Founder

Milestones

smart-me AG

Team

About us

Since 2014, smart-me AG has been revolutionising the energy industry with innovative energy meters and cloud based software. Our headquarters are in Rotkreuz, Switzerland, where our products are developed and produced with high quality standards. The smart-me technology allows energy to be precisely measured, controlled, optimised and billed. In addition to the mobile application for end customers, smart-me offers various partners from the energy industry a comprehensive energy management platform, which makes it possible to offer innovative services and products for decentralised energy systems. smart-me is an award-winning technology company with 23 employees, which supplies both energy suppliers, solar installers and electricians.

Milestones

smart-me was born out of a dissatisfaction with standard energy solutions. With the founding of smart-me GmbH, David and Noldy Eberli are therefore pursuing one goal above all: the digitalisation of the energy sector.

Founding of
smart-me GmbH

Launch Kamstrup module
and smart-me billing

In cooperation with Kamstrup, a specific customer module has been developed and launched on the market. At the same time, smart-me billing was launched.

Launch single phase meter

The first product for commercial customers is launched with the single phase meter.

Relocation

smart-me moves from Rickenbach (SZ) to Rotkreuz (ZG). Two more employees are recruited, therefore the total amount of the team increases to five people.

Launch
3-phase meter

The 3-phase meter – the most successful, powerful and precise meter from all smart-me meters is launched.

Founding of
smart-Red GmbH in Germany

smart-me founds, together with ABM Group from Dornstadt (GER), the subsidiary smart-Red GmbH.

MID-certification

smart-me receives the MID certification for the 3-phase meter and thus complies with the MID standard that is recognised throughout Europe.

Move into new office space

Meanwhile, smart-me employs nine people. For this reason and due to the further planned growth, smart-me moves into larger office space in the same building.

First employee

Crowdfunding campaign

2014

2015

In order to finance the development of the first smart-me plug with WLAN connection, smart-me launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in 2014.

Since the beginning in 2014, smart-me has had one big goal: the digitalisation of the energy sector. In the following years, smart-me has delivered the energy management system for several thousand properties in Switzerland and Germany. And our journey is far from over.

2016

2017

2018

The first employee - in addition to the two founders - was recruited for the sales area.

smart-me receives the SEF.High Potential SME label and the xplor Startup Award.

SEF.High Potential KMU/xplor Startup Award

2019

2020

2021

2022

Axpo Energy Award 2015

smart-me receives an innovation prize, the Axpo Energy Award 2015.

smart-me GmbH becomes a public limited company "smart-me AG".

GmbH becomes AG

In order to meet the quality requirements of ISO 9001:2015 for all smart-me products and services, smart-me had itself audited and recertified by swiso for the first time in 2016 and annually since then. In this way, it guarantees a continuous quality standard.

ISO quality certification (ISO 9001:2015)

DIGITIMMO 16 Award

smart-me beats twelve start-ups to win the DigitImmo 16 Award.

Founding of eCarUp AG

Together with Energie Thun AG, smart-me founds the subsidiary eCarUp AG.

5 year anniversary and transformation into an a SME

With the steady growth and the five years of existence of smart-me, the company turns from a start-up to a young company and now employs twelve people.

Growing office space

Due to the ongoing growth and more products, smart-me simultaneously is in need of more space for production. With 21 employees in the meantime, production and office are divided between two commercial spaces in the same building.

Launch
3-phase meter
Telstar CT

With the launch of the Telstar CT 3-phase meter, smart-me completes the solutions for all scenarios of intelligent energy management systems.

Market launch
3-phase Telstar

The completely revised
3-phase counter is launched on the market.

Launch
E-charging station Pico

With Pico, smart-me is launching an innovative e-charging station.

Diploma at the
Watt d'Or (2022)

smart-me receives a diploma at the Watt d'Or for its collaboration on the "NeuRaum" development.

... to be continued

The vision

The vision of the founding duo David and Noldy Eberli is and remains: to bring the energy industry into the digital age. Everyone consumes energy and can therefore contribute to a more sustainable use of it. With a simple energy management solution, we want to support people all over the world in doing so. Our products and our cloud based platform increase the efficiency of energy systems. Our technology makes energy data available live and enables the optimisation of energy flows and the decentralised use of sustainably produced energy.

The founders

Noldy Eberli

Senior Hardware Developer

David Eberli

CEO

The development

In addition to smart-me AG in Switzerland, which focuses on development, subsidiaries eCarUp and smart-RED were founded to expand into e-mobility and the German market. eCarUp offers a unique, charging hardware independent platform that allows the management, maintenance and billing of e-charging stations. It makes it possible to integrate charging infrastructure into the smart-me energy management system. At the same time, smart-RED is taking the German market by storm, where there is an enormous demand for smart metering infrastructure in the wake of the growing number of tenant power projects. The organisation is constantly evolving in areas where there is a need and where strong growth can be generated. Based on a simple but resounding core idea: the digitalisation of energy.

The partners

smart-me is growing with its competent expert business partners. An intensive exchange is maintained with energy suppliers, solar installers and electricians. Their feedback is incorporated into the development and regular training courses and webinars are held. The partners are the core of smart-me’s growth and because of them it is possible to tackle the tasks ahead together with smart-me. The partners are professionals and actively contribute to a more sustainable building sector.

smart-me is looking for more partners to jump on the train and accompany the smart-me journey. Find out more about the partner program here.

Become a partner