Tekyn
Tekyn (Machine TEKYN, SAS) is a French fashion-tech company that designs a connected laser cutting line and collaborative SaaS Back Office for textile workshops and apparel brands, using proprietary matrix-camera visual contour recognition (Smart Cutting) to enable on-demand, customized garment production.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersParis, France
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Tekyn does
Tekyn (legal entity: Machine TEKYN, SAS) is a French fashion-tech company founded in October 2017 that designs and manufactures a connected laser cutting line ("Ligne de Coupe 4.0") paired with a collaborative SaaS platform (Back Office TEKYN) for the textile and apparel industry. Its flagship capability is "Smart Cutting," which uses a matrix camera and proprietary visual contour recognition algorithms to cut garment pieces from printed fabrics without prior pattern integration, enabling mass-customization, on-demand small-series production, and upcycling workflows. Lean Cutting software processes orders placed via the Back Office, and the platform provides real-time production and stock visibility across brands, workshops, and suppliers.
The company serves two primary customer segments: fashion/apparel brands (including Decathlon/Forclaz, 1083, La Redoute, Petit Bateau, Happyblend, Springart, Few, Sondès LJ, Amarenak, Elise Chalmin) and textile workshops/sewing manufacturers. Hardware is monetized through outright purchase, monthly rental, or multi-year leasing contracts, while software is sold as an annual SaaS subscription; go-to-market is direct sales via the website demo form and a dedicated Account Manager team, with channel support from the LE LAB by IFTH partnership. Customers are concentrated in France, with active expansion into Spain (Amarenak) and Germany, plus a flagship co-development with Decathlon/Forclaz and Tissages de Charlieu on the Forclaz Minimal Edition – Local pants.
The company has raised approximately €6.5 million across two rounds (€1M Series A in 2019 and €5.5M Series B in March 2021) from Otium and BPI France. After entering judicial recovery in September 2023 and liquidation in November 2023, Tekyn was acquired out of liquidation in early 2024 by two former employees, Arthur de Lestable (President, Hardware) and Johan Ganem-Brunet (CEO, Software), who refocused the business on its core cutting-line hardware and Back Office software. The company now operates from Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, with a leadership team of two and a broader organization of 1–10 employees.
Tekyn firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Tekyn
- Legal name
- Machine TEKYN
- Website
- https://tekyn.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Tekyn (Machine TEKYN, SAS) is a French fashion-tech company that designs a connected laser cutting line and collaborative SaaS Back Office for textile workshops and apparel brands, using proprietary matrix-camera visual contour recognition (Smart Cutting) to enable on-demand, customized garment production.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Tekyn industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Textile Manufacturing Equipment
- NAICS
- Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing (3152), Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515), Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery (313220)
- SIC
- Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300), Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Outerwear & Performance Apparel Cut & Sew (IMAOAEAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Sleepwear & Loungewear Cut & Sew (IMAOAEAI)
Keywords
Where Tekyn is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Paris
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Tekyn business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- SaaS Platform Subscription: The TEKYN Back Office web platform is offered as a SaaS solution for brands and workshops to manage materials, patterns, orders, and production. Revenue is generated through recurring subscription fees.
- Connected Laser Cutting Line (Hardware Sales): The laser cutting line is sold directly to textile workshops. Available through purchase, rental, or leasing, providing one-time hardware revenue and/or recurring leasing income.
- Software-connected Services: The platform connects brands and workshops, enabling order management, production tracking, and material optimization. Services include onboarding, training, and ongoing support as part of the customer relationship.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Purchase |
| Subscription | Monthly | Rental |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Leasing |
| Subscription | Annual | SaaS Platform Subscription |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Tekyn product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Tekyn designs, manufactures, and sells a connected laser cutting line (Ligne de Coupe 4.0) for textile workshops, featuring proprietary Smart Cutting technology with visual contour recognition that enables automated garment cutting without prior pattern integration. The hardware is paired with the Back Office TEKYN, a collaborative SaaS web platform for managing materials, rolls, patterns, orders, and real-time production data. The system is offered to fashion brands and textile workshops via direct purchase, rental, or leasing, supporting on-demand production, mass customization, and upcycling workflows.
Product overview
Tekyn offers a dual-product ecosystem combining hardware and software for textile industry 4.0: the Ligne de Coupe 4.0 (connected laser cutting line) with Smart Cutting and Lean Cutting modules, paired with the Back Office TEKYN web platform for materials, stock, and order management. The platform enables collaborative production management connecting brands and workshops. Additional services include Production à la Demande and an Expertise Center for digitalization support.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Ligne de Coupe 4.0 (Connected Laser Cutting Line 4.0) A connected laser cutting line for textile workshops, featuring smart cutting technology with visual contour recognition, automated tension management, continuous defect counting, production order separation, automatic mode, and real-time production monitoring. Sold, rented, or leased directly to textile workshops seeking Industry 4.0 modernization.
- Back Office TEKYN (SaaS Platform) Web-based collaborative SaaS platform enabling workshops and fashion brands to manage materials, rolls, patterns, and orders with full visibility on stocks and production. Natively connected to the cutting line software for seamless data flow and real-time production tracking.
- Centre d'Expertise Production Expertise center providing production support, training, and digitalization assistance for textile industry actors transitioning to connected manufacturing and on-demand production models.
- Production à la Demande (On-Demand Production Service) On-demand production service leveraging Tekyn's connected cutting line to offer reactivity and agility for small series while optimizing material usage, supporting brands seeking to minimize inventory and overproduction.
Quantifiable outcome
- No training required to operate the cutting line
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Tekyn
Customer profileNamed customers9 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Tekyn technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability4 records
Feature7 records
Tekyn partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- Tissages de CharlieuflagshipHistoric French textile company (est. 1902) specializing in jacquard weaving, partnering with TEKYN and Decathlon to produce the Forclaz Minimal Edition - Local pants. Tissages de Charlieu contributed innovative jacquard fabric with integrated knee reinforcement, while TEKYN provided its contour recognition cutting algorithm.
- Decathlon (Forclaz)flagshipDecathlon partnered with TEKYN and Tissages de Charlieu to develop the innovative Forclaz Minimal Edition - Local pants, combining TEKYN's cutting technology, Tissages de Charlieu's jacquard fabric, and Decathlon's R&D and design expertise. The result is an eco-designed, competitively priced product made in France.
- LE LAB by IFTHcoreLE LAB by IFTH (Institut Français du Textile et de l'Habillement) is a unique textile prototyping and creation lab open to all fashion and textile professionals. TEKYN collaborates with LE LAB to demonstrate and promote digital manufacturing technologies to the industry. François Pezeril serves as Fabmanager.
- SpringartminorSpringart uses the TEKYN platform to make its production tracking more agile and transparent, enabling real-time collaboration with production partners for digitalized production management.
- 1083minor1083 co-constructed an on-demand production project with TEKYN, enabling the brand to gain production fluidity and eliminate industrial threshold effects through the platform's collaborative features.
- Fashion Green Hub (POD)minorFashion Green Hub (operating under the POD brand) uses TEKYN's collaborative platform to build a shared material and accessories library accessible in real time to all network members.
- La RedouteminorLa Redoute was introduced to on-demand production by TEKYN as part of TEKYN's early customer development, per the Maddyness article covering TEKYN's €5.5M Series A.
- Petit BateauminorPetit Bateau was initiated to on-demand production by TEKYN alongside La Redoute, per the Maddyness article covering TEKYN's €5.5M Series A.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Tekyn competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Gerber Technology: Gerber Technology provides CAD/CAM software, cutting systems, and production solutions for the apparel and industrial fabrics industries. Now part of Lectra, it is a longstanding direct competitor in automated textile cutting.
- Tukatech: Tukatech provides apparel CAD/CAM, pattern making, marker making, and automated cutting solutions for fashion manufacturers. Its TUKAcut laser cutting systems are direct alternatives to Tekyn's Smart Cutting technology for fashion and apparel production.
- Lectra: Lectra is the global leader in integrated technology solutions (software, cutting equipment, and services) for fashion, automotive, and furniture industries. It is the most direct competitor to Tekyn in industrial cutting systems for textiles and apparel.
- Zünd Systemtechnik: Zünd manufactures digital cutting systems for various industries including textiles and apparel. Its modular cutting systems and software-driven workflow automation directly overlap with Tekyn's connected cutting line offering.
Emerging players
- Kornit Digital: Kornit Digital provides on-demand digital textile printing solutions enabling short-run, customized apparel production. It overlaps with Tekyn's on-demand production vision through complementary (rather than competing) digital production technology for fashion.
- CLO Virtual Fashion: CLO Virtual Fashion (CLO3D) develops 3D garment simulation and digital fashion design software used by apparel brands worldwide. It is comparable to Tekyn as a digitalization enabler for the fashion supply chain, though focused on design rather than production.
- Browzwear: Browzwear provides 3D digital fashion design and production solutions for apparel brands and manufacturers. It overlaps with Tekyn's digitalization of fashion production workflows, particularly on the brand-side design and product development stage.
- Unmade: Unmade is a UK-based on-demand apparel customization platform enabling mass-customized garment production. It shares Tekyn's mission of enabling on-demand, customized fashion production through technology-driven workflows.
Broad incumbents
- EFI Optitex: EFI Optitex offers 2D/3D CAD and digital workflow solutions for fashion and apparel manufacturing. It is part of Electronics For Imaging's broader industrial portfolio and competes with Tekyn's software-driven production platform.
- Shima Seiki: Shima Seiki is a Japanese manufacturer of computerized knitting machines and CAD systems for the textile industry. Its Wholegarment knitting technology overlaps conceptually with Tekyn's on-demand, integrated production approach.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Tekyn social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Tekyn leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Tekyn funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors3 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Tekyn M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Tekyn
What does Tekyn do?
Tekyn designs, manufactures, and sells a connected laser cutting line (Ligne de Coupe 4.0) for textile workshops, featuring proprietary Smart Cutting technology with visual contour recognition that enables automated garment cutting without prior pattern integration. The hardware is paired with the Back Office TEKYN, a collaborative SaaS web platform for managing materials, rolls, patterns, orders, and real-time production data. The system is offered to fashion brands and textile workshops via direct purchase, rental, or leasing, supporting on-demand production, mass customization, and upcycling workflows.
Is Tekyn a public or private company?
Tekyn is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was Tekyn founded?
Tekyn was founded in 2017. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Tekyn based?
Tekyn is headquartered in Paris, France, in the Europe region.
How does Tekyn make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. SaaS Platform Subscription is the primary driver. The others are connected Laser Cutting Line (Hardware Sales) and software-connected Services.
Who are Tekyn's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Gerber Technology, Tukatech, Lectra and Zünd Systemtechnik. Emerging players are Kornit Digital, CLO Virtual Fashion, Browzwear and Unmade. Broad incumbents are EFI Optitex and Shima Seiki.
Does Tekyn have an API?
No public API is recorded for Tekyn.
What industry is Tekyn in?
Tekyn's product category is Textile Manufacturing Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAOAEAB, Outerwear & Performance Apparel Cut & Sew, with a secondary code of IMAOAEAI, Sleepwear & Loungewear Cut & Sew. Its NAICS code is 3152 and its SIC code is 2300.