How to Build Smart Building Solutions

A Conversation with Jonas Schmid from akenza

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IoT For All
October 28, 2025

Hello listeners!

On this week’s podcast, Ryan Chacon speaks with Jonas Schmid, co-founder and co-CEO of akenza, about developing and scaling smart building solutions. The conversation covers smart building market consolidation, the importance of partnerships, scaling and future-proofing IoT solutions, the impact of low-code platforms, AI assistants in IoT, advice for getting out of the pilot stage, and the next wave of smart buildings.

Building the Building

Meet Jonas Schmid

Jonas Schmid defines and leads the vision of akenza along with co-CEO Simon Rieser. He has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Geneva and previous experience in international project management with Siemens and ABB.

About akenza

akenza is an enterprise IoT platform allowing you to build great IoT products and services with value. It connects, controls, and manages IoT devices all in one place. With simple and secure management of smart devices, connectivity, and data, the akenza IoT platform enables the rapid introduction of innovative, smart solutions.