When was Sick founded?

Sick was founded in 1946 and raised its 1st funding round 66 years after it was founded.

Where is Sick located?

Sick is headquartered in Waldkirch, Germany. It is registered at 17, Lejrvej, Værløse, 3500, Kirke Værløse.

How many employees does Sick have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Sick is 6176.

Is Sick a funded company?

Sick is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 8 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Nov 01, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Sick?

Sick's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Jan 01, 2021, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Sick rank among its competitors?

Sick ranks 4th amongst 191 active competitors, of which 28 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Prisma Photonics, which secured $30M in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Sick?

Sick's top competitors include Innoviz, UTStar and Prisma Photonics. Among them, Prisma Photonics secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Sick - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Manufacturer of sensors for use in industrial monitoring and automation applications. Its sensor portfolio includes bar code scanners, gas analyzers, proximity sensors, photoelectric laser scanners, gas flow sensors, traffic sensors, and dust measuring devices. It uses a wide range of technologies in developing sensors such as photoelectric, magnetic, optical gas analysis, ultrasonic, and time of flight. The sensors are used in factories, logistics automation, and industrial process monitoring and automation.

Website: www.sick.com/us/en/
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Email ID: *****@sick.de
Phone Number: +49 **********
Registered Address: 17, Lejrvej, Værløse, 3500, Kirke Værløse

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1946

Location

Waldkirch, Germany

Stage

Funding Raised

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Jan 01, 2021, $*****

Investors

BWK & 1 more

Ranked

4^th among 191 active competitors

Employee Count

6,176 as on Jul 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Accerion

Similar Companies

Innoviz & 167 more

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Sick is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SICK BRAND LTD CIN: 11411085 , United Kingdom, Active	Jun 11, 2018	£0 - £1M (As on Jun 30, 2025)	1 (As on Jun 30, 2024)
SICK, INC. CIN: 14109701939 , United States, Deadpooled	Jul 08, 1997	-	885 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
SICK A/S CIN: 78418311 , Denmark, Active	May 09, 1985	-	35 (As on Dec 31, 2024)

Sick has raised funding over 8 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 01, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Jan 01, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Sick has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Sick:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 01, 2021	7200104	Grant (prize money)	4881643	7533974	2887766	5620536
Dec 11, 2019	9213813	Grant (prize money)	4551911	4828865	3349822	Europa
Sep 01, 2019	3525516	Grant (prize money)	5124260	7046544	1930335	Europa

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The founders of Sick is Erwin Sick.

Here are the details of Sick's key team members:

Erwin Sick: Former Founder of Sick.

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Sick's employee count trend

Sick has 6,176 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Sick's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Sick include Innoviz, UTStar and Prisma Photonics. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Sick, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Innoviz 2016, Rosh Haayin (Israel), Public	Developer of LiDAR sensors and perception software for autonomous vehicles	$252M	Magna, China Merchants Capital & 31 others	74/100
2nd	UTStar 1991, Beijing (China), Public	Provider of packet network transport and broadband access solutions with SDN	$40M	E-Town International Investment & Development, PacRim Venture Partners ... & 5 others	64/100
3rd	Prisma Photonics 2017, Tel Aviv (Israel), Series D	Provider of optical fibre sensors for monitoring infrastructures	$80M	Insight Partners, The Israel Natural Gas Lines ... & 8 others	62/100
4th	Sick 1946, Waldkirch (Germany), Funding Raised	Manufacturer of sensors for use in industrial monitoring and automation applications	-	BWK, Europa	56/100
5th	Opsys 2016, Holon (Israel), Series C	Developer of optical sensors for the autonomous applications & communication industry	$51.5M	83NORTH, TransLink Capital & 5 others	55/100
6th	Padtec 2001, Campinas (Brazil), Late Stage	Manufacturer and solutions provider of optical solutions	$3.95M	Ideiasnet, Opus	54/100
7th	Fos4X 2010, Munich (Germany), Acquired	Provider of IoT sensors	$12.5M	Equinor, HTGF & 8 others	53/100
8th	LeddarTech 2007, Quebec City (Canada), Deadpooled	AI based perception and sensing software	$299M	BDC, GO CAPITAL & 20 others	53/100
9th	Zero Point Motion 2020, Bristol (United Kingdom), Seed	Provider of diversified MEMS-based optical sensors	$8.59M	Foresight Group, Verve Ventures & 4 others	52/100
10th	Lite Access 2003, Richmond (Canada), Public	Fiber-optic deployment components provider	-	Brisio Innovations, Carella Capital Corp	51/100