Our story
Birdz is a pioneer in the IoT – Internet of Things – for cities and public services. Formed from the merger of m2ocity and Homerider Systems in 2018, Birdz has acquired companies such as Neroxis and FluksAqua. With over 20 years of experience and over 3,300 cities under management, Birdz puts excellence and innovation at the centre of its approach: we design sensors and network products, deploy IoT networks, develop software, collect and analyse over 350 million pieces of data every day to identify environmental issues and save our planet’s resources.
- 2000 – Creation of Homerider Systems
By two French entrepreneurs, Robert Frati and Dominique Sèze
- 2002 – First connected water meters installed
First smart water management project in France
- 2010 – First million connected objects
1 million smart water meters deployed
- 2011 – Creation of m2ocity
Veolia and Orange create m2ocity to develop the market for smart water services
Resulting from the merger of Homerider Systems and m2ocity
- 2019 – Over 3 million IoT devices
Birdz is now the largest IoT provider for cities and public services in Europe
- 2020 – Birdz expands its offer
Birdz now covers all topics related to smart cities: from smart water management to energy efficiency in buildings, smart waste management and air quality analysis