# steute Technologies acquires KIEPE Industry from Kiepe Electric

steute Technologies, backed by Battery Ventures, has acquired KIEPE Industry, a German specialist in industrial switching for bulk handling, from Kiepe Electric GmbH. The acquisition expands steute's industrial safety product portfolio.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-03-17
- Where: Düsseldorf, Germany, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial switching devices, safety and monitoring solutions, emergency pull-wire solutions
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Battery Ventures](https://endata.com/companies/1763.md) (investor)
- [Kiepe Electric](https://endata.com/companies/43442.md) (partner)
- [steute Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/90628.md) (acquirer)
- [KIEPE Industry](https://endata.com/companies/90902.md) (target)

## Sources

- [kiepe-group.com](https://kiepe-group.com/en/news/article/steute-technologies-portfolio-unternehmen-von-battery-ventures-baut-mit-uebernahme-von-kiepe-industry-sein-globales-sortiment-an-industriellen-sicherheitsprodukten-weiter-aus), 2026-03-17: "steute has been supplying products for conveyor and bulk handling applications around the world for years, but with KIEPE Industry joining the family, we’re entering an exciting new phase of growth in this challenging market."

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