“ USING DIGITAL PROCESSES TO DEMOCRATISE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ”

TENEVIA was created in 2012 by Arnaud BRUN and Georges-Marie SAULNIER to put nearly ten years of scientific research to industrial use. With a Masters in geography: ″Territorial Systems, Sustainable Development and Decision Aids″, Arnaud specialises in water and environmental management. With his Doctor’s qualification from Grenoble’s Institut Polytechnique (Grenoble INP), Georges-Marie is a hydrology researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique – CNRS.

It was in 2010, in the context of the European Alp-Water-Scarce project, that Georges-Marie and Arnaud launched their IMAGINE project. Thanks to the Grenoble Alpes Innovation (GRAIN) and Grenoble Alpes Valorisation Innovation Technologies (GRAVIT) incubators, their technological project became a reality in the form of a simplified joint-stock company: TENEVIA.

Right from the start, the company became the first to market an operational water measurement solution using video. This TENEVIA RiverBoard® solution uses a video-surveillance camera to measure and monitor waterways. With the backing of the French Ministry for Research and the Rhône-Alpes region, the new company was awarded the Jeune Entreprise Universitaire (New University Company) and Jeune Entreprise Innovante (New Innovative Company) labels in 2013.

Using the feedback from its first clients, TENEVIA rapidly constituted a range of products and services based on its innovative technology. By listening to the different requirements of each user, the company created a real product-based ecosystem. TENEVIA also has a number of technological partners so that its clients can benefit from a range of rigorously selected accessories.

In 2015, to accelerate its development and democratise the use of its solutions, the company strengthened its financial capacity through a 1 million euro (1M€) financing operation. TENEVIA has been awarded several sources of financing from the private and public sectors, including:

the support system for innovative SMEs created by TOTAL Regional Development to back the innovation and growth of small French companies;
financing from BPI France, the French public investment bank;
support from the Institut Européen d’innovation et de technologie for the adaptation and reduction of the impacts of climate change (Climate KIC);
Business Angel private investors;

TENEVIA software

TENEVIA - Model FlowSnap - Software for Stream Gauging Measuring System Through Image Analysis