Sigfox

Sigfox S.A.
Native name
SIGFOX
Company typeSociété Anonyme
IndustryWireless services
Founded2010
FoundersLudovic Le Moan and Christophe Fourtet
HeadquartersLabège, ,
Area served
Global
Key people
Ludovic le Moan, CEO; Anne Lauvergeon, Chairman; Christophe Fourtet, Scientific Director
ServicesIoT
Revenue€50 million[1] (2017)
Number of employees
375 (04/2017)
Websitewww.sigfox.com

Sigfox is a French global network operator founded in 2010[2] that built wireless networks to connect low-power objects such as electricity meters and smartwatches, which need to be continuously on and emitting small amounts of data.

Sigfox is based in Labège near Toulouse, France, and had over 375 employees. The firm also has offices in Madrid, San Francisco, Sydney and Paris.[3][4]

Sigfox had raised more than $300 million from investors that included Salesforce, Intel, Samsung, NTT, SK Telecom, energy groups Total and Air Liquide. In November 2016 Sigfox was valued at around €600 million. In January 2022 it filed for bankruptcy.[5]

In April 2022 Singapore-based IoT network firm Unabiz subsequently acquired Sigfox and its French network operations for a reported €25 million ($27m).[6]

  1. ^ "Sigfox presents 2017 results and 2018 roadmap". Sigfox. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Our Story | Sigfox". Sigfox. 2020.
  3. ^ "Residents". Partech Shaker. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ Renault, Enguérand (2014-07-09). "Le Shaker, une fabrique à start-up, s'installe au cœur de Paris". Le Figaro. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Sigfox, the French IoT startup that had raised more than $300M, files for bankruptcy protection as it seeks a buyer". Techcrunch.com. Techcrunch. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Sigfox's parent company UnaBiz raises another $25 million in Series B round extension". datacenterdynamics.com. datacenterdynamics. Retrieved 9 January 2023.