Kinsetsu - About the company
Kinsetsu is an acquired company based in Belfast (United Kingdom), founded in 2016 by Joanne O’Doherty. It operates as a Platform offering IoT asset tracking software. Kinsetsu has raised $1.88M in funding from Par Equity. The company has 528 active competitors, including 60 funded and 49 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Particle, Silicon Labs and Winjit.
Company Details
Platform offering IoT asset tracking software. It uses sensor based technologies and digital connectivity to track equipment, people, fleet, or inventory. It provides tools for the automation of checklists for equipment and crew, real time tracking, management, and environmental monitoring of assets through digital mapping, historical traceability solutions of all managed assets, locations, durations, directions, analytics, and more. It caters its solutions to industries such as government, healthcare, education, commercial, transport, utilities, and manufacturing industries.
- Website
- kinsetsu.co.uk
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@kinsetsu.co.uk
- Phone Number
- +44 **********
- Registered Address
- Unit A4 Harbour Court, 5 Heron Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT3 9HB
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2016
Location
Belfast, United Kingdom
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$1.88M in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
56th among 528 active competitors
Employee Count
16 as on Aug 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Data Direct (Aug 27, 2025)
Legal entities associated with Kinsetsu
Kinsetsu is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
KINSETSU LIMITED CIN: NI640485 , United Kingdom, Active | Aug 29, 2016 | - | 15 (As on Nov 30, 2024) |
Kinsetsu's acquisition details
Kinsetsu got acquired by Data Direct on Aug 27, 2025.
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Kinsetsu's funding and investors
Kinsetsu has raised a total funding of $1.88M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jan 10, 2023 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Kinsetsu has 6 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kinsetsu:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 10, 2023 | 6590246 | Seed | 1220977 | 7680523 | 2423243 | 8288785 |
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Kinsetsu's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Kinsetsu is Joanne O’Doherty.
Here are the details of Kinsetsu's key team members:
- Joanne O’Doherty: Founder of Kinsetsu. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Kinsetsu's employee count trend
Kinsetsu has 16 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Kinsetsu's employee count trend over the years:
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Kinsetsu's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Kinsetsu include Particle, Silicon Labs and Winjit. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kinsetsu, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Particle 2011, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Developer of a prototype to production connectivity platform for IoT | $135M | 79/100 | |
2nd |  Silicon Labs 1996, Austin (United States), Acquired | Developer of wireless and non-wireless technologies, software, tools, and services | - | 75/100 | |
3rd | Provider of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital transformation solutions | $2.92M | 75/100 | ||
4th |  PTC 1985, Boston (United States), Public | Provider of software for product lifecycle management, CAD, IoT, and service | - | 73/100 | |
5th |  Software AG 1969, Darmstadt (Germany), Acquired | Provider of digital transformation solutions, services, and enterprise application products | - | 72/100 | |
6th |  MaintainX 2018, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Provider of a platform for maintenance and operations management solutions | $254M | 71/100 | |
7th | Ayla Networks 2010, Milpitas (United States), Series D | Provider of an IoT platform for smart home and device solutions | $144M | 67/100 | |
8th | Vantiq 2014, Walnut Creek (United States), Series B | Provider of cloud based end to end IoT platforms | $56.4M | 61/100 | |
9th | Provider of a big data stack | $256M | 59/100 | ||
10th | Provider of IoT services | $29.3M | 57/100 | ||
56th |  Kinsetsu 2016, Belfast (United Kingdom), Acquired | Platform offering IoT asset tracking software | $1.88M | 39/100 |
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Kinsetsu's Investments and acquisitions
Kinsetsu has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Kinsetsu
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News related to Kinsetsu
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Co-Fund NI backs 100th Northern Ireland startupUKTN•Jan 10, 2023•Co-Fund NI, Kinsetsu, Clarendon Fund Managers, Par Equity
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