KINNOVIA

What KINNOVIA does

KINNOVIA GmbH is a Munich-headquartered B2B engineering services and software product company founded in 2024, focused on software-defined vehicles (SDV), IoT, and Industry 4.0. The company serves automotive OEMs, tier suppliers, and industrial enterprises, addressing long development cycles, fragmented coding practices across teams and ECU programs, and the compliance burden associated with safety standards such as ISO 26262, ASPICE, and MISRA. Its offerings combine customized engineering services with proprietary productized software.

The portfolio splits across two technology tracks. The first centers on AutonomIQ, a generative AI assistant for industrial applications that performs intelligent defect analysis on logs, auto-generates test cases from requirements with traceability links, applies auto-corrections for MISRA/ISO 26262 coding violations in real time, enforces standardized coding practices, and produces audit-ready compliance reports. The second centers on a hardware/software stack for automotive and IoT, comprising KINN (an ECU development platform with its own real-time software framework and safety-grade MCU/SoC support), the Zypher commercial operating system built on the Zephyr RTOS, a RISC-V-based IoT sensor, and a configurable telematics platform with AWS EC2 integration for data analytics and predictive modeling.

Commercially, Kinnovia operates a direct enterprise sales model with customized solutions priced on a quote basis. Revenue is derived from professional services for SDV/IoT/AI development and from subscription or licensing of the AutonomIQ and related AI platforms. The company maintains offices in Munich (HQ), Cairo (engineering), and Bengaluru (partner office), serving customers across Europe, Africa, and Asia. It is a private limited company (KINNOVIA GmbH, Ingolstadt jurisdiction), GDPR-compliant, and a member of standards ecosystems including Eclipse SDV, Eclipse Foundation, and the Zephyr Project.

Name

KINNOVIA

Legal name

KINNOVIA GmbH

Website

https://kinnovia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KINNOVIA is a Munich-based B2B engineering services and software company that delivers generative AI tools (AutonomIQ) and proprietary automotive ECU platforms (KINN) for software-defined vehicle development, IoT, and Industry 4.0, serving automotive OEMs and industrial enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive Embedded Software Platforms

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

OEM Embedded Connectivity & Telematics Platforms (TLAEAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

On-Device Inference Runtimes & SDKs (mobile/embedded) (HDAAAJAB), Network Analytics, AIOps & Root-Cause Correlation (HDAFAGAM), Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• Automotive embedded software
• Software-defined vehicles
• AI development tools
• IoT edge computing
• Automotive ECU development

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Development Services: Engineering services for software-defined vehicle, IoT and AI development. Customized platform development (KINN) and integration services provided to automotive and industrial clients.
2. AI Software Platforms: AutonomIQ platform and related AI tools licensing for automotive development and testing workflows. May include subscription or licensing models for enterprise deployment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

KINNOVIA is a B2B engineering provider that builds and licenses AI-driven software platforms for software-defined vehicles and industrial IoT. Its core offerings are the AutonomIQ generative AI assistant (intelligent defect analysis, requirements-to-test automation, and MISRA/ISO 26262/ASPICE compliance detection), the KINN automotive ECU development platform with proprietary real-time framework and safety-grade MCU/SoC support, and a RISC-V based Telematics Platform running the Zypher Operating System with predictive analytics and AWS EC2 integration. Solutions are customized and deployed directly to automotive OEMs, tier suppliers, and industrial enterprises.

Product overview

KINNOVIA offers a portfolio of intelligent software products for automotive and industrial applications. The core offerings include AutonomIQ (a generative AI assistant for defect analysis, test automation, and compliance detection) and a hardware/software platform comprising the Telematics Platform (IoT sensor solution with RISC-V and Zypher Operating System) and KINN (automotive ECU development platform with real-time software framework). These products work together to address software defined vehicles, IoT edge computing, and AI-driven development/testing needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AutonomIQ: Advanced Generative AI Assistant for Industrial Applications, providing intelligent defect analysis, requirements to test automation, non-compliance detection for MISRA, ISO 26262, and coding violations, and standardized coding practices across platforms.
• KINN
• Zypher Operating System

Products and services

• AutonomIQ Generative AI assistant for automotive and industrial software development that performs intelligent defect clustering and root-cause analysis, auto-generates test cases from requirements with ASPICE-aligned traceability, detects MISRA, ISO 26262, and coding-standard violations in real time before integration, and enforces uniform coding guidelines with compliance scoring. Targets automotive OEMs, tier-1 suppliers, and industrial engineering teams.
• KINN Automotive ECU Development Platform Complete customizable system software solution for automotive ECU design featuring a proprietary real-time software framework, I/Os, and communication channels, paired with powerful MCU and SoC support for safety applications. Targets automotive OEMs and tier-1 suppliers building software-defined vehicles and embedded ECUs.
• Telematics Platform IoT telematics platform built on RISC-V-based sensors running the Zypher Operating System, with a configurable frontend application, data analytics, predictive modeling, and AWS EC2 integration for remote access. Targets industrial companies deploying cost-efficient IoT sensor networks and edge-to-cloud monitoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces validation time by up to 40%
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vector Informatik: Established automotive software tools vendor offering AUTOSAR, ECU development, and validation/testing tooling. Direct overlap with Kinnovia's KINN ECU platform and AutonomIQ's compliance/test-automation capabilities, but Vector serves a much broader installed OEM/Tier-1 base.
• Parasoft: Automated software testing and code-analysis vendor with a strong automotive vertical (MISRA, ISO 26262, ASPICE tooling). Directly comparable to AutonomIQ's defect analysis, requirements-to-test automation, and compliance-checking features.
• Visure Solutions: ALM and requirements-management platform explicitly listed as a Kinnovia partner for requirements integration. Comparable as an automotive requirements toolchain vendor, though partnership rather than direct head-to-head competition.

Broad incumbents

• ETAS (Bosch): Bosch-owned automotive software tools and middleware provider with deep ECU development, security, and validation offerings. Comparable in serving ECU software engineering and safety compliance, but as a much larger incumbent with established OEM relationships.
• Elektrobit: Automotive embedded software and UX/OS vendor (now part of Continental) supplying AUTOSAR, hypervisor, and ECU software to OEMs. Comparable on the ECU platform side (KINN) and on connected-vehicle software adjacent to the Telematics Platform.
• IBM Engineering (DOORS / Rhapsody): Enterprise ALM and systems-engineering suite widely used in automotive for requirements traceability and ASPICE compliance. Overlaps with Kinnovia's requirements-to-test automation and traceability emphasis within AutonomIQ.
• BlackBerry QNX: Safety-certified embedded RTOS and middleware for automotive ECUs and autonomous systems. Comparable on the safety-grade automotive software platform side versus Kinnovia's KINN and Zypher OS offerings.

Emerging players

• Apex.AI: Startup building safety-certified automotive software (Apex.OS, Apex.Autonomy) for SDV and autonomous programs. Comparable as a venture-scale competitor targeting the same OEM software-defined-vehicle opportunity Kinnovia addresses with KINN.
• Aurora Labs: Israeli automotive software company offering AI-based code quality, testing, and over-the-air update tools for ECU software. Closely comparable to AutonomIQ's defect-clustering, root-cause analysis, and predictive maintenance positioning.

Regional players

• PTC ThingWorx: Industrial IoT and telematics platform with predictive analytics for connected assets. Comparable to Kinnovia's Telematics Platform with predictive modeling and cloud integration, though PTC is a much larger incumbent focused on industrial rather than automotive.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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