elockers
elockers is a Netherlands-based smart locker provider serving festivals, events, and permanent venues across Europe with proprietary V5 lock hardware, a cloud management platform, and cashless staff-free operations; it operates as a subsidiary of The Sjef Group with the largest locker inventory in the Benelux.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersZaandam, Netherlands
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What elockers does
elockers is a Netherlands-based provider of smart locker solutions for the events and venue industries, operating as a subsidiary of The Sjef Group alongside sister company Sjef.app. The company's core offering combines proprietary electronic locker hardware — built around its self-developed V5 smart lock (and newer V6 cabinet generation) developed in cooperation with Splendid Group Asia in Hong Kong — with a cloud-based management platform that supports cashless, staff-free, wireless, and keyless operations across multiple access modes including PIN, QR code, RFID, payment kiosk, festival mode, pay-per-use, free-offer, and time-locked configurations.
The business serves festivals, events, and permanent venues (clubs, concert halls, sports facilities, stadiums) primarily across the Benelux, with active expansion into the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. Named customers include Paaspop, Awakenings, DGTL, Ahoy, Arenagym, Escape, Hemkade48, Adyen, IDT, This Is Live Group, Complex, Air Amsterdam, and Effenaar. The company claims the largest locker inventory in the Benelux at 45,000+ units, a cumulative 1.56M+ visitors served, and deployments up to 11,500 lockers at a single festival.
Revenue is generated through multiple streams: short- and long-term locker rentals, direct locker sales with installation and support, lease arrangements, full operational exploitation partnerships, and platform/API services. The company goes to market through a direct enterprise sales team (custom quotes within 24 hours), a reseller/rental/franchise partner program, and self-service online tools including an ROI calculator and the elockers.online pre-sale platform. Founded in 2015 (rebranded from the prior entity Entropt), elockers operates with 11–50 employees from its Amsterdam headquarters.
elockers firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- elockers
- Legal name
- elockers
- Website
- https://elockers.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- elockers is a Netherlands-based smart locker provider serving festivals, events, and permanent venues across Europe with proprietary V5 lock hardware, a cloud management platform, and cashless staff-free operations; it operates as a subsidiary of The Sjef Group with the largest locker inventory in the Benelux.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
elockers industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Smart Locker Systems
- NAICS
- Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing (337215)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Smart Access & Locker Technology Providers (Hardware, Software, Access Control) (TLAAAMAH)
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Where elockers is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Zaandam
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
elockers business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Locker Rental: Short-term and long-term rental of smart lockers to events, festivals, and venues. Includes options for exploitatie (operational partnership) where elockers manages the operation.
- Locker Sales: Direct purchase of electronic lockers and cabinets for permanent venue installations. Includes delivery, installation, and ongoing support services.
- Lease Model: Lease options for venues wanting to deploy smart lockers without large upfront capital investment.
- Platform/API Services: API access for ticketing integration and dashboard services for managing locker operations.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Custom quote-based pricing |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels9 records
elockers product offering
Product offeringCore offering
elockers designs, manufactures, and rents electronic smart lockers for festivals, event venues, stadiums, and corporate environments. Their core product combines proprietary V5/V6 smart lock hardware with a cloud-based management platform (Dashboard and elockers.online) that enables cashless, staff-free, wireless, and keyless locker rental operations through PIN, QR, RFID, or payment kiosk access. Lockers are delivered via direct sale, short-term event rental, multi-year lease, or full operational exploitation (exploitatie) where elockers runs the locker operation on behalf of the venue.
Product overview
elockers is a smart locker solutions provider operating across the Benelux, offering a unified platform combining proprietary electronic locker hardware with a cloud-based management platform. The core offering consists of Smart Lockers — electronic steel cabinets fitted with the company's self-developed V5 or V6 smart locks — managed through the Dashboard, elockers.online, and an API. This core is augmented by add-on modules including the Rekentool calculator, elockers Ticketbox, and Sjef. Payment Kiosks for cashless transactions. Lockers are available through multiple access modes (PIN, QR, RFID, festival mode, pay-per-use) and delivered via rental, lease, or exploitation models. Total stock exceeds 45,000 lockers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Smart Lockers Flagship smart locker system combining proprietary electronic locks (V5/V6) with a cloud platform to enable cashless, staff-free, wireless, and keyless locker rental for festivals, events, venues, and businesses. Supports multiple access methods (PIN, QR code, RFID, payment kiosk) and six operating modes (festival mode, pay-per-use, free offer, time-locked, digital coin slot, authentication link).
- Electronic Lockers (V5 / V6) Steel electronic locker cabinets with reinforced 2mm doors and V5 or V6 electronic locks. Available in multiple door configurations (10, 14, 16 doors) with digital coin slots, festival mode, free-offer, pay-per-use, time-locked, and authentication link modes. Scratch-resistant, fully steel construction designed for high-traffic venues and extreme conditions, with delivery within 3 days from stock.
- Key Lockers & Coin Lockers
Quantifiable outcome
- 11,500 lockers deployed at single festival (Paaspop) serving 115,000 visitors over one weekend
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use elockers
Customer profileNamed customers11 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
elockers technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
Feature5 records
elockers partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Splendid Group Asia (Hong Kong)coreStrategic partnership for development of V5 smart lock technology. Splendid Group Asia in Hong Kong collaborated with elockers to develop the proprietary V5 smart lock, making elockers the only locker solution provider with its own lock in production with its own cabinets.
- Sjef.appcoreSister company under Sjef Group umbrella providing innovative payment solutions for events and venues. The integration of Sjef. payment kiosks with elockers enables acceptance of any payment card type for locker rentals.
- The Sjef GroupcoreParent company acting as umbrella organization over Sjef.app and elockers, strengthening both companies through shared resources and strategic alignment.
- This Is Live GroupcoreEvent organizer of Paaspop festival, one of elockers' flagship case studies demonstrating deployment of 11,500 lockers at a multi-day festival.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
elockers competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Parcel Pending: Smart locker provider for multifamily, retail, and event/venue clients with proprietary electronic locks and a management platform. Comparable to elockers on technology stack and venue customer base.
- ByBox: UK secure locker solutions provider for events, venues, and corporate environments with a strong track record in event logistics. Closely comparable to elockers in European venue/event focus and self-service model.
- Luxer One: Smart locker-as-a-service platform for residential, retail, and event deployments with proprietary hardware, software dashboard, and API — directly comparable to elockers' V5 lock plus cloud platform model.
- SwipBox: Denmark-based smart locker provider for residential, retail, and click-and-collect deployments with proprietary hardware. Comparable to elockers on smart-locker platform model and European operations.
- Cleveron: Estonian smart locker and parcel terminal manufacturer with proprietary hardware/software serving retailers and venues across Europe. Comparable to elockers on European footprint and self-developed smart locker technology.
- Smarte Carte: US-based provider of self-service electronic lockers and strollers at airports, theme parks, and event venues. Closely comparable to elockers in serving high-traffic event/venue clients with cashless, staff-free locker solutions.
Broad incumbents
- InPost: Europe's largest dedicated parcel locker network with tens of thousands of automated machines across multiple countries. A broad incumbent with overlapping smart locker technology and much larger scale than elockers.
- Amazon Hub: Amazon's network of Hub Locker, Hub by Amazon, and Hub Counter solutions for residential and retail locations. A broad incumbent with adjacent smart-locker capabilities and effectively unlimited capital, posing long-term competitive threat to elockers' venues channel.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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elockers leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
elockers funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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elockers M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about elockers
What does elockers do?
elockers designs, manufactures, and rents electronic smart lockers for festivals, event venues, stadiums, and corporate environments. Their core product combines proprietary V5/V6 smart lock hardware with a cloud-based management platform (Dashboard and elockers.online) that enables cashless, staff-free, wireless, and keyless locker rental operations through PIN, QR, RFID, or payment kiosk access. Lockers are delivered via direct sale, short-term event rental, multi-year lease, or full operational exploitation (exploitatie) where elockers runs the locker operation on behalf of the venue.
Is elockers a public or private company?
elockers is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was elockers founded?
elockers was founded in 2015. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is elockers based?
elockers is headquartered in Zaandam, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does elockers make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Locker Rental is the primary driver. The others are locker Sales, lease Model and platform/API Services.
Who are elockers's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Parcel Pending, ByBox, Luxer One, SwipBox, Cleveron and Smarte Carte. Broad incumbents are InPost and Amazon Hub.
Does elockers have an API?
Yes. The elockers platform exposes an API through which third-party ticketing systems and websites can integrate locker rental functionality, allowing lockers to be rented via external websites up to 48 hours before an event. The API supports making PIN codes available through external systems and integrating locker management into existing platforms.
What industry is elockers in?
elockers's product category is Smart Locker Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is TLAAAMAH, Smart Access & Locker Technology Providers (Hardware, Software, Access Control). Its NAICS code is 337215.