Best Sensors Companies in Belgium
The 36 best Sensors companies in Belgium in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Spectricity.
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$7.1b in tracked funding; 75% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Sensors companies in Belgium
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autonomous Knight Developer of radar sensors for autonomous vehicles | — | — | 3 | 2021 | Geoffrey Ejzenberg Co-Founder & Co-CEO | — | 6 patents Real-time sensor fusion and perception for autonomous vehicle situational awareness. | — |
| 2 | AWAIBA Develops CMOS Image sensors for industrial applications and cameras | — | — | 19 | 2004 | Martin Wany ex-CEO | — | — | — |
| 3 | BBC Bircher Smart Access Developer of sensor solutions for automated access and safety applications | — | — | — | 1957 | Josef Gross CEO | StoryblokVue.jsNginx+11 | — | — |
| 4 | Caeleste Custom CMOS image sensor designer and supplier for specialized imaging applications | — | — | 36 36 → 48 (+33%) · sector median +33% | 2006 | Geert De Peuter CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 2 patents Advanced CMOS image sensor charge sensing and analog front‑end signal conversion | — |
| 5 | ClickTouch Sensors for developing human-machine interface | — | — | 14 | 1986 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | 4 patents Precise capacitive touch-screen location detection and sensor element integration | — |
| 6 | Comatra Developer of tire pressure pressure measurement systems for agri equipment | — | — | — | 2012 | Luc Pirard Founder | — | — | — |
| 7 | Dingens Barometers & Clocks Manufacturer of vacuum cell barometers intended to offer weather measurement. | — | — | 1 | 1965 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | FillFactory CMOS image sensor technology | — | — | 42 | 1999 | Luc De Mey Founder & CEO | — | 3 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 9 | Icoms Detections Develops radar sensors with smart traffic management applications | — | — | 27 | 1993 | Philippe De Visscher CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
Top 12 Sensors companies in Belgium
#1
Series C · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2017 · 1 employees$6.3Mraised▾
Aloxy, a spin-off of imec and the University of Antwerp, develops Internet of Things enabled solution for the petrochemical industry. The solution comprises of a plug-and-play device that can be attached to critical assets such as handwheel or valve lever for remotely monitoring its position, regular maintenance or the turnaround progress. The device is equipped with multiple inertial sensors that enable it to detect changes in the environmental temperature & atmospheric pressure, vibrations & movement, inclination & rotation, and magnetic fields. The company also provides a cloud platform to access the data collected by the sensor and gain actionable insights into the industrial operations. The company was a part of Plant 4.0 incubator 2017, an initiative from major industrial players in the process industry.
- Feb 2025Series C$8M
- Jun 2022Series B$4M
- Sep 2018Series A$2.3M
- 2017Seed—
#2
Seed · Brussels, Brussels · founded 2020 · 5 employees$10.3Mraised▾
Developer of spatial and empathic computing technology using single photon sensors. This technology enables the development of AI agents that understand user context and environment through real-time acquisition of human contextual data. The company's low-bandwidth, low-power solution is optimized for wearable devices, focusing on attention-based data gathering to capture only relevant information. This approach allows AI assistants to anticipate user needs, distinguish between casual and genuine interest, and identify visual focus points. The core technology involves a combination of advanced sensors and an attention-triggered data processing system.
- Jan 2024Seed$3.2M
- May 2023Seed$5.4M
- 2020Seed$61.4K
#3
Series C · Loncin, Wallonia · founded 2010 · 29 employees$15.2Mraised▾
Provider of software and sensor solutions for electrical grid monitoring. It offers dynamic line rating solutions to maximize grid capacity. It also provides partial discharge monitoring solutions for aging infrastructure, including continuous and spot testing options.
- Oct 2023Series C$10.5M
- Aug 2020Series A$4.7M
- Jun 2017Grant (prize money)$57K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$57.1K
#4
Series B · Mechelen, Flanders · founded 1999 · 20 employees$23.7Mraised▾
Provider of hyperspectral imaging solutions. It designs and develops CMOS-based integrated optical spectral sensing solutions in visible and near-infrared spectral range (400nm-1050nm). The product of the company has applications in multiple areas such as agriculture, food analysis, health, colourimetric and biomedical applications for industrial and consumer markets.
#5
Deadpooled · Brussels, Brussels · founded 2015 · 2 employees$17.8Mraised▾
Noho is a system for keeping track of pressure to be applied for lymphedema patients. Consists of a bandage with sensors to measure the pressure applied. The app collects the data and uploads to a global management platform. This data is then compared with the optimum pressure gradient that should be applied in order to reduce the lymphedema.
- Jun 2017Series A$17.8M
#6
Seed · Leuven, Flemish Region · founded 2012 · 26 employees$2.8Mraised▾
Provider of LiDAR-based range determining sensors. It develops hardware and software solutions to enable vision for automotive applications. The technology helps the vehicle understand the road and surrounding conditions in real-time in all weather and light conditions. The technology works using a laser-based, solid-state vision system to create a high-resolution point-cloud, providing accurate information about the road conditions and obstacles.
- Mar 2022Grant (prize money)$2.8M
- Feb 2021Seed—
#7
Seed · Ottignies Louvain la Neuve, Wallonia · founded 2018 · 4 employees$2.9Mraised▾
VOCSens provides IoT based gas sensing solutions. Offers EnviCam which is an environmental camera that uses LPWAN technologies and provides indoor & outdoor monitoring solutions and transforms physicochemical parameters into pre-processed data. Provides environmental monitoring and industrial emissions control for the agriculture, food, chemical, wastewater, pharmaceutical & other industries. Partners include Prayon, UCL, Lhoist, Opinum, and more.
- Oct 2021Seed$2.9M
#8
Acquired · Antwerp, Flanders · founded 2007 · 63 employees$7.5Mraised▾
CMOSIS develops and supplies standard off-the-shelf and customized CMOS image sensors for professional, scientific, and industrial applications. The company offers image sensor solutions ranging from sensor design over prototyping, characterization, and packaging to qualification and volume production. Its products are used in the fields of machine-vision, biometrics, and motion analysis, as well as in medical equipment, scientific, and space applications. CMOSIS was founded in 2007 and was acquired by TA Associates in 2013.
- Aug 2009PE$4.2M
- May 2009Series A$1.5M
- Jan 2008Series A$1.7M
#9
Seed · Brussels, Brussels · founded 2013 · 12 employees$280.1Kraised▾
Zensor offers an innovative technology to accurately detect anomalies and keep an eye on the functioning of assets. They serve enterprises in verticals like renewables, civil infrastructure, oil gas, and pipelines.
- Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$280.1K
- Mar 2017Angel—
#10
Seed · Geel, Flanders · founded 2005 · 22 employees$438.2Kraised▾
FBGS develops sensors based on Fiber Bragg Gratings technology for sensing strain and temperature. Their sensors are optical equivalent of electrical strain gage and are available in the form of individual sensors or chains for monitoring whole material lengths for strain. The technology has also been used to develop sensors which measure absolute temperature. Owing to optical sensing, the sensors are resistant to corrosion and can provide a fast response.
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$438.2K
- Sep 2018Seed—
#11
Acquired · Sint Niklaas, Flanders · founded 1998 · 19 employees$356.2Kraised▾
Quad Industries is a developer and manufacturer of hardware for user interfaces and printed electronics. It supplies a range of touch and switches solutions such as capacitive touch keys, piezo touch, membrane switches, PCAP solutions, pressure sensing, etc. The company also offers printed electronics like printed sensors and flexible PTC heaters. The product of the company has applications in home & industrial appliances, medical, automobile, etc.
- Apr 2019PE—
- Feb 2015Grant (prize money)$356.2K
#12
Funding Raised · Bonheiden, Flanders · founded 2013 · 1 employees$26.6Kraised▾
Xetal (a spin-off of VITO) develops wireless sensors for detecting human presence. The products are available for multiple industry verticals including security (Kinsei and Yugen), healthcare (Kinsei), transportation (Yugen and Shinrai), and smart building (Kinsei, Yugen, and Koko). Kinsei and Yugen are small temperature sensors that allow users to detect intrusion, patterns of suspicious behavior, violation of fencing, etc. Kinsei sensors can also be used to monitor patients or elderly people. Yugen and Shinrai sensors are used to monitor cargos and count the number of people in a location. Koko sensor is a battery powered solution that has application in asset management. The company also provides software repositories for its products. The company had also partnered with CODE_n and TechFounders.
- Dec 2016Grant (prize money)$26.6K
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How research on MEMS & Sensors is moving in Belgium
A read on the academic research around MEMS & Sensors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 208 Belgium-affiliated papers.
- KU Leuven54
- Ghent University31
- Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics22
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel21
- University of Mons15
- Piezoresistive effect3→7
- Pressure sensor32
- Pressure measurement12
- Optics9
- Sensitivity (control systems)9
- Acoustics9
- Pressure sensor3→5
Where mems sensors is researched across Belgium
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
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