What IoT.bzh does

IoT.bzh, founded in 2015 in Vannes (Brittany, France) and now headquartered in Lorient, develops the redpesk embedded Linux platform for IoT devices. The platform combines a CI/CD software factory, a hardened Linux distribution derived from Tizen and Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), an AFB microservices binder, ultra-lightweight redpak containers, a per-package OTA update system, and an Smack/SELinux-based cybersecurity model. IoT.bzh is the main technical contributor to AGL and serves enterprise customers across automotive (Valeo, Stellantis), aerospace and defence (Safran, Thales), semiconductor (Renesas), energy (Saft), maritime (Piriou), and identity/security (Idemia), with additional expansion into EV charging infrastructure (Tux-EVSE) and critical IoT under the France 2030-funded HyGARDE consortium.

The company operates a freemium product-led growth model: a free open-source community edition drives developer adoption, while Pro SaaS and Pro On-Premises subscription tiers, sold via direct enterprise sales on multi-year quote-based contracts, monetise embedded deployments that require 10+ years of long-term support, cybersecurity compliance (UN R155/R156), and private infrastructure. The team is led by co-founders Fulup Le Foll (CEO) and Stéphane Desneux (CTO), both originating from the Wind River/Intel Tizen R&D lineage, with additional leadership from Managing Director Yann Bodere and Technical Director Sébastien Douheret.

Name

IoT.bzh

Legal name

IOT.BZH

Website

https://iot.bzh

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IoT.bzh develops redpesk, an embedded Linux platform combining a CI/CD software factory, built-in cybersecurity, microservices, OTA updates, and ultra-lightweight containers for IoT devices. The French company serves enterprise customers in automotive, maritime, aeronautics, and energy sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lorient

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Open Source / Community Edition: Free tier with shared redpesk cloud instance, public sources and generated RPM packages, one shared builder, compilation and tests on best-effort basis, online only. This tier drives developer adoption and community contributions.
2. Pro On-Premises Subscription: Subscription-based tier offering private redpesk instance (public or private), private sources and packages, dedicated builder(s), local compilation and tests on private infrastructure, available online or offline. Targets enterprises requiring data sovereignty and customisation.
3. Pro SaaS Subscription: Subscription-based tier with dedicated redpesk cloud instance and guaranteed QoS for compilation and tests. Offered as an alternative to on-premises for customers preferring cloud delivery with service-level guarantees.
4. Professional Services: Technical consulting and implementation services likely bundled with Pro tiers for custom BSP integration, security hardening, and long-term support engagements with enterprise customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IoT.bzh develops and sells the redpesk® embedded Linux platform, which combines a pre-integrated software factory (CI/CD build, test, and release system) with a secure Linux distribution for connected IoT devices. The platform bundles built-in core services — cybersecurity (Smack/SELinux-based mandatory access control), microservices via the AFB binder framework, ultra-lightweight containers (redpak), OTA updates, and BSP management — and is delivered as an Open Source community edition, a Pro SaaS tier, or a Pro On-Premises tier targeting automotive, maritime, aeronautics, defence, and energy customers with 10+ year long-term support.

Product overview

IoT.bzh offers a platform-plus-modules product architecture centered on the redpesk® embedded Linux platform. The core product combines a software factory (CI/CD environment for building, testing, and maintaining embedded systems) with a hardened operating system. The platform's modular architecture includes distinct add-on components: redpak (ultra-lightweight embedded container), the OTA Update System (for remote partial updates with A'-B partition reliability), the Cybersecurity Model (applicative security based on Tizen with SMACK/SELinux enforcement), BSP Integration (managing board support packages as standard RPM applications), and the Microservices Architecture (AFB Binder-based framework for isolated service deployment). The software factory is available through multiple deployment models: Open Source (free shared cloud instance), Pro On-Premises (private infrastructure), and Pro SaaS (dedicated cloud instance). All offerings emphasize long-term support (10+ years), multi-architecture support (Intel, ARM), and integration with modern IT practices adapted for embedded constraints.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• redpesk: An all-in-one embedded Linux platform and software factory solution for IoT projects with cybersecurity features, long-term support, and microservices architecture.

Products and services

• redpesk® Embedded Linux Platform All-in-one embedded Linux platform providing a pre-integrated software factory (CI/CD) plus a secure operating system for IoT devices. Distributed as Open Source community edition (free, shared cloud), Pro SaaS (dedicated cloud with QoS), and Pro On-Premises (private infrastructure, online or offline). Built for automotive, maritime, aeronautics, defence, and energy OEMs and Tier-1s needing 10+ year LTS.
• Professional Services

Quantifiable outcome

• redpesk Arz 1.0 ships with 2,500+ pre-built ready-to-use binary packages, enabling rapid prototyping and reduced development time
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IDEMIA Secure TransactionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024IDEMIA Secure Transactions (a global leader in identity and security) is the project coordinator of the HyGARDE initiative, a France 2030-backed cybersecurity platform for critical IoT infrastructure. IoT.bzh contributes embedded systems security expertise to this multi-partner effort, alongside SOLENT and Solutions Hydrogène. The HyGARDE project aims to create an all-in-one platform for securing connected equipment throughout its lifecycle, with pre-certification and automatic documentation generation. The project concludes in 2026.
• SOLENTcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024SOLENT (French technology company) is a partner in the HyGARDE consortium alongside IDEMIA Secure Transactions and IoT.bzh, working together on the France 2030-funded project to secure critical embedded systems infrastructure.
• Solutions HydrogènecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Solutions Hydrogène is the first concrete application partner in the HyGARDE project, using the HyGARDE platform to secure new renewable hydrogen storage equipment for residential homes. IoT.bzh's embedded security expertise is applied through this use case, with the broader HyGARDE platform being developed by the consortium.
• Renesas ElectronicscoreTechnology or IntegrationRenesas is a named partner whose R-Car platforms (H3/M3 ULCB) are officially supported as reference boards in redpesk OS. IoT.bzh has delivered multiple technical publications on running AGL/redpesk on Renesas R-Car hardware, including hardware isolation with RTOS on the R-Car Gen 3 Cortex-R7 core.
• ValeominorOthersValeo is listed as a partner on IoT.bzh's homepage. Based on context, the relationship appears to be technology/eCosystem collaboration in the automotive sector, though specific partnership terms are not detailed.
• SafranminorOthersSafran is listed as a partner on IoT.bzh's homepage. Based on context, the relationship appears to be technology/eCosystem collaboration in the aeronautics sector, though specific partnership terms are not detailed.
• ThalesminorOthersThales is listed as a partner on IoT.bzh's homepage. Based on context, the relationship appears to be technology/eCosystem collaboration in critical systems, though specific partnership terms are not detailed.
• StellantisminorOthersStellantis is listed as a partner on IoT.bzh's homepage. Based on context, the relationship appears to be technology/eCosystem collaboration in the automotive sector, though specific partnership terms are not detailed.
• SaftminorOthersSaft is listed as a partner on IoT.bzh's homepage, suggesting energy sector collaboration. Based on context, the relationship appears to be technology/eCosystem collaboration, though specific partnership terms are not detailed.
• PiriouminorOthersPiriou is listed as a partner on IoT.bzh's homepage. Based on context, the relationship appears to be maritime sector collaboration (connected boats project), though specific partnership terms are not detailed.
• Linux Foundation / Automotive Grade LinuxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIoT.bzh is the main technical contributor to Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), an open-source collaborative project led by the Linux Foundation and sponsored by major car-makers. AGL selected Tizen IVI as its basis. This is the foundational open-source community relationship from which redpesk was derived.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SYSGO: SYSGO provides PikeOS, a safety- and security-certified real-time operating system for aerospace, defence, automotive, and industrial embedded systems. It competes directly with redpesk in the same critical-infrastructure customer base (Safran, Thales-adjacent) and emphasizes similar long-lifecycle, certified software capabilities.
• Wind River Systems: Wind River (Aptiv-owned) provides embedded real-time operating systems and software platforms for aerospace, automotive, defence, and industrial IoT. It is the closest direct competitor to redpesk in the embedded Linux/RTOS space for critical systems, and IoT.bzh's founders even originated from the Wind River Vannes R&D centre.
• Elektrobit (Continental): Elektrobit, a Continental subsidiary, provides automotive embedded software including EB tresos (AUTOSAR), navigation, HMI, and cybersecurity solutions. It directly competes with redpesk in the automotive embedded stack with a strong focus on UN R155/R156 cybersecurity compliance — a regulatory area where IoT.bzh also positions heavily.
• BlackBerry QNX: BlackBerry QNX provides certified embedded operating systems (QNX Neutrino) widely used in automotive infotainment, instrument clusters, and ADAS. It directly competes with redpesk for automotive OEM and Tier-1 design wins and operates in overlapping cybersecurity- and safety-critical use cases.
• Green Hills Software: Green Hills Software provides safety- and security-certified embedded RTOS (INTEGRITY) and development tools for automotive, aerospace, defence, and industrial markets. It competes head-to-head with redpesk in the same safety-critical embedded segment and shares many of the same blue-chip customers (aerospace, defence, automotive Tier-1s).

Emerging players

• Balena: Balena provides an IoT platform with a balenaOS embedded Linux, container-based application deployment, and OTA update infrastructure for fleets of edge devices. It competes with redpesk in the IoT platform layer, particularly for industrial and edge customers prioritising fleet management and devops-style workflows.
• Canonical (Ubuntu): Canonical offers Ubuntu Core and real-time Ubuntu for embedded/edge IoT devices with snap-based application packaging and OTA updates. It competes with redpesk in the broader embedded Linux for IoT market, particularly where customers want cloud-native tools and a larger ecosystem.
• Foundries.io: Foundries.io provides a continuous-delivery embedded Linux platform (Factory) with built-in security, OTA updates, and a focus on IoT and edge devices. It is an emerging direct competitor to redpesk's software-factory-plus-secure-OS model, particularly in industrial and IoT use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Red Hat: Red Hat (IBM) offers Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Edge and OpenShift for automotive/industrial edge use cases, targeting similar industrial IoT and automotive customers with a much broader portfolio. It is the dominant Linux platform incumbent and competes with redpesk at the OS layer for enterprise deployments.
• Bosch Software and Digital Solutions: Bosch operates a broad automotive and industrial software portfolio (including IoT middleware, ECU software, and digital services) and competes with IoT.bzh both as a software platform supplier to OEMs/Tier-1s and as a vertically integrated competitor in the same enterprise accounts (including automotive and adjacent industries).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/tux-evse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iot.bzh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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