Vapodil

What Vapodil does

ADAXO International SAS, operating commercially as Vapodil, is a privately-held French consumer goods company founded in 2004 by Odile Ehrbar in Mundolsheim near Strasbourg. The company develops and sells the Vapodil dry steam cleaning system, a chemical-free cleaning appliance positioned as an ecological, durable alternative to conventional detergent-based household cleaning. The core offering is built on proprietary dry steam technology certified to NF T72-110 (bactericidal, fungicidal, virucidal, sporicidal and levuricidal efficacy) and recommended by AFPRAL for anti-allergen use, packaged as an "8D" integrated cleaning system with proprietary microfiber accessories.

The company monetizes primarily through one-time hardware sales of the Vapodil unit and complementary microfiber accessories, augmented by a curated catalog of "Écoproduits" spanning Home and Well-being categories. Revenue mechanics are consumer-retail in nature: prices are not publicly disclosed but framed as a single "fair and equitable" retail price point, with no subscription or recurring software component evident. Distribution is dual-channel, relying on an independent network of home-based sellers, auto-entrepreneurs and resellers (often product users themselves) alongside the company's own e-commerce storefront ("La boutique"), supported by VapoTV video content, Vapothèque educational content, event presence and a mobile app.

Customer segmentation is horizontal and consumer-led: the primary segment is individual households seeking chemical-free, allergy-conscious and environmentally sustainable cleaning, with a secondary well-being segment for personal-care-adjacent use cases. Geographic reach is concentrated in France with stated European intent (website published in French, English, German and Dutch), but no institutional funding, no enterprise customers, no disclosed revenue, and a 7-person headcount indicate a small, founder-controlled lifestyle-scale operation rather than a venture-backed growth business.

Name

Vapodil

Legal name

ADAXO International

Website

https://adaxo.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vapodil is the consumer hardware brand of ADAXO International, a French founder-owned company selling a proprietary NF T72-110-certified dry steam cleaning system and eco-products to individual households through an independent distributor network and DTC e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mundolsheim

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Vapodil Dry Steam Cleaners: Sale of the core Vapodil dry steam cleaning solution and equipment
2. Écoproduits: Sale of eco-products for Home and Well-being categories - selected, improved or designed innovative and durable products
3. Accessories and Consumables: Microfiber accessories and complementary cleaning products that support the Vapodil system

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ADAXO International designs, produces, and distributes the Vapodil dry steam cleaning system — a chemical-free, ecological cleaning solution for households. The business is built around the Vapodil hardware (dry steam cleaner), supported by microfiber accessories and a curated line of "écoproduits" for Home and Well-being categories.

Product overview

Vapodil is a single unified product—a dry steam cleaning solution developed by ADAXO International. The company operates a platform model centered on the Vapodil system, which is complemented by a range of eco-products for home and well-being. ADAXO International, founded in 2004, serves as the parent company that develops and distributes the Vapodil cleaning technology along with supplementary eco-products under the same brand ecosystem. The distribution relies on an independent distributor network including home sellers, entrepreneurs, and resellers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vapodil Dry Steam Cleaner Core Vapodil hardware — a dry steam cleaning device (Vapodil System 8D) that cleans, disinfects, and eliminates allergens (dust mites, bed bugs, microbes) without chemical detergents, certified NF T72-110 and recommended by AFPRAL. Designed for household consumers seeking a chemical-free, ecological cleaning solution.
• Écoproduits (Home and Well-being) Curated range of innovative, durable eco-products selected, improved, or designed by ADAXO for the Home and Well-being categories, intended to complement the Vapodil ecosystem and extend the brand's ecological offering.
• Vapodil Microfiber Accessories Purpose-designed microfiber accessories that complement the Vapodil dry steam cleaner, marketed as non-superfluous accessories that complete the cleaning system.

Quantifiable outcome

• NF T72-110 certified efficacy: bactericide, fongicide, virucide, sporicide, lévuricide
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hoover: Established cleaning-appliance brand offering steam cleaners and mops. Comparable in consumer-floor-care category but operates at significantly larger scale than Vapodil.
• SharkNinja (Shark): Large consumer appliances brand with steam mop and hard-floor cleaner SKUs. Competes with Vapodil for retail space and consumer mindshare in household chemical-free cleaning.
• Bissell: Major North American floor-care and deep-cleaning brand offering multi-surface and steam appliances. Overlaps with Vapodil on consumer deep-cleaning hardware, but serves a much broader portfolio.

Regional players

• Light 'N' Easy: UK-positioned consumer steam-cleaning appliance brand. Comparable in product and category, but primarily serving the British market rather than Vapodil's France-centric footprint.

Direct peers

• Reliable Corporation: Manufacturer of steam cleaners and pressing equipment for residential and light commercial use. Comparable in product category and target customer profile.
• Kärcher: German global leader in cleaning equipment, including a broad range of steam cleaners for both consumer and professional use. Directly competes with Vapodil in the chemical-free steam-cleaning category with far greater scale and distribution.
• Dupray: Canadian specialist in commercial-grade steam cleaners marketed to both pros and consumers. Comparable niche focus on steam-cleaning hardware with chemical-free positioning similar to Vapodil.
• Polti: Italian manufacturer of home steam cleaning appliances, including vaporella and other steam-cleaning product lines. Closely comparable to Vapodil in product category and European consumer-market positioning.
• SteamFast: Brand of residential steam cleaners focused on multi-surface cleaning. Comparable consumer-grade product overlap with Vapodil's core offering.

Others

• Ecodis (or similar eco-products distributor): French distributor of eco-designed household products. Comparable in the écoproduits / sustainable home goods adjacency that supplements Vapodil's core steam-cleaner line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vapodil

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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