# Signify

> Signify is the Dutch company behind Philips lighting - the former Philips Lighting division that spun out in 2016 and renamed itself in 2018. With roughly 30,000 employees and about 6 billion euros in annual sales, it sells everything from the Philips Hue bulbs on people's shelves to the connected streetlights, greenhouse grow lights and IoT platforms that cities and businesses run at scale. Its bet: light is no longer just illumination, it is a network node that carries data, cuts carbon and gets sold as a service.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** Eindhoven, Netherlands
- **Founders:** Gerard Philips (Co-founder of Philips (1891 lighting roots)), Frederik Philips (Co-founder of Philips (1891 lighting roots))
- **Team size:** ~30,000 employees
- **Products:** Philips Hue, WiZ, Interact, Trulifi, Philips GrowWise / GreenPower horticulture LED
- **Notable:** Spun out of Philips via a 2016 IPO and rebranded as Signify in 2018 while keeping the Philips brand on products., Achieved carbon neutrality across operations in 2020 with 100% renewable electricity and zero waste to landfill., Built Philips Hue into one of the world's leading smart-home lighting ecosystems.

## Products & services

- **Philips Hue** — Consumer smart-lighting system - color and white LED bulbs, strips, fixtures and a bridge, controlled by app, voice and automation. Now expanding into home security and an AI scene assistant.
- **WiZ** — Wi-Fi-based smart lighting brand for the mid-market - no hub required, connects directly over home Wi-Fi.
- **Interact** — IoT platform that turns connected luminaires into a data network for offices, retail, industry, sports venues and cities - using sensors, analytics and machine learning.
- **Trulifi** — LiFi systems that transmit high-speed internet through light, offering two-way connectivity with strong physical security for hospitals, offices and industry.
- **Philips GrowWise / GreenPower horticulture LED** — Grow lights and spectrum-optimization software for greenhouses and vertical farms - GrowWise smart spectrum can raise crop growth by up to 6% or cut energy.
- **Philips UV-C disinfection** — Germicidal UV-C lamps and chambers to disinfect air, surfaces and objects; portfolio broadened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- **Professional & outdoor luminaires** — Signify-branded connected street, solar, sports and industrial lighting such as SunStay, GreenVision Xceed and Actistar.
- **Light as a Service (LaaS)** — Subscription model where Signify retains ownership of the lighting hardware and customers pay for light and performance rather than fixtures.

## Achievements

- Spun out of Philips via a 2016 IPO and rebranded as Signify in 2018 while keeping the Philips brand on products.
- Achieved carbon neutrality across operations in 2020 with 100% renewable electricity and zero waste to landfill.
- Built Philips Hue into one of the world's leading smart-home lighting ecosystems.
- Pioneered commercial LiFi (Trulifi) - delivering internet connectivity through light.
- Repurposed UV-C expertise into disinfection products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Consistently ranked among industry sustainability leaders and included in major ESG indices.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Philips Hue unveiled next-gen AI-powered smart lighting and smart-home security innovations, including a generative-AI scene assistant in the Hue app.
- **2025-04** — CEO Eric Rondolat stepped down after the AGM; CFO Zeljko Kosanovic appointed interim CEO.
- **2025-09** — As Tempelman, former Eneco CEO, took over as Chief Executive Officer following shareholder approval.
- **2025-09** — 'Reimagine Your Home' update to Philips Hue - new Hue Bridge Pro, redesigned LED strips and an entry-level line.
- **2026-05** — Philips Smart Lighting expanded its Wi-Fi (WiZ-based) portfolio and launched Sports Live, syncing lights to real-time sports data.

## Links

- Website: https://www.signify.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/signifycompany
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/signifycompany
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SignifyCompany
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/signify_company
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/signify

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Last updated: 2026-08-20