Digi International Announces Intent to Acquire Disruptive Technologies to Advance SmartSense Physical-World Intelligence Platform and Enter Europe
Business Wire•01/10/2026•07:30 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Digi International (DGII) to acquire Disruptive Technologies for $130 million cash
- ➤Disruptive Technologies generated $15M revenue and $4M ARR in calendar 2025
- ➤Acquisition expected to add approximately $9 million FY28 adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow
- ➤Deal establishes SmartSense’s first meaningful commercial presence in Europe across more than 25 countries
- ➤Closing expected before end of 2026, subject to regulatory approval
Expert Statements
Ron Konezny, CEO of Digi International
“SmartSense and Disruptive Technologies together provide the building blocks for enterprises to operate more effectively by sensing physical operations efficiently at much greater scale”
Ron Konezny, CEO of Digi International
“Physical world intelligence is a foundational layer for enterprise AI, and this acquisition positions Digi to lead that category. We are excited to welcome the Disruptive Technologies team to the Digi family.”
Guy Yehiav, President and SVP of SmartSense by Digi
“This acquisition is about building an integrated physical-world intelligence platform where differentiated sensing provides trusted ground-truth data, AI turns that data into intelligence, and workflows translate intelligence into the best next action. Disruptive Technologies makes us better at every layer of that equation,”
Erik Fossum Faerevaag, CEO of Disruptive Technologies
“Disruptive Technologies is driven by innovation to sense what matters”
Erik Fossum Faerevaag, CEO of Disruptive Technologies
“In SmartSense we found an organization that shares that same focus, combining market scale and reliable execution that will turn our sensing technology into measurable value for customers. Their strong customer satisfaction, execution, and scale give us an incredible platform to amplify what we’ve built.”
Digi International Announces Intent to Acquire Disruptive Technologies to Advance SmartSense Physical-World Intelligence Platform and Enter Europe
Acquisition combines Disruptive Technologies’ best-in-class sensing with SmartSense AI and digital workflows to create a trusted data foundation for enterprise AI
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