, and water stakeholders worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Open Source Context Information Management Platform

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

Keywords

• Open source platform
• Smart city solutions
• Context information management
• Data spaces
• IoT interoperability

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: FIWARE Foundation generates revenue through tiered membership fees (Platinum, Gold, Associated, Individual members). Annual fees are set by the Board of Directors in a Fee Code to provide sustainability for daily operations. Platinum Members include major technology companies like Atos, Engineering, NEC, Red Hat, Telefónica, Trigyn Technologies, AWS, and Madinah City.
2. Donations: The foundation accepts donations to support its mission of advancing open-source smart application technologies.
3. Event Revenue: The foundation organizes and participates in events including the annual FIWARE Global Summit and 15+ global events per year, which may generate revenue through sponsorships and registrations.
4. EU Project Funding: FIWARE Foundation participates in and receives funding from various EU-funded projects including i4Trust (€5.8M), NeMo.bil (€17M/€30M), ARISE (€10M), Enershare (€8M), and others to advance data spaces and smart solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

FIWARE provides an open-source, royalty-free platform framework composed of software components called Generic Enablers (GEs) that can be integrated to build smart application platforms, digital twins, and data spaces. The core is a Context Information Management function exposed through the NGSI-LD API (an ETSI standard), with implementations such as the Orion-LD, Scorpio, and Stellio Context Brokers. The platform targets Smart Cities, Smart Energy, Smart AgriFood, Smart Industry, and Smart Water, and is distributed through the FIWARE Catalogue, supported by a global network of 49 Digital Innovation Hubs (iHubs) and the FIWARE Lab sandbox.

Product overview

FIWARE is an open source platform for smart digital solutions and Data Spaces, based around a cornerstone function for managing context information. The platform provides a curated suite of open source components called FIWARE Generic Enablers (GEs) that can be integrated to build Smart Applications. Core components include: the Context Broker (with implementations Orion-LD, Scorpio, and Stellio) for managing context information; the FIWARE Catalogue listing all available components; Smart Data Models for data standardization using JSON Schema; and FIWARE Lab as a sandbox environment. The platform is accessible through FIWARE Showcase (200+ solutions), FIWARE iHubs (49+ Digital Innovation Hubs globally), and FIWARE Open Calls (funding opportunities). FIWARE supports multiple domains: Smart Cities, Smart Energy, Smart AgriFood, Smart Industry, and Smart Water. The platform offers NGSI-LD and NGSI-V2 APIs for context data management, standardized by ETSI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Smart Data Models: Standardized data models initiative enabling interoperable smart solutions across domains.
• FIWARE iHubs
• i4Trust
• DOME Marketplace

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 million euros in equity-free funding distributed to 1000+ SMEs through FIWARE Open Calls in 7 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered core, regional and secondary.

• InterSTORE Project ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2025InterSTORE project developed an open-source energy data space framework leveraging IDS and FIWARE standard architectures with validation across four pilots in Italy, Portugal, Austria, and Germany.
• GIIC (German Indian Innovation Corridor)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 October 2025FIWARE Foundation and GIIC signed a strategic partnership agreement to strengthen Global Innovation Bridges through the Europe-India Partnership, advancing smart technologies cooperation.
• Prometheus-XcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 March 2025FIWARE and Prometheus-X announced strategic collaboration to propose a complete, open, and interoperable data space stack combining both organizations' technologies.
• ODPS (Open Data Product Specification)coreTechnology or Integration · 3 February 2025FIWARE Foundation and ODPS joined forces to jointly adopt specifications for next-generation interoperable data ecosystems.
• Sensative and ProptechOScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2024FIWARE Foundation, Sensative, and ProptechOS announced strategic collaboration to align data models for smart city and real estate sectors, driving interoperability for more sustainable smart platforms.
• RealEstateCorecoreTechnology or Integration · 28 November 2024FIWARE and RealEstateCore partnered to align data models and ontology, creating a unified framework for real estate and smart cities.
• GLEIF (Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation)coreTechnology or Integration · 21 November 2024FIWARE signed partnership with GLEIF to promote global standards for data interoperability and trust using legal entity identifiers.
• CIGA (Consortium on Innovation for Green Architecture)regionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2024FIWARE Foundation signed MoU with CIGA to ignite innovation and power smart city transformation in Brazil.
• RISE-SME ProjectregionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024European RISE-SME project established to improve supply chain resilience for SMEs across Europe, using FIWARE-compatible technological enablers including AI and digital twins.
• DOME (Distributed Open Marketplace)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2023FIWARE announced launch of DOME Marketplace for cloud and edge services in Europe, deploying a distributed open marketplace ecosystem.
• Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2022FIWARE Foundation became consortium partner of the Data Spaces Support Centre project, kicked off by DVBA, Gaia-X, IDSA, and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or Integration · 12 July 2022AWS joined FIWARE Foundation as Platinum Member to develop digital cities solutions using FIWARE technologies.
• Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF)coreTechnology or Integration · 4 May 2022FIWARE Foundation and OCF began deepening collaboration to share multiple data models and ensure interoperability between FIWARE and OCF technologies.
• Battery Pass ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 April 2022Consortium of German market leaders launched the Battery Pass project to develop technical guidance and software demonstrator for the EU Battery Passport, with FIWARE as key technology partner.
• International Data Exchange Alliance (IDEA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 January 2022FIWARE and IUDX announced formation of the International Data Exchange Alliance to drive development of standard-based smart solutions.
• OASC (Open Access to Smart Cities)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2021FIWARE Foundation and OASC strengthened ties to drive open standards and innovation in cities and regions through a new collaborative agreement.
• BDVA, Gaia-X, IDSA AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 September 2021BDVA, FIWARE, Gaia-X, and IDSA launched an alliance to accelerate business transformation in the data economy with one voice and common framework to make data spaces happen.
• Digital Twin ConsortiumcoreTechnology or Integration · 17 February 2021Digital Twin Consortium and FIWARE Foundation joined forces to accelerate development, deployment, and wide-scale adoption of open digital twin technologies.
• i4Trust InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 December 2020FIWARE, iSHARE, and FundingBox launched i4Trust initiative mobilizing €5.8 million to boost data sharing and facilitate SME innovation through data spaces creation.
• IUDX (India Urban Data Exchange)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2020FIWARE and IUDX Program collaborated to build an open source platform for Indian smart cities facilitating secure, authenticated, and managed exchange of data.
• Alastria Blockchain AssociationcoreTechnology or Integration · 29 September 2020FIWARE Foundation and Alastria joined forces to promote use of distributed ledger and blockchain technologies for innovative smart solutions, with pioneer use cases in Public Administration and Agrifood.
• WeGO (World Smart Sustainable Cities Organization)regionalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 September 2019FIWARE Foundation and WeGO announced membership exchange and strategic cooperation, with WeGO becoming a member of the FIWARE Foundation.
• TM ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2018FIWARE Foundation and TM Forum launched Front-runner Smart Cities Program with 11 cities to accelerate smart city solutions development.
• IDSA (International Data Spaces Association)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2018Industrial Value Chain Initiative, FIWARE Foundation, and IDSA announced liaison to promote digital economy by preventing fragmentation and harmonizing industrial data aspects.
• AtoscoreOthersAtos Information Technology GmbH is a Platinum Member and founding member of FIWARE Foundation, contributing to governance and strategic direction.
• EngineeringcoreOthersENGINEERING Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A. is a Platinum Member and founding member of FIWARE Foundation.
• NEC CorporationcoreOthersNEC Corporation joined as Platinum Member and has developed multiple FIWARE-compatible solutions including CCOC smart city platform and FogFlow fog computing framework.
• Red HatcoreTechnology or IntegrationRed Hat joined as Platinum Member to support FIWARE as an Open Source standards driver, bringing enterprise open source expertise.
• TelefónicacoreOthersTelefónica Digital España, S.L. is a Platinum Member and founding member of FIWARE Foundation.
• Trigyn TechnologiescoreOthersTrigyn Technologies Ltd. joined as Platinum Member to contribute to development of intelligent solutions in the FIWARE ecosystem.
• DOTSOFTsecondaryOthersDOTSOFT joined FIWARE Foundation as Gold Member to contribute to development of intelligent solutions in Greece.
• ETSIcoreTechnology or IntegrationETSI released full-feature specification for Context Information Exchange (NGSI-LD) based on FIWARE's NGSI API, establishing it as a European standard.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• OpenJS Foundation: Open-source foundation supporting JavaScript runtimes (Node.js) and adjacent tooling. A peer in foundation governance model and developer-ecosystem playbooks relevant for the FIWARE Lab and tutorial ecosystem.
• Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC): Standards organization for geospatial and location data, with overlapping smart-city and IoT interoperability mandates. Comparable in mission as an open-standards body and in relevance for FIWARE's Smart Data Models.
• Industrial Internet Consortium / Industry IoT Consortium: Industry organization driving the Industrial Internet of Things reference architecture. Comparable in cross-vendor interoperability mission, particularly relevant for FIWARE's Smart Industry and Industry 5.0 (ARISE) initiatives.

Direct peers

• Gaia-X: European initiative for a federated, sovereign data infrastructure. Shares FIWARE's data-space interoperability goals and overlapping membership, and is jointly governed by several of the same Platinum Member organizations.
• Eclipse Foundation: Open-source foundation hosting IoT, smart-city, and edge-computing projects (e.g., Eclipse IoT, Eclipse Ditto for digital twins). Directly comparable to FIWARE in mission, governance model, and developer ecosystem focus.
• Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC): Coordination project for European data-space development, of which FIWARE Foundation is a consortium partner. Operates adjacent to FIWARE on standards harmonization and reference implementations.
• Digital Twin Consortium: Industry organization advancing digital twin adoption, with which FIWARE has an active partnership. Directly comparable in digital-twin reference architecture and member-base overlap.
• International Data Spaces Association (IDSA): European association defining reference architecture for industrial data spaces. FIWARE and IDSA partner within DSSC but compete for mindshare as the reference data-space stack for EU projects.
• TM Forum: Industry alliance for telcos and digital service providers, with active smart-cities and digital-transformation programs. FIWARE has co-launched initiatives with TM Forum (Front-runner Smart Cities Program).

Broad incumbents

• Linux Foundation (LF Edge / LF AI): Largest umbrella open-source foundation, hosting edge, AI, and IoT projects (LF Edge, Akraino). A broader incumbent that competes for the same corporate open-source sponsorship dollars and developer mindshare as FIWARE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fiware
• GitHubgithub.com/smart-data-models
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FIWARE
• Facebookfacebook.com/eu.fiware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fiware

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments9 records

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