We are shaping the future of energy

Leader in smart energy

At smart-me, we are driven by one central vision: the digitalization of the energy sector. We develop smart technologies for the decentralized energy supply of tomorrow. Our mission is to bring sustainability, efficiency, and independence to every aspect of energy supply—from the meter to the cloud.

Our Vision and Guiding Principles

Innovation for the Future

We design technologies for the decentralized energy supply of the future. Through intelligent solutions, we promote sustainability, efficiency, and independence in all areas of energy supply.

A culture that moves

We promote an open corporate culture, treat each other as equals, and have flat decision-making processes. Initiative, cooperation, and personal development are central to our approach.

Successful Together

We offer smart energy solutions that enable independent operation and efficient processes. In this way, we help our partners and customers reliably achieve their goals.

The founders of smart-me AG

smart-me was founded in 2014 by father and son David and Arnold Eberli. David comes from the software industry and Arnold from the hardware industry, which together provide the ideal conditions for developing smart-me products.

David Eberli

David Eberli

Founder, CEO, and Head of Software Development

Noldy Eberli

Noldy Eberli

Founder and Senior Hardware Developer

Our group of companies

smart-me has subsidiaries in eCarUp and smart-RED for expansion into electric mobility and the German market, respectively. eCarUp offers a flexible yet straightforward platform for managing and billing e-charging stations in private, semi-public, and public settings. smart-RED represents our products on the German market, where there is enormous demand for smart metering infrastructure and smart charging stations due to the growing number of tenant electricity projects.

Would you like to work for us?

We are always looking for talented people who share our vision. Discover your career opportunities at smart-me and become part of the energy transition.

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Milestones

Since our founding in 2014, we have had one major goal: the digitalization of the energy sector. Since then, we have provided energy management systems for thousands of properties worldwide. And our success story is far from over.

2025 - Launch of the 3-point meter Nimbus 100A, acquisition of a stake in eCarUp

  • In April 2025, we launched the new 3-point meter Nimbus 100A. It enables seamless integration of vCSC, CSC, and, in the future, LEG concepts into existing building infrastructures.
  • smart-me acquires 100% of eCarUp shares

2024 - 10th anniversary, MLM release, VEWA billing compliance, and Energy Tour

  • With software enhancements such as multilevel load management (MLM) and VEWA-compliant billing, we are launching the electromobility and multi-energy business areas to provide smart-me with a broader foundation
  • For the first time, we are traveling with three other companies (eCarUp AG, modual, and Solar Manager) on an Energy Tour and have presented our solutions at three locations in Switzerland.
  • We now have 29 employees with a great team spirit among our loyal staff.

2023 - Relocation to Riedstrasse 18 and MID certification for Pico

  • After a short time, production and the office are also back at the same location. In addition to more space for production, the new location also offers more space for the new employees (current headcount: 27 employees).
  • The smart-me Pico e-charging station has also received MID certification and can therefore be used for billing purposes.

2022 - Launch of the " Pico " e-charging station and award at the Watt d'Or

  • With Pico, we launched our first e-charging station. Pico is the Swiss high-tech charging station that connects directly to the cloud via Wi-Fi or mobile networks. With an integrated MID-certified smart meter, Pico delivers high-precision measurement data. This charging station can be seamlessly integrated into backends, energy management systems, and other third-party systems. Pico not only features efficient static load management to optimize energy usage, but also offers dynamic MLM for smart control in any building.
  • We received a Watt d’Or award for our work on the “NeuRaum” project.

2021 - Launch of Telstar CT , 3-phase meters, and larger office space

  • We rounded out our energy management solution with the launch of the Telstar CT 3-phase meter.
  • Production will remain at Lettenstrasse 9, and the offices will move to new, larger premises in the same building.

2020 - Launch of the Telstar 3-phase meter

  • The completely redesigned 3-phase counter was introduced to the market.

2019 - 5th anniversary of smart-me!

  • The five-year anniversary also marked the transition from a startup to a young company. We now have twelve employees working for us.

2018 - Move to new premises, MID certification, and receipt of the label and award

  • smart-me Now employs nine people. Because of this growth, we moved into larger offices in the same building.
  • The 3-phase meter has received MID certification and can therefore be used for billing purposes.
  • We received the SEF.High Potential SME label and won the xplor Startup Award.

2017 - Founding of smart-Red GmbH (DE) and eCarUp AG, and launch of the 3-phase meter

2016 - Relocation and launch of smart-me billing

  • smart-me It moved its headquarters from Rickenbach (SZ) to Rotkreuz (ZG), and the team grew to 5 employees.
  • smart-me Billing was launched.
  • smart-me It beat out twelve startups and won the DigitImmo 16 Award.

2015 - Launch of the single-phase meter, first employee, and win of the Axpo Energy Award

  • smart-me launched its first product for commercial customers, the single-phase meter.
  • At the same time, we were able to recruit and hire our first employee—a field sales representative— smart-me (He’s still with us today!).
  • smart-me received the Axpo Energy Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the energy sector.

2014 - Founding of smart-me GmbH and crowdfunding campaign

  • David and Noldy Eberli founded smart-me GmbH with the goal of digitizing the energy sector.
  • The development of the smart-me plug was funded through a crowdfunding campaign. The plug is a power plug with a Wi-Fi connection.

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