Signify Acquires WiZ Connected

WiZ Connected, the developer of WiZ WiFi-based connected lighting ecosystem has been acquired by Signify. This acquisition further extends Signify’s leadership into WiFi Smart Lighting market.

“We are very pleased to join forces with the teams of WiZ Connected who have developed a great technology platform enabling to address a larger customer base in the growing market of Wi-Fi-based lighting. It perfectly complements Signify’s existing offers and will help us to continue to deliver an experience rich in light and intuitive in use for our customers,” said Eric Rondolat, CEO of Signify.

“We are pleased to be part of Signify, the world leader in lighting. WiZ is an open IoT platform, accessible to all lighting and electrical vendors, providing the benefits of connected devices to all end-users,” said Jean-Eudes Leroy, CEO of WiZ Connected. “Together with Signify, we will reach a large audience of unaddressed customers with our easy-to-use, scalable solution.”

As the acquisition process is expected to close in the second quarter of 2019, WiZ Connected’s 53 staff members in its Hong Kong Headquarters will continue to operate and sell their Wi-Fi-based connected lamps and luminaires across the world under its own brand name.