THEIA

What THEIA does

THEIA SAS is a French EdTech company headquartered in Paris that operates a specialized SaaS platform for secure online examinations and assessments, primarily serving higher education institutions, grandes écoles, training organizations, and competitive exam operators in France. The platform is purpose-built for high-stakes academic evaluation and includes a secure browser lockdown mode, real-time proctoring with webcam and audio monitoring, a Chrome browser extension for BYOD presential exams, and behavioral anomaly detection that flags suspicious actions to invigilators. Differentiated features include docimology analytics (psychometric item analysis: difficulty indices, discrimination rates, item-test correlation), specialized question formats (QCM, QROC, QROL, TCS Script Concordance Tests, Key Features Problems, DTAS random folder draws), and integrations with French SIS systems (Apogée, Pégase, Aurion) plus all major LMS platforms via LTI 1.3 (Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Docebo) and SSO protocols (SAML 2.0, CAS, OAuth 2.0, JWT). The platform also exposes an open REST API and a Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector that allows external AI engines to access its structured evaluation data.

THEIA operates a subscription-based revenue model with quote-based annual pricing that varies by institution size, student count, and feature requirements; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company distributes through a direct enterprise sales motion anchored by a POC pilot, LMS marketplace integrations, and the UGAP French public procurement framework, enabling streamlined purchasing for public-sector educational institutions. Notable customers include HEC Paris (2,500 learners, 35,000 dissertation copies annually, 100% of exams digitalized since 2019), IFMK Montpellier, Télécom Paris, ENSCM, IEQT, ECM, and GHT Yvelines Nord. The company is privately held, organized as a SAS with €106,386 in share capital, appears to be bootstrapped without disclosed external funding, and reports 11-50 employees. Operational infrastructure runs on AWS (primary hosting) with OVH providing geographically separate data backups. THEIA is GDPR-compliant and positions the platform explicitly around academic integrity, anti-fraud controls, and AI-era assessment challenges.

Name

THEIA

Legal name

Theia SAS

Website

https://theia.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

THEIA is a French EdTech SaaS platform that delivers secure online examinations, proctoring, and psychometric analytics primarily to higher education institutions, grandes écoles, and certification bodies in France, integrating with major LMS and SIS systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Examination and Assessment Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Exam Delivery & Test Administration Platforms (EDAFADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote & Live Online Proctoring Platforms (EDAFADAB), Test Item Banks, Question Authoring & Assessment Design Tools (EDAFADAC), Certification & Licensing Exam Management Platforms (EDAFADAG), Secure Browser, Device Lockdown & Exam Security Tools (EDAFADAI)

Keywords

• Online examination platform
• Remote proctoring software
• Secure digital assessment
• LMS integration solutions
• Exam anti-fraud technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: THEIA operates as a subscription-based SaaS platform offering tiered plans for institutions. Institutions pay for access to the examination platform with different service levels. Pricing is quote-based and varies by institution size, number of students, and required features.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

THEIA provides a specialized cloud-based SaaS online examination and assessment platform designed for higher education institutions, training organizations, and certification bodies. The platform enables secure digital exam delivery with real-time proctoring, browser lockdown, fraud prevention, digital correction, psychometric analytics, and integration with major LMS and SIS systems via LTI 1.3, SSO, and REST API.

Product overview

THEIA is a specialized online examination and evaluation platform designed for higher education, training, and certification. The product portfolio consists of a core THEIA Platform providing secure exam delivery, live proctoring, and digital correction, supplemented by specialized sub-brands (Elffe for vocational training, Univ for universities, Concours for competitive exams). The platform integrates with major LMS systems (Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard, Docebo) via LTI 1.3 and supports SSO protocols (CAS, SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, JWT). Add-on capabilities include a Chrome Browser Extension for enhanced exam security, an open REST API for SIS integration, MCP AI connectivity for advanced analytics, docimology analytics for psychometrics, and specialized assessment formats like Script Concordance Tests (TCS) and Random Folder selection (DTAS).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• THEIA Platform A specialized online examination and evaluation platform designed for higher education, training, and certification. Provides secure exam delivery, live proctoring, digital correction, and comprehensive exam lifecycle management including question creation, exam administration, and result analysis.
• Proctoring Module Remote and in-person exam supervision module with webcam monitoring, audio detection, automated incident reporting, and anti-fraud environment restrictions. Available for high-stakes exams conducted in-person or at a distance.
• THEIA Browser Extension Chrome browser extension providing enhanced exam security for presential BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) exams. Enforces mandatory fullscreen lockdown, blocks exit attempts, reduces false positive alerts, and provides real-time suspicious behavior alerts to invigilators.
• THEIA REST API Open REST API enabling integration between THEIA and institutional student information systems (Apogée, Pégase, Aurion) for automated data synchronization, user import, exam enrollment management, and result export.
• MCP AI Connector Model Context Protocol integration enabling AI assistants to connect directly to THEIA's structured evaluation data for extracting indicators, generating visualizations, and triggering automated analyses.
• Elffe Platform THEIA subdomain for continuing education and professional training institutions. Provides access to THEIA's evaluation and exam capabilities tailored for vocational training environments.
• Univ Platform THEIA subdomain for higher education institutions. Dedicated access portal for universities and colleges using THEIA for academic exams and evaluations.
• Concours Platform THEIA subdomain for competitive entrance exams and admissions testing. Specialized platform for managing high-stakes competitive examinations with enhanced security features.
• Digital Correction Interface Online grading interface for manual evaluation of open-ended questions (QROC, QROL, essays). Includes copy assignment to graders, grading rubrics, discrepancy scoring, and coordinated global grading features.
• Docimology Analytics Advanced psychometrics and docimological analysis module providing statistical examination of exam quality including item difficulty rates, discrimination indices, and item-test correlation analysis.
• DTAS (Dossier de Tirage Au Sort) Random question selection folder that draws questions randomly from multiple free folders. Each student receives a unique exam copy with different questions, supporting equitable randomized assessments.
• Script Concordance Tests (TCS) Assessment tool originating from medical education for evaluating clinical reasoning through case-based scenarios. Evaluates students' ability to make decisions in uncertain professional situations using expert opinion-based scoring.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30 days (240 hours) of administrative work saved annually per institution
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability6 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and secondary.

• IPSOS BVAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Commissioned research partnership to study 'Youth and Exams in the AI Era.' Survey conducted April 2026 with 1,000 French youth aged 18-25, exploring attitudes toward AI in education and examination integrity.
• MoodlecoreTechnology or IntegrationTHEIA integrates with Moodle through LTI 1.3 standard, allowing teachers to insert exam links directly in courses. Students access exams without leaving their learning environment, and grades automatically sync back to Moodle's gradebook.
• Canvas by InstructurecoreTechnology or IntegrationTHEIA integrates with Canvas LMS via LTI 1.3, enabling seamless exam launching and automatic grade passback for institutions using Canvas as their primary learning platform.
• BlackboardcoreTechnology or IntegrationLTI 1.3 integration with Blackboard allows institutions to embed THEIA exams within their existing Blackboard courses and synchronize student data and grades.
• DocebosecondaryTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with Docebo LMS platform via LTI standard, expanding THEIA's reach into additional enterprise learning platform environments.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS hosts THEIA platform infrastructure including user accounts, learning traces, and platform data. AWS provides the scalable cloud infrastructure necessary to support thousands of simultaneous exam connections.
• OVH SAScoreTechnology or IntegrationOVH provides data backup services for THEIA, with daily platform and user data backups stored at a different location than the primary database, ensuring data resilience and disaster recovery capability.
• UGAP (Union des Groupements d'Achats Publics)secondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as an approved vendor on UGAP, the French public procurement marketplace, facilitating easier purchasing for public educational institutions and government-affiliated organizations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Honorlock: Online proctoring service that pairs with institutional LMS via LTI to deliver proctored exams. Comparable to THEIA in browser lockdown, live monitoring, and LMS-integrated proctoring for higher-ed clients.
• Proctorio: US-based remote-proctoring and exam-integrity platform tightly integrated with LMS systems. Directly comparable to THEIA's proctoring and secure-browser capabilities for higher education exam delivery.
• Respondus: Online testing and lockdown-browser vendor tightly coupled with Canvas, Blackboard, and Moodle. Directly comparable to THEIA's browser-lockdown exam experience and deep LMS interoperability for higher-ed summative assessments.
• Questionmark: Enterprise assessment platform for certification and learning with secure delivery, proctoring, and psychometric analysis. Directly comparable to THEIA's assessment engine, docimology features, and enterprise/government customers.
• Examity: Online proctoring and identity-verification service used by universities and certification bodies. Closely comparable to THEIA in proctoring workflow, certification-exam customer segment, and LMS integration approach.
• ExamSoft: Assessment platform serving higher education (notably law, medical, and nursing schools) with secure offline/online exams. Comparable to THEIA in high-stakes summative assessment, item banking, and specialized academic verticals.
• Mercer Mettl: Online assessment and proctoring platform widely used for higher-ed and certification testing. Comparable to THEIA in remote proctoring, item banking, secure exam delivery, and analytics for academic and certification customers.

Broad incumbents

• Pearson VUE: Global certification and licensure testing platform with a vast test-center network. Comparable to THEIA's Concours sub-brand for high-stakes competitive entrance and certification exams, though at much greater scale and broader scope.
• Prometric: Major test delivery and certification services provider for licensing and academic admission exams. Comparable to THEIA in high-stakes competitive exam delivery (Concours sub-brand) and standardized assessment infrastructure.

Regional players

• Cirrus Assessment: European (UK/Netherlands-rooted) online assessment platform used by higher-education institutions in EMEA. Comparable to THEIA as a Europe-headquartered alternative purpose-built for university summative and formative assessment with LMS integration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 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

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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