AVI Design

What AVI Design does

AVI Design is a privately held, family-run home automation integrator headquartered in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, with a second office in Vaughan, Ontario. The company provides turn-key smart home and building automation for luxury residential clients and, to a lesser extent, commercial properties across Quebec and Ontario in Canada. Its core Intelligent Solutions offering integrates lighting, climate, security, entertainment, and window covering controls into a single user interface accessible via mobile apps, voice commands, and touch pads, with constant remote system monitoring and proactive issue resolution. Supporting service modules include custom high-speed networking, integrated security with alarm, surveillance and automated locks, automated window coverings, and energy management with cost reporting and property management tool integration.

AVI Design's revenue model is project-based, combining professional integration services (consultation, design, installation, programming, and ongoing service) with hardware and equipment sales sourced through its installation projects. Pricing is quote-based with no publicly disclosed tiers, and the go-to-market motion is consultative, sales-led field engagement requiring on-site assessment, often augmented by inbound phone consultation and digital marketing across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and a portfolio-driven website. The company differentiates through an emphasis on aesthetic discretion ('no eye sores'), seamlessness with existing property management tools, and a single point of accountability across design, install, and service. Founded around 2000-2005 (with a noted internal discrepancy between dates), AVI Design operates without disclosed institutional funding, patents, or named customer logos.

Name

AVI Design

Legal name

AVI Design

Website

https://avi-design.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AVI Design is a Canadian family-run integrator providing turn-key smart home and building automation, including lighting, climate, security, networking, and energy management, to luxury residential and commercial clients in Quebec and Ontario.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home Automation Integration Services

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Appliance & Energy Management Integration (HSAHADAG)

Keywords

• Smart home integration
• Home automation services
• Lighting control systems
• Security system installation
• Networking infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Pointe-claire

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Smart Home Integration Services: Turn-key integration services including design, installation, and ongoing service for luxury home automation systems. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements covering consultation, equipment installation, wiring, programming, and post-installation support.
2. Hardware and Equipment Sales: Sale of smart home technology equipment including lighting systems, climate control, security systems, networking hardware, and automated window coverings as part of comprehensive integration projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AVI Design provides turn-key design, installation, and service for luxury home and commercial automation systems. The company integrates networking, lighting, security, energy management, motorized window coverings, and AV subsystems into a single, easy-to-use smart environment for residential and commercial clients across Quebec and Ontario.

Product overview

AVI Design offers a unified turn-key home automation platform for luxury residential and commercial properties, consisting of integrated modules for technology control, networking, security, and energy management. The core Intelligent Solutions platform combines one-touch technology via mobile apps, voice commands, and touch pads to simultaneously control lighting, music, temperature, and window coverings. Supporting modules include custom networking solutions for full high-speed coverage, integrated security systems with alarm, surveillance, and automated locks, and energy management systems for automated climate and lighting control. All solutions are designed for seamless integration and discrete installation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Smart Home Automation Turn-key design, installation, and service of an integrated smart home system for luxury residential clients, unifying lighting, networking, security, energy management, window coverings, and AV into a single easy-to-use interface.
• Commercial Smart Automation Integration Design, installation, and service of integrated automation systems for commercial properties, covering lighting, networking, security, energy management, and AV with centralized control.
• Networking Infrastructure Solutions Design and deployment of wired and wireless networking infrastructure to underpin smart home and commercial automation systems for residential and commercial clients.
• Security System Integration Design, installation, and integration of security and surveillance systems that connect into the broader automation platform for residential and commercial clients.
• Energy Management Solutions Integration of energy management systems that monitor and optimize energy usage across the connected subsystems of a home or commercial property.
• Motorized Window Covering Automation Design, installation, and automation of motorized window coverings (shades, blinds) controllable through the unified home or building automation interface.
• Lighting Control Systems Design, installation, and programming of lighting control systems that deliver scene-based, centralized, and remote control of interior and exterior lighting.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cut down on energy costs through integrated control over lighting and climate systems
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Amazon (Alexa Smart Home): Owner of the dominant consumer smart home voice/automation ecosystem. A structural competitor to any custom integrator as consumers increasingly self-install Alexa-compatible lighting, climate, and security devices.
• Google Nest: Major consumer smart home brand covering thermostats, cameras, doorbells, and lighting. Represents the DIY threat to professional integrators like AVI Design, particularly in mainstream (non-luxury) home automation.
• Vivint Smart Home: Large-scale North American smart home provider offering professionally installed security, lighting, and climate systems. Comparable to AVI Design's residential automation offering but at vastly greater scale and through a national installer network.
• Best Buy / Geek Squad / Magnolia: National retailer with dedicated smart home consultation, design, and installation services (Magnolia, Geek Squad). Comparable to AVI Design as a residential smart home installer with nationwide reach and physical retail presence.
• ADT (now part of ADT Inc.): Established home security and automation provider with national footprint and professional installation. Overlaps with AVI Design's security integration and remote monitoring capabilities, though ADT operates at dramatically larger scale.

Direct peers

• Lutron Electronics: Major lighting and shading control manufacturer widely deployed in luxury residential and commercial automation. Directly comparable to AVI Design's lighting control and automated window covering modules.
• Control4 (Snap One): Leading smart home control platform that sells through a network of authorized dealers/integrators. Highly comparable to AVI Design because both serve luxury residential customers with end-to-end integration of lighting, climate, security, and entertainment systems.
• Crestron Electronics: Premium smart home automation and control manufacturer with deep presence in luxury residential and commercial markets. Directly comparable to AVI Design in targeting luxury integration projects with high-end control systems.
• Savant Systems: Luxury smart home automation platform sold through certified integrators, focused on premium residential and light commercial projects. Comparable to AVI Design's luxury positioning and full-home integration scope.

Emerging players

• Tesla Energy (Powerwall / Solar): While not a direct home automation integrator, Tesla's Powerwall and energy products increasingly enter luxury homes as part of integrated energy management solutions — an adjacent capability to AVI Design's energy management module.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/smarthomelifestyle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/avi-design
• Instagraminstagram.com/avidesign
• Xx.com/avi_design

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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 →

Frequently asked questions about AVI Design