What Nexiode does

Nexiode is a French connected lighting management company headquartered in Quimper, Brittany, founded in 2015 by telecommunications engineers. It designs and sells an end-to-end smart lighting system comprising the WI Connect web-based supervision platform and a family of WIZARD hardware controllers and gateways. The technology stack is built on ZigBee 2.4GHz wireless protocol with additional support for LoRa, LTE-M, and NB-IoT, and is designed against international interoperability standards — TALQ2 (certified April 2021), Zhaga, NEMA, DALI, and D4i — so that its controllers can be deployed across heterogeneous existing lighting estates.

The company sells primarily to local authorities and municipalities across France, with a customer roster that includes city governments (Strasbourg, Bastia, Calais, Gérardmer, Plateau/Abidjan), intercommunal structures (T2L, Greater Nancy), transportation operators (SNCF, Lyon Airport, Valence Romans Agglo), and sports facilities (Hayange Rugby Stadium, Parilly Athletics Stadium). Go-to-market is built around 12 regional agencies providing direct field sales and local support, complemented by channel partnerships with lighting OEMs Eclatec and GHM France. International expansion is channeled through the Agora Makers group, which Nexiode joined in 2024.

The business model combines hardware sales (WIZARD controllers and gateways in Zhaga, NEMA, D4i, DALI, and solar variants) with recurring revenue from the WI Connect monitoring platform and professional services for deployment and ongoing support. Disclosed customer outcomes include up to 80–90% energy savings, 70% fewer field interventions, and 40% lower maintenance costs, with municipal ROI horizons of approximately 7 years. Nexiode is privately held as SAS NEXIODE (€100,000 share capital) and operates as part of the Agora Makers group; revenue and headcount are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Nexiode

Legal name

SAS NEXIODE

Website

https://nexiode.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nexiode is a French connected lighting management company, founded in 2015 in Quimper, providing WIZARD hardware controllers and the WI Connect web supervision platform to municipalities, transportation operators, and sports facilities for smart public lighting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Connected Public Lighting Management

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (33513), Wiring Device Manufacturing (33593), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Lighting Controls & Building Integration (Drivers, sensors, dimming, lighting control panels, networked lighting) (IMAGAIAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lighting Controls & Smart Lighting Systems (BPABAGAC), Outdoor & Area Lighting (Street, Roadway, Parking, Flood, Sports/Architectural exterior) (IMAGAIAB)

Keywords

• Connected lighting management
• Smart public lighting
• Remote lighting control
• Lighting controllers
• Smart city lighting

Headquarters

HQ city

Quimper

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of lighting control equipment including WIZARD controllers (Zhaga, NEMA, DALI, D4i), gateways (PL, TA), and related infrastructure. Equipment sold to municipalities and partners for installation in lighting networks.
2. WI Connect Software Platform: Remote management and monitoring software platform. Likely subscription-based for ongoing access to platform updates, cloud hosting, and support services.
3. Professional Services: Implementation support, technical assistance, photometric studies, remote management configuration, and ongoing customer support for deployment projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Nexiode designs and manufactures connected public lighting management systems, combining hardware controllers (Wizard Zhaga, NEMA, Classic D4i, Classic DALI, Cabinet, and SUNPOLE-C) and gateways (PL, TA) with the WI Connect web-based supervision platform. The integrated solution enables remote control, monitoring, fault detection, and energy optimization of street lighting, sports facilities, tertiary buildings, and connected solar installations, using ZigBee, LoRa, LTE-M, and NB-IoT protocols and conforming to the TALQ2 standard.

Product overview

Nexiode offers a connected smart lighting management ecosystem comprising the WI Connect web-based supervision platform and Wizard hardware controllers. The Wizard product line includes Zhaga, NEMA, Classic D4i, and Classic DALI controllers for luminaire-level management, cabinet controllers and gateways (PL and TA) for centralized control, wireless sports equipment controls, and SUNPOLE-C controllers for solar lighting. The system supports multiple communication protocols (ZigBee, LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT) and serves business sectors including street lighting, sports facilities, tertiary buildings, and connected solar applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WI Connect: Web application for monitoring and managing public lighting fixtures remotely.
• WIZARD

Products and services

• WIZARD Remote Management Solution End-to-end remote management solution for public lighting, comprising communicating controllers, a multi-protocol communication network (ZigBee, LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT), and the WI Connect monitoring platform; enables both cabinet-level and individual light-point control for municipal and large-scale deployments.
• WI Connect Supervision Platform Web-based supervision platform for viewing, programming, and managing connected lighting points remotely, allowing supervisors to modify programming, monitor light status, detect faults and malfunctions, and view consumption and electrical parameters.
• Wizard Zhaga Controller Integrated controller that makes luminaires equipped with D4i electronic power supply and standardized Zhaga connectors compatible with WIZARD remote management; features GPS auto-geolocation, live control, remote calendar updates, and ZigBee 2.4GHz communication.
• Wizard NEMA Controller Integrated controller enabling luminaires equipped with D4i electronic power supply and standardized NEMA connectors to be compatible with WIZARD remote management.
• Wizard Classic D4i Controller Remote controller that makes existing lighting fixtures equipped with D4i wired electronic power supply compatible with WIZARD remote management.
• Wizard Classic DALI Controller Remote controller that makes existing lighting fixtures equipped with DALI wired electronic power supply compatible with WIZARD remote management.
• Wizard Cabinet Controller Controller enabling precise control of public lighting and cabinet security, communicating with the WIZARD management interface via 4G technology.
• PL Gateway Gateway for cabinet management enabling precise control of public lighting, ensuring cabinet security, and facilitating consumption data collection, with independent output switching, astronomical clock, calendar management with up to 1,000 schedules, and native ZigBee communication for scalability to light point management.
• TA Gateway Gateway for cabinet management with push-button functionality for remote ignition, light sensor integration, and other control applications.
• WIZARD Wireless Sports Headset Wireless control box using ZigBee radio frequency for outdoor sports facility lighting control with IP66 rating and 4 customizable lighting scenario push buttons.
• SUNPOLE-C Wizard Controller Integrated controller for solar lighting enabling nighttime dimming at set times and/or by ephemeris, point light or dynamic detection, and remote management, with two-way communication for real-time configuration and fault feedback.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% energy savings achieved through intelligent control combined with LED replacement
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Agora Makers GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Nexiode joined the Agora Makers group in 2024, strengthening capacity for innovation and development. The group provides international network presence in many countries around the world, supporting Nexiode's international expansion strategy.
• TALQ ConsortiumcoreOthers · 22 April 2021Nexiode is an associate member of the TALQ Consortium and obtained TALQ2 certification for its WixLi Portal GW, Version 7.0.0. The TALQ protocol is an international Smart City communication standard.
• EclateccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEclatec installs and deploys Nexiode WIZARD solutions in street lighting projects. Collaboration on Strasbourg street lighting contract and other municipal projects. Eclatec is a member of Agora Makers group.
• GHM FrancecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGHM France provides lighting fixtures (Beauregard luminaires) that integrate with Nexiode WIZARD technology. Collaboration on projects including Saint-Privat-des-Vieux and Parilly athletics stadium.
• SIED 70coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIED 70 (Syndicat Intercommunal d'Énergie du département de la Haute-Saône) is a key energy transition player that collaborated with Nexiode on the Esmoulins smart rurality project.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• DimOnOff: Canadian smart street-lighting controls vendor with a wireless mesh architecture and Cloud platform, focused on municipal customers across North America and Europe. Closely comparable product scope (cabinet + point controllers, SaaS CMS) and customer type.
• Telensa: UK-based provider of smart streetlight controls using wireless (RF) communications and a central CMS. Competes with Nexiode on the same municipal use case (remote management of public lighting), with a comparable single-vertical focus but more extensive UK and APAC deployments.
• Schreder: Belgian-headquartered specialist in outdoor and street lighting with the Smart City/Connected Lighting portfolio (Shuffle, Owlet IoT, EXEDRA CMS). Closest direct peer to Nexiode — same customer (European municipalities), same product category (connected outdoor luminaires + control platform), competing head-to-head in tenders across France and Europe.
• CIMCON Lighting: US-based smart street-lighting controls vendor offering wireless controllers, gateways, and LightingGale CMS. Comparable product architecture (point-of-light controllers + cloud CMS) and similar customer base (municipalities), serving as a useful size/stage benchmark for Nexiode.
• AEC Illuminazione: Italian manufacturer of outdoor and street-lighting luminaires with an integrated smart-controls offering. Competes with Nexiode in southern European municipal projects, often as a fixture-plus-controls bundle.

Broad incumbents

• Itron: US-headquartered smart infrastructure player offering streetlight management (Streetlight.Vision) alongside smart meters and grid solutions. Competes with Nexiode in municipal lighting management but as part of a much broader IoT/utilities portfolio and with deeper North American presence.
• GE Current (a DIALOG company): North American industrial lighting and controls provider offering Daintree wireless controls and smart-city solutions. Overlaps with Nexiode in connected outdoor lighting controls and competes in international municipal RFPs; larger portfolio but less focused on the pure-controls niche.
• Signify (formerly Philips Lighting): Global lighting giant offering Philips-branded smart street-lighting systems (Interact City), LED fixtures, and connected controls. Directly competes with Nexiode in municipal RFPs but as a full-portfolio incumbent with significantly greater scale, capital, and geographic reach.

Emerging players

• Tvilight: Dutch smart street-lighting specialist offering CityManager platform and wireless (ZigBee/LPWAN) controls. Closely comparable technology stack (ZigBee, open standards) and customer profile (European municipalities), but smaller scale than Nexiode.

Others

• Eclatec: French outdoor-lighting manufacturer and Agora Makers group member that already installs Nexiode WIZARD systems in projects such as Strasbourg. While a channel partner today, Eclatec also develops its own smart-control offerings and is therefore an adjacent/partner-competitive entity rather than a pure peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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