adnexo
adnexo GmbH is a Zürich-based, owner-managed IoT platform provider for Swiss enterprises and municipalities, offering ax-road fleet management (FOCBS-approved LSVA III compliance) and hardware-independent ax-track asset tracking for transport, construction, smart city, and agriculture customers via SaaS subscriptions and hardware sales.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersZürich, Switzerland
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What adnexo does
adnexo GmbH is a Zürich-based, owner-managed IoT platform provider serving Swiss enterprises and municipalities in transport, construction, smart city, and agriculture. Founded in 2016 by Christian Fässler (CEO) and Martin Haas (CTO), the company has grown to approximately 14 staff and operates from offices in Zürich and Wallisellen under the brand "adnexo – from Switzerland, for Switzerland." It sells two core products: ax-road, a regulated fleet management system for Swiss heavy-vehicle operators that auto-transmits HVC / LSVA III compliance data to the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS-approved since March 2025) and features Bluetooth-based automatic trailer detection; and ax-track, a hardware-independent IoT platform for real-time tracking of mobile assets across construction, transport, smart city, and livestock use cases.
Underlying technology aggregates data from heterogeneous hardware (Teltonika FMC650 / FMC003 GPS trackers, comtac AG LoRaWAN sensors, Digital Matter, Abeeway, Miromico) over LoRaWAN, Bluetooth/BLE, WiFi, and GNSS, and layers proprietary logic on top, including DTC (OBD-II) code interpretation, Bluetooth trailer recognition, and rule-based maintenance alerting. Paid add-on modules include the CHF 29/month Maintenance Planning Module and DTC interpretation for ax-track.
The business model combines recurring SaaS subscriptions (12-month minimum contract terms, monthly invoicing) with hardware reselling (GPS trackers, beacons, sensors) and project-based professional services. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales across Switzerland, supported by a multilingual (DE/FR/IT/EN) content-marketing website, LinkedIn presence, and Calendly-driven demo booking; technical LoRaWAN workshops serve both as a service and a demand-generation channel. Customers span transport SMEs (Stuber Transporte, Amrein Transport, Camion Transport, Rolli Transporte, r+n Transporte), construction (Gasser Hoch- und Tiefbau), municipalities (Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Stadtwerke Rapperswil-Jona), SBB, and livestock operators (Alptracker AG). The company is bootstrapped, with no disclosed institutional funding, revenue, or ARR.
adnexo firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- adnexo
- Legal name
- adnexo GmbH
- Website
- https://adnexo.ch
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- adnexo GmbH is a Zürich-based, owner-managed IoT platform provider for Swiss enterprises and municipalities, offering ax-road fleet management (FOCBS-approved LSVA III compliance) and hardware-independent ax-track asset tracking for transport, construction, smart city, and agriculture customers via SaaS subscriptions and hardware sales.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
adnexo industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Fleet Management & IoT Asset Tracking Software
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Data Integration, APIs & Telematics Data Platforms (TLABAJAM)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Geofencing, Security & Theft Recovery (TLABAJAJ), OEM Embedded Connectivity & Telematics Platforms (TLAEAFAA)
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Where adnexo is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Zürich
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
adnexo business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- IoT Software Platform (SaaS): Monthly subscription model for access to ax-track and ax-road platforms. Based on GTC terms, SaaS products have minimum contract terms of 12 months, with monthly invoicing payable within 30 days.
- GPS Trackers and Sensors: Sale of GPS tracking devices and IoT sensors including FMC650, FMC003, Bluetooth beacons, and specialized sensors for various applications.
- Professional Services: Consulting, installation, and customization services. Based on GTC terms, services are developed in cooperation with clients with additional expenses for changes and additions to projects.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Maintenance Planning Module |
| Subscription | Monthly | SaaS Products - General Terms |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
adnexo product offering
Product offeringCore offering
adnexo develops and operates a hardware-independent IoT platform serving Swiss enterprises with two main SaaS products: ax-road for fleet management and LSVA III compliance in the transport industry, and ax-track for real-time tracking of mobile assets across construction, smart city, and agriculture sectors. The company also sells GPS trackers, IoT sensors, and Bluetooth beacons, and provides professional consulting, installation, and LoRaWAN workshop services.
Product overview
adnexo offers two core SaaS products: ax-road (launched 2024, FOCBS approved March 2025) and ax-track (launched 2016). ax-road is a comprehensive fleet management and compliance solution for the Swiss transport industry, handling LSVA III reporting, tachograph data, GPS tracking, and automatic trailer detection in one system. ax-track is a hardware-independent IoT platform that tracks and monitors mobile assets across construction, transport, smart city, and agriculture sectors, supporting multiple positioning technologies (GNSS, Bluetooth, WiFi, LoRaWAN). Both products are offered on a SaaS model with a minimum contract term of 12 months. The company also offers LoRaWAN technical workshops as a service. adnexo's portfolio includes specialized sensors (FMC650, FMC003, Eye Bluetooth Beacon, CM-3 temperature sensor), modules (DTC code interpretation, Maintenance Planning), and partner solutions (Alptracker livestock tracking). The ax-track platform integrates hardware from Teltonika and comtac AG, and supports map visualization including Swisstopo, OpenStreetMap, and satellite imagery.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ax-road: Intelligent fleet management system for the transport industry, offering real-time display of driving and rest periods, remote download of tachograph data, HVC/LSVA III with automatic trailer detection, and GPS tracking. Approved by FOCBS for LSVA III since March 2025.
- ax-track
Products and services
- ax-road An all-in-one intelligent fleet management and transport compliance SaaS solution that automatically transmits vehicle data for HVC (LSVA III) to the Swiss Federal Office for Customs and Border Security (FOCBS), displays driving and rest periods in real time, enables remote tachograph data download, provides GPS tracking, and features automatic trailer detection via Bluetooth. Target users are Swiss transport companies and haulage firms requiring regulatory compliance.
- ax-track A hardware-independent IoT SaaS platform for real-time tracking and monitoring of mobile assets across sectors including construction, transport, smart city, and agriculture. Supports multiple positioning technologies (GNSS/GPS, Bluetooth/BLE, WiFi, LoRaWAN) and integrates data from diverse sensors including temperature, fill level, humidity, and vehicle diagnostics.
- Maintenance Planning Module (Wartungsplanung) A paid add-on module for ax-track priced at CHF 29/month that enables users to plan and track maintenance schedules based on annual intervals, fixed intervals, operating hours, or kilometers. Includes document storage per asset and automatic interval reset functionality.
- LoRaWAN Workshop
Quantifiable outcome
- Monthly savings of approximately CHF 4,500 for water level monitoring at Stadtwerke Rapperswil-Jona
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use adnexo
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
adnexo technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
AI capability5 records
Feature5 records
adnexo partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- comtac AGcorecomtac AG develops IoT sensors with over 30 years of electronics and software development experience. They are part of the Amalthea group with production in Switzerland and Czech Republic. adnexo integrates most of comtac's products including CM series temperature and humidity sensors and Cluey devices into the ax-track platform. The partnership enables comprehensive monitoring solutions for infrastructure networks.
- TeltonikacoreTeltonika IoT Group provides vehicle trackers that adnexo integrates for tachograph data reading and vehicle monitoring. The FMC650 and FMC003 trackers are key hardware components in the ax-road solution.
- Alptracker AGcorePartnership for cattle tracking solutions. Alptracker provides GPS-enabled livestock collars while adnexo supplies the tracking platform. The joint solution monitors animal position, health status, and includes behavior analysis for injury and disease detection.
- CRA Mess-, Regel- + Antriebstechnik AGcoreCollaboration on Smart City projects with Rapperswil-Jona. CRA provides measurement and control technology while adnexo supplies the IoT platform for centralized sensor management.
- Meier Tobler AGcoreJoint development of SmartSolutions for heat pump monitoring. adnexo contributes IoT platform expertise while Meier Tobler provides heat pump systems. SmartGuard 2.0 enables remote diagnostics and optimization of heating systems.
- T&N ICT SolutionsminorICT consulting partner that attended adnexo's LoRaWAN workshop. T&N supports companies in the digital world and is a strategic partner for ICT services.
- Interactive Friends AGminorPartner that attended a custom LoRaWAN workshop covering Smart Button integration into LoRaWAN networks.
- VanillaplanminorPartnership formed at Swissbau Innovation Lab for combining digital planning with IoT tracking. Products complement each other creating value for existing and new customers.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights7 records
adnexo competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Samsara: Cloud-based fleet telematics and IoT platform serving transport and construction fleets with GPS, vehicle diagnostics, and compliance; directly competes with adnexo's ax-road/ax-track for enterprise telematics contracts.
- Geotab: Global leader in fleet telematics (MyGeotab platform) with GPS, vehicle data, and regulatory compliance offerings; serves comparable commercial vehicle customers with a similar data-platform play.
- Webfleet by Bridgestone: Bridgestone-owned fleet management SaaS offering GPS tracking, tachograph download, and compliance features across Europe; overlaps with adnexo's ax-road in commercial vehicle telematics, especially in regulatory-heavy EU markets.
- Verizon Connect: Enterprise fleet and asset management platform with GPS tracking, ELD, and telematics; targets similar transport and service-fleet customers as adnexo with comparable SaaS dashboards.
- Trimble Transportation: Provides fleet telematics,ELD, and transport management software for commercial trucking; competes in the same enterprise regulatory-compliance lane as adnexo's LSVA/tachograph positioning.
- Trackunit: Specialised telematics and fleet management platform for construction equipment and off-highway machines; highly comparable to adnexo's ax-track construction vertical.
- MiX Telematics: Fleet management SaaS with focus on commercial vehicle telematics, driver behaviour, and compliance; targets similar mid-market and enterprise transport operators as adnexo.
- Quartix: UK/EU-based fleet telematics vendor specialising in GPS tracking and regulatory compliance for SMEs; comparable business model and customer segment to adnexo's ax-road in the European transport compliance market.
- Openmatics (ZF): ZF's aftermarket telematics and fleet management platform integrated with commercial vehicles; comparable in scope to adnexo's ax-road fleet compliance and diagnostics offering.
Emerging players
- Sensoneo: Smart waste management IoT provider with fill-level sensors and route optimisation for municipalities; directly comparable to adnexo's ax-track smart-city deployments at Neuhausen am Rheinfall and SBB.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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adnexo leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
adnexo funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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adnexo M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about adnexo
What does adnexo do?
adnexo develops and operates a hardware-independent IoT platform serving Swiss enterprises with two main SaaS products: ax-road for fleet management and LSVA III compliance in the transport industry, and ax-track for real-time tracking of mobile assets across construction, smart city, and agriculture sectors. The company also sells GPS trackers, IoT sensors, and Bluetooth beacons, and provides professional consulting, installation, and LoRaWAN workshop services.
Is adnexo a public or private company?
adnexo is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was adnexo founded?
adnexo was founded in 2016. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is adnexo based?
adnexo is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does adnexo make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. IoT Software Platform (SaaS) is the primary driver. The others are GPS Trackers and Sensors and professional Services.
Who are adnexo's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Samsara, Geotab, Webfleet by Bridgestone, Verizon Connect, Trimble Transportation, Trackunit, MiX Telematics, Quartix and Openmatics (ZF). Sensoneo is listed as an emerging player.
Does adnexo have an API?
No public API is recorded for adnexo.
What industry is adnexo in?
adnexo's product category is Fleet Management & IoT Asset Tracking Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLABAJAM, Data Integration, APIs & Telematics Data Platforms, with a secondary code of TLABAJAJ, Geofencing, Security & Theft Recovery. Its SIC code is 7371.