Aivhy

What Aivhy does

Aivhy is a privately held technology services firm founded in 2020 that specializes in Operational Technology (OT), Industrial IoT (IIoT), Industry 4.0 architecture, and OT cyber security for industrial clients. Headquartered in Enschede, Netherlands with a regional office in Malta, the company serves manufacturing, warehousing/logistics, ports, automotive, building/facilities, healthcare, agriculture, and energy customers across Europe. Its core technology platform enables real-time data integration and process automation by connecting modern and legacy machines and assets through three methods — existing interfaces, electrical control system tapping, or additional sensors and IIoT devices — eliminating the need to replace existing systems. A centralized Unified Namespace (UNS) data architecture, AI-powered operational vision solutions for quality inspection and traceability, and LLM integration for industrial management interfaces form the technical backbone.

Aivhy generates revenue through four service streams: KickStarter (tiered advisory packages from 3-day Basic to 10-day Supreme on-site engagements), Implementation (full digital transformation realization), Consultancy (expert advisory and peer review of technical specifications), and Support (ongoing managed services). All pricing is quote-based with no public disclosure. The company operates a vendor-independent model, recommending the best-fit solutions for each client regardless of brand, and emphasizes an incremental step-by-step methodology targeting ROI within three years. Its go-to-market is sales-led enterprise field sales combined with content marketing via the Aivhy Articles library, industry event participation, and direct on-site/remote consultancy delivery globally. The company has not raised any disclosed outside funding and is led by founder Robbert Brand.

Name

Aivhy

Legal name

Aivhy Ltd

Website

https://aivhy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Aivhy is a privately held industrial technology services firm founded in 2020 that delivers Operational Technology, IIoT integration, Industry 4.0 architecture, and OT cyber security to manufacturing, logistics, and industrial clients across Europe, with offices in the Netherlands and Malta.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial IoT and Operational Technology Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Solution Integration & MLOps Enablement (BPAEAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI), AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF), Identity, Access & Secrets Management for AI Systems (IAM for agents/models) (HDAAAKAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial IoT solutions
• Industry 4.0 consulting
• Operational technology services
• OT cyber security
• Digital factory transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Sliema

HQ country

Malta

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. KickStarter Services: KickStarter packages providing strategic advisory services for digital innovation. Three tiers available: Basic (3-day on-site), Advanced (5-day on-site), and Supreme (10-day on-site). Each package includes analysis, interviews, physical walk-through, roadmap development, and vision sessions. Prices exclude travel and accommodation costs.
2. Implementation Services: Full realization services covering strategy, people, process, and technology aspects of digital transformation projects. Includes technical design, development, installation, and implementation of Industry 4.0 architecture. The company does the work to realize transformation roadmaps.
3. Consultancy Services: Expert advice and guidance on Industry 4.0 best practices, OT Cyber Security, business cases, project management, technical specifications, and tender guidance. Also includes peer reviews of technical specifications and architectures.
4. Support Services: Ongoing support services to ensure IIoT and Industry 4.0 solutions remain operational and continue to drive value.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aivhy provides Operational Technology, Industrial IoT, and Industry 4.0 professional services to industrial enterprises, delivered through four core offerings: KickStarter (strategic advisory roadmaps), Implementation (full digital transformation realization), Consultancy (expert advisory), and Support (ongoing operational support). The company integrates modern and legacy machines, shop-floor systems with ERP/IT, AI-powered vision, and large language models into a unified, cyber-secure-by-design architecture without requiring replacement of existing assets.

Product overview

Aivhy is an international Tech & Innovation company offering a services portfolio focused on Operational Technology transformation. The offering consists of four core services: KickStarter (strategic innovation roadmap), Implementation (full digital transformation realization), Consultancy (expert advisory), and Support (ongoing operational support). These services enable real-time data integration, automation, and scalable flexibility for industrial environments through capabilities including machine/asset integration, shop floor-IT integration, business operations solutions, AI-powered vision solutions, and AI & LLM integration for industrial applications. All solutions are open, vendor-independent, and designed to work with existing assets without requiring replacement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KickStarter: A service providing an accessible starting point and achievable strategy for continuous innovation through Industry 4.0 and Industrial IoT.
• Implementation
• Consultancy

Products and services

• KickStarter A strategic advisory service providing an accessible starting point and achievable roadmap for continuous digital transformation through Industry 4.0 and IIoT principles, delivered in three on-site engagement tiers for industrial clients.
• Implementation Full realization services covering digital transformation from strategy through technology implementation, including technical design, development, installation, organizational change facilitation, and ongoing support for industrial clients.
• Consultancy Expert advisory services providing guidance on Industry 4.0 best practices, OT cyber security, IIoT strategy, project management, technical specifications, tender writing, and peer reviews for in-house industrial transformation teams.
• Support Ongoing managed support services ensuring deployed IIoT and Industry 4.0 solutions remain operational and continue to drive business value for industrial clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• ROI achieved within 3 years, typically within a few months to maximum three years in most cases
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• PTC: PTC offers the ThingWorx IIoT platform and related services for industrial digital transformation, including AI-driven insights and operational visibility. While primarily a software vendor, PTC's partner ecosystem performs the kind of integration work Aivhy does, making it an indirect competitor and potential platform alternative.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Siemens offers MindSphere IIoT platform, Digital Industries consulting, and end-to-end factory automation. While vendor-aligned (unlike Aivhy), Siemens dominates the European industrial transformation market that Aivhy addresses and is the most significant competitive threat at the enterprise tier.
• Schneider Electric EcoStruxure: Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure platform and Industrial Automation services address IIoT, OT cyber security, and digital factory transformation. Competes with Aivhy in energy, manufacturing, and process industries with bundled hardware-software-services offerings, though vendor-aligned.
• AVEVA: AVEVA provides industrial software (PI System, AVEVA Operations Control) and partner-led integration services for plant-to-enterprise data unification. Competes with Aivhy's Unified Namespace value proposition by offering pre-built data infrastructure, particularly in process industries that overlap Aivhy's ports, energy, and manufacturing segments.
• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation provides industrial automation, IIoT (Pavilion/FactoryTalk), and digital transformation services. Overlaps with Aivhy in manufacturing vertical and OT cyber security (Claroty partnership), though as a hardware-plus-platform incumbent rather than a vendor-independent integrator.
• Bosch Connected Industry: Bosch Connected Industry is a major IIoT solutions and integration provider, offering factory digitalization, machine connectivity, and Industry 4.0 consulting. While it sells its own hardware and software (making it more vendor-aligned than Aivhy), it competes for the same mid-market manufacturing customers and OT integration budgets.

Direct peers

• BearingPoint: BearingPoint is a European management and technology consultancy with a strong Industry 4.0 and IIoT integration practice, serving industrial clients across verticals with vendor-independent advisory and implementation services. Direct overlap with Aivhy's KickStarter-style discovery engagements and OT transformation work, though at significantly larger scale.
• Atos: Atos provides digital transformation, IoT, and OT cyber security services to industrial and manufacturing clients across Europe. Overlaps with Aivhy in digital factory, shop-floor IT integration, and industrial cyber security, with a comparable vendor-neutral positioning.
• T-Systems: T-Systems (Deutsche Telekom subsidiary) offers IIoT, Industry 4.0, and OT cyber security consulting and integration across European industrial markets. Competes with Aivhy for the same vendor-independent OT transformation engagements, particularly in DACH-region manufacturing.
• Capgemini Engineering: Capgemini Engineering (formerly Altran) provides industrial digital transformation, IIoT, and Industry 4.0 consulting and integration services to global manufacturers. Operates a vendor-independent integration model and competes directly for the same enterprise clients Aivhy serves, but with thousands of engineers versus Aivhy's sub-10 team.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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