What IMBuildings does

IMBuildings B.V. is a Dutch IoT sensor developer founded in 2002 and headquartered in Dalen, Netherlands, specializing in people counting and occupancy monitoring for smart buildings. The company designs and manufactures battery-powered, wireless sensors — including infrared-based People Counters, the ToF/PIR VertiCount Pro space monitor, CO2, temperature, and motion sensors, plus the Moodbox feedback device — communicating via LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, EnOcean, and proprietary SNG protocols. Data is aggregated in the IMMotion Cloud platform, which provides dashboards, occupancy calculation, alerts, and a freemium/premium pricing tier. Named deployments include Vodafone, Cardiff Metropolitan University, the University of Amsterdam, and major international airports, spanning commercial real estate, higher education, facility management, retail, and outdoor/public space verticals.

Name

IMBuildings

Legal name

IMBuildings B.V.

Website

https://imbuildings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IMBuildings B.V. is a Dutch IoT sensor company developing battery-powered people counting and environmental sensors for smart buildings, serving building owners, facility managers, educational institutions, and retailers globally via LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, and its IMMotion Cloud platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Building IoT Sensors

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Building IoT Sensors & Edge Devices (IAQ, Occupancy, Condition Monitoring) (BPABAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Occupancy, Space Utilization & Workplace Experience (HSAPAPAG), Building Automation & Controls (BAS/BMS, HVAC Controls) (IMAIABAD), Smart Climate & Air Quality (Thermostats, HVAC, Purifiers, IAQ Sensors) (HSAPAQAD)

Keywords

• Building occupancy sensors
• People counting IoT
• Smart building wireless
• Environmental monitoring sensors
• Facility management analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Dalen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IoT Hardware Sensor Sales: IMBuildings generates primary revenue from the sale of proprietary IoT sensors and devices including People Counters, CO2 Sensors, Temperature Sensors, Motion Sensors, Office Occupancy Counters, Outdoor People Counters, Display People Counters, and Moodbox feedback devices. Devices are sold across multiple wireless protocols (LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, EnOcean, USB) to suit different connectivity requirements. Sales are direct-to-end-customer via the website and sales team, with pricing on request and volume-based terms implied by custom quote processes.
2. Cloud Platform Subscription (IMMotion Cloud): The company offers a cloud platform for data management and visualization. The platform is available in a free tier for basic functionality and a Premium Cloud tier (on request) that adds multi-user roles, unlimited data access, device grouping, occupancy calculation, notifications, and personalized dashboards. Revenue is generated through premium subscription fees on a per-organization basis.
3. Professional Services and Consulting: IMBuildings provides consultation services for sensor deployment planning, ROI analysis, BREEAM/BACS/CSRD compliance optimization, and integration with existing building management systems. These advisory engagements complement the hardware sale and support enterprise customer acquisition for multi-site deployments.
4. Data-Driven Cleaning and Facility Management Solutions: Bundled sensor + software solutions targeting facility managers, providing occupancy-driven cleaning scheduling, maintenance optimization, and resource allocation. These solutions are sold as integrated packages that combine hardware with consulting support for operational deployment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IMBuildings designs, manufactures, and sells battery-powered wireless IoT sensors — primarily infrared people counters, plus CO2, temperature, motion, and Moodbox feedback devices — that deliver anonymous occupancy and environmental data to building operators. All sensors feed the IMMotion Cloud platform for real-time visualization, analytics, and integration with building management systems. Bundled hardware-plus-software solutions are sold to enable energy optimization, demand-based cleaning, space utilization improvements, and regulatory compliance (BACS 2026, BREEAM, CSRD).

Product overview

IMBuildings is a sensor development company specializing in the Smart Building market. Their product portfolio centers on People Counting sensors (infrared-based, battery-powered, wireless) that measure occupancy and utilization of buildings and spaces, complemented by environmental sensors (CO2, temperature, humidity, motion) and user feedback devices (Moodbox). The IMMotion Cloud platform serves as the central data hub for all sensors, providing real-time dashboards, trend analysis, and occupancy calculations. Sensors are available in multiple connectivity variants (LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, EnOcean, USB) to suit different deployment requirements. The Cloud connected People Counting Kit provides a bundled all-in-one solution. Through a partnership with SmartViz, customers gain access to AI-powered building analytics and digital twin visualization capabilities. The 20% methodology enables automated HVAC optimization based on occupancy thresholds. IMBuildings emphasizes GDPR-compliant, privacy-first design with anonymous data collection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IMMotion Cloud: Cloud platform for data management, real-time dashboards, occupancy monitoring, and sensor network management.
• Predictive Measurement
• VertiCount Pro

Products and services

• People Counter (LoRaWAN / NB-IoT / EnOcean / USB variants) Bi-directional infrared beam-based wireless people counting sensor for indoor doorways and passageways. Available across LoRaWAN (LoRa Alliance Certified, Class A, multi-region), NB-IoT (plug-and-play under 10 minutes), EnOcean (enhanced noise immunity), and USB variants. Battery-powered, GDPR compliant, with up to 8m countline. For building owners and facility managers measuring occupancy without capturing personal images.
• Outdoor People Counter (LoRaWAN/NB-IoT and USB variants)

Quantifiable outcome

• Vodafone achieved annual savings of $40M through space optimization and energy reduction
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SmartVizflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2025SmartViz, an AI-powered building analytics and digital twin solutions company founded in 2022 and headquartered in London, UK, announced a strategic partnership with IMBuildings on February 14th, 2025. The partnership delivers a fully integrated IoT solution combining IMBuildings' people counting sensor technology with SmartViz's human-centric building analytics platform. Under the agreement, IMBuildings offers the SmartViz solution bundled with their sensors to the market, providing customers with real-time intelligence in a dynamic, interactive digital twin platform. SmartViz has worked closely with IMBuildings for several years, with sensors seamlessly integrating into their platform. Joint customer successes include Vodafone achieving $40M annual savings and Cardiff Metropolitan University saving £5.1M. Both companies aim to empower real estate professionals to enhance energy efficiency, optimize spaces, boost occupant wellbeing, and make data-driven decisions contributing to environmental sustainability.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PointGrab: Israeli occupancy-sensing company using IoT sensors for smart-building space utilization. Direct competitor in occupancy data for commercial real estate and workplace experience.
• Density: US people-counting and space-utilization sensor company serving offices, retail, and commercial buildings. Direct competitor with a sensor-plus-cloud SaaS model similar to IMBuildings' IMMotion Cloud approach.
• Disruptive Technologies: Norwegian wireless IoT sensor company offering battery-powered sensors for occupancy, environmental monitoring, and smart-building use cases on LoRaWAN. Direct competitor to IMBuildings in the people-counting and IAQ sensor market.
• Xovis: Swiss 3D and people-counting sensor vendor serving airports, retail, and smart buildings. Direct competitor to IMBuildings' people-counter line and shares the same key verticals (airports, retail).
• Verge Sense: US-based occupancy intelligence platform combining sensors and analytics for workplaces and commercial real estate. Direct competitor in occupancy-driven building optimization for offices and enterprise portfolios.
• Irisys: UK-based people-counting and occupancy sensor vendor for retail, banking, and smart buildings. Direct competitor with overlapping product positioning in infrared people counting.

Emerging players

• 75F: US smart-building automation company combining IoT sensors with cloud-based HVAC control. Comparable to IMBuildings' Predictive Measurement approach for occupancy-driven HVAC optimization.
• Verdigris Technologies: AI-powered energy and building-management sensor company targeting commercial facilities. Comparable as an emerging smart-building sensor-plus-software vendor competing for facility-manager budgets.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Large building-automation incumbent (Desigo CC, Building X) competing in the same smart-building regulatory and BACS-compliance market IMBuildings targets. Broad incumbent that can absorb occupancy-sensing as a module within a wider portfolio.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Global BMS and building-automation incumbent offering integrated HVAC controls, sensors, and analytics. Comparable as the broad incumbent that bundles occupancy sensing into full building-management suites for large enterprise customers like Vodafone.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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