Sentinel is a bike IOT company, making hardware and software to monitor and protect shared and private bikes. Its technology enables to localize and unlock bikes via apps & cards, while monitoring their behavior and maintenance needs from remote.
The solution caters to a range of B2B clients including private and public bike sharing schemes, leasing operators, OEMs, and corporates looking for a one-stop solution for their fleets. Sentinel also develops appealing applications for end-consumers, for example to prevent bike theft.
Born as bike sharing operator, Sentinel is now leveraging its technology into a variety of IoT devices and integrated software solutions. The company was founded by Bernard de Groote and Alexander De Bievre and has staff across Europe and China. Alexander is a Belgian entrepreneur with experience in China and fluent in Chinese.
Freshmen invested in the late seed round of the company.
