Grib

What Grib does

Grib (주식회사 그립) is a Seoul-based AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things) platform company founded in 2010 that builds safety-focused IoT solutions across smart home, industrial, and commercial environments. The company operates a three-layer technology stack: AIoT devices including multi-protocol gateways (supporting Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee), the RINK standalone hub (European-patented, server-free architecture), smart gas locks, and the ZeTime hybrid smartwatch; AIoT platform services including kitchen fire prevention (All Safer), research lab safety monitoring, factory safety inspection, and AI-integrated control services; and Vision AI technology for human interaction recognition and real-time safety surveillance. The company pioneered Z-Wave commercialization in Asia in 2014 through a foundational partnership with LG U+, reaching 1M+ households and becoming Korea's No. 1 home IoT provider.

Grib generates revenue through four streams: hardware sales of IoT devices and smartwatches, subscription-based AIoT platform services for enterprise clients (CJ Freshway, Ourhome, EcoPro), custom solution development and integration for industrial clients, and technology licensing (including European patents). The go-to-market combines direct B2B enterprise sales for safety solutions, carrier partnerships (LG U+) for mass-market residential IoT, OEM supply arrangements (Samsung Electronics for CLAIX education software), and consumer/retail distribution for the ZeTime smartwatch. The company's growth has been anchored by Korea's Serious Accidents Punishment Act (중대재해처벌법) driving mandatory safety solution adoption across food service, manufacturing, and laboratory facilities, with the company reporting 185% average annual revenue growth over a 3-year period alongside 129% employment growth.

Name

Grib

Legal name

주식회사 그립

Website

https://grib-iot.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Grib is a Seoul-based AIoT platform company that builds Z-Wave IoT hubs, Vision AI safety monitoring systems, and standalone IoT hubs for smart homes, commercial kitchens (CJ Freshway, Ourhome), and industrial facilities (EcoPro), serving both enterprise and residential markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IoT Platform

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Physical Security IoT & Smart Building Security Integration (Sensors, BMS tie-ins) (BPAKAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI/Analytics Video Surveillance (Detection, LPR, People Counting) (HSAHACAF), Multi-Sensor Environmental Monitoring Hubs & Smart Home Integrations (HSAHAGAJ)

Keywords

• IoT platform solutions
• Industrial safety monitoring
• Fire prevention systems
• Smart home IoT
• Vision AI analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IoT Hardware Sales: Sale of IoT hubs, gateways, sensors, and smart devices including RINK standalone hub, gas locks, and the ZeTime hybrid smartwatch. Revenue from device sales through carrier partnerships (LG U+), e-commerce platforms, and retail channels.
2. Platform and Subscription Services: AIoT platform services for monitoring, control, and data analytics. Provides subscription-based safety monitoring and management services for enterprise clients including CJ Freshway, Ourhome, EcoPro, and educational facilities.
3. Enterprise Solution Development and Integration: Custom AIoT solution development, installation, and integration services for specific industrial and commercial applications including factory safety systems, laboratory management, and smart building solutions.
4. Technology Licensing: Licensing of Z-Wave control technology and standalone hub technology to partners. Includes European patent registration for standalone hub technology enabling international market expansion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Grib develops and sells an AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things) platform combining multi-protocol IoT hardware (Z-Wave/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Zigbee hubs, sensors, smart gas locks, hybrid smartwatches) with AI-powered safety monitoring software for industrial, commercial kitchen, research lab, and smart home applications. The company provides AI-integrated monitoring services, kitchen fire prevention systems (All Safer), Vision AI-based computer vision for safety surveillance, and licensing of proprietary IoT hub technology. Core customers include enterprise food service operators (CJ Freshway, Ourhome), industrial manufacturers (EcoPro), telecom carriers (LG U+), and OEMs (Samsung Electronics).

Product overview

Grib is an AIoT (AI + IoT) platform company offering a three-layer product architecture: (1) AIoT Devices including standalone hubs (RINK), multi-protocol gateways supporting Z-Wave/Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/Zigbee, smart gas locks, and ZeTime hybrid smartwatches; (2) AIoT Platforms providing vertical solutions across AI-integrated monitoring, research lab safety, kitchen fire prevention (All Safer™), facility safety inspection, and AIoT appliance services; and (3) Vision AI Technology for human interaction recognition and eye tracking. The company also distributes CLAIX education software on Samsung Android blackboards through government programs. Grib's core technology is built on Z-Wave (800-900 MHz) and integrates AI for anomaly detection, process automation, and predictive analytics across safety-critical environments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RINK: Stand-alone IoT hub that operates without server or cloud dependency, allowing users to control IoT devices independently without sharing personal information
• CLAIX
• All Safer

Products and services

• RINK Standalone IoT Hub (링크) Standalone IoT hub that operates without server or cloud dependency, enabling users to monitor and control IoT sensors with just a smartphone and hub. Registered with European Patent Office; protects user privacy by not requiring personal data sharing with service providers.
• IoT Gateway / Sensor Platform Multi-protocol IoT gateway integrating Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee communication technologies. Supports sensor platforms and smart gateway functions for home and industrial IoT deployments.
• AI Integrated Monitoring Service (AI 통합관제 서비스) AI video analytics integrated monitoring service for real-time safety surveillance across factories, research labs, kitchens, and public facilities.
• Research Lab Safety Monitoring Service (연구실 안전 모니터링 서비스) IoT-based safety monitoring for research labs and multi-use facilities, using sensors to detect chemical leaks, fire, and gas incidents and send real-time alerts.
• Kitchen Fire IoT Solution (All Safer - 올세이퍼) AIoT-powered kitchen fire prevention system using IR temperature sensors, radar absence detection, and automatic gas valve cutoff. Includes air quality monitoring (dust, CO2, CO, tVOC) with automatic ventilation control.
• Facility Safety Inspection Solution (시설 안전 점검 솔루션) Smart facility safety inspection using tag technology for simplified inspection workflows, IoT sensor-based real-time environmental monitoring, and integrated monitoring dashboards for parks, hotels, construction sites, and insurance companies.
• AIoT Appliance Service (AIoT 가전 서비스) One-stop AIoT service from scenario design to development, deployment, communication module supply, and validation. Enables digital transformation of conventional appliances by integrating AIoT communication modules. Supports flexible firmware, push notifications, and subscriber analytics.
• Vision AI Technology (Human Interaction Recognition & Eye Tracking) Vision AI-based human interaction recognition system using smartphone cameras for real-time person/object detection, and a self-calibrating real-time eye tracking system.
• ZeTime (지타임) Hybrid Smartwatch World's first hybrid smartwatch combining analog clock hands with smart features. Swiss design, up to 30-day battery in analog mode, 50m water resistance. Supports calendar sync, call/text alerts, KakaoTalk, heart rate, step, and calorie monitoring. Distributed via Swiss brand MicroNoz.
• CLAIX (클랙스) Education Software Education software for small business owners, pre-installed on Samsung Android OS electronic blackboards. Distributed through government smart store technology adoption subsidy program (up to 50-60% discount). Target users: academies, education facilities, sports facilities.
• Gas Lock (가스락) - IoT Smart Gas Valve Smart gas valve controller enabling smartphone-based gas valve status monitoring and remote shutoff. First Z-Wave-based IoT device commercialized in Korea via LG U+. Asia's first Z-Wave commercialization.

Quantifiable outcome

• LG U+ Smart Home IoT service reached 100만+ subscribers with Grib's hubs, making it the world's largest single-operator home IoT deployment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• EcoPro HN (에코프로HN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026AIoT collaboration for AI integrated disaster prevention room at EcoPro HN's Cheongju factory. Real-time safety monitoring system for production facility safety management level improvement and digital transformation project to overcome limitations of human-centered monitoring systems. Also built Vision AI integrated control safety system at Osan factory.
• CJ Freshway (CJ프레시웨이)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 July 2025Grib supplying its kitchen fire prevention AIoT solution to CJ Freshway, CJ Group's food material distribution and food service company. System being installed across 500+ nationwide business locations including group meal facilities at schools, universities, and military mess halls. Target completion by end of 2025.
• SentOn (센트온)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 November 2023MOU for fragrance marketing collaboration combining Grib's AIoT technology with SentOn's fragrance technology. Targeting smart class, buildings, and stores with integrated smart environment solutions.
• CVnet (씨브이네트)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2022MOU for joint promotion of smart home and home network business. Combining Grib's AIoT smart home technology with CVnet's home network technology. Cooperating for customer acquisition in construction, interior design, and implementation sectors across buildings, construction sites, and industrial facilities.
• SmartLab (스마트잭)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 March 2022Collaboration combining SmartLab's LabManager PRO SaaS for research lab management with Grib's IoT sensing system. Aims to minimize safety blind spots in university labs and industrial research facilities, support chemical handling management, prevent gas leaks, and reduce fire/explosion risks through comprehensive safety solutions.
• ReMed (리메드)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2021MOU with ReMed and ReMed NexCare for customized silver smart healthcare analysis and management. Applying Grib's IoT technology to ReMed and NexCare healthcare products for health enhancement solutions targeting silver generation (60+ age group).
• Ourhome (아워홈)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2020Supply and installation of automated fire prevention system (All Safer) to 900+ Ourhome meal service facilities nationwide. AIoT-based real-time management with smartphone remote monitoring and control capabilities. Partnership originated from 2020 MOU and continued with food tech R&D partnership signed in December 2023.
• DALI Smart Door (달리)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2019MOU for smart IoT door market collaboration. DALI developed world's first fragrant smart hinge; partnership strengthens both companies' positions in smart door security market through combined IoT and smart hinge technologies.
• MicroNoz (Switzerland)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Exclusive distribution partnership for ZeTime hybrid smartwatch globally. Grib developed the smartwatch technology while MicroNoz contributed Swiss design and brand. Product sold as MicroNoz ZeTime through various global channels including European markets.
• Rinnai (린노)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2017Collaboration for emotional lighting development. LED specialist Rinnai and Grib combined IoT technology with emotional lighting that adjusts color and brightness based on external environment, indoor atmosphere, and user emotional state.
• Hanyang University (한양대)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2015MOU for IoT-based smart campus construction as part of Ministry of Science and ICT's ICBMS project (3-year research initiative). Built IoT testbed on Seoul campus incorporating Grib's Z-Wave technology and Hanyang University's UWB radar technology for advanced campus IoT services.
• LG U+ (LG유플러스)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Core strategic partner since 2014 for home IoT commercialization. Grib developed and supplied Z-Wave-based IoT hub technology for LGU+'s IoT@Home service. LGU+ is the only Korean telecom operator registered with Z-Wave Alliance. Partnership enabled first-in-Asia Z-Wave commercialization. LGU+ Smart Home IoT reached 100만+ subscribers with Grib's hubs. Grib also supplies gas lock devices and continues ongoing collaboration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Bosch: Global supplier of security systems, fire detection, and IoT solutions for industrial and residential use. Overlaps with Grib's smart home IoT, fire prevention, and industrial safety monitoring.
• Siemens: Global industrial automation and digital industries leader with building technologies, fire safety, and industrial IoT. Competes in factory safety and smart building verticals comparable to Grib's AIoT platform.
• Honeywell: Global industrial safety, fire detection, and building automation incumbent. Targets the same enterprise safety verticals (factory, lab, facility) that Grib serves with Vision AI and IoT safety platforms.
• LG U+ (LG Uplus): Korean telecom operator and Grib's core channel partner for IoT@Home; also competes in residential IoT with its own branded smart home services. Material as both partner and alternative in-home IoT supplier.
• Samsung Electronics (SmartThings): Global consumer electronics leader with SmartThings smart home platform and connected appliance ecosystem. An OEM partner for Grib's CLAIX education software and a broad incumbent in home IoT/industrial automation.

Direct peers

• Aqara (Lumi United): Smart home IoT hub and sensor provider with multi-protocol support (Zigbee, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi). Competitive with Grib's home IoT hub and gas lock offerings in the consumer/small business segment.
• Tuya Smart: Global AIoT cloud platform offering IoT hubs, device management, and vertical applications for smart home and commercial use. Directly competitive with Grib's AIoT platform and multi-protocol gateway offering.

Regional players

• KT (Korea Telecom): Korean telecom operating GiGA IoT and home IoT services. Competes with LG U+ and Grib in the Korean home IoT market and offers enterprise IoT platform services.
• Vieworks: Korean industrial imaging and machine vision company. Comparable as a Korean technology supplier applying computer vision to industrial safety and inspection use cases.
• SK Telecom: Korean telecom with smart home and IoT platform services. Competes in the same Korean home IoT distribution channel dynamic as Grib's LG U+ partnership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/Grib.IoT.Service
• Instagraminstagram.com/grib_iot

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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