Arkive

What Arkive does

Arkive B.V. is an Amsterdam-based SaaS company that provides an API-first Digital Product Passport (DPP) platform designed to help product manufacturers and sustainability teams comply with upcoming EU regulations, notably the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) and the EU Battery Regulation. The platform structures fragmented supplier, product, certification, and sustainability data into reusable product intelligence, automates DPP generation with unique QR identifiers, runs Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) calculations aligned to ISO 14040/14044 and ISO 14064/14067, and provides a compliance layer with real-time claim management and document control. It connects to enterprise systems (ERP, PLM, POS) as well as Excel and direct supplier inputs through a six-stage integration methodology, and offers a public REST API for programmatic DPP creation and management.

The company monetizes through tiered SaaS subscriptions: Starter at €299/month, Growth at €999/month, and custom-priced Enterprise contracts, supplemented by usage-based per-DPP fees (€0.25 on Starter, €0.10 on Growth) and €7,500/week implementation services. Its go-to-market combines content-led demand generation (regulatory education blogs, compliance guides) with a direct enterprise sales motion targeting sustainability teams and consultants, alongside self-serve signup for smaller customers. Arkive positions itself across 12+ verticals subject to EU DPP mandates, including textiles, beauty and personal care, furniture, batteries, aluminium, electronics, EV charging, and household appliances.

The firm is privately held, was founded in 2021 (with an initial 2020 Antler pre-seed), has 1-10 employees, and has disclosed approximately $240K in total funding across two Antler rounds. The platform was most recently expanded in 2026 with a DPP simulation workflow and an embedded ISO standards compliance framework, while the EU Battery Passport mandate (effective 18 February 2027) anchors the near-term regulatory tailwind for its battery vertical offering.

Name

Arkive

Legal name

Arkive B.V.

Website

https://arkive.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arkive B.V. is an Amsterdam-based SaaS platform that automates Digital Product Passport generation, supplier data collection, and Life Cycle Assessment calculations for manufacturers and sustainability teams preparing for EU ESPR and Battery Regulation compliance across multiple product verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Supply Chain Compliance Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

E-Signature & Digital Transaction Management (DTM) (HDAEAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) & OCR Automation (HDAEAHAC)

Keywords

• Digital Product Passport
• Supply Chain Compliance
• Sustainability Software
• Carbon Footprint Tracking
• EU ESPR Compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Plans: Tiered subscription pricing model (Starter, Growth, Enterprise) with recurring monthly/annual billing. Starter at €299/month and Growth at €999/month. Includes unlimited SKUs & DPPs, data collection layer, API integrations, data quality layer, automated LCA & CO2 tracking, compliance layer, and DPP dashboard.
2. DPP Generation Fees: Per-DPP pricing: €0.25 per DPP on Starter plan, €0.10 per DPP on Growth plan. Enterprise plans have volume-based DPP pricing.
3. Implementation Services: Implementation support covering integrations, onboarding, and platform customization including ERP/API integrations, branded QR experiences, and supplier onboarding. Billed at €7,500/week until delivery completed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Arkive sells an API-first SaaS platform that automates Digital Product Passport (DPP) generation for supply chains. It connects fragmented supplier, product, certification, and sustainability data through a flexible Data Collection Layer and structures it into reusable product intelligence with QR identifiers, automated LCA/CO2 calculations, and audit-ready compliance workflows. The platform is purpose-built to help enterprises meet EU ESPR, EU Battery Regulation, and ISO standards requirements.

Product overview

Arkive is a Digital Product Passport software-as-a-service platform for supply chains. Its core offering is the DPP Platform, which structures supplier, product, and compliance data into reusable product intelligence with QR identifiers, automated LCA/CO₂ dashboards, and audit-ready workflows. The platform is delivered in three tiers — Starter (€299/month), Growth (€999/month), and Enterprise (custom pricing) — plus a paid Implementation Support add-on (€7,500/week). The Arkive API enables programmatic DPP creation and management via REST endpoints. Key embedded capabilities include the Data Collection Layer for flexible supplier data intake, QR Code & Branded DPP Experience for product traceability, Claim Management & Document Control for compliance verification, and Automated LCA & CO₂ Dashboard for real-time environmental reporting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Product Passport (DPP) Platform Arkive's core SaaS platform that automates Digital Product Passport creation, supplier data collection, and product compliance workflows. It structures supplier, product, and compliance data into reusable product intelligence with QR identifiers, dashboards, and audit-ready reporting for sustainability teams and product companies facing EU ESPR and Battery Regulation mandates.
• Arkive API A public REST API that enables developers to create and manage Digital Product Passports programmatically. It supports product data operations and integrates with ERP, PIM, PLM, and other enterprise systems via structured attribute models and standardized data exchange.
• Implementation Support Billed add-on service covering integrations, onboarding, and platform customization including ERP/API integrations, branded QR experiences, and supplier onboarding, priced at €7,500/week until delivery is completed.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~3 days per new system connection (typical setup)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EON: EON is a Digital Product Passport platform focused on circular commerce and connected products, with strong presence in fashion and apparel. It is Arkive's closest direct competitor, addressing the same regulatory-driven DPP workflow for similar EU-based brands.
• Circulor: Circulor provides supply chain traceability and traceability-as-a-service with explicit focus on battery passports and raw material provenance (notably EV batteries and cobalt). It is a direct competitor in the same regulatory-DPP space, particularly for the EU Battery Regulation use case Arkive targets.
• iPoint: iPoint offers product compliance, chemicals, and sustainability software (iPoint Compliance, iPoint Product Sustainability). Its customer base and DPP-adjacent capabilities (material compliance, supply chain data) overlap materially with Arkive's value proposition.
• Qliktag Software: Qliktag is a DPP and product digital identity platform offering QR-coded digital product passports, supply chain traceability and brand-owner dashboards. Competes head-to-head with Arkive on core DPP generation, QR experiences and consumer-facing scan data.

Broad incumbents

• Avery Dennison atma.io: atma.io is Avery Dennison's connected-product / DPP cloud, combining RFID/label hardware with software. As an established industrial incumbent it competes with Arkive in apparel/textile DPPs while offering underlying physical identification infrastructure that Arkive lacks.
• Sphera: Sphera is an established enterprise ESG, LCA and product-stewardship software suite used by large manufacturers. It overlaps with Arkive on automated LCA, product compliance and environmental reporting, but is a much larger, broader platform across chemicals, EHS and supply chain.
• IBM Envizi: IBM Envizi is an enterprise sustainability data and ESG reporting platform covering Scope 1-3 emissions, supply chain and product-level data. It is a broad incumbent whose product-level sustainability capabilities overlap with Arkive's compliance and CO2 tracking modules, leveraging IBM's enterprise customer base.

Emerging players

• Watershed: Watershed is an enterprise carbon accounting platform used by large brands to measure and reduce emissions across products and supply chains. It overlaps with Arkive on CO2 footprint calculation and product-level data but does not natively target DPP delivery or supplier onboarding in the same way.
• Persefoni: Persefoni is a climate management and accounting platform for enterprises, supporting Scope 1-3 emissions and product-level footprinting. It competes with Arkive on product carbon footprint automation while remaining focused on broader finance-grade emissions reporting.
• GreenStory: GreenStory provides LCA and impact data services for fashion and apparel brands, with consumer-facing product impact dashboards. It overlaps with Arkive on apparel/textile product-level environmental data but lacks the full DPP and compliance workflow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arkiveshop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shoparkive

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

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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