Locatee acquired by Tango, creating industry's first holistic workplace analytics solution
06.03.2024
Leading workplace analytics provider Locatee has been acquired by Tango, a leader in cloud-based real estate and facilities management software. This strategic move combines their expertise to create the industry's first comprehensive and cost-effective solution for analyzing and optimizing workplace utilization.
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Leading real estate and facilities management software company Tango announced the acquisition of Locatee, a prominent provider of workplace analytics solutions. This acquisition brings together industry leaders, aiming to revolutionize how businesses understand and optimize their workspaces.
Locatee empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions by providing comprehensive occupancy insights. This empowers strategic portfolio management, improves space utilization, and enhances employee satisfaction.
“We are pleased to join the Tango family and realize the maximum value of Locatee’s occupancy data and analytics platform,” said Benedikt Köppel, Founder & Co-CEO of Locatee. “Tango is a leader in the application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the built environment and Locatee adds a rich occupancy data set to the massive amounts of data Tango already analyzes, which will deliver insights that benefit the entire real estate lifecycle including portfolio strategy, space optimization, maintenance, and sustainability.”
Locatee’s innovative approach utilizes existing Wi-Fi and ethernet infrastructure to deliver real-time occupancy data, eliminating the need for expensive IoT sensors. This cost-effective solution provides a holistic picture of space usage across an entire portfolio, a benefit even large organizations appreciate.
With the acquisition, Locatee’s Zurich office will transform into Tango’s European headquarters, catering to its international clientele. The combined entity will serve over 500 customers across 140+ countries through primary offices in Dallas, New York, and Zurich.
Locatee was ranked among the TOP 100 Scale-ups in 2022, the Top 100 Swiss Startups in 2019, and won the first stage of Venture Kick in 2014.

Locatee's team
Locatee empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions by providing comprehensive occupancy insights. This empowers strategic portfolio management, improves space utilization, and enhances employee satisfaction.
“We are pleased to join the Tango family and realize the maximum value of Locatee’s occupancy data and analytics platform,” said Benedikt Köppel, Founder & Co-CEO of Locatee. “Tango is a leader in the application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in the built environment and Locatee adds a rich occupancy data set to the massive amounts of data Tango already analyzes, which will deliver insights that benefit the entire real estate lifecycle including portfolio strategy, space optimization, maintenance, and sustainability.”
Locatee’s innovative approach utilizes existing Wi-Fi and ethernet infrastructure to deliver real-time occupancy data, eliminating the need for expensive IoT sensors. This cost-effective solution provides a holistic picture of space usage across an entire portfolio, a benefit even large organizations appreciate.
With the acquisition, Locatee’s Zurich office will transform into Tango’s European headquarters, catering to its international clientele. The combined entity will serve over 500 customers across 140+ countries through primary offices in Dallas, New York, and Zurich.
Locatee was ranked among the TOP 100 Scale-ups in 2022, the Top 100 Swiss Startups in 2019, and won the first stage of Venture Kick in 2014.

Locatee's team