What IMHOTEP Création does

IMHOTEP Création is a French OEM-ODM manufacturer of mechatronic regulation products and human-machine interfaces serving HVAC equipment manufacturers in the residential and small commercial building sector. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Pont-Évêque (Isère), the company operates as a subsidiary of the Axenco S.A.S. group and offers a catalog of more than 450 mechatronic products and sub-assemblies organized around the ECTRL IoT ecosystem. The product range covers connected thermostats, radio thermostats, regulation faces for electric radiators, control units and blowers for towel warmers, regulation centers and electrothermal motors for floor heating/cooling, solar thermal controllers, remote controls, receivers, and the multi-protocol PASSERELLE gateway.

The underlying technology stack combines proprietary PID regulation algorithms, occupancy detection (PIR), window-open detection, auto-programming, and energy consumption indication — all designed to satisfy EU Ecodesign directive requirements (Regulation 2015/1188/UE). Connectivity spans 868.3 MHz radio, Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Bluetooth, and LoRa, with cloud infrastructure designed in France (OVH hosting with AWS backup), 4 SSL barriers, DDoS protection, and data fragmentation. Customizable mobile applications for iOS and Android are developed in-house. The internationally patented Blower Slim and the Axenco group's BPI France EXCELLENCE membership and EcoVadis Gold Medal recognition provide additional credibility.

IMHOTEP's business model is a direct B2B OEM-ODM motion: the company identifies HVAC manufacturers entering mass production, develops mechatronic platforms in advance of demand, and delivers ready-to-integrate products without requiring modification of customer industrial processes. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales to OEM customers (radiator, towel warmer, floor heating, solar thermal, boiler, heat pump, home automation, and wine cellar/cold room manufacturers), supplemented by recurring cloud and customizable application services bundled with connected product lines. Pricing is contract-based and not publicly disclosed. Geographic reach is concentrated in Europe, with products certified at 868.3 MHz across the region.

Name

IMHOTEP Création

Legal name

Imhotep création s.a.s.

Website

https://imhotepcreation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IMHOTEP Création is a French OEM-ODM manufacturer of mechatronic regulation products and the ECTRL IoT ecosystem, serving HVAC equipment manufacturers across residential and small commercial buildings in Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HVAC Mechatronic OEM-ODM Manufacturing

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

HVAC Controls & Optimization (Smart Thermostats, VAV, Chillers/Boilers Controls) (BPABAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Smart Thermostat & HVAC Automation Integration (HSAHADAC)

Keywords

• Mechatronic OEM products
• HVAC regulation systems
• Thermal comfort control
• Smart heating controls
• IoT climate regulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Pont-Évêque

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. OEM-ODM Mecatronic Product Sales: IMHOTEP Création designs, develops, and manufactures over 450 mecatronic products and sub-assemblies that are sold to HVAC equipment manufacturers under OEM-ODM arrangements. Products include control boxes, regulation systems, ambient thermostats, remote controls, programmers, human-machine interfaces, electrothermal motors, connected thermostats, and multi-protocol gateways. Products are delivered ready-to-integrate for simple and rapid assembly into HVAC systems. This constitutes the primary revenue stream.
2. Customized Application and Cloud Services: The company offers customizable mobile applications and cloud services alongside its hardware products, providing additional recurring value through IoT-connected services including application customization to customer branding, ultra-secure cloud hosting, and remote software update capabilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IMHOTEP Création designs, develops, and manufactures over 450 mechatronic products and sub-assemblies (control boxes, thermostats, regulation systems, gateways, electrothermal motors, HMI interfaces) delivered ready-to-integrate ("prêt à intégrer") into HVAC equipment produced by OEM-ODM customers. The company also offers the ECTRL connected ecosystem, including a customisable mobile application and an ultra-secure cloud platform, enabling connected thermal-comfort solutions for electric radiators, towel warmers, floor heating/cooling, solar thermal, boilers, and heat pumps.

Product overview

IMHOTEP Création is an OEM-ODM manufacturer of mechatronic products, regulation systems, and human-machine interfaces for thermal comfort in residential and small commercial buildings. The company offers the ECTRL Ecosystem - an intelligent, evolutive, and customizable IoT platform consisting of over 450 mechatronic products organized into connected product families (connected thermostats ERTRFBA/ERTREA/ERTREBA, radio thermostats RSLRF/RT7, regulation faces PH24/PH23, towel warmer controls THIE/THECO/Blower Slim, floor heating centers UFH/RF006/RF008, multi-protocol PASSERELLE gateway) and services (ultra-secure ECTRL Cloud and customizable mobile application). Products communicate via radio frequency (868.3 MHz), Wi-Fi, ZigBee, Bluetooth, and LoRa protocols, enabling connected heating, ventilation, air conditioning, domestic hot water, and renewable energy management applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECTRL: IoT intelligent, evolutive and customizable ecosystem by Imhotep création, comprising connected products and services such as applications and ultra-secure cloud.

Products and services

• ERTRFBA/ERTREA/ERTREBA Connected Thermostats Connected thermostats with color touchscreen (black or white), directly connected to internet without accessories or subscription, compatible with most electric or hydraulic heating systems. Targeted at HVAC OEMs integrating smart regulation into their product lines.
• RSLRF Radio Ambient Thermostat Stylized ambient thermostat with tactile commands and white LED backlit screen using LoRa wireless communication for use in all types of heating installations.
• PH24 ECTRL 2P/3P Connected Regulation Face

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings through occupancy detection, auto-programming, and window-open detection features integrated into EcoDesign-compliant regulation products
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and strategic.

• OVHsupportingTechnology or IntegrationOVH provides cloud hosting services for the company's website. OVH SAS is headquartered in Roubaix, France, with a capital of €10,000,000, providing infrastructure hosting for the imhotepcreation.com domain.
• Connectivity Standards AlliancestrategicTechnology or IntegrationThe Axenco group (parent company of IMHOTEP création) has joined the Connectivity Standards Alliance (formerly ZigBee Alliance), demonstrating commitment to interoperability standards and smart home connectivity. The company has developed multi-protocol gateway products supporting ZigBee alongside Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and LoRa protocols.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)supportingTechnology or IntegrationAWS provides backup hosting services for the company's ultra-secure cloud infrastructure. AWS's secure hosting complements the primary cloud infrastructure to ensure data redundancy and business continuity for the IoT platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Carrier Global: US-listed global HVAC equipment manufacturer with a controls and aftermarket business spanning residential and commercial regulation products. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping connected thermostat and HVAC regulation offerings, though Carrier is primarily a system OEM rather than a controls specialist.
• Schneider Electric: French global leader in building automation, energy management, and HVAC control systems. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the building/HVAC controls space with overlapping smart thermostat and building automation offerings, though Schneider's portfolio extends far beyond residential thermal comfort.
• Honeywell: US global conglomerate with a large HVAC and building controls portfolio (including the legacy Honeywell Home thermostat line). Comparable as a broad incumbent offering thermostats, regulation systems, and building automation, though Honeywell operates across far broader industrial end-markets.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: German industrial conglomerate's building technologies division offering HVAC controls, building automation, and room automation systems. Comparable as a broad incumbent in HVAC regulation and building automation with European market overlap, though at substantially larger scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

• Computime Group: Hong Kong-listed OEM/ODM manufacturer of thermostats, HVAC controls, and building automation products for global OEMs. Direct peer because of the contract-manufacturing business model serving heating and HVAC equipment brands with ready-to-integrate control modules.
• Salus Controls: European manufacturer of heating controls, smart thermostats, and home automation products serving radiator, underfloor heating, and HVAC OEMs. Direct peer given the matching product categories (wireless regulation centers, thermostats, multi-protocol gateways) and European market overlap.
• Delta Dore: French-headquartered manufacturer of HVAC regulation, smart heating controls, and home automation products. Direct peer given overlapping product range (thermostats, connected regulation, smart home ecosystem), shared French/European customer base, and similar OEM/brand positioning in residential thermal comfort.
• Danfoss: Danish global leader in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning controls, including electronic thermostats, hydronic floor heating controls, and connected climate solutions. Direct peer across IMHOTEP's core product categories (radiator regulation, floor heating centers, smart thermostats) but at substantially larger scale.
• Resideo Technologies: US-listed (NYSE: REZI) Honeywell home spinoff focused on thermostats, residential HVAC controls, and connected home comfort products. Direct peer given its thermostat-centric portfolio and OEM/distributor channel model for residential heating regulation.

Emerging players

• Netatmo (Legrand): French smart home company (owned by Legrand) offering connected thermostats, smart radiator valves, and weather/IAQ sensors. Comparable as a French-headquartered connected heating regulation brand, though more consumer/DTC and less OEM-embedded than IMHOTEP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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