What CurveSYS does

CurveSYS GmbH is a privately held German deep-tech company headquartered in Kranzberg, Bavaria, with engineering operations in Munich, developing ultra-thin, flexible, and stretchable sensor systems that convert mechanical interaction on deformable surfaces into structured, AI-ready data streams. Its patented sensor architecture combines elastic sensor layers with defined spacer structures to simultaneously capture pressure, force, temperature, bending, shear, and impact across complex curved geometries — at thicknesses below that of a human hair and with verified durability over thousands of stretch cycles and extreme thermal conditions. The core product is the CurveSYS Flexible Sensor System, delivered alongside sub-products such as the Sensor Patch (for personal safety and care), vest/uniform/helmet-integrated patches for law enforcement, the Vehicle Status Monitoring Ecosystem (for automotive and industrial structural health monitoring), PACER Technology (jointly developed with UtopiaCompression for autonomous personnel recovery), and a pressure matrix for humanoid robotics.

CurveSYS operates an enterprise B2B go-to-market: each engagement begins with a Concept & Feasibility Study, progresses through rapid prototyping and sensor customization, and concludes with system integration and ongoing data analytics services. Revenue is generated through custom one-time hardware licensing for sensor matrices, professional services for feasibility and integration work, and managed data analytics — all on custom-quote, project-based pricing with no public pricing or self-serve channel. The company serves primary verticals in defense and law enforcement, automotive and industrial, and smart textiles and healthcare, with a secondary presence in robotics.

The company is led by CEO Denis Güzelocak and has a headcount of 101–250 employees. Notable strategic positioning includes a 2025 PACER demonstration at the US Department of War–backed Evasive Warrior 2025 exercise alongside UtopiaCompression, RTX, and Tough Stump, plus a January 2026 announcement of global expansion of its patented technology to industrial partners.

Name

CurveSYS

Legal name

CurveSYS GmbH

Website

https://curvesys.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CurveSYS GmbH is a German deep-tech company developing ultra-thin, flexible sensor systems that capture pressure, force, temperature, and impact on deformable surfaces, serving defense, automotive, industrial, smart textiles, healthcare, and robotics customers through custom B2B engineering engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Sensor Technology

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure & Force Sensors (Pressure/Strain/Load Cells) (HDAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Sensors (Pressure, Temperature, Flow, Level, Proximity, Vibration) (IMAGAFAA), Industrial-Grade Sensors & Transducer Components (Discrete sensing elements, transducers, MEMS sensors) (IMAGAJAO)

Keywords

• Flexible sensor technology
• Pressure mapping sensors
• Smart textile sensors
• Structural health monitoring
• Wearable safety sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Freising

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Sensor Solutions: Design and manufacture of custom ultra-thin flexible sensor matrices tailored to specific customer applications. Revenue generated through project-based engagements from concept development through prototyping to production-ready sensor systems.
2. Engineering Services: Full lifecycle support including concept & feasibility studies, sensor customization, rapid prototyping, and system integration services. Professional services engagement model with close customer collaboration.
3. Data Analytics & AI Solutions: Advanced data analytics services to help customers interpret complex sensor streams, set up data infrastructures, develop AI-ready algorithms, and extract actionable insights.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CurveSYS designs and manufactures ultra-thin, flexible sensor systems that detect pressure, force, temperature, deformation, and impact on deformable surfaces in real time. The company delivers customized sensor matrices, prototype development, and system integration for safety-critical applications across automotive, defense, smart textiles, and industrial sectors.

Product overview

CurveSYS is a technology-driven company offering ultra-thin, flexible sensor systems that transform mechanical interaction into meaningful data. The core product is the CurveSYS Flexible Sensor System, which provides simultaneous multi-variable sensing (pressure, force, temperature) across deformable surfaces. The portfolio includes specialized Sensor Patches for wearables (vest, uniform, helmet applications), the Sensor Patch for personal safety in care, Vehicle Status Monitoring Ecosystems for automotive/industrial applications, and PACER Technology for personnel recovery. Supporting services include concept & feasibility studies, sensor customization, rapid prototyping, system integration, and data analytics & AI readiness. The technology is delivered as a modular architecture with scalable sensing zones, adaptive sensitivity, and seamless integration capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CurveSYS Flexible Sensor System Ultra-thin, flexible sensor technology that transforms mechanical interaction into meaningful data, enabling real-time detection of pressure, deformation, and structural events across complex curved surfaces under harsh conditions.
• PACER Technology (Positioning and Communication for Efficient Resilience) Joint technology combining CurveSYS flexible sensors with autonomous UAVs for personnel recovery, detecting high-stress events such as falls or impacts and triggering UAV geolocation to locate and rescue isolated personnel.
• CurveSYS Sensor Patch Ultra-thin flexible sensor patch designed for integration into everyday clothing or specialized gear, providing continuous posture, movement, and stability monitoring with real-time 'ALL SYSTEMS OK' feedback for safety applications.
• Vehicle Status Monitoring Ecosystem Industrial sensor system for automotive and commercial fleet applications that tracks material fatigue, load distribution, and real-time operational health, enabling AI-driven predictive maintenance.
• CurveSYS Sensor Patches for Law Enforcement Gear (Vest, Uniform, Helmet) Application-specific sensor patch variants integrated into protective vests, uniforms, and helmets for law enforcement personnel, capturing physical and environmental events in real time without interfering with mobility or protection.
• Concept & Feasibility Studies Feasibility studies including sensor placement strategies, zone definitions, expected signal behavior, and integration boundaries with early simulations and test setups to ensure technical viability.
• Sensor Customization Customization of sensor geometry, sensitivity zones, materials, and electrical interfaces to match specific mechanical and environmental requirements of each customer application.
• Rapid Prototyping Fast-track prototyping in a state-of-the-art laboratory to accelerate development timelines, with validation under real-world conditions including bending, impact, vibration, and long-term load testing.
• System & Integration End-to-end support from single prototypes to small series, with engineers working closely with system architects and integrators to ensure seamless hardware, software, and mechanical structure interaction.
• Data Analytics & AI Readiness Advanced data analytics services including robust data infrastructure setup, development of AI-ready algorithms, real-time processing pipelines, and custom API & SDK for seamless integration into existing software and IoT platforms.
• Pressure Matrix for Humanoid Robotics Pressure matrix technology enabling humanoid robots to handle delicate objects with human-like sensitivity through precision grip and real-time haptics feedback loops for advanced robotic dexterity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Detects and classifies impacts under extreme forces exceeding 67,000 kN
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• UtopiaCompressioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025CurveSYS and UtopiaCompression (UC) formed a strategic partnership to develop and demonstrate PACER technology (Positioning and Communication for Efficient Resilience) for autonomous personnel recovery applications. The partnership successfully showcased integrated sensor and UAV solutions at Evasive Warrior 2025 exercise, with CurveSYS providing patented flexible sensors that detect high-stress events such as falls or impacts, while UtopiaCompression contributed autonomous UAV geolocation capabilities.
• US Department of WarflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The US Department of War supported the PACER technology demonstration at Evasive Warrior 2025, providing institutional backing and operational context for testing CurveSYS sensor technology in defense applications including personnel recovery scenarios.
• RTXminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRTX supported the PACER technology demonstration at Evasive Warrior 2025, participating in the collaborative effort alongside CurveSYS, UtopiaCompression, and US Department of War.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tekscan: Tekscan is a direct peer in thin-film pressure-mapping sensors used for tactile sensing, gait/posture analysis, and industrial monitoring. Both companies sell high-resolution flexible pressure sensors into automotive, medical, and industrial test applications.
• XSENSOR Technology: XSENSOR makes high-resolution pressure imaging sensors and is closely comparable to CurveSYS in flexible pressure-mapping systems used for seating, vehicle interiors, medical, and ergonomics applications.
• Sensing Tex: Sensing Tex develops flexible and stretchable textile-integrated sensors for smart fabrics, health monitoring, and wearables — directly overlapping with CurveSYS's smart textile and pressure-matrix sensor offering.
• StretchSense: StretchSense manufactures soft, stretchable capacitive sensors for motion capture, human performance, and wearable devices. It is comparable to CurveSYS in deformable, fabric-friendly multi-modal sensing.
• Interlink Electronics: Interlink Electronics produces force-sensing resistor (FSR) technology used in industrial HMI, automotive, and medical devices. Both companies sell custom thin-form-factor pressure/force sensors into safety- and human-machine-interface applications.
• Sensor Products Inc. Sensor Products Inc. makes tactile pressure-sensing films and systems for industrial and manufacturing quality control. It overlaps with CurveSYS's pressure-mapping and force-measurement sensor portfolio.
• Vista Medical: Vista Medical manufactures pressure-mapping mats and sensors for wheelchair seating, clinical assessment, and ergonomics — comparable to CurveSYS in flexible pressure-sensor products serving healthcare and wearables markets.

Regional players

• Novel (novel.de): novel GmbH is a German pressure-measurement specialist with pedobarography, in-shoe, and insole sensor systems. It is a regional peer to CurveSYS in flexible pressure sensors for biomechanics and clinical applications, though focused more on medical/footwear than multi-vertical sensing.

Broad incumbents

• Bosch (Automotive Sensors): Bosch is a broad incumbent supplying MEMS pressure, force, and motion sensors at massive scale to automotive and industrial customers. It represents the largest competitive threat to CurveSYS in automotive structural-health and safety sensing.
• BeBionic / FSR manufacturers (e.g., Ohmite, CUI Devices): CUI Devices and similar broad-line sensor vendors offer standardized force-sensing resistors and pressure sensors across industrial and consumer markets. They are broad incumbents competing for the same OEM sockets that CurveSYS targets with its custom flexible platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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