AGUILA Technologies

What AGUILA Technologies does

AGUILA Technologies is a privately held French deep-tech company founded in 2009 by Hubert Forgeot and headquartered at Technopôle Izarbel in Bidart, Basque Country. The company designs and manufactures miniaturized, ultra-low-power connected electronic systems, with core expertise in constrained embedded electronics, multi-protocol wireless connectivity (BLE, LoRa, GSM/3G/4G, SIGFOX, RFID, WiFi, Zigbee, ISM bands, satellite), and edge computing for local data processing. Approximately 20 engineers develop products across four verticals: intelligent transport, Industry 4.0, medical devices, and precision agriculture.

The portfolio is anchored by BREAKEE, an electronic emergency glass-breaking device for buses and coaches that breaks windows in approximately 10 seconds via a single button press or centralized driver control, compliant with UNECE R107 Series 10 and R118 standards ahead of the September 2026 mandate. GAAL is a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) beacon plus platform deployed with West African governments (Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Morocco) for artisanal fisheries surveillance, SOS alerts, and Marine Protected Area monitoring. EXAMESURE, acquired in 2018, provides temperature and pressure calibration instruments for industrial clients. Supporting products include the GIMS secure IoT gateway and connected livestock geolocation collars. AGUILA also operates an electronic design bureau and major-project engineering service, including a dedicated medical-device practice (AGUILA Expertise DM).

AGUILA's business model combines hardware product sales (BREAKEE units, GAAL beacons, EXAMESURE instruments), professional engineering services (custom electronic design, feasibility through industrialization), and recurring platform/monitoring revenue (GAAL fisheries platform). Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales to transport operators and governments, OEM-embedded design wins with bus/coach manufacturers (IRIZAR, CAF, IVECO), and aftermarket retrofit installation via operator technicians. The company has received non-dilutive public funding (€1.5M from Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Relance industrial acceleration grant, FEDER support), is ISO 9001:2015 certified, and participates in European R&D projects (MONNA/ERDF-POCTEFA, Eurostars).

Name

AGUILA Technologies

Legal name

AGUILA Technologies

Website

https://aguila.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AGUILA Technologies is a French deep-tech firm that designs miniaturized, ultra-low-power connected electronic systems — including the BREAKEE emergency glass breaker for buses, the GAAL fisheries surveillance system, and EXAMESURE industrial calibration instruments — serving transport operators, governments, and industrial clients across Europe and West Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial IoT Electronics

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Military Power Supplies, RF/Microwave Components & Ruggedized Electronics (IMABAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Condition Monitoring Sensors & IoT (online/offline monitoring, edge devices) (EUADAJAD)

Keywords

• Connected electronic systems
• IoT embedded devices
• Emergency safety systems
• Industrial calibration equipment
• Electronic engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bidart

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Sale of electronic hardware products including BREAKEE emergency glass breakers, EXAMESURE measurement devices, GAAL maritime tracking beacons, and custom electronic boards. Products sold as one-time purchases to transport operators, bus manufacturers, industrial clients, and government agencies.
2. Engineering and R&D Services: Electronic design bureau services including conception of electronic cards and products from specifications, project engineering, and large-scale project management from feasibility studies through industrialization. Services provided to clients in France and internationally.
3. Software Platform and Monitoring Services: Connected devices integrate with IT infrastructure for data exploitation. GAAL platform provides fisheries monitoring, catch tracking, and maritime surveillance. Examesure solutions connect to monitoring platforms for industrial performance measurement.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AGUILA Technologies designs and manufactures miniaturized, ultra-low-power connected electronic systems for safety, transport, maritime, medical, and Industry 4.0 applications. Its flagship products are BREAKEE (an electronic emergency glass-breaking device for buses and coaches), GAAL (a vessel monitoring and fisheries management system for West African governments), and EXAMESURE (precision temperature and pressure calibration instruments). The company also provides electronic engineering bureau services, major project engineering, and dedicated medical device development.

Product overview

AGUILA Technologies offers a portfolio of connected electronic systems and engineering services organized across two main verticals: safety (transport and maritime) and precision agriculture/Industry 4.0. The core products include BREAKEE (an electronic emergency glass-breaking device for buses and coaches), GAAL (a sustainable fisheries management system), and EXAMESURE (acquired in 2018, covering temperature/pressure calibration instruments). Supporting services include an electronic design bureau, major project engineering, and medical device engineering (via AGUILA DM). The company develops embedded systems with ultra-low-power electronics, satellite and cellular connectivity, and edge computing capabilities. BREAKEE is the flagship safety product, while GAAL targets West African fisheries authorities, and EXAMESURE supports the industrial customer base.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BREAKEE: Emergency electronic glass-breaking device for buses and coaches, designed to enable rapid evacuation in emergencies by breaking windows in seconds, controlled by passengers or the driver remotely.
• EXAMESURE
• GAAL
• AGUILA Expertise DM

Products and services

• BREAKEE (BASC – Bus Advanced Security Concept) Electronic emergency glass-breaking device for buses and coaches that enables rapid passenger evacuation through single-button or centralized driver activation. Breaks windows in approximately 10 seconds (versus the 20-second R107 regulatory requirement), with a protection flap against accidental activation and a driver-controlled centralized mode that operates only when the vehicle is below 3 km/h. Designed for both OEM factory installation (IRIZAR, CAF, IVECO) and aftermarket retrofitting by transport operators.
• GAAL (Guardian Angel of All Life) Complete system for sustainable management of artisanal fisheries comprising a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) beacon, a fisheries monitoring platform, and mobile applications. Provides geolocation, SOS shipwreck alerts, monitoring of Marine Protected Areas, IUU fishing detection, pollution alerts, and catch tracking for West African coastal fisheries authorities.
• EXAMESURE Electronic equipment for precision measurement and calibration in temperature and pressure, serving industrial and Industry 4.0 applications. Acquired by AGUILA in 2018 and retained as a brand, offering temperature calibration instruments with IoT connectivity for industrial performance monitoring.
• GIMS (Gateway IoT) Secure IoT gateway solution that strengthens and secures connections between software infrastructure and field elements, supporting factory digitization and Industry 4.0 transformation for industrial clients.
• Electronic Engineering Bureau Design and manufacturing service for custom electronic circuit boards and products based on specifications or requirements briefs. Covers schematic design, prototype fabrication, integration, validation, EMC testing, and industrialization support.
• Major Project Engineering Engineering services from initial scoping studies through to industrialization, supporting large-scale electronic systems projects in France and internationally.
• Medical Devices Engineering (AGUILA Expertise DM) Dedicated engineering service for medical device development with regulatory and technical expertise, covering development from conception through industrialization, including regulatory affairs capabilities for connected medical devices.
• Smart Livestock / Geolocation Collars Connected livestock collars for precision agriculture providing geolocation tracking and health monitoring data for cattle, with spatial data analysis software for fleet management of connected livestock.

Quantifiable outcome

• Evacuation time reduced from minutes to 10 seconds (vs. 20-second regulatory requirement)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• BPI France - Accélérateur Industriels de la merflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Selected for first edition of Bpifrance maritime industries accelerator. 18-month program providing coaching, networking access (accelerated community, entrepreneur networks, Bpifrance Excellence, French Fab, Coq vert), and support for performance and development.
• BASC Project PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Multi-disciplinary team including engineers and PhDs in electronics, design, mechanics, and operational safety. Following the Puisseguin tragedy, AGUILA led 36+ months of R&D to improve collective transport safety through IoT.
• MONNA Project Partners (ERDF/POCTEFA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014European cross-border project co-financed by ERDF under POCTEFA. Aims to position Europe as world leader in nature monitoring technologies using emerging geolocation and transmission technologies for bird migration analysis.
• CNAM-Cedric (Paris)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch laboratory collaboration for R&D projects. AGUILA works with CNAM-Cedric as part of ongoing research and innovation activities.
• ESTIA (Bidart, Aquitaine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose collaboration with ESTIA engineering school. AGUILA has regular R&D collaborations, employees teach courses at ESTIA, and the company has been based at Izarbel tech park next to ESTIA since inception.
• ESTIA EntreprendrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiated Basque Space Data initiative bringing together companies using spatial data. AGUILA signed manifesto to expand satellite data usage in connected devices.
• Sup-Agro (Montpellier)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch laboratory collaboration for agricultural and precision farming projects.
• IDELE (Paris and Toulouse)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute collaboration for livestock and agricultural monitoring projects.
• CTAG (Vigo and Madrid)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology center collaboration for automotive and transport technology projects.
• La PosteminorOthersLogo displayed on partners/rewards page indicating collaborative relationship.
• ATOSminorOthersLogo displayed on partners/rewards page. Collaborated on Pass'compétences tool deployment.
• PRCM (Permanence de la Recherche sur les Ressources Marines)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on fisheries resource conservation issues for GAAL project in West Africa.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Actility: French IoT platform company specializing in LoRaWAN connectivity and device management. Comparable to AGUILA in origin and IoT focus, with overlapping customer base among industrial IoT adopters.
• Beamex: Specialist in industrial temperature and pressure calibration instruments. Comparable to AGUILA's EXAMESURE product line in technology focus and end markets, though Beamex is a more established pure-play in calibration.
• Adeunis: French designer and manufacturer of IoT devices and connected-object modules (LoRaWAN, SIGFOX, cellular). Closely comparable in scale, geography (French SME), and technology stack to AGUILA's low-power connected-electronics business.
• CLS Group (Collecte Localisation Satellites): CNES subsidiary specializing in satellite-based vessel monitoring, fisheries management, and maritime surveillance. The closest direct comparable to AGUILA's GAAL product line, with far greater scale and institutional backing.
• Kerlink: French LoRaWAN IoT infrastructure and device specialist. Comparable in technology domain (low-power wide-area connected objects) and origin (French tech SME with public-market history), though focused more on network gateways than AGUILA's vertical-specific safety/measurement products.

Broad incumbents

• Thales: Large European defense and transport-electronics incumbent operating across rail signaling, aerospace, and maritime surveillance. Overlaps with AGUILA in transport-safety electronics and in maritime VMS / surveillance solutions adjacent to GAAL.
• ZF Friedrichshafen: Global automotive safety and chassis electronics supplier. Likely competitive threat in vehicle safety electronics as R107 compliance becomes mandatory, given ZF's existing OEM bus and coach relationships.
• WIKA: Global manufacturer of measurement instruments for pressure, temperature, force, and level. Overlaps with AGUILA's EXAMESURE precision-measurement product line as a large incumbent with deep industrial customer relationships.
• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process measurement instruments (flow, level, pressure, temperature). Comparable to AGUILA's EXAMESURE and IoT-gateway offerings as a broad incumbent in the same industrial measurement category.
• Continental AG: Global automotive supplier with active and passive safety electronics product lines. Likely competitive entrant into the R107-compliant emergency-egress category as the 2026 mandate activates, given its existing OEM relationships with European bus manufacturers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/aguilatech

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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