Scribos

What Scribos does

Scribos (SCRIBOS GmbH) is a Heidelberg-based brand-protection and anti-counterfeiting solutions provider, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of KURZ Group (LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG). The company combines physical security products — Security Labels, Sealing Solutions, Holographic Security, and Printed Security featuring its proprietary ValiGate®, VeoMark®, and TRUSTSEAL® technologies — with a digital authentication, gray-market detection, and licensing-management platform branded SCRIBOS 360, plus an Online Brand Protection monitoring service. Core technologies rely on diffractive optical features, encrypted QR-code patterns, and tamper-evident sealing rather than AI/ML components.

Scribos serves more than 11 enterprise verticals, including Wine & Spirits, Licensing, Cosmetics, Infant Nutrition, Automotive & Lubricants, Pharma & Healthcare, Apparel & Luxury Goods, Agricultural Products, Toys, Electronics, and Pet Food. Visible enterprise logos span BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis, Bosch, Bayer, Novartis, Nivea, L'Oréal, Chloé, Rado, Pernod Ricard, Côtes du Rhône, KWS SAAT, Meelunie, TotalEnergies Lubrifiants, Philips, Sennheiser, tesa, Balparmak, 24H Le Mans, and Fédération Française de Football. GTM is enterprise field sales with sample-based consultation; marketing is event-heavy (ProWein, Luxepack, Labelexpo, Asia Security Conference, PET FAIR ASIA) and supported by a 9-language website.

Revenue combines one-time license/per-unit sales of physical security labels with subscription-based access to the SCRIBOS 360 platform and Online Brand Protection services. Pricing is custom and quote-based, structured as multi-year contracts with unit pricing logic and a EUR 50 small-order surcharge. The customer base is concentrated in the EU with a regional office in Hefei, China, and the company markets itself under the 'KURZ SCRIBOS' umbrella to leverage its parent's century-long reputation in decorative and security coatings.

Name

Scribos

Legal name

SCRIBOS GmbH

Website

https://scribos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SCRIBOS, a KURZ Group subsidiary based in Heidelberg, Germany, provides enterprise brand-protection and anti-counterfeiting solutions combining proprietary physical security labels (ValiGate®, VeoMark®, TRUSTSEAL®) with the SCRIBOS 360 digital authentication platform and Online Brand Protection services for global brands across 11+ verticals including automotive, pharma, cosmetics, wine & spirits, and luxury goods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Heidelberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Security Labels: Physical security labels with embedded authentication features that are applied to products for anti-counterfeiting protection.
2. Sealing Solutions: Tamper-evident seals for perfume and other products to prevent substitution and refilling, ensuring customers receive original products.
3. Holographic Security: Holographic security products combining optical and digital security features including TRUSTSEAL® ID with ValiGate® labels.
4. Printed Security: Direct print security solutions embedding ValiGate® security patterns directly into QR codes and product labels.
5. SCRIBOS 360 Platform: Digital brand protection platform providing authentication, gray market detection, licensing management, and customer interaction capabilities. Platform access and code ordering through B2B portal.
6. Online Brand Protection: Services to detect and combat online counterfeiting and brand infringement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Scribos provides physical and digital brand protection solutions combining security labels, sealing solutions, holographic and printed security features with the SCRIBOS 360 digital platform. The company's offerings enable enterprises to authenticate products, detect counterfeits and grey market activity, and manage licensing through tamper-evident labels, QR-coded authentication, and a B2B ordering portal. It serves brand owners across industries such as wine & spirits, cosmetics, pharma, automotive, apparel and electronics.

Product overview

Scribos offers a comprehensive portfolio of brand protection and anti-counterfeiting solutions under the KURZ SCRIBOS brand. The product lineup consists of physical security products (Security Labels, Sealing Solutions, Holographic Security, Printed Security) combined with a digital platform (SCRIBOS 360) for authentication and grey market detection, plus Online Brand Protection services. These products work together to provide end-to-end brand protection: physical markings enable product authentication and tamper evidence, while the digital platform processes authentication data and manages licensing business, creating touchpoints for customer engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SCRIBOS 360: Digital platform for anti-counterfeiting and grey market detection with product authentication capabilities

Products and services

• Security Labels Security labels tailored to product requirements with QR codes, serial IDs, and embedded alphanumeric security elements for brand protection and authentication. Targeted at brand owners across industries requiring anti-counterfeiting markings.
• Sealing Solutions Tamper-evident seals designed to prevent substitution and refilling, featuring visual indicators that show whether packaging has been opened. Used for perfumes and other products where proof of originality is required.
• Holographic Security Holographic security products combining optical and digital security elements, including TRUSTSEAL® ID labels with diffractive ValiGate® technology for smartphone-based authentication and counterfeit protection.
• Printed Security Direct print security solutions integrating ValiGate® security patterns embedded directly into QR codes or other printed elements, maintaining premium product aesthetics while ensuring authenticity.
• SCRIBOS 360 Digital Platform Digital platform for anti-counterfeiting and grey market detection, enabling product authentication by checking IDs, licensing management, customer engagement, and B2B ordering of Label IDs.
• Online Brand Protection Service for detecting and stopping online counterfeit activities and brand infringement across digital channels for enterprise brand owners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Philippe Pellaton, President of Maison Sinnae and Union of Côtes du Rhône: 'SCRIBOS 360 not only meets our expectations in terms of giving proof of originality, but also includes digital communication and marketing elements that make all the difference in communicating with our customers.'
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KURZ Group (LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScribos is a subsidiary of KURZ Group, a company with over 100 years of experience in decorative and security solutions. The partnership enables combined offerings for brand protection and royalty management. KURZ provides manufacturing capabilities while Scribos provides digital brand protection solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SICPA: SICPA is the global leader in security inks, traceability, and brand protection solutions for governments and brands. It competes directly with Scribos in authentication labels and digital traceability platforms for tobacco, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods.
• OpSec Security (Crane NXT): OpSec Security provides optical authentication, online brand protection, and supply-chain traceability solutions. Directly comparable to Scribos in physical security labels (holograms) and digital monitoring services.
• Authentix: Authentix delivers authentication and traceability solutions for fuel, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods. Comparable to Scribos in covert/overt authentication features and serialization platforms.
• De La Rue: De La Rue is a UK-based security printer producing authentication labels, tax stamps, and identity documents. Closely comparable to Scribos in holographic security features and brand protection for regulated products.
• AlpVision: AlpVision provides digital authentication (cryptographic signatures, fingerprinting) embedded into packaging and labels. Comparable to Scribos in smartphone-verifiable authentication, particularly for luxury, pharma, and wine & spirits customers.

Broad incumbents

• Avery Dennison: Avery Dennison is a global label materials and RFID giant whose Intelligent Labels and atma.io platform overlap with Scribos's authentication and traceability offering. As a much larger incumbent, it competes on breadth rather than specialized brand protection.
• Markem-Imaje (Dover): Markem-Imaje supplies industrial coding, marking, and traceability systems including serialization solutions. It overlaps with Scribos in product authentication and supply chain traceability, but as part of a broader industrial printing portfolio.
• Zebra Technologies: Zebra Technologies provides barcode/RFID printing, scanning, and location solutions with growing authentication and track-and-trace capabilities. Adjacent to Scribos in serialization and supply chain visibility rather than pure anti-counterfeiting.
• Cenveo / CCL Industries (Secure & ID): CCL Industries' Secure & ID division produces security labels, holograms, and authentication documents. Comparable to Scribos in physical brand-protection labels serving regulated and consumer-goods markets.

Others

• HID Global (track and trace): HID Global supplies identity and authentication technologies including RFID/NFC tags used in product authentication. Comparable enabling-layer technology for tamper-evident and authenticated packaging workflows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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