Hiventive

What Hiventive does

Hiventive is a French private software company founded in 2018 and headquartered in the Bordeaux metropolitan area (Pessac, France), operating as a Société par Actions Simplifiée with €22,000 of registered capital and fewer than ten employees. It develops a modular software platform for the electronics industry organized around four products: Hiventive Pricing (automated BOM costing and manufacturing cost calculation), Hiventive Supply (procurement automation and RFQ management), Hiventive CAPE/GPAO (computer-aided production engineering and production management including scheduling, inventory control with FIFO/LIFO/EOQ methods, and traceability), and Hiventive Simulation (virtual prototyping of electronic products). The platform is designed to connect operators, machines, IoT devices and robots into a unified tool, with pre-built integrations to five major electronic component distributors (Digi-Key, Farnell, Mouser, RS Components, Safe-PCB) and open APIs for ERP, CRM, PIM, billing and production machine connectivity; four additional distributor integrations (Arrow, Avnet, TME, Future Electronics) are stated as forthcoming.

The company's commercial focus is the French Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) sector and adjacent electronics industry players, addressing pain points such as time-consuming manual costing, complex supplier negotiation, disconnected production machines, manual scheduling, and traceability requirements. Its go-to-market is sales-led and founder-driven, with the CEO/CTO personally conducting HubSpot-scheduled demos; multi-year subscription contracts are the primary monetization mechanism, supplemented by professional services that qualify for the French CIR (30%) and CII (20%) R&D and innovation tax credits, giving customers a structural cost recovery lever. The company participates in regional and international ecosystems (BPI France, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, UNITEC, French Tech Bordeaux, Aerospace Valley, Naqui team, CES 2022) but no external institutional funding, customer logos, or revenue figures have been disclosed.

Name

Hiventive

Legal name

Hiventive – Société par Actions Simplifiée

Website

https://hiventive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hiventive is a French Bordeaux-based software startup, founded in 2018, that builds modular SaaS tools — Pricing, Supply, CAPE/GPAO, and Simulation — for Electronics Manufacturing Services companies to automate BOM costing, procurement, production scheduling, and virtual prototyping.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronics Manufacturing Software

akta.pro primary industry

Process & Batch Control Software (Recipe Management, ISA-88) (IMAGABAH)

Keywords

• Electronics manufacturing software
• Production management software
• BOM costing automation
• Virtual prototyping software
• Procurement automation software

Headquarters

HQ city

Talence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions (Pricing, CAPE/GPAO, Simulation): Hiventive generates revenue primarily through software subscriptions for its three core solutions: Hiventive Pricing (costing automation), Hiventive CAPE/GPAO (production management), and Hiventive Simulation (virtual prototyping). The modular architecture allows customers to choose specific features relevant to their needs.
2. R&D and Innovation Services (CIR/CII eligible): Professional services for R&D and innovation work that qualify for French CIR (Research Tax Credit - 30% refund) and CII (Innovation Tax Credit - 20% refund) programs. These services include design, prototyping, and mockup work on innovative products or software.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hiventive provides a modular software platform for the electronics industry that automates BOM (Bill of Materials) costing, procurement, production management, and virtual prototyping. The platform connects operators, machines, IoT devices, and robots into a unified tool with open APIs for integration into customer ecosystems, and is sold primarily to Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) companies operating under a project-based manufacturing model.

Product overview

Hiventive offers a modular software platform for electronics industry optimization comprising four core products: Hiventive Pricing for rapid BOM costing and manufacturing cost calculation, Hiventive CAPE for production management and scheduling, Hiventive Simulation for virtual prototyping and design exploration, and Hiventive Supply for procurement automation and supplier management. These solutions connect operators, machines, IoT devices, and robots in a unified tool, enabling manufacturers to minimize production risks, automate costing and purchasing, accelerate delivery schedules, and reduce costs. Each module offers an open API and integrates with ERP, CRM, PIM, and billing systems, while the platform includes native integrations with major electronics distributors including Digi-Key, Farnell, Mouser, RS Components, and Safe-PCB.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hiventive Simulation: Virtual prototyping solution for electronic product design that provides software simulation of hardware behavior
• Hiventive CAPE (GPAO)
• Hiventive Pricing
• Hiventive Supply

Quantifiable outcome

• BOM costing and manufacturing cost calculation completed in minutes (versus hours/days with manual processes)
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Région Nouvelle-AquitainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional government authority supporting innovation and economic development in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region where Hiventive is based. Listed as a supporter and partner.
• UNITECcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology and innovation cluster supporting companies in their technological development and digital transformation initiatives.
• NAOSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation cluster part of the Naqui team ecosystem, supporting startups and innovative companies in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
• French Tech BordeauxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench Tech community representing the Bordeaux startup ecosystem. Hiventive participated in CES 2022 as part of this network.
• Aerospace ValleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompetitiveness cluster for aerospace industries, connecting companies in the aeronautics, space, and embedded systems sectors.
• Bordeaux EntrepreneursminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal entrepreneur network supporting startups and businesses in the Bordeaux metropolitan area.
• La BanquizminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStartup support organization; Hiventive participated in CES 2022 within the Naqui team that includes La Banquiz.
• Digi-KeycoreTechnology or IntegrationMajor electronic component distributor integrated into Hiventive's pricing and supply chain solutions for automatic BOM costing and supplier quotation.
• FarnellcoreTechnology or IntegrationElectronic component distributor integrated into Hiventive's solutions for pricing optimization and procurement automation.
• Mouser ElectronicscoreTechnology or IntegrationAuthorized electronic component distributor integrated into Hiventive's pricing and supply chain solutions.
• RS ComponentscoreTechnology or IntegrationElectronic component distributor integrated into Hiventive's solutions for pricing optimization and supplier selection.
• Safe-PCBcoreTechnology or IntegrationPCB (Printed Circuit Board) specialist distributor integrated into Hiventive's pricing and supply chain solutions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aegis Software: Aegis's FactoryLogix is a comprehensive MES platform purpose-built for electronics manufacturing, covering BOM management, production execution, traceability, and supply-chain integration — directly overlapping with Hiventive's Pricing, Supply, and CAPE modules for the EMS segment.
• iBASEt: iBASEt's Solumina MES is targeted at complex discrete manufacturers including aerospace and electronics, providing production execution, quality, and shop-floor integration — comparable in scope to Hiventive's CAPE/GPAO module.
• Critical Manufacturing: Critical Manufacturing provides a modular MES specifically designed for electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, including production scheduling, traceability, and machine integration — closely aligned with Hiventive's CAPE/GPAO capabilities.
• Cogiscan: Cogiscan specializes in electronics manufacturing traceability, real-time visibility, and machine connectivity — addressing similar pain points to Hiventive's production management and IoT/machine integration features for EMS customers.

Emerging players

• Sourceability: Sourceability operates a digital marketplace and supply-chain platform for electronic components with BOM management and pricing tools — addressing similar procurement and component-costing pain points as Hiventive's Pricing and Supply modules.
• Forcam: Forcam provides a cloud-based MES focused on real-time production monitoring and shop-floor transparency for discrete manufacturers, including electronics — a similarly-sized European player addressing overlapping production management use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Opcenter: Siemens Opcenter (formerly Camstar) is an enterprise MES with deep electronics manufacturing adoption, offering production execution, quality, and BOM management as part of a much broader digital industries portfolio — a scaled incumbent competing for the same EMS customers.
• Dassault Systèmes DELMIA: DELMIA is Dassault Systèmes' manufacturing operations management suite covering production planning, execution, and shop-floor integration across multiple industries including electronics — a broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities to Hiventive's CAPE and Simulation modules.
• Cadence Design Systems: Cadence's EDA and system-level simulation tools (e.g., Spectre, Clarity) are used for virtual prototyping of electronic systems, partially overlapping with Hiventive Simulation's hardware behavior simulation capabilities.
• Ansys: Ansys is the leading provider of engineering simulation software (electromagnetic, thermal, structural) used extensively in electronic product design and virtual prototyping — adjacent and partially overlapping with Hiventive's Simulation module for electronic product development.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/hiventive
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hiventive

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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