# Occuspace

> Occuspace is a smart-building company that measures how physical spaces are actually used. Its plug-in sensors passively read ambient Bluetooth and WiFi signals - never cameras or personal data - to estimate real-time occupancy, foot traffic and dwell time, then feed the numbers into a dashboard and the free Waitz app. Founded in 2017 by three UC San Diego roommates, it now serves 100+ university campuses plus corporate and federal customers, helping them cut wasted space, save energy and plan facilities from data instead of guesswork.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Westlake Village, California, United States
- **Founders:** Nic Halverson (Founder & CEO), Linus Grasel (Co-Founder & Chief Information Officer), Max Topolsky (Co-Founder & Head of Product)
- **Team size:** ~56 employees (LinkedIn range 11-50)
- **Products:** Waitz, Macro Sensor, Micro Sensor, WiFi Access Point Integration, Occuspace Platform
- **Notable:** Selected by the U.S. GSA for the federal real estate portfolio covering 180M+ sq ft., First UCSD campus app hit 10,000 downloads in one week, prompting a full 4M-sq-ft campus deployment., Built from UC San Diego's 'The Basement' entrepreneurship program.

## Products & services

- **Waitz** — Free consumer mobile app showing the real-time busyness of campus libraries, gyms and dining halls. The original product and former company name.
- **Macro Sensor** — Plug-in sensor for large spaces (400+ sq ft) that detects Bluetooth Low Energy and WiFi signals. Fits a standard outlet; sold on a yearly subscription.
- **Micro Sensor** — mmWave sensor for small rooms like conference rooms and phone booths; installs in seconds with no added software fees.
- **WiFi Access Point Integration** — Hardware-free option that turns existing WiFi access points into occupancy sensors, with zero installation.
- **Occuspace Platform** — Web dashboard aggregating all sensor data 24/7, with free API exports and feeds to digital signage and mobile apps.
- **Octi** — Conversational AI that lets building stakeholders ask natural-language questions about their space and get sourced answers, grounded in ~10 years of data across 40M+ sq ft. Included at no additional charge.

## Achievements

- Selected by the U.S. GSA for the federal real estate portfolio covering 180M+ sq ft.
- First UCSD campus app hit 10,000 downloads in one week, prompting a full 4M-sq-ft campus deployment.
- Built from UC San Diego's 'The Basement' entrepreneurship program.
- Deployed across 100+ university campuses and 40M+ square feet of space.
- Published the 2026 Space Utilization Index for Higher Education.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Launched Octi, a conversational AI for building intelligence grounded in ~10 years of occupancy data, available to all customers at no extra charge.
- **2026-02** — Released the 2026 Space Utilization Index, finding average campus building utilization fell to 45% in Fall 2025 and estimating ~$79B/year spent on unused higher-ed space.
- **2025-08** — Partnered with The Building People on a $41.9M GSA agreement to deploy sensors across 180M+ sq ft of federal workspace.
- **2025-03** — Raised a $6M Series A led by Lewis & Clark Ventures to scale into corporate, higher-ed and government markets.
- **2024-12** — Announced a Deloitte Canada partnership and launched occupancy at Florida State's Strozier Library.

## Links

- Website: https://occuspace.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/occuspace
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Occuspace_io
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbxXqbnQOk5HpJPUhGh4nMA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/occuspace/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/occuspace/

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Last updated: 2026-07-18