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Butlr.io provides real-time occupancy and movement data for buildings using Heatic, a thermal-based people-sensing technology. The platform collects anonymous occupancy metrics, dwell time, and activity heatmaps and exposes them through an API that customers can integrate into their own systems, workflows, and alerts. The product helps organizations with large buildings—such as offices, residential facilities, and commercial properties—optimize space planning, energy usage, and operational efficiency by informing desk layouts, meeting room allocations, and resident services. The company earns revenue by charging customers for access to its platform and data. With over 100 global customers and partners, Butlr aims to help customers make data-driven decisions to improve space utilization, safety, and sustainability.
About Butlr
Industries
Data & Analytics
Energy
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$78.3M
Headquarters
Burlingame, California
Founded
2019
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Ricoh's $3B Innovation Fund II deploys capital across commercial real estate, senior care, retail, education.
- National Institute on Aging grant validates thermal sensing for clinical frailty detection and fall prevention.
- Corporate laboratory expansion addresses compliance and energy efficiency in life sciences and R&D verticals.
What critics are saying
- Ricoh develops competing workplace AI internally, threatening Butlr's partnership and global sales channel revenue.
- Qualcomm's sensor expertise and repeated funding participation position it to acquire or replicate Butlr's IP.
- Thermal-sensing commoditization by FLIR, Axis Communications forces margin compression and pricing pressure.
What makes Butlr unique
- Patented thermal-sensing technology enables anonymous occupancy data without cameras or PII capture.
- API-first platform integrates seamlessly with enterprise CRE and facilities management systems via webhooks.
- MIT Media Lab spinout with proven founders Honghao Deng and Jiani Zeng since 2019.
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Funding
Total Funding
$78.3M
Above
Industry Average
Funded Over
6 Rounds
Tiger GlobalBenefits
Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
Flexible Work Hours
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Professional Development Budget
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 2%1 year growth
↑ 0%2 year growth
↑ 3%The strategic funding will go towards expanding the company beyond office spaces, the CEO said.
Butlr, a physical AI startup, raised $38M in Series B funding, led by Foundry, to meet growing demand for its sensors and anonymous data analytics. The technology enhances safety, energy efficiency, and collaboration in buildings, primarily serving senior living communities and workplaces. The company has raised $68M to date. Notable clients include Walmart, Qualcomm, and Verizon. The new funding will help expand Butlr's presence in senior care communities.
Butlr, a Burlingame, CA-based physical AI (PAI) startup, raised $38M in Series B funding
Butlr named to Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies of 2024.
Patented Body Heat-Based Sensors to Shape Research at University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Artificial Intelligence and Technology Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Collaboratory . .
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About Butlr
Industries
Data & Analytics
Energy
Enterprise Software
AI & Machine Learning
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$78.3M
Headquarters
Burlingame, California
Founded
2019
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