What Volan Technology does

Volan Technology is a privately held US-based provider of real-time micro-location systems for large-scale industrial and logistics operations. The company's core product, the Volan Positioning System (VPS), is a 100% wireless mesh network that captures continuous location and motion data on assets, vehicles, and people across indoor, outdoor, and underground environments, and is positioned by the company as the missing "operational data layer" after CRM and ERP. The platform layers predictive analytics and process automation on top of the raw motion feed, branded as a four-stage intelligence stack: See, Diagnose, Benchmark, Predict.

The product portfolio is organized around the enterprise VPS platform, a self-deploy starter kit called Volan Launch (priced under $10K with 10 locators and a gateway), and three vertical-specific solutions: Volan Span for airports, Volan Sync for warehousing, and Volan Grid for construction. Volan generates revenue through hardware sales of locators and gateways combined with subscription-based analytics. Its go-to-market combines an enterprise field-sales motion, with "Request a Demo" CTAs targeting large industrial buyers, and a product-led growth motion via the Launch kit, supported by content marketing and industry events such as PTE World London.

Volan serves enterprise customers in aviation (CVG Airport, JFKIAT at JFK Terminal 4), healthcare logistics (UPS Healthcare), equipment rental (United Rentals), and e-commerce (Amazon). Disclosed outcomes include a 90%+ reduction in time spent searching for mission-critical assets, a 15–20% gain in workforce and asset productivity, and an 80% reduction in security escorting costs at CVG Airport. The company is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, was founded in 2019, and is led by CEO Michael Bettua.

Name

Volan Technology

Legal name

Volan Technology

Website

https://volantechnology.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Volan Technology provides a 100% wireless micro-location mesh network that delivers real-time tracking and predictive analytics for assets and workers in airports, warehouses, and large construction sites, serving enterprise customers such as Amazon, UPS Healthcare, CVG Airport, JFKIAT, and United Rentals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real-Time Location Systems

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Asset Tracking, RTLS & Industrial Visibility (IMAIAMAE)

Keywords

• Real-time location systems
• Asset tracking software
• Wireless positioning network
• Operational intelligence platform
• Workforce analytics systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoboken

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Volan Positioning System (VPS) Enterprise: Hardware and software platform for enterprise-scale real-time location tracking. Includes locators, gateways, and ongoing software analytics. Sold as complete system with expansion capabilities across facilities.
2. Volan Launch Starter Kit: Self-deploy starter kit under $10K, pre-configured with 10 locators, 1 gateway, live map, and AI analytics. Entry point product enabling proof-of-concept and expansion.
3. AI-Powered Analytics Subscription: Ongoing analytics, utilization forecasting, and operational intelligence features delivered as part of the platform, likely with subscription components for software updates and cloud services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Volan Technology provides a wireless micro-location mesh network that captures real-time motion data for tracking assets and workers across enterprise operations, paired with an AI-powered analytics platform. The system delivers continuous visibility across indoor, outdoor, and underground environments for industries including aviation, warehousing, and construction. Hardware locators and gateways feed an operational AI software layer that delivers zone alerts, geofencing, and predictive intelligence.

Product overview

Volan Technology offers a unified real-time asset and workforce location positioning platform built around the Volan Positioning System (VPS) for Enterprise — a 100% wireless micro-location mesh network that captures dynamic real-time motion data at enterprise scale. The core VPS platform serves as the foundational data layer, enabling four integrated intelligence capabilities: See (live location), Diagnose (efficiency analysis), Benchmark (KPI tracking), and Predict (labor and CapEx forecasting). The portfolio includes Volan Launch™ as a self-deploy starter kit (under $10K, 10 locators, no IT required) for rapid onboarding, alongside three vertical-specific solutions — Volan for Airports (Volan Span), Volan for Warehouses (Volan Sync), and Volan for Construction (Volan Gridd) — each tailored to the operational workflows of their respective industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Volan Positioning System (VPS): The first 100% wireless, micro-location mesh network that captures dynamic and structured real-time motion data across all operations at enterprise scale.
• Volan Launch™
• Volan SPAN
• Volan Sync
• Volan Grid

Products and services

• Volan Positioning System (VPS) for Enterprise

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ decrease in daily time spent searching for mission-critical assets
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CenTrak: RTLS vendor specializing in healthcare, senior living, and industrial asset tracking using BLE, RFID, and infrared hybrid technologies. Comparable as a direct competitor in enterprise real-time location, particularly strong in healthcare where Volan also serves UPS Healthcare.
• Quuppa: BLE-based RTLS provider for indoor positioning in healthcare, manufacturing, and sports. Comparable as a real-time location platform serving similar enterprise verticals, but based on BLE rather than Volan's proprietary wireless mesh.
• Kinexon: UWB RTLS provider for industrial manufacturing, logistics, and sports performance tracking. Comparable as a real-time location and analytics platform for industrial customers, with similar focus on operational intelligence from motion data.
• Inpixon: Indoor positioning and intelligence provider combining Wi-Fi, BLE, and computer vision for asset and people tracking. Comparable as a real-time indoor intelligence platform targeting enterprises, though broader in technology scope than Volan.
• AiRISTA Flow: Enterprise RTLS and BLE/RFID tracking vendor with strong healthcare and industrial presence. Comparable as a direct competitor in real-time asset and personnel tracking, with established customer base in hospitals and supply chain.
• Sewio Networks: UWB-based RTLS provider focused on indoor tracking for manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics. Closely comparable to Volan in targeting industrial customers with real-time location tracking, though Sewio's UWB technology differs from Volan's mesh architecture.

Broad incumbents

• Aruba Networks (HPE): Provides indoor location services leveraging Wi-Fi and BLE infrastructure at large enterprises. Comparable as a competing RTLS platform for indoor asset tracking, but typically requires existing Aruba Wi-Fi deployments and does not match Volan's cross-environment mesh coverage.
• Impinj: Leading RAIN RFID infrastructure provider for item-level tracking in retail, logistics, and supply chain. Comparable as an enterprise asset visibility vendor, though Impinj focuses on RFID tags/infrastructure rather than real-time micro-location mesh.
• Zebra Technologies: Major enterprise RTLS and asset tracking vendor with MotionWorks portfolio and broad channel reach. Comparable as a competitor in enterprise asset visibility, but operates across a much wider hardware portfolio (barcode, mobile computing, RFID) beyond Volan's micro-location niche.
• Cisco (DNA Spaces): Cisco's location services platform layered on its networking infrastructure for enterprise asset and people visibility. Comparable as a competing RTLS approach leveraging existing network infrastructure, but tied to Cisco's networking footprint and lacks cross-environment mesh.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/volantechnology
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/volan-technology

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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