The Current Ecosystem: Connected Everything

Today, Bordeaux hosts over 300 IoT companies employing 15,000 professionals. The ecosystem spans from agricultural sensors to urban infrastructure, from consumer devices to industrial systems. What unites them is expertise in making physical objects intelligently connected.

Agricultural IoT Excellence

Chouette builds IoT solutions specifically for wine producers, monitoring everything from soil humidity to barrel conditions. Their sensors helped Château Margaux optimize irrigation, saving 30% water while improving grape quality. "Wine teaches patience and precision," notes CEO Marie Dubois. "Perfect training for IoT."

TerraNIS combines satellite imagery with ground sensors to provide precision agriculture insights. Originally focused on vineyards, they now serve farms across Europe. "The principles translate," explains CTO David Chen. "Whether monitoring grapes or wheat, you need reliable sensors and actionable data."

Ekylibre creates farm management software integrating IoT data. The open-source approach, unusual in agtech, reflects Bordeaux values. "Farmers share knowledge across generations," states founder David Joulin. "Our code follows that tradition."

Smart City Innovation

Bordeaux's own smart city initiatives created a living laboratory for IoT companies.

Qucit optimizes urban mobility using IoT sensors and AI. Their system predicts parking availability, adjusts traffic signals, and routes city bikes. "Bordeaux gave us a real city to experiment with," notes co-founder Raphaël Cherrier. "That's invaluable."

Objets Connectés, despite its generic name, specializes in environmental monitoring. Their air quality sensors blanket Bordeaux, providing real-time pollution data. The city's commitment to transparency—all data is public—drives innovation.

Wattpark revolutionizes parking with IoT sensors detecting available spaces. What started as a Bordeaux solution now operates in 50 cities. "Urban IoT requires patient deployment," explains CEO Guillaume Porcher. "Bordeaux understood that."

Industrial IoT

Beyond agriculture and cities, Bordeaux excels in industrial IoT applications.

Ubikey provides connected access control for buildings and vehicles. Their electronic keys replace physical ones while providing usage analytics. Major logistics companies adopted the technology to track vehicle access across Europe.

Stimul creates IoT platforms for manufacturing, helping factories monitor equipment and predict maintenance needs. "Industry 4.0 sounds futuristic," notes founder Pierre Martin, "but it's really about applying wine-making precision to manufacturing."

Consumer IoT

While less prominent than B2B applications, Bordeaux hosts innovative consumer IoT companies.

Invoxia develops GPS trackers and smart speakers with a focus on privacy. Unlike Silicon Valley giants, they process data locally. "Europeans care about privacy," states Regional Director Sophie Bernard. "We build that into hardware, not add it as software afterthought."