Name

SPHEREA

Legal name

Test & Quality Solutions Group

Website

https://spherea.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and Test Engineering Systems

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Avionics Test, Simulation & Calibration Equipment (IMABAFAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Military Aerospace Ground Support Equipment (GSE) & Test Systems (IMABAMAL), Defense R&D, Test, Evaluation & Innovation (BPAIAHAC), Leak Detection, Emissions & LDAR Testing (OGI, methane, fugitive emissions) (EUAEAHAL)

Keywords

• Automated test equipment
• Avionics test systems
• Electronic warfare testing
• Railway testing solutions
• Obsolescence management

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Test Equipment Sales: Sale of proprietary hardware test platforms including ATEC series, PLUTON power emulators, and specialized test benches for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications.
2. Software and Platform Solutions: Software-in-the-loop (SIL) and Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platforms, test management software, and automation solutions.
3. Engineering Services: System integration, obsolescence management, maintenance support, and consulting services across the product lifecycle.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SPHEREA designs, manufactures, and supports proprietary automated test equipment (ATE), software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test platforms, regenerative power emulators, and obsolescence management solutions for mission-critical systems. Its offerings are organized into vertical-specific families covering aerospace avionics testing, defense systems testing, railway vehicle and signaling testing, and energy/nuclear qualification, complemented by engineering services across the full system lifecycle from design through end-of-life management.

Product overview

SPHEREA is a global leader in advanced test and quality solutions, operating as a platform-plus-products architecture. The core offering includes ATEC® Series 7 and ATMOS® avionics test benches for aerospace MRO, VERIDAS for electronic warfare testing, PLUTON power emulators, and U-TEST® SIL test platforms. The company provides industry-specific solution families: Railway solutions (TwinTrain series, ETCS certification test benches, KARM monitoring, ESVE protection systems), Energy solutions (TROPIC nuclear protection relays, IED test platforms, MAGSET calibration systems), and Defense solutions (SESAR 3000, OLISE laser testing, PELERIN RF measurement, SILONT sonar testing, SiClone legacy replacement). Following the January 2026 acquisition of Averna, the portfolio expanded to include Averna's test automation, vision/inspection, and precision assembly capabilities across 13 countries. Spherea Defense serves as a dedicated sub-brand for French defense sector solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Averna Powered by Spherea: Test and quality engineering solutions serving aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, EV, life sciences, energy, semiconductors, and telecom industries globally
• Spherea Defense

Products and services

• ATEC Series 7 Avionic MRO Test Bench Advanced test bench designed for long-term system maintenance and repair of avionic systems in Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) operations for aerospace customers.
• ATEC ATMOS Open Avionic Test Bench Open test system for avionics manufacturing and maintenance, providing flexibility and interoperability with existing test equipment.
• VERIDAS Aircraft Defensive Aid Ground Support Equipment Ground Support Equipment providing end-to-end testing for Electronic Warfare self-protection suites on aircraft.
• PLUTON AC & DC Power Emulator Regenerative power source for testing that simulates both AC and DC power conditions.
• U-TEST SIL Test Platform Test environment for Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testing across all development phases, enabling validation of embedded systems.
• DynaBlock Automatic Test Switching System Intelligent and scalable switching system for automated test applications.
• DITE HIL Test Platform Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test platform accelerating development through smarter HIL testing.
• ATEC Dyna Series Production ATE Automated test equipment designed for production ramp-up and mass production testing.
• SESAR 3000 Defense Maintenance Test Bench Test bench designed to increase operational availability of defense fleets including aircraft and naval systems.
• SiClone Legacy Avionics Test Replacement Modular, scalable test solution that adapts to mission requirements for replacing legacy avionics test systems.
• OLISE Laser Test and Characterization Comprehensive field testing system for various laser types used in defense applications.
• PELERIN Drone RF Measurement System System for characterizing RF antenna performance in its operational environment using drone-based measurements.
• SILONT Sonar Test System Complete sonar test solution from production line to dock for naval defense applications.
• NewWaveX Automated Test Development Platform Transformation of test development through automation, MBSE integration, and future-proof diagnostics.
• TwinTrain-Traction Electronic simulation of a coupled vehicle for railway testing applications.
• TwinTrain-Workshop Universal test solution for railway vehicles covering workshop testing needs.
• TwinTrain-MultiBrake Test system enabling simultaneous brake testing for railway vehicles.
• ETCS Certification Test Bench Precision testing system for European Train Control System certification ensuring safer railways.
• KARM Embedded Railway Monitoring Embedded intelligence system for safer railway operations and real-time monitoring.
• ESVE Integrated Overspeed Protection Embedded safety system for high-speed testing applications.
• TROPIC Nuclear Protection Relays Protection relay systems for nuclear applications, maintaining critical systems beyond their lifecycle.
• IED Test Platform Comprehensive solution for validation and testing of substations based on IEC 61850 standard.
• MAGSET Magnetic Calibration Test Bench Precision switching system for production lines in energy applications.
• Averna Powered by Spherea Comprehensive test and quality engineering solutions covering system integration and verification, test automation, vision and inspection solutions, prototyping and consulting, precision assembly and production, test system replication, and end-to-end test strategies.
• Spherea Defense Defense-specific sub-brand providing automated test solutions and services for electronics, optronics, actuation systems, RF, and electronic warfare, with expertise in obsolescence management for French defense forces and major defense contractors.
• Engineering and Obsolescence Management Services System integration, obsolescence management, maintenance support, and consulting services delivered across the product lifecycle for mission-critical aerospace, defense, railway, and energy customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30-40% reduction in test program development time through AI-assisted generation

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SEICAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for electronic board/PCBA testing services, providing comprehensive test experience through dedicated partnership.
• National InstrumentscoreTechnology or IntegrationNI-based test solutions connecting customers with National Instruments products and platforms for test and measurement applications.
• UN Global CompactminorOthersParticipation in UN Global Compact since 2025, aligning CSR activities with sustainability principles.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Keysight Technologies: Keysight is a global leader in electronic test and measurement instruments serving aerospace, defense, and communications end markets. It is directly comparable to SPHEREA as a broad incumbent offering overlapping avionics, RF, and electronic warfare test capabilities, though with a much larger catalog and software ecosystem.
• Rohde & Schwarz: Rohde & Schwarz is a broad incumbent in test and measurement, with particular strength in RF, aerospace, and defense test solutions. Its portfolio overlaps with SPHEREA's VERIDAS, PELERIN, and SiClone lines, and it serves many of the same European aerospace and defense primes.
• Teradyne: Teradyne is a broad incumbent in automated test equipment for semiconductors, wireless, and aerospace/defense applications. Its defense/aerospace ATE business overlaps with SPHEREA's manufacturing test (ATEC Dyna Series) and broader production ATE positioning.
• Advantest: Advantest is a broad incumbent in semiconductor and electronic test, with growing exposure to aerospace/defense and SoC test that increasingly intersects with SPHEREA's SIL/HIL and avionics test portfolio. Comparable as a large-cap ATE incumbent seeking to expand into mission-critical end markets.

Direct peers

• National Instruments (NI, now part of Emerson): NI/Emerson is a direct peer in modular test and measurement platforms (PXI, LabVIEW, TestStand) widely used in aerospace and defense SIL/HIL applications. SPHEREA explicitly builds on NI-based platforms through a formal partnership, while competing with NI's own aerospace vertical solutions, making it both a partner and a direct competitor.
• Astronics Corporation: Astronics is a direct peer providing specialized aerospace test systems, avionics test equipment, and in-flight entertainment/connectivity test solutions. Its aerospace test segment closely mirrors SPHEREA's ATEC and ATMOS-style avionics test bench offerings to commercial and defense customers.
• Marvin Test Solutions: Marvin Test Solutions is a direct peer producing commercial and military ATE (PXI-based test systems) for avionics, flight control, and weapons systems. It is a head-to-head competitor on Department of Defense and aerospace programs with similar product/market positioning to SPHEREA Defense.
• Pickering Interfaces: Pickering Interfaces is a direct peer in modular switching and signal routing for automated test systems, with deep aerospace and defense exposure. Its product line is closely adjacent to SPHEREA's DynaBlock automatic test switching system, competing for the same PXI/LXI architecture wins.

Emerging players

• Testek Solutions: Testek is a niche player in aerospace and defense test equipment, maintenance, and test program set development. It is an emerging/regional peer that competes for similar avionics MRO and military ATE opportunities with a more limited geographic footprint than SPHEREA.

Others

• HORIBA: HORIBA is an adjacent test, measurement, and analytical instrument provider serving automotive, energy, and environmental markets. While not a direct competitor in avionics, it overlaps with SPHEREA's energy testing, automotive/EV battery testing, and emissions/calibration product lines through its test solutions business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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