Birdz

What Birdz does

Birdz, now operating under the brand Veolia | Connected Solutions, is a French environmental IoT platform provider headquartered in Saint-Maurice (Paris metropolitan area) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Veolia. The company was formed in 2018 from the merger of Homerider Systems (founded 2000, smart-water pioneer) and m2ocity (a 2011 Veolia–Orange joint venture), and has since absorbed Neroxis and FluksAqua. With ~170 employees, Birdz operates one of Europe's largest deployed bases of environmental sensors — over 3.4 million connected objects (4 million+ per current homepage content) serving 3,300+ cities across France and Europe, ingesting roughly 350 million data points per day. Its core platform supports multiple IoT connectivity standards (Homerider, LoRaWAN, Sigfox, NB-IoT, 3G/4G cellular), enabling multi-vendor interoperability with water meters from Itron, Diehl Metering, Honeywell, Sensus, ARAD, and Integra. The product portfolio spans four pillars: smart water management (G3 and G3 Déporté radio modules for remote meter reading, leak detection within ~1 meter, sectorization, APILINK fire-hydrant monitoring); smart waste collection (FilLink dual ultrasonic/laser fill-level sensors, Quatro Sensor for large containers, with claimed truck-route reductions of up to 25%); building energy monitoring (MCEB, supporting compliance with France's Décret tertiaire for buildings over 1,000 m², plus Adeunis temperature/humidity sensors); and biodiversity monitoring (LEKO acoustic sensors co-developed with the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle for species identification). All sensor data is consolidated through a cloud-based SaaS dashboard layer that delivers decision-support analytics to municipal and industrial operators. Birdz monetizes through hardware sales (sensors and radio modules), recurring subscription SaaS for the platform, and managed connectivity services; pricing is custom/quote-based with annual billing cadence. Go-to-market is direct enterprise sales to water utilities, local authorities, and industrial customers, supplemented by telecom-operator channel partnerships and Veolia's wider environmental-services footprint. Notable recognition includes the 2021 Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year award for European Smart Water Metering and Management, and the recent rebranding to Veolia | Connected Solutions signals tighter alignment with the parent's global strategy.

Name

Birdz

Legal name

Birdz S.A.S.

Website

https://birdz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Birdz, now Veolia | Connected Solutions, is a French environmental IoT platform provider and Veolia subsidiary deploying 3.4M+ connected sensors across 3,300+ European cities for smart water, waste, building energy, and biodiversity monitoring.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental IoT and Smart City Solutions

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Monitoring & Smart Water Sensors (Pressure/Flow/Noise Loggers, IoT) (EUANAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water & Wastewater Utility IoT (SCADA, Leak/Quality Monitoring) (EUADAPAK), Continuous/Remote Monitoring Systems (IoT Sensors, Telemetry, Networks) (EUAHACAL), Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK), Commercial/Residential Building Water Management & Leak Analytics Services (HSAHAGAK)

Keywords

• Environmental IoT solutions
• Smart water management
• Smart city infrastructure
• Waste collection optimization
• Biodiversity monitoring sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Puteaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. IoT Hardware Sales: Sale of IoT sensors and devices including water meters (G3), biodiversity sensors (LEKO), waste level sensors (FilLink, Quatro Sensor), temperature sensors, and gas meters. Hardware is sold as part of complete solutions with connectivity and software integration.
2. SaaS Software and Data Services: Cloud-based software platforms for water network monitoring, leak detection, waste collection optimization, building energy management, and biodiversity tracking. Provides decision support dashboards and data analytics.
3. IoT Connectivity Services: Network deployment and operation services supporting multiple IoT protocols (LoRaWAN, Sigfox, NB-IoT, cellular). Manages connectivity infrastructure for water, waste, energy, and biodiversity applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Birdz designs, deploys, and operates an end-to-end Environmental IoT platform encompassing proprietary IoT sensors (water meters, biodiversity sensors, waste fill-level sensors, temperature/energy sensors), multi-network IoT connectivity (LoRaWAN, Sigfox, NB-IoT, cellular, Homerider), and a cloud-based SaaS data platform. The company serves water utilities, municipalities, industries, and building managers with solutions for smart water management, leak detection, biodiversity monitoring, waste collection optimization, and building energy consumption tracking.

Product overview

Birdz offers an environmental IoT platform-as-a-solution portfolio organized around four interconnected domains: sustainable water management, biodiversity protection, waste collection optimization, and building energy monitoring. The core platform (IoT Environmental Platform) integrates sensors, IoT network connectivity, and a unified SaaS software layer that collects and analyzes data across all domains. The product line includes proprietary IoT sensors (G3 radio modules for water meters, LEKO acoustic biodiversity sensors) and third-party branded sensors (Adeunis, FilLink, Quatro Sensor, APILINK, Gaz Trak, Temperature Trak). Acquired brands FluksAqua (leak detection SaaS) and m2ocity extend the platform's capabilities. The G3/G3 Déporté family serves water tele-reading; LEKO serves biodiversity monitoring; FilLink and Quatro Sensor serve waste fill-level monitoring; Adeunis sensors serve temperature/comfort monitoring; and the MCEB module serves building energy management. All sensor data flows through the unified IoT Environmental Platform for visualization, analysis, and decision support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LEKO Acoustic sensor system that continuously listens to a wide sonic and ultrasonic range to identify species (bats, grasshoppers, birds, mammals, butterflies, amphibians) for biodiversity tracking. Powered by a photovoltaic panel, manufactured with recyclable and resistant materials, and used by municipalities, environmental agencies, and industrial sites for ecosystem health monitoring.
• G3 Radio Module Radio module for water meter remote reading supporting both mobile collection (radio-relevé) and IoT network tele-relevé. Multi-brand compatible with Itron, Diehl Metering, Honeywell, Sensus, ARAD, and Integra water meters. Includes metrological alarms for leak detection, frost, blocked meter, under-counting, water returns, and unauthorized consumption. Used by water utilities and municipalities.
• G3 Déporté (Remote G3 Module) Remote radio module version of the G3 designed for deep or flooded meter pits. Extends the radio module away from the water meter to maximize signal capture probability in challenging installation environments. Used by water utilities for hard-to-reach meter installations.
• FilLink Waste container fill-level sensor using dual measurement technology (ultrasonic and laser) for improved accuracy. Measures fill levels of closed containers (aerial, semi-underground, underground) for multiple waste streams (household waste, packaging, glass) and detects emptying or tipping via built-in accelerometer. Used by municipalities, industrial sites, and event venues for waste management.
• Quatro Sensor Four-sensor ultrasonic fill-level monitoring device for large-capacity waste containers. Uses 4 ultrasonic sensors (2 transmitters, 2 receivers) for 20-400 cm measurement range, with an accelerometer for detecting container emptying. Battery life of approximately 7 years at 4 readings per day. Used for large waste container monitoring.
• APILINK Fire hydrant activity monitoring solution that tracks hydrant opening/closing events, estimates water consumption volumes, detects improper closures that could cause water hammer, and alerts when hydrants are not checked over extended periods. Compatible with Pont à Mousson, Bayard, and VAG brands (diameters 80, 100, 150). Used by municipalities and water utilities for fire hydrant network monitoring.
• Gaz Trak ATEX-certified radio tele-reading module for gas, electricity, or calorimetric meters with pulse output. Stores metered data and transmits periodically via low-power radio to a fixed network gateway, LoRaWAN (via Bridge), or mobile/local collection (Walk-By/Drive-By). Includes fraud detection alarms. Used by utilities for gas and energy metering.
• Adeunis Temp - IP68 Temperature monitoring sensor designed for road surface installation to optimize winter service operations (salting, snow clearing), and for monitoring outdoor and indoor building temperatures for heating regulation. Used by municipalities and building managers.
• Adeunis Temp 2S - IP68 Dual-point temperature monitoring sensor for simultaneously measuring temperatures at two locations. Designed for monitoring supply and return circuit temperatures in hydraulic systems and domestic hot water systems to prevent Legionella bacteria proliferation. Used by building managers for thermal system safety.
• Adeunis Comfort Indoor environmental sensor monitoring temperature and humidity levels in buildings to optimize occupant comfort and energy consumption, detect temperature drifts, prevent building degradation, and alert on humidity threshold exceedances. Used by building managers for indoor air quality and comfort monitoring.
• Temperature Trak Low-power radio module that measures temperature values over a configurable period from 5 minutes to 12 hours in steps of 5 minutes. Used for general-purpose temperature monitoring applications.
• LEKO Biodiversity Monitoring Solution End-to-end biodiversity monitoring service combining the LEKO acoustic sensor with a dedicated data portal. Collects continuous ecosystem health indicators including species contact counts, identified species, species abundance evolution, and ecosystem health scores. Based on acoustic recognition powered by Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle analysis scripts. Used by municipalities and SIVOM/SEMOP water utilities.
• Smart Water Management IoT-based solution for sustainable and intelligent management of drinking water networks. Supports remote meter reading, sectorization for proactive leak detection, fire hydrant monitoring, and water network quality monitoring. Used by municipalities and water utilities for water network optimization.
• Smart Waste Collection Digital solution for managing and optimizing waste collection rounds for local authorities, manufacturers, and event sites. Uses fill-level sensors in containers to enable dynamic collection scheduling, prevent overflow, and reduce truck routes by up to 25%. Used by municipalities and industrial sites.
• MCEB (Maîtrises de Consommations Énergétiques des Bâtiments) Building energy consumption management solution that facilitates monitoring of electricity, gas, and water consumption profiles in tertiary or public buildings. Simplifies regulatory reporting for the French Tertiary Decree (Décret tertiaire) for building managers of properties over 1,000 m². Includes Legionella risk prevention through temperature monitoring.
• IoT Environmental Platform Interoperable IoT platform designed around environmental themes including water, waste, energy, and air quality. Supports rapid deployment of new connected objects, simplified data export to third parties, and integrates data collection from sensors across a connected city with a single-view dashboard. Cloud-based SaaS platform synthesizing heterogeneous data into decision-making dashboards.
• FluksAqua Water Leak Detection Application Cloud-based water leak detection and network monitoring application that analyzes meter data, pressure sensors, and flow data to identify potential leak sectors. Provides a dashboard showing which network sectors present potential water leaks, with data visualization for flow and volume over selected periods. Used by water utilities and municipalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Leak detection accuracy within 1 meter
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• OpinionWayminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Joint study on 'City of the Future' revealing French expectations regarding ecology and technology in smart cities. Survey conducted in January 2021 with 1,001 representative French respondents.
• VeoliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBirdz operates as Connected Solutions, the IoT activity of Veolia. Veolia created m2ocity in 2011 (with Orange) and Birdz was formed from the merger of m2ocity and Homerider Systems in 2018. The company deploys IoT solutions under the Veolia umbrella for environmental resource management.
• Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop the LEKO biodiversity monitoring solution. MNHN provides scientific expertise for acoustic species identification algorithms, processing scripts, and ecosystem health analysis for the biodiversity tracking platform.
• FluksAquacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFluksAqua, a specialist in community applications for water management with 30,000 users on its technical forum, merged with Birdz. This combines Birdz's Digital/Data competencies with FluksAQUA's Digital/User culture to strengthen activities in water treatment and sanitation sectors.
• Telecom Operators (Homerider, LoRaWAN, Sigfox, NB-IoT networks)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTelecom operators provide connectivity networks adapted to environmental monitoring IoT applications. They deploy, operate, and maintain communicating networks for municipal, service sector, and industrial actors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Xylem (Sensus): Xylem's Sensus utility solutions business offers smart water metering, AMI networks and analytics — overlapping with Birdz's G3 radio modules and smart water platform for utilities.
• Itron: Global leader in smart water, electricity and gas metering and AMI/analytics platforms. Directly competes with Birdz's smart water metering, leak detection and remote meter reading solutions for utilities.
• Kamstrup: Danish smart metering specialist providing smart water, heat and electricity meters with radio and IoT connectivity — comparable product portfolio to Birdz's G3 meter modules and remote reading services.
• Arad Group: Israeli smart water metering vendor whose meters are compatible with Birdz's G3 multi-brand radio modules; competes in the same European utility AMR/AMI tenders.
• Diehl Metering: European smart metering manufacturer (Hydrus, IZAR) for water, heat and gas. Compatible with Birdz's G3 modules and competes head-to-head in smart water AMI deployments across Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Veolia: Parent company and global environmental services leader; Veolia's broader smart-water and digital utility initiatives overlap with Birdz's offering and represent both parent and peer dynamic.
• Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Global water services and digital solutions provider; overlaps with Birdz's smart water offering and competes for European municipal digital water contracts, especially given Suez's own AMI investments.
• Honeywell Smart Metering: Diversified industrial conglomerate with smart water/gas metering and connected utility solutions; a broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities but a much wider portfolio than Birdz.

Emerging players

• Elocity: Emerging SaaS/IoT platform for smart water network monitoring and analytics — narrower scope than Birdz but overlapping value proposition for utilities seeking leak detection and AMI software.
• Adeunis: French IoT device maker whose sensors (Temp, Comfort, Field Test Device) Birdz resells; also an emerging adjacent competitor in LPWA sensors for smart city and building monitoring.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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