KONUX

What KONUX does

KONUX is a Munich-based AI scale-up founded in 2014 that delivers predictive maintenance solutions for railway infrastructure operators across Europe. The company combines AI and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies to monitor switches, crossings, and point machines, processing sensor data through machine learning models trained on more than 500 million train traces across 6,000+ monitored assets in 10+ countries. Its core product, KONUX Switch, provides four-month-ahead failure probability predictions (Reliability Score) and real-time anomaly detection, with predictions verified at over 90% accuracy by Deutsche Bahn. The company has developed proprietary physics-based methods including Wheel Trajectory Reconstruction using the Green Kernel Function Method (GKFM) and digital twin modeling for wheel-rail interaction.

The company's product portfolio includes the KONUX Switch monitoring system, modular IoT sensor devices (KONUX Connect 2.0), and the KONUX CoBrix platform launched in October 2025 as a federated Data & AI environment for rail ecosystem partners. KONUX sells exclusively to enterprise railway infrastructure managers through competitive public tenders and multi-year framework agreements, with pricing driven by switch/crossing deployment scale. Its customer base includes Deutsche Bahn (4,150 switches under monitoring with €15M initial and double-digit million euro follow-on contracts), Network Rail, ADIF, Infrabel, FGC, Oc'Via, Trafikverket, and Bane NOR, with active pilots in North America and Australia.

KONUX has raised over $130 million in venture funding across a Series A ($7.5M, 2016), Series B ($20M, 2018), and Series B extension ($13M, 2019), with NEA as lead/largest shareholder alongside MIG Verwaltungs AG and Alibaba Group. Revenue is generated through SaaS subscriptions tied to enterprise framework agreements, professional services for deployment, and IIoT hardware sales. The company underwent a leadership transition in October 2024 with Shlomi Hagai (formerly CFO, ex-Contentsquare Group CFO) appointed CEO and Johanna Leisch (formerly Chief People Officer) as COO, replacing Andreas Koenig. Headcount has grown from 35 employees in 2017 to over 100 currently.

Name

KONUX

Legal name

KONUX GmbH

Website

https://konux.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

KONUX is a Munich-based AI and IIoT scale-up providing SaaS-based predictive maintenance for railway infrastructure operators, monitoring switches and crossings across 10+ countries using AI models trained on 500M+ train traces. It sells exclusively to enterprise infrastructure managers through multi-year framework agreements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Railway Infrastructure Predictive Maintenance Software

NAICS

Support Activities for Rail Transportation (48821), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Rail Asset Inspection, Monitoring & Diagnostics (Track Geometry, Wayside Sensors) (TLAJADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rail Signaling Control & Interlocking Operations (CBI/IXL/Interlockings) (TLAJAEAB), Rail Asset & Infrastructure Status Monitoring within OCC (Condition/Alarm Management) (TLAJAEAK)

Keywords

• Predictive maintenance
• Railway infrastructure monitoring
• IoT sensor systems
• SaaS rail analytics
• Asset reliability management

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - Predictive Maintenance: Cloud-based Software-as-a-Service subscription for predictive maintenance monitoring. Customers pay for access to the KONUX Switch platform with continuous monitoring, AI-powered insights, and reliability scoring. The model follows enterprise multi-year framework agreements (e.g., Deutsche Bahn framework agreement).
2. IIoT Hardware Devices: Sale and deployment of proprietary IoT sensor devices (KONUX Connect) that capture train passage data, acceleration, temperature, and geolocation. Hardware is part of the end-to-end solution deployment.
3. Professional Services: Implementation, integration, installation, and commissioning services for deploying monitoring solutions. The Infrabel tender includes design, supply, installation, and commissioning requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

KONUX provides AI and Industrial IoT (IIoT) based SaaS predictive maintenance solutions for railway infrastructure managers. Its core offering includes KONUX Switch — a predictive maintenance system for rail switches, crossings and point machines — supported by proprietary IoT sensor devices (KONUX Connect 2.0) and complemented by KONUX CoBrix, a modular Data & AI platform for the broader rail ecosystem.

Product overview

KONUX is an AI scale-up offering a unified portfolio of predictive maintenance solutions for rail infrastructure. The core product is KONUX Switch, a comprehensive IIoT and AI-powered monitoring system for switches and crossings that combines modular sensor hardware (IoT Devices for Rail) with advanced analytics including Frog Health Monitoring with Reliability Score, Point Machine Health, Wheel Trajectory Reconstruction, Asset Notes, and Population Correction Models. Complementing Switch is the KONUX CoBrix Platform, a modular Data & AI platform that enables federated data environments for collaborative solution development. Together, these products deliver end-to-end predictive maintenance capabilities from sensor deployment through data analysis to actionable maintenance recommendations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KONUX Switch: Predictive maintenance system for rail switches using IIoT devices and AI to monitor trackbed and frog health, predict failures, and optimize maintenance planning.
• KONUX CoBrix
• KONUX Connect 2.0

Products and services

• KONUX Switch KONUX Switch is a predictive maintenance system for rail switches and crossings. It uses IIoT devices and AI to monitor trackbed health, frog (crossing) condition, and point machine performance, delivering reliability scoring, anomaly detection, and maintenance recommendations for railway infrastructure managers.
• KONUX CoBrix Platform KONUX CoBrix is a modular Data & AI platform that serves as a foundational technology layer for rail operators, OEMs, and technology partners. It enables secure, federated data environments for collaborative development, integration, and scaling of rail infrastructure solutions while retaining control over each stakeholder's data.
• IoT Devices for Rail (KONUX Connect 2.0) Configurable, fast-to-deploy IIoT sensor components (KONUX Connect 2.0) for rail monitoring. Devices operate fully autonomously and maintenance-free for years, capturing vertical acceleration, temperature, geolocation and timestamps from every passing train, and feed data to the KONUX Switch and CoBrix platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ prediction accuracy verified by Deutsche Bahn
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered major and supporting.

• Rail Power SystemsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 December 2025Strategic partnership announced December 2025 to drive innovation in predictive infrastructure maintenance. Combines KONUX's AI/IIoT capabilities with Rail Power Systems' rail infrastructure expertise.
• UNIFEsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerKONUX is a member of UNIFE, the European rail industry association, demonstrating commitment to the broader rail ecosystem and industry standards.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Mobility: Global rail signaling, train control and asset management incumbent (e.g., CBTC, ETCS, Railigent X for predictive maintenance). Directly relevant because KONUX competes in switch/crossing monitoring against Siemens Mobility's installed-base offerings — and notably Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld, former Siemens CEO, is KONUX's chairman.
• Alstom: European rail signaling and infrastructure giant offering signaling, digital mobility and asset health solutions. Comparable because Alstom competes head-to-head with KONUX for predictive maintenance tenders from infrastructure managers such as ADIF and Infrabel.
• Hitachi Rail: Major rail signaling and digital services provider (acquired Thales Ground Transportation Systems). Comparable as a full-stack signaling/digital incumbent competing for predictive maintenance spend within the same European infrastructure manager base.
• Wabtec: Global rail equipment and digital solutions provider offering locomotive services, digital electronics and predictive analytics. Comparable because Wabtec targets the same predictive maintenance opportunity, including switch and wayside asset health, with a broader equipment portfolio.
• Progress Rail (Caterpillar): Rail equipment, services and digital solutions provider under Caterpillar. Comparable because Progress Rail offers predictive maintenance and asset monitoring across locomotives and infrastructure for North American and international freight and passenger networks, overlapping with KONUX's switch/crossing focus.
• Hensoldt: European sensor and electronic systems house with rail-sensing and asset monitoring solutions (e.g., for track condition and rail security). Comparable because Hensoldt competes in rail sensor-based condition monitoring and is a credible incumbent in wayside sensing.

Emerging players

• Trimble Railway Solutions: Asset inspection, monitoring and digital twin solutions for rail track and infrastructure. Comparable as a software-led player targeting condition-based maintenance for rail assets, although with a stronger track geometry and survey heritage than KONUX's switch-specific focus.
• Bentley Systems (iTwin Platform for Rail): Provider of infrastructure digital twin technology via the iTwin platform, increasingly applied to rail asset management. Comparable because KONUX's digital twin and physics-based modeling work overlaps with Bentley's digital twin play for rail infrastructure managers.
• Railnova: European IoT and predictive maintenance provider for rail rolling stock and infrastructure. Comparable as a smaller-scale European IoT player focused on rail operators, competing for similar SaaS-driven condition-monitoring budgets at smaller or regional operators.
• Cervello: Rail cybersecurity and operational analytics platform for rail operators and infrastructure managers. Comparable as an emerging rail-focused software vendor addressing digital rail operations, though Cervello emphasizes cybersecurity rather than predictive maintenance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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