Overview
Spacewell is a smart building software company headquartered in Antwerp. In 2012 Koen Matthijs and Steven Lambert led a management buy-in, and in 2013 the company opened offices in APAC, Scandinavia, France and the US. It raised a €6 million financing round in April 2016. Nemetschek Group acquired the company on 28 August 2018. In January 2019 it bought the Dutch SaaS provider Axxerion, and in February 2019 MCS was rebranded as Spacewell. In December 2020 it acquired the Spanish energy software company DEXMA, which became Spacewell Energy in 2023, the same year Spacewell Maintenance launched. Verdantix named Spacewell a Leader in IWMS and IoT platforms in 2022. The platform has three product lines: Spacewell Workplace (space and floorplan management, reservations, occupancy and air quality sensors), Spacewell Energy (energy analysis and anomaly detection) and Spacewell Asset (facility and maintenance management). Named customers include Booking.com, Burger King, Danone, Mercedes-Benz, Siemens, Accenture, PostNord, AXA Belgium and Q-Park. John van Tessel is Chief Executive Officer. Besides Antwerp, the company has offices in Ratingen, Stockholm, Barcelona, Arnhem, London and Hyderabad. Recent milestones include the Asset App launch in October 2025, availability on Google Cloud Marketplace in March 2026, AIVD certification for the Dutch government in March 2026 and UK Cyber Essentials Plus certification in April 2026.
Funding history
- 2016 financing round: €6M (April 2016)
- 2018 acquisition: Acquired by Nemetschek Group on 28 August 2018
Stated facts & numbers
- Founded: 1989 (as MCS)
- Founder: Marcel Eeckhout
- Headquarters: Antwerp
- CEO: John van Tessel
- Owner: Nemetschek Group (since August 2018)
- Products: Spacewell Workplace, Spacewell Energy, Spacewell Asset
- Customers: 2,000 customers in 60 countries, incl. Booking.com, Siemens, Danone, Accenture, AXA Belgium
- Acquisitions: Axxerion (2019), DEXMA (2020)
- Offices: Antwerp, Ratingen, Stockholm, Barcelona, Arnhem, London, Hyderabad
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- 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲? 🏢 An occupied office doesn’t necessarily mean space is being used efficiently. Smarter workplace decisions start with understanding how spaces are used over time and whether they deliver sufficient value. Three measures help complete the picture: • 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆: Is the space being used right now? • 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: How often and for how long is it used? • 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲
- 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐅𝐌 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! 🇮🇹 Oggi siamo a Milano! Il nostro team è pronto ad incontrare i professionisti del facility management, scambiare idee e scoprire come un uso più intelligente dei dati possa fare la differenza nella gestione degli edifici, dell’energia e degli ambienti di lavoro. 📍 Hotel Meliá Milano, Milano Incontra Luca Tezzon, Simone Cutrufo e Giuseppe Mazziotta per scoprire come Spacewell può supportare i tuoi obiettivi nel facility management. Sei anche tu al FM Day?
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- 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜!⚡ Descubre cómo Spacewell ayuda a las organizaciones a transformar los datos de sus edificios en información útil para mejorar su rendimiento, optimizar el consumo energético y crear espacios de trabajo más eficientes. 📅 24-26 de noviembre de 2026 📍 IFEMA Madrid, Madrid 📌 Stand 8B05 Conecta con Facundo Alvarez, Irene Šimić, Giuseppe Mazziotta y Alua K. para descubrir cómo las soluciones de Spacewell para la gestión de espacios de trabajo, activos y energía pueden ayudarte a
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