May 2015
The beginning
In May 2015, Franck Selve created Intelligent Video Software with Hervé Sergeant.
IVS comes from an idea: to get the same behaviour analysis tools as on the web. The goal is to capture information through image analysis.
This counting and path analysis data informs you in real time, allowing you to better manage your stores.
2017
The awards
Our start-up won the first Hodefi “nugget” prize and was a laureate of Réseau Entreprendre Nord.
The Hauts-de-France Regional Council recognised us as a company with strong potential, granting significant subsidies through BPI. IVS received the Hauts-de-France start-up award from the DSI GUN club.
IVS raised 2 million euros to finance its research and development.
2018
The partnerships
Following the launch of its Open Innovation Venture programme supporting start-ups, BVA, the French research and consulting firm specialising in behavioural sciences, wanted to co-create new offerings.
Through BVA’s strategic investment, IVS strengthened its sales force and accelerated its competitive edge by developing new retail tools.
2020
IVS and Iris IT
Since the launch of IVStore, IRIS IT has supported IVS.
It was therefore natural that in September 2020, IVS chose to join the IRIS IT group to accelerate its international deployment.
Together we are expanding the counting and path analysis business.
To find out more:
Visit the Iris IT website →
Today, everything is analysed on the Internet. Website performance is constantly improved and adapted to customers’ needs.
IVS wanted to offer the same tools for physical stores thanks to artificial intelligence and computer vision.
Our mission: helping you improve your performance.
To learn more about our history, check out Who are we?
We have developed Vicky, our own development platform dedicated to image processing and artificial intelligence.
Made up of more than a hundred different components, it lets us create new features, and therefore new products, very easily by assembling and configuring them. It also adapts to our customers’ needs.
Built on machine learning data models, it lets us easily integrate the latest deep learning models or state-of-the-art algorithms.
Since its creation, Intelligent Video Software has had an exceptional track record. We have had the pleasure of being awarded several times.
We were selected for the accelerator of the Euratechnologies centre of excellence.
On three occasions, PICOM selected us for highly innovative projects such as automatic tray recognition at Flunch, eye tracking on shop windows for Promod and checkout behaviour analysis for La Redoute.
We have raised 3 million euros in funding. We work with more than 50 major retail accounts.
Dozens of engineers and PhDs in image processing have worked on developing our solutions.
In a quest for growth and sustainability, IVS chose to join IRIS IT in September 2020. The group has allowed us to grow and to offer a complete solution to our customers throughout France and Europe.
IVS works with the AGILE method, which means collaborative work. We stand for simple, human values. The team is creative, attentive to customers and responsive, while showing commitment and versatility. This organisation encourages exchange and increases our velocity, valuing the team as well as the individual.
As a result, IVS carries strong economic and social values. We guarantee transparency and respect for specifications and production deadlines. IVS has chosen “Made in France”: the start-up favours suppliers from the regional economic fabric. Manufacturing, component assembly, configuration, logistics and storage all take place within a 60 km radius. Only the electronic components are made in Asia.
IVS has multiple talents and a unique team. IVS was born from a desire to recruit the best specialists and to build a company spirit driven by excellence, creativity and responsiveness.
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