What silkke does

silkke S.A.S. is a French digital identity infrastructure company founded in April 2011 and headquartered at 4 rue Voltaire, Nantes, France. It builds and operates the \u2018capsule,\u2019 a fully automated 3D photo booth fitted with 110 optical sensors that captures 110+ photos of a body in 300 milliseconds and, via proprietary in-house servers, produces a photorealistic \u2018Real Digital Human\u2019 in under a minute. The system is rated to process 60 Digital Humans per hour per capsule, 100,000 per year, and the hardware is assembled in half a day by two people and shipped in custom flight cases. Industrial manufacturing is done by Eurotech near Angers (European market) and Eurotech FZCO in Dubai (international market).

The product surface is platform-plus-modules. Core tiers are Origin (€12, clothed capture for immersive applications), Model (free when brand-sponsored, €29 activation, undressed capture plus Clo3D virtual try-on), Studio (€490, production-grade), Celebrity (€9,800, cinema- and broadcast-grade with motion capture) and Alive (professional avatar). Solution modules include Fit Odyssey (Fit Score, Virtual Try-On, Virtual Fit Video for fashion eCommerce to address the 60% sizing-driven return rate on online fashion), Place Activation (deploying capsules in malls, airports, stadiums with Crowdwall LED displays), Retail Experience, Brand Campaign (Viral Movies), and Virtual Real Estate (BIM-based digital twins). Digital Humans are designed to be portable across Unreal Engine and Unity 3D via the silkke Connect single sign-on and a planned soulbound Web3 identity layer.

Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales (France, International, EMEA business developers), self-serve via silkke.net, developer distribution through developer.silkke.net, hardware sales to partners and four deployment tiers (PLUG year-round, EASY monthly, EVENT 1\u20133 weeks, DAY ephemeral). Named customers and activations include LVMH, ESPN, World Economic Forum (Villa Mundi), Renault (6,000 Digital Humans in 10 days at the 2018 Paris World Auto Show), France Televisions (Roland Garros 2016), the 2017 French Presidential Elections, League of Legends/Axe Gaming, AWS, Qwant, IFTH and Publicis. As of 2025 the team numbers around 18, the company is actively raising €3.2m of equity, is selected for the Union des Marques StartUpYourBrand cohort with a CHANEL/Stellantis/Nestl\u00e9 Waters jury, and is preparing a €15m non-dilutive Web3 token issuance for identity infrastructure.

Name

silkke

Legal name

silkke S.A.S.

Website

https://silkke.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

silkke is a French digital identity infrastructure company that operates an automated 3D body-scanning capsule with 110 optical sensors, producing photorealistic Real Digital Humans for fashion brands, gaming studios, place operators, broadcasters and media enterprises across France, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Human Sales (Direct to Consumer): Individual consumers purchase Digital Human generation and upgrades. Origin €12, Model activation €29, Studio €490, Celebrity €9,800. Often free when sponsored by brands.
2. Capsule Deployment & Brand Activations: Brands deploy capsules at their locations for consumer acquisition, brand experiences, and viral content generation. Multiple deployment tiers: PLUG (long-term), EASY (monthly), EVENT (1-3 weeks), DAY (ephemeral).
3. Place Activation Services: Operators host brand activations and sell Digital Human services. Revenue from premium DOOH advertising surface (up to 15m² per capsule), brand partnerships, and consumer services.
4. Fit Services for Fashion eCommerce: Fashion brands and platforms integrate Fit Score, Virtual Try-On, and Virtual Fit Video as premium features. Revenue from service activation across collections and platforms.
5. Professional Services - Celebrity/Studio: Professional production services for Studio and Celebrity Digital Humans, including motion capture animation, look development, and cinematic content creation.
6. Hardware Sales - Capsule Units: Sale of capsule scanning units to partners. Two industrial partners: one near Angers (France) for European market, one in Dubai for international markets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

silkke operates a proprietary capsule (fully automated 3D photo booth with 110 optical sensors) that captures full-body scans in under a minute and generates photorealistic "Real Digital Humans." It sells Digital Humans in tiers (Origin, Model, Studio, Celebrity, Alive) to consumers and enterprises, and offers solution bundles for fashion eCommerce fit (Fit Odyssey), place activation at venues, retail experience, brand campaigns, and virtual real estate based on BIM data. The platform integrates with Unreal Engine, Unity 3D, and Clo3D, with a developer program and silkke Connect SSO for cross-app identity.

Product overview

silkke is a digital identity infrastructure company offering Real Digital Humans as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product is the capsule (fully automated 3D photo booth) that generates Digital Humans, which are available in five tiers: Origin (clothed capture for immersive worlds), Model (undressed capture for virtual fashion try-on with Clo3D), Studio (professional quality for AAA productions), Celebrity (cinema-grade for media/film), and Alive (sociable avatars). silkke's solutions layer includes Fit Odyssey (fashion eCommerce fit services), Place Activation (physical traffic conversion), Retail Experience (omnichannel retail), Brand Campaign (participatory marketing), and Virtual Real Estate (BIM-based immersive spaces). The platform supports Unreal Engine and Unity 3D integration, with proprietary silkke connect SSO for cross-app identity management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digital Human: Real Digital Humans - personalized 3D computer representations of users captured via capsule technology, serving as a new identity layer for immersive applications
• capsule
• Fit Odyssey
• Place Activation
• Retail Experience
• Brand Campaign
• Virtual Real Estate
• Crowdwall
• silkke Connect

Products and services

• Digital Human Core product - personalized 3D computer representation of users modeled from capsule photo captures, designed as a crypto-native identity asset usable in immersive applications across gaming, fashion, and metaverse platforms.
• capsule 3D scanning booth Fully automated 3D photo booth that scans body and face in under a minute using 110 optical sensors to generate Digital Humans at scale (60 per hour, 24/7). Assembled in half a day by 2 people, shippable worldwide in custom flight cases.
• Studio Digital Human High-quality Digital Human for celebrities and influencers ready for AAA productions and cinema. Professional character with artistic precision for expanding influence into virtual worlds.
• Celebrity Digital Human Professional Digital Human for celebrities using their digital double for cinema or broadcast projects. Manually performed production for media and film industries.
• Fit Odyssey Complete fit infrastructure combining precise body measurements, Fit Score, virtual try-on, and Virtual Fit Video for fashion eCommerce to reduce returns and improve purchase confidence.
• Place Activation Deploys capsules in high-traffic destinations (shopping malls, airports, stadiums, trade shows) to transform visitors into Digital Humans and generate viral content and brand experiences.
• Retail Experience Drives store traffic and unlocks new offline and online revenues through Digital Human-powered retail experiences and omnichannel integration.
• Brand Campaign Produces high-impact campaigns with Real Digital Humans enabling participatory content where audiences appear directly in brand campaigns across TV, social, retail, and immersive environments.
• Virtual Real Estate Transforms buildings and infrastructures into immersive digital spaces where visitors explore through their Real Digital Human using BIM data integration, with visitor flow analytics and operational simulation.
• Developer Program and API Enables third-party developers to integrate Real Digital Humans into games (Unreal Engine, Unity 3D), immersive worlds, metaverse platforms, and applications via digital contracts and silkke Connect SSO authentication.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% of fashion eCommerce returns are related to sizing and fit issues
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IFTH (Institut Français du Textile et de l'Habillement)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership with leading French technology center for textile and fashion industries. Includes fashion show at La Caserne de Paris. Collaborative work on automated virtual fitting and garment simulation technology.
• Union des MarquescoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025Selected for StartUpYourBrand program 15th cohort (first semester 2025). Exceptional jury included CHANEL, BOUYGUES TELECOM, LEAPMOTOR STELLANTIS, NESTLÉ WATERS. Flagship marketing and acceleration program for brand innovation.
• La Caserne de ParisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2024Venue partnership for IFTH fashion show. Fashion brand activation at premium Paris venue.
• University of NantesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Regional partnership with University of Nantes for R&D collaboration, talent development, and technology advancement in 3D and digital innovation.
• SONA ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Collaboration on BIM-driven real estate project (Compose Coliving) transformed into fully navigable immersive environment for stakeholder exploration.
• Clo3DcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2019Technology partnership for automated generation of real Digital Human with Clo3D clothing compatibility. In 2021, succeeded in automating dressing of any Clo3D clothing on any body size - revolution for textile professions.
• HTCminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Chinese company visited silkke to understand Digital Human impact for their field of activity. Two trips to China to visit companies involved in Virtuality.
• PubliciscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018Agency partner for Renault campaigns including World Auto Show Paris 2018 (6,000 Digital Humans in 10 days). Collaborative brand campaign execution.
• onepointminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2017Consulting partner for 2017 French Presidential Elections project. Lent Paris headquarters for candidate visits. Completed silkke team for Elysée VR App development under Unity 3D platform.
• France Televisions LabcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership for Roland Garros 2016 worldwide broadcast innovation. France Televisions took opportunity of the event to experiment capsule as breakthrough media innovation. Many celebrities, politicians, big bosses came to make Digital Humans.
• Atelier BNP ParibasminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2015Supported innovative companies as part of InnovConnect program. First time capsule was shown to public, at Nantes Digital Week festival.
• EurotechcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2014Industrial partner for capsule manufacturing. One facility near Angers, France for European market, one in Dubai for international markets. Benoît RONDARD shareholder and president advisor runs Eurotech FZCO.
• GooglecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2011Founding inspiration from Google & Unity 3D collaboration demonstrating live 3D website in Chrome browser. Core technology ecosystem partner for web integration.
• Unity 3DcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2011Founding inspiration and core technology partner. Digital Humans compatible with Unity 3D platform. Elysée VR App developed under Unity 3D.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Clo3D: 3D garment simulation and design software used by fashion brands and digital fashion creators. Both a technology partner of silkke (via automated dressing integration) and a peer in the broader 3D fashion ecosystem, though Clo3D focuses on design tools rather than body capture.

Direct peers

• 3DLOOK: AI body scanning company offering mobile-based body measurement and avatar generation for fashion eCommerce. Direct competitor to silkke's Fit Odyssey in solving the sizing/returns problem, with a pure-software approach versus silkke's hardware capsule.
• Reactive Reality: Virtual try-on and avatar technology provider for fashion and metaverse use cases, offering photorealistic garment fitting on personalized avatars. Directly comparable to silkke's Model Digital Human and Virtual Try-On capability.
• Sizebay: Virtual fitting and size recommendation solution for fashion eCommerce, focused on reducing returns through size prediction. Comparable to silkke's Fit Odyssey in value proposition and customer base of online fashion retailers.
• Presize: AI body scanning solution using a one-minute video to extract precise body measurements for fashion eCommerce fit recommendations. A direct competitor in solving the same sizing problem silkke addresses via its capsule hardware.
• Metail: Virtual fitting room technology for fashion eCommerce using 3D body models to predict fit and reduce returns. Closely comparable to silkke's Fit Score and Virtual Try-On features, with similar fashion brand target customers.
• Bold Metrics: AI-driven body measurement technology for apparel sizing and fit prediction. Competes with silkke's body measurement and Fit Score features in the fashion eCommerce returns-reduction market.
• Ready Player Me: Cross-platform avatar platform for the metaverse that lets users create 3D characters for games and virtual worlds. Competes directly with silkke's Digital Human offering and silkke Connect SSO in the digital identity and avatar infrastructure layer.

Broad incumbents

• Vue.ai: Enterprise AI platform for retail and fashion covering product tagging, visual search, personalization, and styling. Overlaps with silkke's fashion eCommerce solutions but offers a broader AI suite rather than specializing in 3D body capture.

Emerging players

• Soul Machines: Digital human and autonomous animation company creating lifelike AI-driven digital people for brand engagement and customer service. Overlaps with silkke's Celebrity and Studio Digital Human production-grade offerings, though focused on AI-driven rather than scanned identity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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