What Sentinum does

Sentinum GmbH is a German IoT sensor company headquartered in Fürth, Germany, operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of the ifm Group, a German industrial automation and sensor conglomerate. The company designs and manufactures energy-autonomous LPWAN sensors supporting mioty, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, and LTE-CAT-M1 protocols, alongside a unified cloud platform (Sentinum Webapp) and complementary services such as the LuneX cloud positioning service. Its portfolio spans eight sensor families covering industrial connectivity (Aion IO-Link and 4-20 mA adapters), fill-level measurement (Apollon-Q radar/laser ToF, EOS 60-GHz radar), indoor air quality (Febris CO2, TH, and mould-prevention SCW), environmental and soil sensing (GAIA), smart metering (Hyperion MID-certified), tracking and outdoor sensors (Juno series), and energy-harvesting indoor sensing (Nyx solar). The platform explicitly emphasizes open APIs, multi-protocol support, and GDPR-compliant data hosting in Germany, with no vendor lock-in, and integrates with SCADA, ERP, Home Assistant, and LoRaWAN Network Servers.

Sentinum monetizes through three primary streams: hardware sensor sales via its online shop (shop.sentinum.de) and direct enterprise sales; recurring cloud platform services via the Sentinum Webapp (device management, live data, alarms, dashboards); and custom OEM development, white-label manufacturing, and IoT project consultation. Pricing is unit-based for standard products and quote-based for enterprise and OEM deployments, with multi-year contracts for large-scale projects. The company targets eight vertical segments: Industry 4.0, residential and building management, smart city, waste management, water management, smart agriculture, energy providers, and logistics and tracking. Named enterprise customers include Ford's Cologne Electric Vehicle Center (predictive maintenance, energy monitoring, conveyor monitoring) and SPEKTER (heavy rain early warning systems for flood protection). Distribution combines direct sales in the DACH region with a global presence through the mioty Store marketplace.

The company is led by four managing directors (Geschäftsführer): Manuel Hart, Simon Schrampfer, Johannes Ollech, and Dr. Alexander Kahlig. It maintains an active partnership with the mioty Alliance, IO-Link Community, and LoRa Alliance, and participates in industry events including mioty Global Summit 2025 and 2026. Sentinum is privately held with no external funding rounds disclosed, and operates as part of the ifm Group's broader industrial automation portfolio.

Name

Sentinum

Legal name

Sentinum GmbH

Website

https://sentinum.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sentinum GmbH, a subsidiary of the ifm Group, designs and manufactures energy-autonomous LPWAN IoT sensors in Germany supporting mioty, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, and LTE-M. It serves industrial, municipal, smart city, and commercial customers across Europe with eight sensor families and a unified cloud platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial IoT Sensors (LPWAN Hardware)

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

AMI/Smart Meter Communications Networks (RF Mesh, PLC Backhaul, Cellular) (EUADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Field Area Network (FAN) & Backhaul for AMI (EUADAFAE)

Keywords

• LPWAN IoT sensors
• Industrial IoT hardware
• Wireless sensor networks
• Energy metering solutions
• Smart building sensors

Headquarters

HQ city

Fürth

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sensor Sales: Sale of LPWAN sensors including Apollon-Q level sensors, Hyperion energy meters, Juno trackers, Febris IAQ sensors, and specialized adapters like the Aion IO-Link bridge. Products are available through online shop and direct sales with pricing based on product complexity and connectivity protocol.
2. Cloud Platform Services: Sentinum Webapp provides device management, live data, alarms, dashboards and open APIs. Platform is GDPR-compliant and hosted in Germany, with no vendor lock-in.
3. Custom OEM Development: Custom hardware design, firmware development, and white-label manufacturing services for specialized LPWAN sensor applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sentinum designs, manufactures and sells energy-autonomous LPWAN sensors and an associated cloud platform for industrial and municipal IoT applications. The portfolio covers level measurement, indoor air quality, energy metering, asset tracking, IO-Link wireless bridging and environmental sensing, supported by mioty, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT and LTE-M connectivity, all unified through the Sentinum Webapp with open APIs and no vendor lock-in.

Product overview

Sentinum develops and produces energy-autonomous LPWAN sensors in Germany, offering a comprehensive portfolio of eight sensor families and an IoT platform. The product range includes specialized sensors for level measurement (Apollon-Q, EOS), indoor air quality (Febris), energy metering (Hyperion), tracking and environmental monitoring (Juno, Nyx), and industrial connectivity (Aion for IO-Link and 4-20mA). The ecosystem is unified through the Sentinum Webapp platform providing device management, live data, alarms, and dashboards with open APIs. LuneX cloud service adds positioning capabilities for LoRaWAN devices. The company supports mioty, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, and LTE-M protocols, with all products designed and manufactured in Germany as part of the ifm group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sentinum Webapp: IoT platform for device management, live data, alarms, dashboards and open APIs.
• LuneX
• Datahub
• Starvice

Products and services

• Aion IO-Link Adapter Wireless IO-Link bridge that connects standardised IO-Link sensors and actuators to mioty LPWAN networks without cables, enabling process and diagnostic data transmission for industrial automation, condition monitoring and machine connectivity.
• Aion 420 Wireless 4–20 mA sensor adapter enabling integration of existing analog sensors into LoRaWAN, mioty, NB-IoT and LTE-M networks for remote industrial measurement monitoring.
• Apollon-Q Fill Level Sensor Radar and laser ToF fill-level sensor family (TR, SW-TR, T variants) for tanks, waste containers, bulk goods and logistics, with dual measurement principle, 2 cm to 2.50 m range and IP69k rating.
• Apollon-Q-PP Presence Sensor Wireless IoT presence sensor detecting object presence in up to four zones simultaneously for delivery compartments, KANBAN monitoring and logistics with LPWAN connectivity (mioty, LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, LTE-M).
• EOS 420 Level Adapter External 4–20 mA level probe adapter connecting analog level sensors to LPWAN networks for reliable remote monitoring via LoRaWAN, mioty, NB-IoT and LTE-M.
• EOS Radar Level Sensor Contactless IoT fill-level sensor using 60-GHz radar technology for tanks, silos, shafts, water bodies and industrial infrastructure, transmitting precise measurement values to cloud via LoRaWAN, mioty, NB-IoT or LTE-M.
• Febris CO2 IAQ Sensor Indoor air quality sensor measuring temperature, humidity and CO2 levels for offices, schools, restaurants, museums and mould-prevention applications.
• Febris TH Sensor Temperature and humidity sensor for indoor climate monitoring in residential and commercial building management applications.
• Febris SCW Mould Prevention Sensor Mould prevention sensor detecting wall surface temperature differences to identify potential mould risks early for building health monitoring.
• GAIA Universal IoT Smart Hub Universal IoT Smart Hub for environmental data acquisition, weather stations and soil condition monitoring, flexibly configurable for smart agriculture and industrial applications.
• Helios Smart Hub / Connection Box Cost-effective connection box with temperature sensor, pressure sensor, pulse counter and Modbus bridge for sub-metering and industrial applications in residential property management.
• Hyperion MID-Certified Smart Electricity Meter MID-certified smart electricity meter for LoRaWAN and mioty networks, enabling energy management, sub-metering and consumption transparency in industry and residential property sectors.
• Juno BSX Bluetooth Presence/Beacon Sensor Bluetooth sensor for presence and beacon detection in logistics, asset tracking and outdoor applications, part of the Juno tracker and TH sensor series.
• Juno Tilt Sensor Tilt sensor with IP69K housing and 1-degree angle resolution for manhole opening detection, asset tracking and access monitoring in demanding outdoor and underground applications.
• Juno GPS/WiFi Tracker GPS and WiFi-sniffing tracker for logistics, asset tracking and outdoor applications, with ultra-low-power design and native GNSS scanning support.
• Juno TH Temperature/Humidity Sensor & Tracker IP67-rated temperature and humidity sensor with wireless connectivity for supply chain monitoring, supporting NB-IoT, mioty and LoRaWAN with up to 5 years battery life, GDP-compliant for pharmaceutical transport.
• Nyx Solar-Powered Indoor Sensor Ultra-flat, battery-free indoor sensor with solar cell that captures tilt, opening, operating hours and tracking data completely maintenance-free.
• LuneX Cloud Positioning Service Cloud-based GNSS and WiFi positioning service for energy-efficient LoRaWAN geolocation, decoding NAV and WiFi scan data from LR1110-based devices to calculate precise geographic coordinates entirely in the cloud, with open REST API and MQTT support for third-party LoRa Edge devices.
• Sentinum Webapp IoT Platform IoT platform providing unified device management, live data, alarms and dashboards across all Sentinum sensor families, GDPR-compliant, hosted in Germany, with open APIs and no vendor lock-in.
• Hardware Development & Consulting Services OEM and development services including white-label IoT devices, custom PCB design and manufacturing, custom firmware development, and housing design, delivered as full-cycle development from specification to series production in Bavaria.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves 20-50 EUR per meter compared to traditional cable installations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• SPEKTERcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 June 2026SPEKTER develops a heavy rain early warning system for flood and climate protection. Sentinum supplies IoT hardware components including gateways, water level sensors, channel sensors, and precipitation sensors for monitoring water levels in rivers, canal systems, and urban infrastructure. The joint project was nominated for the Bundespreis 'Blauer Kompass' award by the German Federal Environment Agency.
• Ford (Köln)flagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFord implements Sentinum mioty-based IoT solutions at their Electric Vehicle Center in Cologne. Solutions include Aion IO-Link adapters for wireless sensor connectivity, Hyperion energy meters for power monitoring, and vibration sensors for predictive maintenance on conveyor systems.
• mioty AlliancecoreTechnology or IntegrationSentinum is an active member of the mioty Alliance and develops products based on the mioty LPWAN standard. The mioty technology uses Telegram Splitting for robust wireless communication. Sentinum participated in mioty Global Summit 2025 and 2026 events.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Dragino: LoRaWAN/IoT product maker offering low-cost sensors, nodes, and gateways for industrial and smart agriculture use cases. Represents the price-competition benchmark for Sentinum's LoRaWAN sensor SKUs.
• Decentlab: Swiss manufacturer of LPWAN (LoRaWAN) sensors for environmental, agricultural, and industrial monitoring. Closest direct peer to Sentinum with comparable product breadth across level, climate, and asset-tracking sensors sold via direct and online channels.
• Worldsensing: Spanish industrial IoT monitoring company with LoRaWAN-enabled sensors and gateways for construction, mining, and smart city deployments. Comparable use cases (infrastructure monitoring) and LPWAN-first architecture.
• Libelium: Spanish IoT sensor platform provider with broad multi-protocol (LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, Sigfox, Zigbee, WiFi) sensor families for smart cities, water, agriculture, and industrial monitoring — directly comparable in scope and protocol breadth.
• Tektelic: Canadian supplier of LoRaWAN gateways and end-device sensors for smart buildings, utilities, and industrial IoT. Direct competitor in the multi-vertical LPWAN sensor and gateway market Sentinum addresses.
• Elsys: Swedish maker of LoRaWAN-based environmental and building sensors (temperature, humidity, CO2, pulse, etc.). Comparable form factor, target verticals (smart building, energy), and LPWAN-only positioning to Sentinum's sensor families.
• Adeunis: French designer and manufacturer of IoT sensors and connected devices (LoRaWAN, NB-IoT) for smart building, smart metering, and asset tracking. Closely comparable in protocol support, target verticals, and OEM service model.
• Lansen Systems: Swedish industrial-grade IoT sensor manufacturer offering LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, and Wireless M-Bus devices for submetering, leak detection, and building management — overlapping with Sentinum's Hyperion and Febris product lines.

Broad incumbents

• ifm electronic: Sentium's parent group and broader industrial automation/sensor conglomerate. Overlaps with Sentinum in industrial sensors and IO-Link connectivity but spans a much wider product portfolio (vision, position, process sensors) and global footprint.
• Pepperl+Fuchs: Established German industrial sensor and explosion-protection specialist with broad IO-Link, level, and process-sensor offerings. A broad incumbent competing for the same factory-automation and level-measurement wallets Sentinum targets with Aion and EOS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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