Connected Worlds

What Connected Worlds does

Connected Worlds is a Dutch digital transformation consultancy headquartered in Vught, Netherlands, operating as a private B.V. and subsidiary of To Interface Groep B.V. The firm advises public-sector clients on smart city, mobility transition, energy transition, and digital ecosystem development. Its core client base is Dutch, spanning municipalities ('s-Hertogenbosch, Breda, Leiden), national government bodies (Ministry of Infrastructure, Rijkswaterstaat), and infrastructure operators (Rotterdam The Hague Airport, Schiphol Real Estate, BAM Infra). The firm delivers this work through a small core team of approximately seven professionals, supplemented by access to around forty colleagues across the broader To Interface Group ecosystem.

The firm's product and solution portfolio includes the Parkerenplus App (launched 2025), the Smart City Monitor, the Bouwstofwijzer construction-materials platform, the BBA mobility app, AI-driven drone image recognition deployed at sites such as Hazeldonk, and Sensor Hotels for environmental data collection. Its AI capability centers on computer vision applied to drone-based inspection of waste, vehicles, and road-surface conditions, with technical execution supported by partners including Arvoo and Mapture. Strategic positioning has been reinforced by co-founding the Digital Ecosystems Institute (DEI), coordinating a National Smart City Living Lab across 11 municipalities, and partnering with SHPV and RDW on the Digital Disabled Parking Card (Digitale GPK) project.

The business model combines traditional consulting fees—likely structured as project-based or hourly engagements at Dutch public-sector tender rates—with selective productization of recurring solutions such as Parkerenplus. Government tender dependency, combined with integration into the parent To Interface Group, provides revenue stability through framework agreements and channel access for new public-sector clients. Revenue is not disclosed; the firm's headcount, customer mix, and public-sector dependency place it firmly in the small-enterprise segment of the Dutch consulting market, with 2025 product launches representing the most material attempt to expand beyond pure consulting hours.

Name

Connected Worlds

Legal name

Connected Worlds B.V.

Website

https://connectedworlds.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Connected Worlds is a Dutch digital transformation consultancy advising public-sector clients on smart city, mobility transition, energy transition, and ecosystem projects, primarily serving Dutch municipalities, national government agencies, and infrastructure operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart City and Digital Transformation Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Workplace & Collaboration Consulting (BPAHAEAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance (BPADAEAL)

Keywords

• Smart city consulting
• Digital transformation services
• Transition management
• Ecosystem development
• Urban data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Vught

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Program Development and Management: Developing programs that contribute to policy execution or are based on globally formulated assignments. Can be executed for own account and risk or on behalf of clients. Often new projects emerge from programs.
2. Strategic Advisory: Strategic advice working from content and using wisdom of the crowd for practically achievable advice. Advisory services that lead to implementation.
3. Project Management: Controlled project approach based on shaping collaboration, making project teams excel, and connecting interests and stakeholders.
4. Change Management Services: Managing organizational change through digital transition, bringing individuals along in the changing environment and ensuring policy embedding.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Connected Worlds is a Dutch consulting firm that organizes collaborations and structures complex tasks to deliver digital transformation solutions for the physical living environment. The company develops and implements digital products (sensor networks, AI drone surveillance, data platforms, smart city monitors, accessibility apps) and provides professional services including strategic advisory, program and project management, change management, and ecosystem development. It primarily serves Dutch government clients including municipalities, provincial authorities, and national agencies on smart city, energy transition, mobility transition, and cyber resilience initiatives.

Product overview

Connected Worlds is a digital transformation consulting firm specializing in smart city projects, ecosystem development, and the energy/mobility transition. The company offers a portfolio of solutions including the Parkerenplus App (digital disabled parking card), Smart City Monitor (real-time visitor/mobility data visualization), Bouwstofwijzer (construction dust measurement), Beter Bereikbaar Applicatie (accessibility mapping), AI Drone Image Recognition, and Sensor Hotels (air quality monitoring). These digital tools are complemented by consulting services: Strategic Advisory, Program Development & Management, Project Management, Change Management, and Ecosystem Development. The company operates primarily for government clients (municipalities, national government) and positions itself as an 'orchestrator' connecting parties in complex societal challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parkerenplus App (Digitale Gehandicaptenparkeerkaart / D-GPK) A digital disabled parking card application that allows users to check parking rules per municipality, links the parking card to license plates in the National Parking Register, and enables digital enforcement via license plate scanning. Targeted at disabled parking card holders and the 30 participating Dutch municipalities.
• Smart City Monitor An innovative tool that uses real-time and long-term data on visitor and mobility flows to make city centers more attractive, better accessible, healthier, more vital, and sustainable. Built for municipalities including Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch and Gemeente Breda in partnership with Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS), BUAS, Argaleo, and Geodan.
• Bouwstofwijzer (Bouwstof Measurement Program) A program measuring construction dust with a fine-meshed sensor network in collaboration with residents using a DIY kit for measuring fine dust, to understand how far dust dispersal extends and how effective mitigation measures work. Delivered for Rijkswaterstaat with funding from Innovatiefonds Digitale Overheid.
• Beter Bereikbaar Applicatie (BBA) An interactive mapping application that displays accessible facilities for people with disabilities, allowing organizations to create their own accessible maps via a self-service portal for better participation in public life. Nominated for Best Government Innovation of the Year 2023.
• AI Drone Image Recognition (Hazeldonk) Permanently stationed drone at Hazeldonk business park performing multi-use surveillance including asset management (road surface wear), waste detection, vehicle recognition, and preventive surveillance using AI algorithms for image analysis. Built with SmartwayZ, Mapture, and Arvoo.
• Sensor Hotels (Air Quality Measurement) Measurement stations installed on light poles for monitoring air quality including ultrafine dust (PM0.1), fine dust (PM1-PM10), nitrogen, VOCs, temperature, and humidity. Data is collected and displayed on a data platform with real-time dashboards and threshold-based alerts. Deployed for Rotterdam The Hague Airport (with Steuma Instruments and VITO) and Schiphol Real Estate.
• Strategic Advisory Services Strategic advisory services focused on practical and implementable advice by working from content and using collective wisdom, covering both the 'what' and 'how' of transformation. Delivered to government and enterprise clients.
• Program Development and Management Program development and management services that contribute to policy execution or projects based on broadly defined assignments, utilizing networks to select contributing parties and often including financing. Delivered for own account and risk or on behalf of clients.
• Project Management Services Managed project approach based on forming collaboration, making project teams excel, and connecting interests and stakeholders with optimal coordination between different disciplines.
• Change Management Services Change management services that involve every individual in the changing environment, ensuring policy anchoring and addressing organizational changes through digital transition. Covers both demand-driven and supply-driven innovation.
• Ecosystem Development Services Ecosystem development services creating collaborations between companies, institutions, and societal movements accelerated by digitalization, with Connected Worlds often taking the 'orchestrator' role. Notable example is Digitaal Weerbaar Breda cyber resilience ecosystem.

Quantifiable outcome

• BBA application nominated for 'Best Government Innovation of the Year' award in 2023
• +3 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

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• Servicehuis Parkeren en Verblijven (SHPV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025SHPV represents municipalities in the Digital Gehandicaptenparkeerkaart project, working on behalf of affiliated municipalities to develop a national solution for digitizing disability parking cards. Connected Worlds developed the program and realized the legal framework with the cooperation agreement.
• RDWcoreTechnology or IntegrationDutch vehicle registration authority responsible for linking disability parking cards to license plates in the National Parking Register, enabling digital enforcement.
• Jheronimus Academy of Data Science (JADS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institution partner in Smart City Monitor project, contributing data science expertise to analyze visitor and mobility flows in city centers.
• Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUAS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution partner in Smart City Monitor, contributing research capabilities and academic perspective to urban data analysis.
• ArgaleosupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing data platform and analytics capabilities for the Smart City Monitor project.
• GeodansupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology and geospatial solutions partner contributing to the Smart City Monitor data visualization and analysis.
• BAM InfracoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConstruction company for whom Connected Worlds helped restructure the Digital Asset Management department, including process redesign and tool implementation.
• RijkswaterstaatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch national road and water authority partnered on the Bouwstofwijzer program to measure construction dust with a fine-meshed sensor network, including citizen participation through self-build kits.
• Steuma InstrumentscoreTechnology or IntegrationSupplier of sensor hotels (measurement stations) used for air quality measurements at airports. Connected Worlds manages the data platform and provides end-to-end service delivery.
• VITOsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndependent research agency specializing in air quality that analyzes collected sensor data to determine correlations between ultrafine particles, nitrogen, and VOCs.
• PolitiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolice force in Breda region, part of the Digitaal Weerbaar Breda ecosystem working to increase digital resilience in the city region.
• VeiligheidsregiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafety region organization participating in Digitaal Weerbaar Breda ecosystem for digital resilience against cyber threats and digital outages.
• Amphia ZiekenhuiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital in Breda region, participating as a vital organization in the Digitaal Weerbaar Breda digital resilience ecosystem.
• DataExpertsupportingTechnology or IntegrationCybersecurity and data expertise provider contributing to the Digitaal Weerbaar Breda ecosystem's technical capabilities.
• Openbare Verlichting NederlandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch association for public lighting where Hans Nouwens served as chairman of the Smart Lighting working group, developing strategies for multifunctional use of light poles.
• EU Smart City MarketplacemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean platform where Connected Worlds contributed to the 'Humble Lamppost' project, exploring how light poles can serve as Smart City infrastructure.
• SmartwayZsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Hazeldonk business park drone project focused on innovative border-crossing initiatives.
• MapturesupportingTechnology or IntegrationDrone technology provider involved in the AI image recognition from drone project at Hazeldonk business park.
• ArvoosupportingTechnology or IntegrationAI and image recognition technology provider contributing to the drone-based analysis algorithms.
• To InterfacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company within To Interface Group. Connected Worlds is part of this specialized group working on energy, water, construction, and infrastructure projects. Teams collaborate on complex societal questions.
• TornaksupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerProfessional training and coaching partner providing specialized development services.
• DelteausupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAdvisory and environmental management partner specializing in nature, water, and future-proof development.
• Digital Ecosystems Institute (DEI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute affiliated with Business University Nyenrode. Connected Worlds was instrumental in its founding, sharing the same philosophy on ecosystem thinking and collaboration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sweco: European engineering consultancy with strong Dutch presence in urban development, mobility, and digital transformation — comparable as a broader incumbent serving similar Dutch public-sector clients.
• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with significant Dutch public-sector and smart-city engagements — comparable at the broader portfolio level but operates at much larger scale than Connected Worlds.
• Capgemini Invent: Global digital transformation consultancy with a public-sector practice in the Netherlands — overlaps with Connected Worlds' digital transformation and smart-city offerings as a broad incumbent.
• Deloitte Public Sector (Netherlands): Big-four advisory with a large Dutch public-sector practice covering digital government, mobility, and smart-city programs — competes for the same government transformation engagements at much larger scale.
• CGI Netherlands: Global IT consulting firm with a sizable Dutch public-sector business (including work for RDW and ministries) — comparable as a broader incumbent that delivers IT-enabled transformation for Dutch government clients.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Large Dutch engineering and consultancy with smart-city, mobility, and digital-transformation practices serving public-sector clients — a broader incumbent that overlaps with Connected Worlds' Smart City and energy-transition work.

Direct peers

• TwynstraGudde: Dutch management consulting firm with a strong public-sector practice advising Dutch municipalities, provinces, and ministries on transitions, mobility, and infrastructure — directly comparable as a homegrown NL consulting peer competing for the same government tenders.
• KPLUSV: Dutch management consultancy specializing in public-sector transformation, energy transition, and societal challenges — comparable to Connected Worlds in serving Dutch municipalities and national agencies on complex transition programs.
• AT Osborne: Dutch transition and infrastructure consultancy advising government clients on area development, mobility, and energy — overlaps with Connected Worlds' smart city, mobility transition, and area-development mandate.
• BügelHajema: Dutch advisory firm working on spatial planning, environment, and public-sector transitions — comparable in delivering digital and data-driven projects for Dutch municipalities and provinces.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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