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Identiv

Identiv is a publicly traded Internet of Things technology company listed on the Nasdaq stock market.

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Identiv, Inc.
Nasdaq: INVE
ISINISIN: US45170X2053
IndustryTechnology
Founded1990
Headquarters
Fremont, California
,
United States
Key people
Kirsten Newquist, CEO
RevenueIncrease $116.38m (2023)
Decrease $5.49m (2023)
Total assetsIncrease $109.72m (2023)
Number of employees
394
Websitehttps://www.identiv.com/
Footnotes / references
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Identiv (originally SCM Microsystems) is a publicly traded Internet of Things technology company listed on the Nasdaq stock market.45

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 Ventures8 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 Electronics10 and acquired Bluehill ID. The new combination was renamed to Identive Group, shortened to Identiv in 2014.112 In 2018, Identiv acquired Thursby Software Systems12 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

References

  1. "Identiv Inc". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  2. "Identiv, Inc. (INVE)". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  3. Swedberg, Claire (2024-10-01). "Exclusive Interview with New CEO: Identiv Turns Focus to IoT". RFID Journal. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  4. 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.
  5. Claire Swedberg (2022-06-03). "Identiv Offers NFC and BLE Tags with Sensor Data". RFID Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
  6. Identiv. "Find the RFID, NFC, BLE Inlay and Tag You Need!". www.identiv.com. Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  7. Claire Swedberg (2021-10-04). "SDK Makes NFC App Designing Easier". RFID Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  8. "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. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  9. 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.
  10. Pfeifle, L. Samuel (2009-01-01). "SCM Microsystems and Hirsch Electronics to Merge". Security Systems News. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  11. "SCM Microsystems and Bluehill ID complete Business Combination to form Identive Group". Drake Star Partners. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  12. Kobialka, Dan (2018-10-29). "Identiv Acquires Mobile Security Firm Thursby Software Systems". MSSP Alert. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  13. "Identiv Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Results". Bloomberg. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  14. "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.
  15. "Identiv and Novanta partner to streamline adoption of RFID solutions for healthcare OEMs". Today’s Medical Developments. June 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
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