What SIXTH ENERGY does

Sixth Energy Technologies Pvt Ltd (branded as 6th Energy) is a Bangalore-headquartered, privately held full-stack IoT company founded in 2004 that designs, manufactures, and operates its own hardware, software, and services for remote monitoring and management of distributed infrastructure. Its portfolio spans purpose-built RTU/edge nodes, smart rack controllers, I/O modules, plug-and-play sensors, precision energy meters, and AI-enabled IP cameras and NVRs on the hardware side, combined with a protocol-agnostic IoT cloud platform, an AI/ML engine operating at both the edge and the cloud, a ScaleData no-code development platform, and operational modules for asset, field service, trouble ticketing, spares, and project management. Customers are predominantly large multi-site enterprises in telecom tower operations, banking and financial services, multi-site retail, data centres, and enterprise buildings, with the company claiming over 30,000 deployments across 16 countries including India, Oman, Qatar, Iraq, and the UAE.

The business model combines hardware product sales (in-house manufactured devices for sites and racks), subscription-based recurring software revenue from the IoT cloud platform and AI/ML engine, professional services for deployment and integration, and managed services delivered through a 24x7 Network Operations Centre. Pricing is quote-based and custom for enterprise contracts with multi-year terms, supplemented by free trials for selected solutions. Distribution is entirely direct — field sales targeting CXOs and facilities leaders plus inside sales handling inbound inquiries — with no disclosed channel partner or reseller model. The company holds DNV ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications, supporting procurement at regulated buyers such as banks and data centre operators.

Quantified outcomes used in sales collateral include up to 30% energy cost reduction, nearly 500,000 hours of LVD-2 downtime prevented for telecom operators, and $5.98 million in savings attributed to optimised power management. Leadership is founder/management-owned with no disclosed institutional investors; the company is led by Executive Chairman M S Sivasankaran, CEO & Managing Director K Rangarajan, and Executive Director Chandrashekar Iyer, supported by heads of R&D, software, manufacturing, NOC, analytics, solutions, quality, SCM, service, HR, and IT/cloud.

Name

SIXTH ENERGY

Legal name

Sixth Energy Technologies Pvt Ltd

Website

https://6thenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sixth Energy Technologies Pvt Ltd is a Bangalore-based full-stack IoT company that designs, manufactures, and operates its own hardware, AI-enabled software, and managed services for remote monitoring of distributed infrastructure, serving telecom tower operators, banks, data centres, retail chains, and enterprise buildings across 16 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial IoT Infrastructure Monitoring

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing (335313), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613)

akta.pro primary industry

Microgrids & Energy Management Controllers (Campus/Community/Industrial) (EUADAPAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Renewable Monitoring, Controls & SCADA Hardware Manufacturing (Sensors, RTUs, Meters) (EUAMAHAJ), Microgrid & Distributed Grid Equipment (Controllers, Switchgear Packages, DER Interconnection) (IMAGAAAJ), Renewable Integration & Energy Efficiency (PUE Optimization, Heat Reuse) (HDABAKAL), Device/Asset Enablement & Edge Control (IoT Gateways, Controllers, Interoperability) (EUAFAHAI)

Keywords

• Industrial IoT platform
• Remote infrastructure monitoring
• Energy management solutions
• Predictive maintenance IoT
• Smart building automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

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. IoT Hardware Products: Sale of purpose-built IoT hardware including RTU/edge nodes, I/O modules, sensors, precision meters, smart surveillance cameras, network video recorders. Hardware developed in-house for reliable and scalable field deployment.
2. IoT Software Platform & Cloud Services: Subscription-based access to IoT cloud platform, AI/ML engine, no-code development platform, analytics, and reporting. Software as a Service delivery model with cloud hosting options.
3. Professional Services: Services including digitization consultancy, IoT server farm deployment and management, field installation and commissioning, field maintenance, IoT data management, 24x7 NOC monitoring, energy audits, data analytics, and automated report generation.
4. Remote Monitoring Services: 24x7 monitoring services through Network Operations Centre for IoT solutions requiring constant surveillance. First-level diagnosis, incident response management, and escalation services.
5. End-to-End IoT Solutions: Integrated hardware, software, and services bundled as complete solutions tailored to specific vertical needs including telecom, banking, data centers, retail, and enterprise buildings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sixth Energy is a full-stack IoT company that designs, manufactures, and deploys integrated hardware-software-services solutions for remote monitoring and automation of distributed infrastructure. The offering combines purpose-built edge hardware (RTUs, sensors, meters, cameras, NVRs) with an AI-powered cloud platform, a no-code development environment (ScaleData), and 24x7 managed NOC services to enable predictive maintenance, energy optimization, security surveillance, and infrastructure automation for multi-site enterprises.

Product overview

6th Energy is an AI-powered IoT company offering an integrated hardware-software-platform solution for smart infrastructure management. The portfolio consists of purpose-built hardware including RTU/Edge Nodes, Smart Rack Controllers, I/O Modules, Sensors, Precision Meters, Smart Surveillance Cameras, and Network Video Recorders; a unified software platform comprising the IoT Cloud Platform, AI/ML Engine, ScaleData no-code development platform, Next-Gen Command & Control Centre, and Centralised NOC Platform; and operations modules for Asset Management, Field Service & Engineer Management, Trouble Ticketing, Spares Management, and Project & Task Management. The integrated IoT platform transforms raw data into predictive insights that boost reliability, optimise energy, and secure assets through automation and surveillance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ScaleData: A no-code platform for building dashboards, mobile apps, analytics workflows, alarms, reports, and data pipelines without writing code.
• Infraalert

Products and services

• RTU and Edge Nodes Purpose-built edge nodes combining RTU, gateway, router, and site controller functionalities in a single device, with dual SIM support, built-in firewalls, multi-protocol compatibility, OTA updates, AI-powered event detection, and camera-sensor fusion for distributed infrastructure sites such as telecom towers and data centres.
• Smart Rack Controller Rack-level infrastructure controller featuring temperature-based fan and AC control, fire safety integration, water ingress alerts, Bluetooth-based access locks, integrated security cameras, and SNMP/REST API integration for data centre rack management.
• I/O Modules and Switches Intelligent switches supporting analog, digital, serial, and wireless signals over a unified IP backbone with PoE, Modbus/TCP, and remote configuration capabilities for demanding telecom, industrial, and data centre environments.
• Sensors Plug-and-play sensors for temperature, humidity, intrusion, smoke, door access, and battery health monitoring available in wired and wireless options for rapid deployment across sites.
• Precision Meters High-accuracy energy meters for real-time monitoring of AC and DC systems including DGs, UPSs, rectifiers, and grid-connected loads with Modbus/RS485 support capturing voltage, harmonics, and THD metrics.
• Smart Surveillance Cameras AI-enabled IP cameras with intrusion detection, facial recognition, and real-time alerts compatible with NVRs and cloud dashboards for continuous remote monitoring of distributed sites.
• Network Video Recorders NVRs that process and analyse video locally, integrating seamlessly with AI nodes for real-time alerts and actionable insights with advanced analytics and intuitive dashboards.
• IoT Cloud Platform Secure, protocol-agnostic cloud platform managing thousands of remote assets with integrated alarms, analytics, performance dashboards, AI tools, and device control for complete real-time infrastructure visibility.
• ScaleData (No-Code Development Platform) No-code platform for building dashboards, mobile apps, analytics workflows, alarms, reports, and data pipelines without writing code, enabling rapid innovation and deployment across operations.
• AI/ML Engine AI and ML embedded across the platform to enable predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and root cause analysis, operating both centrally and at the edge to reduce downtime and automate decision-making.
• Next-Gen Command & Control Centre for Data Centres Advanced command and control solution integrating with BMS/DCIM via REST APIs and SNMP for real-time monitoring, AI/ML analytics, and automated reporting across energy, alarms, cooling, and fire safety with scalable storage and 24x7 NOC support.
• Centralised NOC Platform Streamlined infrastructure monitoring software supporting data ingestion via SNMP, Modbus TCP, REST API, Kafka, and MQTT with AI/ML for predictive insights across performance, energy, and safety.
• Professional Services Services including digitization consultancy, IoT server farm deployment and management, field installation and commissioning, field maintenance, IoT data management, energy audits, data analytics, and automated report generation for enterprise IoT deployments.
• 24x7 Remote Monitoring and NOC Services 24x7 monitoring services through a Network Operations Centre offering first-level diagnosis, incident response management, and escalation for IoT solutions requiring constant surveillance across distributed infrastructure.
• End-to-End IoT Solutions Integrated hardware, software, and services bundled as complete solutions tailored to specific vertical needs including telecom, banking, data centres, retail, and enterprise buildings, delivered as multi-site enterprise deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% reduction in energy costs and maintenance expenses
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability8 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EnerNOC (Enel X): Enel X (formerly EnerNOC) provides enterprise energy intelligence, IoT-based monitoring, and energy optimization software for distributed commercial and industrial sites. Highly comparable as an IoT + energy management platform targeting multi-site enterprises with predictive analytics.
• Switch Automation: Switch Automation offers a cloud-based building analytics platform integrating BMS, IoT sensors, and AI for real-time energy and operational performance across multi-site portfolios. Comparable as an IoT + AI building/energy analytics platform serving enterprise multi-site customers.
• Zenatix Solutions: India-based energy IoT company providing IoT-enabled energy monitoring, analytics, and automation for retail, banking, and commercial buildings. Closely comparable as a domestic Indian peer targeting similar verticals with energy management and predictive maintenance.

Broad incumbents

• C3.ai: C3.ai delivers enterprise AI applications including predictive maintenance, energy management, and asset monitoring for industrial and infrastructure customers. Comparable as an AI-led enterprise IoT platform, though operating at significantly larger scale across multiple verticals.
• Uptake Technologies: Uptake provides an industrial AI and IoT platform for asset performance, predictive maintenance, and operational intelligence in energy, rail, and industrial sectors. Comparable as an AI-driven asset monitoring and predictive maintenance solution for distributed infrastructure.
• Eaton (Brightlayer Industrial Suite): Eaton's Brightlayer Industrial Suite provides power management, IoT, and predictive analytics for distributed infrastructure including data centers and industrial sites. Comparable as a major incumbent offering integrated power and IoT monitoring, though at significantly larger scale.
• Cognizant (IoT/Industry 4.0 practice): Cognizant's IoT and Industry 4.0 practice delivers connected operations, remote monitoring, and digital engineering services to manufacturing, banking, and infrastructure clients. Comparable in delivering IoT-driven remote monitoring and managed services across multi-site enterprises, though as a much larger IT services firm.

Emerging players

• Awair: Awair provides IoT environmental sensors and analytics for indoor air quality, temperature, and energy insights in commercial buildings. Comparable at the device + analytics layer for indoor environmental monitoring, though more consumer/SMB-leaning than Sixth Energy.

Regional players

• Brillio: Brillio is a digital technology services firm with IoT and analytics capabilities serving enterprises in banking, retail, and infrastructure. Comparable as an India-based digital services provider with adjacent IoT/data capabilities, though broader in scope.
• Wibmo (a PayU company): Wibmo provides digital payments and security/IoT solutions for the banking sector in India and emerging markets. Partially comparable as a banking-focused technology provider serving Indian financial institutions with branch and ATM infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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