Tenevia

What Tenevia does

Tenevia (SAS TENEVIA) is a French environmental data technology company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Meylan (Grenoble metropolitan area). It develops AI-powered solutions combining computer vision (notably the proprietary LSPIV method) and numerical modeling to measure, monitor, and forecast environmental phenomena — primarily water levels, surface velocities, discharges, snowpack dynamics, and glacial contributions. Its offering is structured in four product families: smart-camera sensors (CamLevel for water-level measurement, CamFlow for surface velocity/discharge via LSPIV), numerical simulators (HydroCore spatialized hydrological model, SnowCore snow-ice model), professional software (FlowSnap for image-based stream gauging), and the Online Services (OS) centralized supervision platform with API access and alarm management.

The company sells primarily to public-sector buyers — government departments responsible for flood monitoring, local authorities and waterway/basin management agencies, nature parks, and observatories — alongside enterprise customers in hydropower (e.g., Compagnie Nationale du Rhône), ports (Port of Hualien, Taiwan), and environmental engineering firms. Tenevia monetizes through a mix of one-time hardware/software sales, annual Cloud/Edge software licenses (with three service tiers — Essential, Advanced, Complete), subscription-based Online Services, and professional services for installation, calibration, and training. Distribution is direct enterprise sales supplemented by channel partnerships with Axis Communications (ADP), Leica Geosystems, and PELI.

International expansion is a stated priority, evidenced by deployments in Morocco (Ouadi 4.0 flood-monitoring project in Fez, 2020), Italy (ARPA Liguria), and Taiwan (Port of Hualien), as well as exploratory engagement with the Chinese Water Ministry. The company has maintained Entreprise Innovante / Jeune Entreprise Innovante status since 2013/2015, received the UN Damir Čemerin Prize (2015) for disaster-risk-reduction contribution, and won multiple French national and European innovation awards. Its sole disclosed funding round was a €1M operation in 2015 from BPI France, TOTAL Regional Development, and business angels.

Name

Tenevia

Legal name

SAS TENEVIA

Website

https://tenevia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tenevia is a French environmental-technology company founded in 2012 that builds AI-powered sensors, simulators, and software for non-intrusive measurement of water levels, flows, snowpack, and flood forecasting. It serves public agencies, hydropower producers, ports, and environmental organizations worldwide through direct enterprise sales and partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Monitoring Software

NAICS

Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing (334514), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices (3824), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

Real-Time Monitoring & Smart Stormwater (Sensors, SCADA/IoT, RTC) (EUANAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Flood Risk Modeling, Mapping & Forecasting (Hydrology/Hydraulics, Digital Twins) (EUANAEAH), Water Quality & Watershed/Hydrologic Modeling (SWMM/HEC-RAS, Flood/Runoff/Nutrient) (EUAHAKAF), Environmental Data Management Platforms (EHS/EMS, LIMS, ELN, Compliance Data Hubs) (EUAHAKAA), Remote Sensing & Geospatial Vision (satellite/drone imagery) (HDAAAEAL), Irrigation Monitoring & Sensors (Flow/Pressure Meters, Soil Moisture, Water Quality Sensors) (AFABAHAJ)

Keywords

• Environmental monitoring systems
• Hydrometric measurement technology
• Computer vision water sensors
• Flood forecasting software
• Snow and ice modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Meylan

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware and Software Sales: Sale of physical products including sensors (CamLevel, CamFlow cameras), related hardware, and software licenses. Pricing in euros excl. taxes with additional charges for travel and transport. Payment terms of 30 days from invoice receipt.
2. Software Licenses (Cloud and Edge): Annual licenses for Cloud and Edge versions of software. Cloud version includes location-based access with maintenance; Edge version offers perpetual or annual licenses with on-site embedded processing.
3. Professional Services: Service offerings including installation assistance, topographic surveys, calibration support, training modules, and customized equipment selection. Services are priced separately from products.
4. Online Supervision Services (TENEVIA OS): Hosted cloud services for data centralization, storage, and visualization with base storage capacity of 250GB and 5 named users. Additional capacity available through system extension modules.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tenevia develops and sells an integrated environmental data generation platform combining AI-powered camera sensors, spatialised hydrological and snow-ice simulation models, professional image-analysis software, and cloud-based supervision services. Its four product families — Sensors (CamLevel, CamFlow), Simulators (HydroCore, SnowCore), Software (FlowSnap), and Online Services (OS) — enable non-intrusive measurement and forecasting of water levels, surface velocities, discharges, snowpack dynamics, and flood events for governments, water authorities, and hydropower operators.

Product overview

TENEVIA offers an integrated environmental monitoring ecosystem structured around four product families: Sensors (CamLevel and CamFlow for camera-based water measurement), Simulators (HydroCore for hydrological forecasting and SnowCore for snow-ice modelling), Software (FlowSnap for professional image-based discharge analysis), and Web Services (Online Services OS for centralized data supervision). The platform enables users to measure, monitor, and forecast water levels, flows, snowpack, and glacier dynamics through AI-powered image analysis and numerical modelling. Products are available in Cloud and Edge deployment versions, with the OS platform providing API access for integration with external systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TENEVIA RiverBoard: Original product name for the video-based water measurement solution, now evolved into CamLevel and CamFlow sensors.
• CamLevel
• CamFlow
• HydroCore
• SnowCore
• FlowSnap
• TENEVIA OS (Online Services)
• HydroGeo
• Cam Water Quality

Products and services

• CamLevel Intelligent camera sensor for non-contact water level measurement using image analysis algorithms to detect the water surface position on a gauging staff (mire). Provides real-time water level measurements with threshold alarm capabilities, available in Cloud and Edge versions.
• CamFlow Camera sensor using LSPIV (Large-Scale Particle Image Velocimetry) technology for non-intrusive measurement of surface velocities and discharge from video images of water surface patterns.
• HydroCore Spatialised hydrological model for flood forecasting, low-water management, and hydropower production optimisation. Provides real-time adjustable hydrological forecasting coupled with sensor networks and climate scenarios.
• SnowCore Spatialised snow-ice-glacial model for forecasting snowpack dynamics and the contribution of snow and ice melt to river flows and water resources.
• FlowSnap Professional software enabling users to perform their own image-based discharge measurements by analysing smartphone or camera videos of water surfaces; supports stream gauging by image analysis.
• TENEVIA Online Services (OS) Centralised web-based supervision platform providing cloud infrastructure for data recovery, storage, centralisation, advanced cloud processing, multi-user display interfaces (OS Board), API access, FTP data deposit, and an alarm module for email/SMS warnings. Sold as OS Base and OS Board modules with annual subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pixel resolution of 0.4-1cm at 20m distance with 5MP camera
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and supporting.

• CENEAUcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 March 2020French company specialized in installation of hydrometric sensors. Partner in the Ouadi 4.0 project in Morocco for flood monitoring and forecasting in Fez.
• SAGE ExpertisecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 11 March 2020Moroccan engineering office expert in hydraulics and hydrology of wadis. Partner in the Ouadi 4.0 project responsible for technical expertise.
• Sebou Water Basin Agency (ABHS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2020One of the largest basin agencies in Morocco, responsible for flood monitoring in the project territory. Led the Ouadi 4.0 project deployment on the city of Fez with 7.6 million inhabitants in their jurisdiction.
• Impulse Partner / Impulse LabscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2019Company accelerator dedicated to Smart City technologies. TENEVIA joined the accelerator in September 2019 to develop partnerships facilitating integration of intelligent watercourse surveillance cameras and flood forecasting models with Smart City tools.
• ADEMEsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 November 2018French Agency for Environment and Energy Management. Supported TENEVIA at Pollutec 2018 (Stand 80-85, Hall 4) and co-financed the Cam Water Quality innovation project through the national innovation contest.
• CERIBsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 November 2018Center for Studies and Research of the Concrete Industry. Partnership at Pollutec 2018 (Stand 44, Hall 6) for technology demonstration.
• PELIsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2018Global leader in advanced portable lighting systems and protective cases. TENEVIA became PELI reseller, offering their lighting products to TENEVIA clients for safe nighttime hydrometric operations.
• GEDICOMsupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 September 2016Partner for joint presentation of HydroAlert early flood warning system at SIG 2016 Esri Francophone Conference.
• Axis CommunicationscoreTechnology or IntegrationWorld market leader for IP cameras and inventor of network camera. TENEVIA is an Application Development Partner (ADP) certified and distributes Axis cameras and equipment as part of complete monitoring solutions. Joint presence at Smart City Expo World Congress and other events.
• Leica GeosystemssupportingTechnology or IntegrationManufactures measuring and topography solutions for professionals worldwide. TENEVIA distributes Leica laser topography instruments and ensures interoperability between TENEVIA technologies and Leica tools.
• Smart OriginsupportingTechnology or IntegrationCorporate dashboard developer specializing in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Jointly developed HydroGeo dashboard that crosses GIS data with hydrometeorological data from TENEVIA sensors and simulators.
• GRAIN (Grenoble Alpes Innovation Incubator)supportingOthersIncubator that supported the IMAGINE project that led to TENEVIA's founding in the context of the Alp-Water-Scarce European project.
• GRAVIT (Grenoble Alpes Valorisation Innovation Technologies)supportingOthersIncubator that helped transform the technological project into TENEVIA as a simplified joint-stock company.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• OTT Hydromet (a Hach company): Global leader in hydrological and meteorological monitoring instruments, offering in-stream water level and flow sensors widely used by the same government/water-utility customers Tenevia targets. Comparable as a broad incumbent in hydrometric instrumentation, though OTT focuses on contact sensors vs. Tenevia's non-intrusive camera approach.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Global water-services major providing water/wastewater treatment and increasingly smart water monitoring solutions to municipal utilities. Broad incumbent serving the same government/utility customers with a much wider portfolio that overlaps Tenevia's water monitoring and forecasting value proposition.
• Xylem Analytics: Global water technology company (parent of YSI, SonTek, and other brands) offering extensive water quality, level, and flow monitoring products and analytics. Broad incumbent with deep relationships in water utilities that overlap with Tenevia's flood-monitoring and hydropower customer base.

Direct peers

• Sutron: US-based provider of hydrological and meteorological monitoring stations, including water level and flow measurement for government flood-warning agencies. Direct competitor in real-time water monitoring with similar target customers (flood forecasting agencies, water authorities), using traditional sensor-based telemetry rather than video analysis.
• Campbell Scientific: Manufacturer of environmental measurement systems and data loggers for hydrology, meteorology, and water quality. Competes with Tenevia in providing integrated measurement + telemetry + data platforms for government and research customers in the water monitoring space.
• KISTERS: German-headquartered provider of water information systems (KISTERS WISKI) and hydrological data management software, with strong presence in European water agencies. Directly comparable to Tenevia's OS supervision platform and HydroCore hydrological modelling for water resource management customers.
• OneRain (a Dakota Carrier Network company): Provider of real-time environmental monitoring data and software for flood warning, water resources, and weather monitoring in North America. Directly comparable in target market (flood warning agencies) and product category (environmental data management + monitoring), though focused on US geographies.

Emerging players

• Deltares: Dutch research foundation and software provider for water/flood modelling, including open-source tools like 3Di used by many of the same government agencies and water basins Tenevia serves. Comparable as a hydrological modelling peer (HydroCore/SnowCore), though Deltares is non-profit and open-source oriented.
• FloodMapp: Australia/US-based startup offering real-time flood forecasting and impact analytics for governments and insurers. Comparable as an emerging digital-first flood intelligence player targeting similar public-sector and emergency management customers with a software-led rather than hardware-led approach.

Regional players

• Hydroko Water Solutions: European-based hydrometric instruments and data management provider with strong presence in Central/Eastern Europe. Comparable regional player in the hydrometric monitoring and water data management space, primarily serving markets where Tenevia has limited direct presence.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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