Envo

What Envo does

Envo AS is a privately held Norwegian SaaS company founded in 2012, headquartered in Barkåker near Tønsberg, Norway, that delivers a vertically integrated hardware-plus-software stack for building automation, energy monitoring, and control of technical installations in commercial buildings. The core architecture centers on the proprietary Envo Edge Gateway — a hardware device (comparable in size to a broadband router) that aggregates data from heterogeneous building sub-systems across most common field buses and protocols, irrespective of supplier or equipment age, and routes it to Envo's cloud platforms: the Envo Management System (EMS) for single-building monitoring, deviation alerting, and remote control, and the Envo Portfolio Manager (EPM) for cross-portfolio KPI comparison and role-based service-partner access. The stack is complemented by the Envo Sense wireless sensor family (ZigBee Mesh standard for temperature, humidity, and CO2) and a set of software-defined "smart functions" including Maksvokter (peak-power reduction), Snøsmelt (snow-melt optimization), and Digital Infotavle (public energy display).

Envo operates a sales-led, enterprise field-sales GTM targeting building owners, facility managers, ITB-ansvarlige (integrated technical building systems responsible persons), and energy consultants across verticals including commercial real estate, grocery and HORECA, hospitals and laboratories, and food/process industry. The company monetizes through bundled hardware sales (Edge Gateway, Sense sensors) plus recurring annual SaaS subscriptions, with pricing scaled to building size and solution scope; professional consulting and managed-monitoring services provide ancillary revenue. Named reference customers include Jotron, Kiwi/Norgesgruppen, Visma, and Lede, and the company states that more than 1,000 Norwegian businesses and building owners have installed Envo solutions, with additional international delivery. The platform is certified to ISO 9001 and operates an ISO 27001-aligned ISMS, and the company has participated in the StrømFleks research pilot on grid flexibility alongside grid operator Lede and research institute SINTEF. Envo is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity in the source material.

Name

Envo

Legal name

Envo AS

Website

https://envo.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Envo AS is a Norwegian SaaS company, founded 2012, that delivers proprietary hardware (Edge Gateway, Sense sensors) and cloud platforms (EMS, EPM) for energy monitoring, building automation, and control of technical installations across commercial buildings, serving 1,000+ Norwegian and international customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Automation and Energy Monitoring Software

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Automation Systems (BAS/BMS) Integration & Controls (BPABAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS, HVAC Controls) (IMAIABAD), Smart Building Interoperability & Protocol Services (BACnet/Modbus/KNX Gateways) (BPABAGAM), Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Deployment & Managed Services (EUAEANAA), Controls, Thermostats, Sensors & Building Automation (HVAC Controls) (IMADANAH)

Keywords

• Building automation software
• Energy monitoring systems
• Building IoT platform
• Commercial real estate energy
• Facility management SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Barkåker

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Software Subscriptions: Annual licensing/subscription fees for cloud-based platforms (EMS and EPM). Pricing varies by building size and solution scope. Part of a bundled hardware + software offering.
2. Hardware Sales: Sale of proprietary hardware including Envo Edge Gateway and Envo Sense sensor family. Hardware enables the cloud platform functionality.
3. Professional Services and Consulting: Advisory services for building energy optimization, ITB-standard compliance, and technical installation integration. Includes needs mapping, solution design, and ongoing optimization consulting.
4. Managed Services / Monitoring: Ongoing monitoring, remote control, and operational management of technical installations via the cloud platform. Includes remote monitoring, alarm handling, and system administration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Envo develops and sells a vertically integrated building automation and energy monitoring platform consisting of the proprietary Envo Edge Gateway hardware hub, the Envo Sense wireless sensor family, and cloud-based SaaS applications (Envo Management System for single buildings and Envo Portfolio Manager for multi-building portfolios). The platform integrates heterogeneous building sub-systems across common fieldbuses and protocols, enabling remote monitoring, automation, deviation alerting, peak-load reduction, and compliance reporting for commercial building owners, grocery chains, hospitals, and industrial operators.

Product overview

Envo is a Norwegian SaaS company that delivers a platform-plus-modules architecture combining proprietary hardware and software for building automation, monitoring, control, and energy optimization. The core system consists of Envo Edge Gateway (the hardware data collector and digital hub), paired with the cloud-based software platforms Envo Management System (EMS) for single-building monitoring and control) and Envo Portfolio Manager (EPM) for multi-building portfolio oversight. These are supplemented by Envo Sense, a family of proprietary wireless ZigBee sensors, and smart function add-on modules including Maksvokter (peak power reduction), Snøsmelt (snow melting optimization), and Digital Infotavle (energy display). Consulting and integration services complete the offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Envo Portfolio Manager: Cloud-based portfolio management platform providing full overview across building portfolios with KPI tracking and role-based access for service partners.
• Envo Management System (EMS)
• Envo Edge Gateway
• Envo Sense
• Smartfunksjoner

Products and services

• Envo Edge Gateway Proprietary hardware gateway device (size comparable to a standard broadband router) that serves as the digital hub of the building. It integrates most field buses and interfaces, collects data from all building sub-systems regardless of supplier or age, and securely connects buildings to Envo's cloud services. Includes UPS backup, mobile backup for connectivity resilience, and automatic logging. Sold to commercial building owners, ITB professionals, and energy consultants in Norway and internationally.
• Envo Management System (EMS) Hybrid cloud-based web system that provides integration and operation of technical installations for smart control of commercial buildings, refrigeration systems, automation, and sensor monitoring. Features include live insight, deviation alerting, automation, remote control, calendar management, reporting, trends, and energy follow-up. Sold as an annual SaaS subscription to commercial building owners and operators.
• Envo Portfolio Manager (EPM) Cloud-based portfolio management platform providing full overview across multiple buildings. Enables KPI comparison, role-based access for service partners, live status monitoring, alarm states, rule-based controls, reporting, and team collaboration workflows. Sold as an annual SaaS subscription to multi-building portfolio owners, chain operators, and service partners.
• Envo Sense Proprietary family of wireless sensors using the ZigBee Mesh standard for encrypted communication. Includes temperature sensors (IP44 battery-powered, multi-probe variants, PT100 precision probes), CO2 sensors, humidity sensors, and RS-485/Modbus RTU wireless integrators. Sold to commercial buildings, grocery chains, hospitals, and laboratories for environmental monitoring and deviation alerting.
• Maksvokter (Max Watcher) Smart software function that runs on the Envo Edge Gateway to reduce maximum power consumption by shifting or reducing loads during peak periods. Targets costly 'energy thieves' in buildings and integrates with solar panels and dynamic tariffs to lower electricity bills by avoiding expensive peak demand charges. Sold to commercial building owners and EV-charging operators.
• Snøsmelt (Snow Melt) Software-driven smart function for snow melting systems that replaces local control with algorithm-based regulation using available sensors and automation on the Envo Edge Gateway. Optimizes energy efficiency while keeping surfaces free of snow and ice. Sold to commercial property owners and facility managers in cold-climate markets.
• Digital Infotavle (Digital Signage) Smart function for displaying building electricity consumption, sustainability efforts, and energy monitoring in common areas. Customizable with company logo, images, weather data, energy sources, daily statistics, and real-time power consumption/production overview. Sold to commercial building owners for tenant engagement, ESG storytelling, and BREEAM-NOR certification support.
• Rådgivning (Consulting Services) Consulting services helping commercial building customers succeed with sustainable buildings and efficient energy installations. Services include mapping of building technical installations, recommendations for energy meters and electricity meters, and guidance aligned with ITB (Integrated Technical Building Installation) standards. Sold to building owners, ITB-ansvarlige, and energy consultants in Norway and internationally.

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LedecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Lede (grid company) partnered with Envo on the StrømFleks pilot project to test electricity grid flexibility through energy management. Envo provides the building automation and energy monitoring backend that enables Lede to send flexibility signals (e.g., EV charging limits) to building systems. Project involves commercial buildings, schools, and ~150 homes. Jointly developed cloud API integration to coordinate grid flexibility signals across heterogeneous building systems.
• SINTEF EnergiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Research partner in the StrømFleks project, providing scientific and technical evaluation of energy flexibility solutions.
• Format EiendomminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Property developer and project manager for Jotron building project. Partnered with Envo on energy monitoring solutions for new commercial buildings in the StrømFleks ecosystem.
• BREEAM-NORminorOthersEnvo's energy monitoring solutions are aligned with BREEAM-NOR green building certification requirements. Envo recommends that major loads and rental areas have individual meters per BREEAM-NOR guidelines.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kiona Group: Nordic-origin SaaS provider (formerly Heimdall Power-adjacent and DTU-spinout lineage) for building energy management and optimization, with strong presence in the Nordics and Europe. Most direct functional peer to Envo's EMS/EPM stack in terms of target customer (commercial building owners), business model (SaaS + hardware), and core capability (energy monitoring, optimization, demand response).

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Building Technologies: Global BAS/BMS incumbent offering Niagara-based controls, BMS, energy management, and services across commercial real estate. Operates broadly in the same category as Envo (BAS integration, energy monitoring, cloud controls) but at global scale and across many verticals with a much larger portfolio.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Desigo / Building X): Global BAS incumbent with Desigo CC and the Building X cloud platform targeting commercial real estate, hospitals, and industrial facilities. Competes with Envo at the enterprise end of the Norwegian/Nordic market with much deeper R&D and service capability.
• Schneider Electric EcoStruxure Building: Global leader in building automation and energy management via EcoStruxure Building Operation and Resource Advisor. Sells into the same commercial real estate, grocery, healthcare, and food/process segments Envo serves, often competing for enterprise portfolio deals.
• Johnson Controls (OpenBlue): Major global BAS/BMS incumbent with the OpenBlue cloud platform and Metasys controls, active across commercial real estate, healthcare, and food retail. Overlaps with Envo's portfolio management, energy monitoring, and HVAC controls use cases at much larger scale.
• ABB Ability Building Automation: Global supplier of KNX-based and IP-based building automation, energy management, and HVAC controls. Competes for the same Nordic/European building owner and facility manager RFPs as Envo, with broader portfolio and deeper field service capability.

Regional players

• Caverion: Nordic-headquartered (Finland) multi-technical service provider with deep building automation, HVAC, and energy services across the Nordics. Adjacent to Envo's Rådgivning/managed services offering and competes for similar owner/operator budgets in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark.

Emerging players

• 75F: US-based IoT building automation SaaS focused on HVAC, lighting, and air quality with a hardware gateway (HyperStat) and cloud platform. Comparable architecture (hardware edge + cloud SaaS) to Envo Edge Gateway + EMS, targeting smaller and mid-market commercial buildings rather than global enterprise.
• BrainBox AI: AI-driven building energy and HVAC optimization SaaS that retrofits into existing BAS systems. Comparable to Envo's portfolio-level analytics and Maksvokter-style peak reduction on a more software-only architecture, targeting CRE owners globally.
• Logical Building (Tibber / Switch): Property/building energy management platform commonly paired with Tibber's dynamic tariff integration in the Nordics and Netherlands. Comparable to Envo's dynamic-tariff-aware Maksvokter and Envo Portfolio Manager use cases for SMB and mid-market commercial buildings in the same region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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