What TiHive Technologies does

TiHive Technologies SAS is a French deeptech company founded in 2017 in Grenoble by Hani Sherry (CEO, PhD microelectronics) and Carlos Prada (CIO, PhD computer science, MBA Finance). The company has developed a proprietary terahertz-on-CMOS imaging platform — built around semiconductor chips that generate and detect terahertz waves at high speed — combined with AI-powered cloud analytics for non-destructive, real-time inline quality and process control on industrial production lines. Its solution enables 100% product inspection, detecting hidden defects, material distribution anomalies, and dosage inconsistencies that conventional vision systems cannot see, with safe non-ionizing terahertz light that requires no operator protection.

TiHive's product portfolio is modular and spans three hardware lines — TiMonit (inline monitoring), NECTER (compact terahertz cameras and sources), and TiScan (lab/inspection scanners) — together with a cloud AI/big-data analytics platform and software modules including SAPgram (process and material monitoring) and SAPdist (quality distribution monitoring). The company holds patents on its terahertz-on-silicon imaging and proprietary AI algorithms, and claims ownership of what it describes as the world's largest database dedicated to absorbent hygiene product quality, analyzing millions of products weekly. The platform targets seven primary verticals: hygiene/personal care (its core market, including baby diapers and incontinence products), textiles and nonwovens, pharmaceuticals and medical, recycling and waste sorting, luxury goods and packaging, agriculture, and aerospace/space.

TiHive operates a subscription-based commercial model bundling hardware, software, and operational support on annual contracts, with pricing determined per quote and explicitly designed to avoid large upfront CAPEX for customers. Go-to-market is primarily direct enterprise field sales to high-volume manufacturers, supported by industry events (European Microwave Week), media engagement, content marketing, and website demo booking. Deployments currently span the Netherlands, United States, Italy, Greece, and Bulgaria, with stated plans to expand across Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific. The company has raised approximately €19M+ cumulatively, most recently an €8M round in October 2025 led by EIC Fund, Karista, and Wind, and was selected for the French Tech 2030 program in November 2025. It operates with 14 employees as of October 2025.

Name

TiHive Technologies

Legal name

TIHIVE SAS

Website

https://tihive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TiHive Technologies, founded in 2017 in Grenoble, France, develops CMOS-based terahertz imaging combined with AI-powered cloud analytics for real-time, non-destructive inline quality and process control on industrial production lines. The company serves enterprise manufacturers across hygiene, textiles, pharmaceuticals, recycling, and other verticals via a subscription model bundling hardware and AI software.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machine Vision and Quality Inspection Systems

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Vision & Quality Inspection (HDAAAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL), Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

Keywords

• Terahertz imaging systems
• Inline quality control
• Non-destructive testing
• Industrial process monitoring
• Machine vision manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Subscription-based Quality Monitoring: Annual subscription model that bundles equipment access with AI-powered analytics, monitoring services, and operational support. The subscription model avoids large upfront CAPEX costs for customers while providing continuous revenue for TiHive.
2. Hardware Systems: Sale of terahertz imaging hardware including cameras, sources, and optical components for inline monitoring and lab scanning applications.
3. Software Platform Access: Cloud-based AI analytics platform providing real-time KPIs, root-cause analysis, and quality big data management, delivered as part of the subscription package.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TiHive develops and sells terahertz-AI based inline monitoring systems that perform real-time, non-destructive, 100% quality and process inspection on industrial production lines. Its offering combines proprietary CMOS-based terahertz imaging hardware (cameras, sources, scanners) with an AI-powered cloud analytics platform that delivers defect detection, material distribution monitoring, root-cause analysis, and sustainability KPIs, sold primarily to enterprise manufacturers under annual subscription contracts.

Product overview

TiHive offers a modular Terahertz-AI platform for industrial quality and process control. The core portfolio consists of three main hardware/product lines: TiMonit (inline monitoring solution), NECTER (compact terahertz devices), and TiScan (inspection scanners), all connected to a unified Cloud Platform with AI and Big Data analytics. These are complemented by software modules including SAPgram for process monitoring and SAPdist for quality monitoring, with T-Monit serving as the quality inspection solution. The platform enables non-destructive, real-time inspection of 100% of products on production lines, combining proprietary CMOS-based terahertz imaging hardware with AI-powered analytics delivered via subscription model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TiMonit: Inline Monitoring Solution - TiHive's breakthrough inline monitoring technology for production lines, including Terahertz cameras and sources, real-time computing and algorithms, and industry-related KPIs and analytics for defect detection and raw material quantification.
• NECTER
• TiScan
• T-Monit
• SAPgram
• SAPdist

Products and services

• TiMonit (Inline Monitoring Solution) Real-time, non-destructive inline inspection system that monitors 100% of products on production lines, detecting defects, measuring material distribution and grammage, and providing instant feedback for process adjustment, deployed directly on enterprise manufacturing lines and delivered as a subscription bundle.
• NECTER (Compact Terahertz Devices and AI) Compact, room-temperature terahertz multi-pixel cameras, sources, and optical components bundled with user-friendly software and AI algorithms, enabling scalable deployment of terahertz imaging across multiple production lines and integration scenarios.
• TiScan (Terahertz Inspection Scanner) User-friendly terahertz inspection scanner for R&D, quality labs, and material characterization, enabling analysis of products and materials from the inside within minutes for benchmarking, product development, and parcel/envelope inspection.
• Cloud Platform, AI and Big Data Cloud-based analytics platform that processes terahertz imaging data using machine learning to deliver real-time KPIs on defect detection, material savings opportunities, root-cause assessment, and correlation of quality data with machine and environmental conditions, delivered as part of TiHive's subscription bundle.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves up to 300 tonnes of super-absorbent polymers per year per production line
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and minor.

• FicosotastrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 18 June 2024Partnership with leading Bulgarian personal care company to implement TiHive's T-Monit quality inspection solution in production of Pufies baby diapers. Enables 100% quality control of products, automated production processes, and sustainable practices to reduce material and plastic usage.
• Oriel LawyersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal advisor providing counsel for TiHive's October 2025 fundraising round.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cognex Corporation: Global leader in machine vision and industrial barcode reading. Directly comparable because it sells vision-based inspection systems to manufacturers for inline quality control, though at much broader scale and across many more verticals than TiHive's terahertz specialization.
• Keyence Corporation: Major supplier of industrial sensors, measurement systems, and machine vision products. Comparable as a direct seller of inline inspection and quality-control hardware to manufacturing enterprises, with overlapping buyer personas in production engineering.
• Mettler-Toledo International: Global manufacturer of precision industrial instruments including inline process analytics and quality measurement. Comparable because its product lines serve similar regulated manufacturing customers and provide continuous inline measurement of material properties.
• National Instruments (NI): Supplier of automated test, measurement, and embedded monitoring systems for industrial and R&D use cases. Comparable because it provides high-speed data acquisition and inline measurement platforms that overlap with TiHive's high-speed inspection and analytics offering.

Direct peers

• SICK AG: German manufacturer of industrial sensors and machine vision systems for quality inspection, including 2D/3D vision and hyperspectral imaging. Highly comparable to TiHive because it delivers inline, AI-assisted optical inspection on production lines across hygiene, packaging, automotive and other industries.
• ISRA VISION: Specialist in industrial surface inspection and machine vision (now part of Atlas Copco). Directly comparable because it provides automated optical inspection solutions used inline on continuous manufacturing processes such as nonwovens, films and paper.
• Basler AG: Manufacturer of industrial cameras and embedded vision components used for inline quality inspection. Comparable because its cameras are integrated into production-line QC systems, similar to how TiHive's terahertz imagers are deployed on customer lines.
• Stemmer Imaging: European provider of machine vision technology, components, and integration services. Comparable as a value-added supplier of inline vision inspection solutions to industrial manufacturers, including nonwoven and packaging applications.

Emerging players

• TeraView: Specialist in terahertz imaging and spectroscopy, originally spun out of the University of Cambridge. The closest direct terahertz-imaging peer to TiHive; comparable technology stack though historically more focused on security and R&D applications than industrial QC.

Others

• Toptica Photonics: Manufacturer of laser and terahertz sources used in scientific and industrial imaging systems. Comparable as an enabling/supplier-side peer providing terahertz technology components that compete in similar underlying physics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TiHive
• Facebookfacebook.com/tihive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tihive

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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