IVIS

What IVIS does

IVIS (주식회사 아이비스 / Ibis Inc.) is a Korean automotive software company founded in 2010 and headquartered in Suwon that builds embedded software platforms for Software Defined Vehicles (SDV). Its core products — IVI-Suite (Linux-based infotainment, 2016), IVC-Suite (digital cluster, 2019), and an Integrated Cockpit offering — have been deployed across hundreds of vehicle models and a cumulative 3 million+ vehicles. The company is the exclusive partner for Hyundai Motor Company's next-generation infotainment OS platform and runs ongoing joint development and mass-production programs with Kia Motors, Hyundai Mobis, and Hyundai Autoever. Approximately 101-250 employees support these enterprise engagements.

The technical stack is anchored by Alton, a vehicle real-time data abstraction middleware that standardizes vehicle signals for SDV architecture (Alton 2.0, launched September 2025, adds COVESA VSS support and an SFL model-based development tool), and Brighton, a service-oriented framework for in-vehicle applications. Adjacent products include iFMS, a cloud-based fleet monitoring and control system for heterogeneous robots and mobility equipment, and iCAN, a CAN FD communication test and verification solution. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring software licensing and platform sales to OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, plus subscription-based mobility service revenue from iFMS and one-time license revenue from iCAN. The company is expanding into SDV, autonomous driving, smart cities, defense, robotics, and AAM (Advanced Air Mobility), with a 40 billion KRW (~$29M) Series C led by IBK-Wiscale Up Fund No. 1 closed in June 2025 to fund technology commercialization and market expansion.

Customer concentration is structurally narrow: all four named enterprise customers are Hyundai Motor Group entities, with the exclusive Hyundai infotainment OS designation as the anchor. IVIS has begun to diversify through European market engagement (Alton 2.0 debut at IAA Mobility 2025 in Munich), partnerships with QNX (November 2025), SM Solutions (July 2025), and Unikore Robotics (September 2025), and participation in global SDV software alliances (SOAFEE, AGL, COVESA). The company is led by CEO Nam Gi-mo, who received the 2025 G-Venture Awards Gyeonggi Governor's Award.

Name

IVIS

Legal name

주식회사 아이비스 (Ibis Inc.)

Website

https://ivis.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

IVIS is a Korean automotive software company that builds embedded SDV platforms — including the Alton vehicle data abstraction middleware, Brighton service framework, infotainment and digital cluster software, and iFMS fleet management — for Hyundai Motor Group OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, deployed across hundreds of vehicle models and 3M+ vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Embedded Software

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive E/E Architecture Components Manufacturing (Domain/Zonal Controllers, Gateways, Network Switches) (IMACAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Integration, APIs & Telematics Data Platforms (TLABAJAM), Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) & Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) (IMAHABAB)

Keywords

• Automotive embedded software
• Vehicle infotainment systems
• Digital cluster software
• Software defined vehicles
• Vehicle data abstraction

Headquarters

HQ city

Suwon

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Platform Sales: IVIS generates revenue through licensing embedded software platforms (IVI-Suite, IVC-Suite) and data abstraction technology (Alton, Brighton) to automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. Software is deployed in mass production vehicles with deployment across hundreds of vehicle models.
2. Mobility Service Solutions: Revenue from cloud-based integrated mobility fleet management system (iFMS) and mobility service software solutions deployed across various mobility platforms including patrol robots, autonomous driving services, and unmanned mobility.
3. CAN Test Solutions: Sales of iCAN hardware and software solutions for vehicle ECU development and verification, providing a cost-effective alternative to expensive commercial tools.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IVIS develops and supplies embedded automotive software platforms for Software Defined Vehicles (SDV), including in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems, digital cluster software, integrated cockpit solutions, and the Alton vehicle real-time data abstraction platform with Brighton service framework middleware. The software is deployed in mass production across hundreds of vehicle models for OEMs such as Hyundai Motor and Kia, with cumulative deployment across 3 million+ vehicles globally. Beyond in-vehicle software, IVIS provides the cloud-based iFMS mobility fleet management platform and iCAN CAN communication test and verification tooling.

Product overview

IVIS offers a unified automotive software platform with multiple integrated products and solutions. The core product suite includes IVI (In-Vehicle Infotainment), Digital Cluster, and Integrated Cockpit systems, which are deployed across hundreds of vehicle models. These core systems are complemented by the Alton vehicle data platform, which provides real-time data abstraction and standardization, and the Brighton service framework for automotive application development. Additionally, IVIS offers iFMS (Integrated Mobility Fleet Management System), a cloud-based fleet monitoring solution. The company is expanding into on-device AI, next-generation IVI, and mobility services using its vehicle data platform as the foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alton: Vehicle real-time data abstraction technology platform that standardizes and abstracts numerous vehicle electrical signals to enable Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) implementation. Alton 2.0 version released in September 2025 with enhanced global compatibility and VSS support.
• Brighton
• IVI-Suite
• IVC-Suite
• iFMS (Integrated Mobility Fleet Management System)
• iCAN
• iCAN-Studio
• SFL (Signal & Function Logic)

Products and services

• IVI (In-Vehicle Infotainment) In-vehicle infotainment system providing entertainment, navigation, and connectivity features, deployed across hundreds of vehicle models for automotive OEMs. Built on IVIS's Linux-based infotainment OS platform.
• Digital Cluster Digital instrument cluster software deployed across hundreds of vehicle models, providing digital driver information displays and gauges for automotive OEMs.
• Integrated Cockpit

Quantifiable outcome

• Cumulative deployment across 3 million+ production vehicles globally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• QNXmajorTechnology or Integration · 20 November 2025Partnership for next-generation embedded software development, announced November 2025. Collaboration focuses on embedded software technology for SDV architecture.
• Unikore RoboticsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2025MOU signed for autonomous driving personal mobility integrated monitoring system development. Combines IVIS's iFMS monitoring system with Unikore's autonomous driving technology for personal mobility operation efficiency, real-time data-based monitoring and control, and data-based optimization technology. Currently preparing joint development and business cooperation centered on large-scale sites such as apartments and airports.
• SM SolutionsmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2025MOU signed on July 8, 2025 for joint development of AI-based vehicle software technology. Collaboration focuses on on-device AI technology and security AI technology convergence for future SDV platform construction. Includes joint research on AI-based core technology, AI/ML-based threat detection, generative AI security vulnerability automation, and in-vehicle software protection system.
• Hyundai Motor CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaborations with Hyundai for SDV software development. IVIS was selected as the exclusive partner for Hyundai's next-generation infotainment OS platform and provides digital cluster software through joint development and mass production projects.
• Kia MotorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaborations with Kia for vehicle mobility software and SDV ecosystem development.
• Hyundai MobismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development and mass production projects for automotive software solutions as part of Hyundai Mobis ecosystem.
• Hyundai AutoevermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative automotive software development projects within the Hyundai Autoever partnership network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Aptiv: Global Tier-1 supplier with significant automotive software and SDV architecture offerings including middleware and zone controller solutions. A broad incumbent competing with IVIS at the architecture and integration layer for next-generation vehicle platforms.
• Bosch: Global Tier-1 supplier with substantial automotive software, vehicle operating system, and SDV platform investments. Broad incumbent that competes with IVIS in middleware, infotainment, and integrated cockpit domains.
• Harman International (Samsung): Samsung-owned automotive technology supplier providing connected car, infotainment, and ADAS solutions to global OEMs. Directly competitive with IVIS in IVI and digital cluster software for mass-production vehicles.
• Continental AG: Major Tier-1 automotive supplier with extensive vehicle software, infotainment, and SDV capabilities through its automotive group and Elektrobit subsidiary. Competes with IVIS across multiple software layers though with a much broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Green Hills Software: Provider of safety-certified real-time operating systems and embedded development tools for automotive and other safety-critical applications. Comparable to IVIS as a foundational embedded software platform vendor with domain-specialization.
• Luxoft (DXC Technology): Provides automotive software engineering, SDV platform development, and digital cockpit solutions to global OEMs. Comparable to IVIS in delivering SDV enabling software and embedded systems integration.
• Wind River Systems: Supplies embedded real-time operating systems and automotive software platforms used by global OEMs. Competes with IVIS in providing foundational SDV software infrastructure, particularly in cockpit and connected vehicle domains.
• Elektrobit: Continental AG subsidiary offering automotive embedded software, UX/HMI, and SDV middleware solutions. Direct competitor to IVIS in infotainment, digital cluster, and integrated cockpit software segments serving global OEMs.
• BlackBerry QNX: Provides embedded operating systems and middleware for automotive SDV architectures, directly comparable to IVIS's Brighton service framework and Alton data abstraction layer. Active partnership with IVIS (Nov 2025) further validates them as the closest peer in the SDV middleware stack.

Emerging players

• MontaVista Software: Specializes in embedded Linux distributions for automotive and industrial applications, including infotainment and instrument clusters. Direct comparable to IVIS's IVI-Suite and Linux-based infotainment heritage, though at a smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors4 records

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M&A

Investments

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