Oktopus

What Oktopus does

Oktopus NV is a Belgian licensed alarm monitoring center headquartered in Brussels, founded in 2009, operating with 51-100 employees. The company provides 24/7 remote surveillance and security monitoring services for three core use cases: persons (personal safety, elderly care, lone-worker protection), buildings (commercial and residential property surveillance), and vehicles/mobile assets (fleet tracking and localization). Services are delivered from a licensed alarm center backed by strictly selected personnel, custom-developed procedures, and high-tech infrastructure, with clients accessing their accounts through the My Oktopus web portal.

The business is regulated by the Belgian Federal Public Service Home Affairs (alarm center license 0447.794.956) and holds INCERT certification TB-001, which is the insurance-industry credential required for monitored premises to qualify for insurer-recognized alarm response. Oktopus operates a subscription recurring revenue model selling remote monitoring contracts directly to B2B customers via phone, email, and its bilingual Dutch/French website (oktopus.be). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are obtained by contacting the company. Operational liability is covered under a policy with XL Insurance SE.

Oktopus is single-product, single-geography (Belgium), with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, app, public API, management team visibility, or expansion signals beyond the My Oktopus portal. Strategic positioning rests almost entirely on regulatory licensing, insurance-grade certification, and operational reliability in a domestic niche market rather than on technology differentiation or scale.

Name

Oktopus

Legal name

OKTOPUS NV

Website

https://oktopus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Oktopus NV is a Brussels-based licensed Belgian alarm monitoring center, founded 2009, providing 24/7 remote surveillance of persons, buildings, and vehicles on a subscription basis to B2B customers in Belgium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Remote Security Monitoring Services

NAICS

Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial & Industrial Alarm Monitoring (BPAKAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Guard Tour / Lone Worker / Duress & Panic Alarm Monitoring (BPAKAFAF), Caregiver Monitoring, Check-In & Family Notification Platforms (HSAHAHAE)

Keywords

• Remote security monitoring
• Alarm monitoring services
• Building surveillance
• Vehicle tracking services
• Personal security monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussel

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Remote Monitoring Services: Recurring monitoring services for security surveillance covering persons, buildings, and vehicle localization. Services operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Oktopus operates a licensed 24/7 alarm monitoring center in Brussels, Belgium, delivering remote surveillance and security services for persons, buildings, and mobile objects including vehicles. The service relies on strictly selected personnel, high-tech infrastructure, and custom-developed procedures, with administrative and operational support delivered around the clock. A customer web portal (My Oktopus) allows clients to access and manage their accounts.

Product overview

Oktopus is a single-product remote monitoring service provider offering around-the-clock security surveillance for people, buildings, and mobile assets including vehicles and other tracked objects. The core offering is the Oktopus Remote Monitoring service, supported by the My Oktopus customer portal for client access and management. The company operates as an alarm central (alarm monitoring center) licensed by the Belgian Federal Public Service Interior Affairs and holds INCERT certification TB-001 for insurance compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oktopus Remote Monitoring

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INCERTcoreOthersINCERT is the Belgian certification body that granted Oktopus the TB-001 certificate, indicating compliance with insurance industry standards for alarm monitoring centers. This certification is required for operating as a recognized alarm center for insurance purposes.
• XL Insurance SEminorOthersXL Insurance SE (policy number BE00002972LI21A) is Oktopus's insurance provider covering bodily injury or material damage arising from their private security operations. Policy is underwritten at Uitbreidingstraat 10-16, 2600 Antwerpen.
• Federal Public Service Home Affairs (FOD Binnenlandse Zaken)coreOthersThe Federal Public Service Home Affairs is the Belgian government body that granted Oktopus its alarm center license (0447.794.956), authorizing the company to operate as a licensed private security monitoring provider in Belgium.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Sector Alarm: Nordic-origin alarm monitoring specialist with operations across Europe, providing subscription-based monitored security for residential and commercial customers. Directly comparable business model and recurring revenue focus.
• Securitas Direct (Verisure Group): Brand under which Verisure operates in several European markets; offers monitored alarm subscriptions for homes and small businesses. Highly comparable subscription-based alarm monitoring business targeting similar customer types.
• Sonitrol: Specialist in verified audio/visual alarm monitoring for commercial and industrial facilities across North America and Europe. Comparable as a specialist remote-monitoring peer serving commercial building customers with verified alarm response.
• Verisure: Europe's largest dedicated alarm monitoring and smart-home security provider, operating monitored alarm services across multiple European countries. Closest direct peer given subscription-based 24/7 monitoring model and B2B/B2C customer base.

Regional players

• Loomis: European-headquartered security services provider operating cash-in-transit, alarm monitoring, and related security services with presence in Belgium. Comparable regional security services peer with overlapping alarm monitoring offerings.

Broad incumbents

• ADT: Major US-headquartered security and alarm monitoring provider with European operations offering commercial and residential monitored security. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping remote monitoring capabilities.
• Securitas: Global security services giant operating alarm monitoring, guarding, and technology solutions across Europe including Belgium. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping remote monitoring capabilities alongside a much wider service portfolio.
• Prosegur: Spanish-headquartered global security group offering alarm monitoring, guarding, and cash logistics across Europe and Latin America. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping remote monitoring and security services.
• Brink's Belgium: Global secure logistics and security services provider with Belgian operations covering alarm monitoring, cash handling, and secure transport. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same Belgian security services market.
• Stanley Security: Global provider of integrated security solutions including alarm monitoring, intrusion detection, and managed security services for commercial clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping commercial alarm monitoring.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oktopus-nv

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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