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| Nasdaq: INVE | |
| ISIN | ISIN: US45170X2053 |
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Kirsten Newquist, CEO |
| Revenue |  $116.38m (2023) |
 $5.49m (2023) | |
| Total assets | $109.72m (2023) |
Number of employees | 394 |
| Website | https://www.identiv.com/ |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] | |
Identiv (originally SCM Microsystems) is a publicly traded Internet of Things technology company listed on the Nasdaq stock market.[4][5]
Identiv provides physical and digital products utilizing radio frequency identification (RFID) subsets such as near field communication (NFC),[5] Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) as well as others.[6] The company is focused on Internet of Things (IoT) applications.[3] The company has customers in the government, enterprise, consumer, education, healthcare and transportation sectors.[7]
Identiv is headquartered in Fremont, California, and has additional locations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific.[2]
History
Identiv was founded in 1990 in Munich, Germany as SCM Microsystems GmbH. It received venture capital from Index Ventures[8] and made its initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock market in 1997, then headquartered in California, USA.[9]
In 2009, SCM Microsystems merged with Hirsch Electronics[10] and acquired Bluehill ID. The new combination was renamed to Identive Group, shortened to Identiv in 2014.[11][2] In 2018, Identiv acquired Thursby Software Systems[12] and 3VR.[13] In 2025, Identiv collaborated with IFCO to enhance digital traceability in the global fresh grocery supply chain,[14] and with Novanta to advance RFID technology adoption for healthcare OEMs.[15]
References
- ^ "Identiv Inc". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ a b c "Identiv, Inc. (INVE)". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ a b Swedberg, Claire (2024-10-01). "Exclusive Interview with New CEO: Identiv Turns Focus to IoT". RFID Journal. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Sarah Lynch (2022-09-15). "Prescription bottles can be incredibly hard to read. So this app does it for you". FastCompany. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ a b Claire Swedberg (2022-06-03). "Identiv Offers NFC and BLE Tags with Sensor Data". RFID Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ Identiv. "Find the RFID, NFC, BLE Inlay and Tag You Need!". www.identiv.com. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
- ^ Claire Swedberg (2021-10-04). "SDK Makes NFC App Designing Easier". RFID Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "25 Rising Stars What will the world look like a decade or two from now? Who knows? But these young business leaders surely will have helped shape it". CNN Money. 2001-05-14. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
- ^ Sylvia Ascarelli (1998-06-29). "E-Commerce Play - SCM Stock Has Soared on Market Potential, But Can the German-American Firm Deliver?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Pfeifle, L. Samuel (2009-01-01). "SCM Microsystems and Hirsch Electronics to Merge". Security Systems News. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "SCM Microsystems and Bluehill ID complete Business Combination to form Identive Group". Drake Star Partners. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Kobialka, Dan (2018-10-29). "Identiv Acquires Mobile Security Firm Thursby Software Systems". MSSP Alert. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "Identiv Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Results". Bloomberg. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ "IFCO and Identiv form strategic partnership to enhance digital traceability in the global fresh grocery supply chain". IoT Business News. August 5, 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Identiv and Novanta partner to streamline adoption of RFID solutions for healthcare OEMs". Today’s Medical Developments. June 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
