What Epic.blue does

Epic.blue is a privately held Belgian software company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Leuven that builds resilient 3D positioning software for environments where GPS is unreliable or unavailable. Its core product, Hyper Location, is an on-device Edge AI system that fuses data from available device sensors to produce floor-level 3D location without requiring network connectivity, covering indoor, GPS-contested, and GPS-challenged use cases. The stack is delivered through a lightweight, platform-agnostic SDK with a plugin architecture, including a native integration into the TAK (Team Awareness Kit) platform widely used by defense and emergency-services operators, plus a Rapid Environment Mapping capability for creating and sharing 3D floor plans and venue maps.

The company sells into three target segments: first responders (firefighters, police, paramedics), military and defense organizations, and at-risk workers in industrial, construction, and mining environments. The go-to-market is consultative enterprise field sales, with a 'Request a demo' contact flow on the website as the primary lead capture mechanism, suggesting quote-based, procurement-driven contracting typical of public-safety and defense buyers. Distribution combines direct enterprise engagement with an OEM/embedded SDK channel for device makers and integrators; revenue mechanics are described as recurring, likely through SDK and platform licensing alongside integration services and possibly specialized hardware in field deployments. The company is small (1-10 employees), GDPR-compliant, and discloses no funding rounds, ownership structure, or revenue figures in available source material.

Name

Epic.blue

Legal name

Epic.blue

Website

https://epic.blue

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Epic.blue is a Belgian software company that builds Edge AI-powered, multi-sensor 3D positioning technology for GPS-denied environments, serving first responders, military, and at-risk industrial workers through an SDK and a TAK plugin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indoor Positioning and Resilient Navigation Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Indoor Mapping & Wayfinding Platforms (BPAMANAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

HD Maps & Localization for Autonomous/ADAS (BPAMANAL)

Keywords

• Inertial navigation systems
• GPS-denied positioning
• Indoor location tracking
• Sensor fusion technology
• First responder solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Leuven

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hyper Location Solutions: Sale of positioning technology solutions and SDK access to government agencies, defense organizations, and enterprise safety customers. Likely involves licensing, professional services for integration, and potentially hardware components for specialized deployments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Epic.blue sells "Hyper Location," a resilient 3D Global Positioning System that provides continuous, network-independent positioning for indoor, GPS-contested, and GPS-challenged environments. The offering combines Edge AI on-device localization with multi-sensor fusion and is delivered through a lightweight, platform-agnostic SDK and TAK-platform plugin targeted at first responders, military/defense, and at-risk industrial workers.

Product overview

Epic.blue offers Hyper Location as a resilient 3D positioning system for GPS-challenged environments. The portfolio includes the core Hyper Location technology with a TAK plugin integration for military and first responders, and Rapid Environment Mapping for creating and sharing 3D floor plans and venue maps.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hyper Location

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TAK (Team Awareness Kit)coreTechnology or IntegrationEpic Blue has developed a TAK plugin that enables first responders and military to seamlessly integrate, visualise, and share Hyper Location-driven positioning of personnel directly within the versatile TAK platform. This integration is central to Epic.blue's go-to-market strategy for reaching first responder and military customers who use the TAK ecosystem.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• u-blox: Swiss positioning and wireless module specialist serving indoor positioning, asset tracking, and industrial safety; overlaps directly with Epic.blue's positioning technology and target segments.
• IndoorAtlas: Specialist in indoor positioning using geomagnetic and sensor fusion, sold as an SDK/platform to developers — closely matched business model and technology footprint to Epic.blue.
• NextNav: Provides 3D GPS-backup positioning for E911 and defense, delivering resilient z-axis and indoor location — essentially a direct US analogue to Epic.blue's Hyper Location value proposition.
• Trimble: Major positioning and mapping technology provider with deep defense, geospatial, and first-responder adjacencies; directly comparable to Epic.blue on accurate 3D positioning for mission-critical operations.

Broad incumbents

• TomTom: Major navigation and mapping company with location APIs and enterprise offerings; addresses adjacent positioning/mapping needs but at much broader scale and consumer/automotive weighting.
• Mapbox: Developer-focused location platform powering maps, navigation, and location services across industries; comparable SDK distribution model in adjacent mapping and positioning categories.
• Hexagon AB: Through NovAtel and other units, Hexagon provides GPS-denied positioning and inertial navigation for defense and industrial markets — comparable technology stack with much larger installed base and contracts.
• HERE Technologies: Global mapping and location platform with indoor and HD-map capabilities across automotive, enterprise, and public-sector markets; operates at broader scale than Epic.blue with overlapping positioning technology.

Emerging players

• Polaris Wireless: Provides indoor and outdoor location services including z-axis and 3D positioning for E911 and public safety — overlapping use-case focus with Epic.blue's first-responder offering.
• Pointr: Indoor positioning and wayfinding platform using Bluetooth and sensor fusion; comparable SDK/white-label model targeting enterprises and venues.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4I-TRQbiWfEdDvldAXg5ew
• Facebookfacebook.com/epic.blue.company
• Xx.com/EPICblueCompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epic-blue

Compliance1 record

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

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