What Amphiro does

Amphiro AG is a Zurich-based cleantech company founded in 2009 as a spin-off of ETH Zurich by four researchers (Thomas Stiefmeier, Thorsten Staake, Gerhard Tröster, and Elgar Fleisch) focused on real-time water and energy consumption feedback technology. The company's core technology combines self-sufficient energy harvesting (no external power required) with embedded metering sensors that display consumption data at the point of use. Its product portfolio centers on the award-winning Digital Hand Shower for residential use and Smart Faucets with stagnation alerts and remote control for commercial buildings, all backed by 10 scientific studies comprising 186,000 observations that validated 20% average water and energy savings and up to 452 kWh annual household savings.

Following its March 2024 acquisition by Oras Group, Amphiro repositioned from a primarily consumer hardware business into a B2B digital services platform. The new Digital Water Services offering targets building operators across hotels, hospitals, airports, and other public/semi-public facilities in Austria, Finland, Germany, and Sweden, bundling legionella prevention, automated compliance documentation, water quality monitoring, and energy efficiency reporting into managed subscription services. Revenue mechanics combine hardware sales (smart faucets and shower monitors) with recurring digital water management subscriptions and managed compliance services sold through direct enterprise sales, demo requests, and Oras Group's reseller/distributor network.

The company operates with 1-10 employees from its headquarters at Badenerstrasse 60, Zurich, and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oras Group, leveraging the parent's European sanitary equipment distribution channels. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and the go-to-market is built around enterprise sales cycles with compliance-driven value propositions rather than high-volume consumer distribution.

Name

Amphiro

Legal name

Amphiro AG

Website

https://amphiro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Amphiro AG, a Zurich-based ETH Zurich spin-off acquired by Oras Group in 2024, develops smart faucets and shower monitors with real-time water/energy feedback. It now sells Digital Water Services subscriptions to hotel, hospital, and airport operators across Austria, Finland, Germany, and Sweden.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Water Management Devices

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824)

akta.pro primary industry

Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Legionella Risk Assessment & Compliance Audits (BPABAJAA)

Keywords

• Smart water management
• Smart faucet devices
• Building water monitoring
• Legionella prevention services
• Water conservation technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Smart Faucets and Devices: Sale of smart faucets and metering devices with integrated monitoring and control capabilities
2. Digital Water Services Subscription: Ongoing services for water management, legionella prevention, and sustainability compliance for building operators
3. Enterprise Compliance Services: Services helping building operators with legionella prevention, water management, and energy efficiency compliance

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Amphiro develops self-powered smart faucets and shower devices that deliver real-time water and energy consumption feedback, coupled with a Digital Water Services platform for building operators covering legionella prevention, water management, energy efficiency, and automated compliance documentation. The portfolio serves hotels, hospitals, airports, and other public/semi-public buildings primarily across Austria, Finland, Germany, and Sweden under Oras Group ownership.

Product overview

Amphiro offers a suite of smart water management solutions centered on two core hardware products and a digital services platform. The Digital Hand Shower is an award-winning smart shower device with an integrated display providing real-time water and energy consumption feedback, which connects to a mobile app. The Smart Faucets are intelligent faucet devices designed for commercial buildings, offering real-time water monitoring and legionella protection through stagnation alerts. The company also offers Digital Water Services — a comprehensive service platform for building operators that includes legionella prevention, automated compliance documentation, and remote faucet management. This portfolio allows both residential/commercial end-users (via the Digital Hand Shower) and building operators (via Smart Faucets and Digital Water Services) to monitor and optimize water consumption while ensuring safety compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digital Hand Shower: Award-winning smart hand shower with integrated display providing real-time feedback on water and energy consumption. Connects to mobile app for enhanced water management.
• Digital Water Services
• amphiro a1 basic

Products and services

• Digital Hand Shower Award-winning smart shower device with an integrated display providing real-time feedback on water and energy consumption; connects to a mobile app for enhanced water management and behavioural insights. Intended for residential and consumer end-users via reseller/distributor channels.
• Smart Faucets Intelligent faucet devices engineered for integration with existing water infrastructure, providing real-time insight into water consumption and featuring stagnation alerts to protect against legionella risk. Targeted at commercial building operators.
• amphiro a1 basic The original shower monitor and feedback instrument developed by Amphiro, officially launched after ETH research demonstrated 452 kWh annual energy savings per average household (2.1 persons). Targeted at residential consumers and described as the most effective feedback instrument investigated by ETH.
• Digital Water Services Comprehensive digital service offering for building operators covering legionella prevention, water management, energy efficiency, and water quality. Includes remote faucet control, stagnation monitoring, and automated compliance documentation for hotels, hospitals, airports, and other public/semi-public buildings across Austria, Finland, Germany, and Sweden.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% water and energy savings
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Oras GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2024Amphiro joined forces with Oras Group to launch new digital services focused on compliance around water management, legionella prevention, and sustainability goals for businesses in Austria, Finland, Germany, and Sweden.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Oras Group: Parent company of Amphiro and one of Europe's largest manufacturers of water fittings and faucets. Directly comparable as a sanitary fittings group with a growing digital water services portfolio; Amphiro's tech roadmap is increasingly aligned with Oras' smart-faucet strategy.
• Hansgrohe: Major German manufacturer of showers, faucets, and bathroom accessories with a strong presence in hotels and public buildings. Comparable as a premium shower/faucet supplier targeting the same hospitality and commercial-construction verticals, with growing focus on water-saving and digital products.
• Grohe (LIXIL): European market leader in sanitary fittings, part of LIXIL, offering sensor faucets, digital showers, and water management solutions. Highly comparable as a large faucet manufacturer serving hotels and public buildings with digitally enabled water-saving products.
• Itron: Global provider of smart water metering and analytics for utilities and buildings. Comparable as a measurement-and-control instrumentation vendor addressing water-loss and consumption-monitoring use cases, though at network/utility scale rather than point-of-use.
• Kamstrup: Danish manufacturer of smart metering solutions for water, heat, and electricity with strong European presence. Comparable in the smart water metering/measurement segment and overlapping with Amphiro on real-time consumption data analytics.

Direct peers

• Hydropoint: US-based provider of smart water management for buildings and landscapes, focused on irrigation and indoor water-use analytics. Comparable as a building-focused smart water management platform targeting sustainability and compliance use cases for commercial customers.
• Neoperl: Manufacturer of flow regulators, aerators, and water-saving components used in faucets and showers globally. Comparable on the water-saving/restrictor side of Amphiro's customizable flow restrictor technology and as a supplier into the same faucet OEM channel.
• Phigenics: US water safety and legionella risk-management company serving hospitals, hotels, and commercial buildings. Comparable as a legionella-prevention and water-compliance services provider in the same healthcare/hospitality verticals Amphiro targets.
• LiquiTech: Provider of copper-silver ionization legionella prevention systems for healthcare and hospitality facilities. Comparable as a building water hygiene compliance vendor addressing the same regulatory-driven use cases Amphiro's Digital Water Services targets.

Emerging players

• Orbital Systems: Swedish startup offering shower water-recycling technology with digital consumption feedback. Comparable as a smart shower technology company with overlapping product philosophy (water/energy savings with digital feedback) in the same Nordic market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AmphiroAG
• Facebookfacebook.com/amphiro
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/amphiro-ag

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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