Colbits

What Colbits does

Colbits S.A.S is a privately held Colombian IoT design and manufacturing firm headquartered in Cali, Valle del Cauca, founded in 2015 and operating with a 1–10 person team. The company builds proprietary LoRaWAN-based telemetry hardware (a gateway plus more than ten specialized sensor and metering devices) and pairs it with a proprietary cloud backend on AWS and the Colbits mobile app for Bluetooth-based local configuration. Its product portfolio spans three application domains: energy efficiency (Smart AC and DC meters with split-core CTs and Hall-effect sensors), environmental measurement (Davis Vantage Pro 2 weather station logger, cold chain monitor, soil moisture meter), and smart cities (traffic light, street lighting, security camera, and river-level monitoring modules). Devices integrate with The Things Network, email, and Telegram for threshold-based alerting.

The company serves enterprise and government customers across telecommunications (ZTE, Huawei), agroindustry and agricultural research (Cenicaña, CIAT, Atlas), energy (Incoel), healthcare logistics (Leaderlife), and municipal government (Municipio de Funza). Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct: a small engineering team takes customer needs from concept to deployment, supported only by website contact, phone, and email — no resellers, distributors, or self-service channels are reported. Revenue mechanics mix one-time hardware sales, custom development services (electronic design, firmware, cloud backend, APIs, integration), and recurring cloud backend/managed services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Colbits derives differentiation from local Colombian R&D, an ultra-low-power design ethos with renewable-energy integration (solar + battery autonomy exceeding one year on certain sensors), and a stack-bundling strategy that locks hardware, firmware, and cloud under one provider. It has won multiple Colombian government innovation awards (MinTransporte APPS CO first place, MinTIC Retos 4.0, MinCiencias patent funding, iNNpulsa, Valle Impacta) and has one IoT-related patent pending via MinCiencias. The firm has disclosed only one external funding touchpoint (Valle Impacta, 2015) and no revenue figure.

Name

Colbits

Legal name

COLBITS S.A.S

Website

https://colbits.com.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colbits S.A.S is a Colombian IoT design and manufacturing firm in Cali that builds proprietary LoRaWAN telemetry hardware and a cloud backend for energy, agriculture, environment, and smart-city applications, serving enterprise and government clients through direct sales and custom engineering services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial IoT Telemetry Hardware

NAICS

Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (33411)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUADAPAD

DER Management Systems (DERMS) & Virtual Power Plants (VPP)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Electric Transmission & Distribution (T&D)/Energy IoT & Smart Grid/Utilities Edge

SECONDARYEUAFAKAB

DERMS (Distributed Energy Resource Management Systems)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Energy Storage & Grid Flexibility (Batteries, Hydrogen Storage, Demand Response)/Energy Management Systems (EMS), Optimization & Dispatch Software

Keywords

• IoT telemetry devices
• LoRaWAN connectivity solutions
• Smart city monitoring
• Industrial process automation
• Energy metering systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Cali

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IoT Device Sales: Sale of proprietary IoT hardware devices including gateways, smart meters (AC/DC), environmental monitoring stations, cold chain monitors, and smart city modules. One-time hardware purchase model.
2. Custom Technology Development Services: End-to-end custom IoT solution development from electronic concept through mass manufacturing. Includes design services, prototyping, firmware development, cloud backend, API development, and system integration.
3. IoT Cloud Backend Services: Data storage and processing services on proprietary servers with custom dashboards and real-time alarms. Provides ongoing cloud data management for deployed devices.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Colbits designs and manufactures proprietary telemetry systems based on IoT and Cloud Computing technologies. The company produces a portfolio of LoRaWAN-based hardware devices — including a gateway, smart AC/DC meters, environmental sensors, cold chain monitors, and smart city modules — complemented by firmware, cloud backend on AWS, and a mobile configuration app. It also offers end-to-end custom IoT development services from electronic design through mass manufacturing.

Product overview

Colbits is a direct manufacturer of IoT devices compatible with AWS cloud infrastructure, offering an end-to-end IoT solutions portfolio. The product line is built around a proprietary LoRaWAN gateway (Gateway IoT LoRaWAN) as the network infrastructure foundation, complemented by specialized monitoring devices organized into three application domains: (1) Energy Efficiency — Smart Meter AC (three-phase AC monitoring) and Smart Meter DC (dual-channel DC monitoring); (2) Environmental Measurement — Weather Station (Davis Vantage Pro 2 logger), Cold Chain Meter (temperature/humidity for refrigeration), and Soil Moisture Meter (agricultural irrigation); and (3) Smart Cities — Traffic Light Monitoring, Street Light Management, Security Camera Monitoring, and River Level Monitoring. All devices connect via LoRaWAN to the cloud and can be locally configured through the Colbits APP via Bluetooth 5.0. The company provides custom hardware design, firmware engineering, IoT cloud backend, API development, and system integration as services, positioning the products within a full-stack IoT solution offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gateway IoT LoRaWAN

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy consumption reduction from 12 hours to 5 hours daily for street lighting (6 pm to 11 pm)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• u-bloxcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing positioning and wireless communication components used in Colbits IoT devices. Listed among 'Nuestros Aliados' (Our Allies) on company website.
• Texas InstrumentscoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing semiconductor components for Colbits IoT devices. Listed among 'Nuestros Aliados' on company website.
• SemtechcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing LoRa chipsets for LoRaWAN implementation. Listed among 'Nuestros Aliados' on company website.
• LoRa AlliancecoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing LoRaWAN standard and certification. Listed among 'Nuestros Aliados' on company website.
• Nordic SemiconductorcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing Bluetooth Low Energy components for Colbits devices. Listed among 'Nuestros Aliados' on company website.
• Bluetooth SIGcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing Bluetooth standard. Listed among 'Nuestros Aliados' on company website.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure partner providing AWS servers for Colbits cloud backend services with high data availability. Listed among 'Nuestros Aliados' on company website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LORIOT: Provides LoRaWAN network server software and IoT management platforms used by operators and enterprises to deploy private and public networks. Comparable to Colbits on LoRaWAN network management and integration offerings.
• Libelium: Spanish manufacturer of wireless IoT sensor platforms covering environment, agriculture, water, and smart cities. Highly comparable to Colbits in IoT hardware for environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, and municipal use cases.
• Actility: Provides LoRaWAN network server software (ThingPark) and end-to-end IoT connectivity platforms for operators and enterprises. Comparable to Colbits' AWS-backed IoT cloud backend and LoRaWAN network management capabilities.
• Adeunis: French designer and manufacturer of IoT/M2M devices (sensors, modems) including LoRaWAN solutions for building, energy, and environment. Closely comparable product portfolio and custom-OEM business model to Colbits.
• Kerlink: French provider of LoRaWAN gateways, network servers, and IoT solutions for telecom operators, smart cities, and agriculture. Highly comparable as a LoRaWAN infrastructure and solutions vendor targeting similar verticals as Colbits.
• Tektelic Communications: Designs and manufactures LoRaWAN gateways, sensors, and end-to-end IoT solutions for smart cities, utilities, and asset tracking. Directly comparable to Colbits across LoRaWAN hardware portfolio and vertical use cases (energy metering, environment, smart cities).
• MultiTech Systems: US manufacturer of IoT/M2M communication devices, gateways, and modems (cellular, LoRa). Comparable to Colbits as a provider of IoT hardware and integration services for industrial and smart-city applications.
• Everynet: Operates LoRaWAN networks globally and supplies IoT connectivity for smart metering, logistics, and smart-city applications. Overlaps with Colbits on smart-metering and municipal IoT use cases, though at much larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Sierra Wireless (Semtech): Large IoT/M2M solutions provider (now part of Semtech) offering cellular gateways, modules, and managed connectivity. Comparable to Colbits at the IoT-connectivity layer but at a much larger global scale and broader portfolio.
• UnaBiz (Sigfox): Global IoT connectivity provider operating the Sigfox 0G network and integrated solutions for metering, asset tracking, and smart cities. Comparable as a low-power wide-area IoT ecosystem player addressing similar verticals as Colbits.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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