What EnFlex does

EnFlex (operating data also references Synapse Wireless) provides a wireless networked lighting control and energy management platform — SimplySnap — that enables enterprises to monitor, schedule, and optimize lighting and energy use across distributed facilities. The platform is built on a proprietary wireless mesh network architecture spanning chip to cloud, with more than 40 granted wireless IoT patents and compliance with the DLC's Network Lighting Controls Qualified Product List. The product portfolio comprises SimplySnap (the core wireless lighting control system), SimplySnap Energy Insights (energy consumption monitoring in kWh and dollars), Lighting Control Solutions (cloud-based multi-site lighting management), and Water Efficiency Solutions (real-time water waste detection). The company claims more than 5 million connected devices globally and over 2 million units deployed, supporting installations from small sites with a few hundred devices to installations with thousands of locations and up to 10,000 lights.

The company targets lighting designers, building owners, energy managers, and facility managers across verticals including outdoor sites and area lighting, sports venues, parking structures, warehouse and distribution centers, retail and REITs, manufacturing, and municipal/roadway projects. Named enterprise customers include ULINE, Kimco Realty, Amerex, Komatsu, McWane Ductile, JAR Arena, Donelson Christian Academy, Banner Engineering, and TU Energy, with documented outcomes of 30–50%+ energy reductions, $84,000 annual savings with a 5-month payback (McWane Ductile), and 164 MWh/year saved (Komatsu). Go-to-market runs through direct enterprise sales with "Request a Demo"/"Book a Demo" CTAs and quote-based multi-year contracts, supplemented by an OEM Partner program embedding SimplySnap technology into fixtures from Visionaire Lighting, Signify, LSI, Cree Lighting, and Cooper, and a channel/reseller partner program for mid-market and regional distribution.

EnFlex is a privately held for-profit company headquartered in Prescott, United States, founded in 1993, with a global operating footprint. Revenue is generated across three streams: cloud-based SaaS subscriptions (SimplySnap platform), hardware sales (wireless mesh components, sensors, and controllers integrated with LED fixtures), and OEM licensing/royalty arrangements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, with sales conducted on a custom enterprise-quote basis. No revenue figures, headcount, management team details, funding history, or ownership structure are disclosed in available sources, limiting visibility into the financial profile of the business.

Name

EnFlex

Legal name

Synapse Wireless

Website

https://enflex.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

EnFlex (operating data references Synapse Wireless) provides the SimplySnap wireless lighting control and energy management platform serving enterprise customers across retail, manufacturing, sports, municipal, and commercial real estate sectors. The turnkey chip-to-cloud solution combines hardware, SaaS, and OEM-licensed technology deployed across 5 million+ devices globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Management Software

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation (DCS/PLC/SCADA, SIS, Metering) (EUAEAFAC)

Keywords

• Facility energy management
• Wireless lighting controls
• Building operating systems
• Retail cost management
• IoT facility solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Prescott

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Software/SaaS Platform (SimplySnap): SimplySnap provides a software platform for wireless lighting control and energy management. The platform is delivered as a cloud-based subscription service with remote access capabilities, enabling users to control, schedule, and monitor lighting and energy across multiple locations from a single interface.
2. Hardware Sales (Wireless Lighting Control Equipment): The company sells wireless lighting control hardware including wireless mesh network components, sensors, and controllers that integrate with LED fixtures from leading manufacturers. The hardware is deployed in factories, distribution centers, parking lots, garages, and sports facilities.
3. OEM/Embedded Solutions: Synapse Wireless operates an OEM Partner program, embedding its SimplySnap technology into third-party lighting fixtures and systems, generating revenue through licensing and embedded hardware/software sales to OEM partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EnFlex provides software and hardware that allow retailers and institutions to manage key operating costs through a web interface. The SimplySnap platform delivers end-to-end wireless networked lighting and energy control across facilities, complemented by the SimplySnap Energy Insights module for energy consumption monitoring and Water Efficiency Solutions for real-time water waste detection, all accessible via a centralized cloud-based interface.

Product overview

EnFlex offers SimplySnap as its core end-to-end wireless networked lighting control platform, augmented by specialized solution modules. The portfolio includes SimplySnap (the main platform providing wireless mesh-based lighting and energy control), SimplySnap Energy Insights (for energy consumption monitoring in kWh and dollars), Lighting Control Solutions (cloud-based multi-location monitoring), and Water Efficiency Solutions (real-time water waste detection and reporting). Together these products enable facility managers and energy managers to monitor, control, and optimize energy consumption across indoor/outdoor lighting and water systems from a single interface.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SimplySnap: An end-to-end wireless networked lighting control system that provides easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use, and scalable control over lighting and energy management for facilities, outdoor sites, and multiple locations.
• SimplySnap Energy Insights

Products and services

• SimplySnap End-to-end wireless networked lighting control system that provides intuitive, reliable, and secure control over lighting and energy management needs for facilities. Built on Synapse's wireless mesh network, it enables monitoring, scheduling, and optimization of lighting across indoor and outdoor facilities, and is deployed in factories, distribution centers, parking lots, garages, and sports facilities.
• SimplySnap Energy Insights Intelligent and intuitive energy monitoring solution that wirelessly measures energy consumption across facilities in both kWh and dollars, providing real-time visibility into the largest consumers of energy by department or equipment. Targeted at building owners and facility managers seeking ongoing improvements toward control and profitability goals.
• Lighting Control Solutions Cost-effective lighting control and monitoring solution that allows monitoring, assessment, understanding, and optimization of energy consumption across large indoor and outdoor lighting systems or multiple remote locations via a single integrated cloud-based platform.
• Water Efficiency Solutions Water management solution that combines real-time measurement, intuitive technology, and expert know-how to help property teams quickly detect, find, and fix water waste through clear reporting and KPIs before it becomes costly.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30% energy reduction (ULINE case study)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Visionaire LightingcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerVisionaire Lighting is an OEM partner that integrates Synapse Wireless's SimplySnap technology into its lighting fixtures. Featured on the company's trusted partners and OEM partners page.
• SignifycoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerSignify is an OEM partner integrating Synapse Wireless's SimplySnap technology into its lighting products. Featured on the company's trusted partners and OEM partners page.
• LSIcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLSI is an OEM partner that embeds Synapse Wireless's SimplySnap technology into its lighting fixture products. Featured on the company's trusted partners and OEM partners page.
• Cree LightingcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerCree Lighting is an OEM partner integrating Synapse Wireless's SimplySnap wireless lighting control technology into its LED fixtures. Featured on the company's trusted partners and OEM partners page.
• CoopercoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerCooper is an OEM partner embedding Synapse Wireless's SimplySnap technology into its lighting solutions. Featured on the company's trusted partners and OEM partners page.
• Helios EnergyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelios Energy partnered with Synapse Wireless to rebuild Donelson Christian Academy's lighting after a tornado destroyed the greater-Nashville school, demonstrating a project-based strategic partnership.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Leviton Manufacturing: Leviton offers commercial lighting controls (e.g., Lumina RF, GreenMAX) and integrated building-automation solutions. It competes with Synapse across offices, warehouses, and outdoor site lighting applications, often via electrical contractor channels.
• Signify: Signify (formerly Philips Lighting) operates the Interact connected lighting IoT platform and is also an OEM partner of Synapse Wireless. It is the closest direct competitor and most strategically entangled peer, combining proprietary wireless lighting controls with global scale across commercial and outdoor lighting.
• Lutron Electronics: Lutron is a leading lighting-control specialist with both residential (Caséta, RA) and commercial/enterprise (Quantum, Athena) offerings. It competes with Synapse in commercial lighting controls, particularly where design-driven dimming and scene control are required.
• Acuity Brands: Acuity Brands offers nLight and Distech Controls networked lighting-control platforms serving commercial, industrial, and outdoor applications. It competes directly with SimplySnap for multi-site enterprise lighting-control deployments and brings a broader lighting fixture portfolio.
• Enlighted (Siemens): Enlighted, owned by Siemens, provides a wireless IoT platform for smart buildings centered on lighting sensors and energy analytics. It overlaps with Synapse's wireless mesh-based lighting controls and energy insights capabilities for enterprise commercial real estate.
• Cree Lighting: Cree Lighting, now part of Hubbell, is a major LED lighting manufacturer and was an OEM partner embedding Synapse's SimplySnap technology into its fixtures. It is comparable as both a fixture supplier using Synapse's controls and as a competitor offering its own connected-lighting stack.
• Hubbell Lighting: Hubbell Lighting offers a portfolio of lighting controls and connected lighting solutions (including the acquired Cree Lighting business) serving industrial, commercial, and outdoor applications. It is comparable both as a competitor and as a lighting OEM channel partner.
• Current (GE Current / Daintree): Current, a Daintree company, provides intelligent LED lighting fixtures and a wireless lighting-control platform (Daintree Networks) used in commercial and industrial facilities. It overlaps directly with Synapse in energy-monitored, networked lighting for industrial and outdoor environments.

Broad incumbents

• Legrand: Legrand provides lighting controls, wiring devices, and data center infrastructure across commercial and residential markets. It competes with Synapse where building owners seek combined electrical and lighting-control solutions from a single established vendor.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric offers a broad building-automation and energy-management portfolio (EcoStruxure) that includes lighting control among many other systems. It is a broader incumbent that competes with Synapse for integrated building-technology contracts at large enterprises.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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