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Where it all began.

Aive was founded in 2019 in Paris by Olivier Reynaud and Rudy Lellouche. What drives us: break the production wall, and make video visible where people now ask AI.

Last verified · 6 October 2026

What is Aive?

Aive is the AI video infrastructure founded in Paris in 2019. Aive Studio industrializes video production and versioning, with your brand rules enforced; Aive GEO makes video visible and citable in AI answers. Both products run on MGT (Multimodal Generative Technology), which combines 25 models.

MGT
Multimodal Generative Technology: Aive’s technology, combining 25 models to read a video’s image, sound and text.
AI video infrastructure
The shared core of Aive Studio and Aive GEO: video treated as structured data.
Our story

From first meeting to founding.

  1. 01
    2010Olivier Reynaud and Rudy Lellouche meet.
  2. 02
    The Teads and Adyoulike yearsEach builds and scales a video advertising company.
  3. 03
    March 2017Reunited on stage at a Bpifrance AdTech event.
  4. 04
    2018The idea of Aive is born from their reunion.
  5. 05
    2019Aive is founded in Paris.
What Aive does

One video, two uses.

Video masterMGT · 25 modelsAive Studio · every versionAive GEO · every answer

The same core reads the video to produce it and to make it visible.

Our values

AIVE, four values.

Ambition

Break the video production wall, at the scale of the largest brands.

Innovation

A proprietary multimodal technology, built from video.

Vision

Make video visible where people now ask AI.

Excellence

Proof before promise, human approval at every step.

Aive today

Backed by a €12M Series A.

In 2025, Aive raised €12 million in a Series A led by Invus. Today, 38 people build Aive Studio and Aive GEO from Paris, for customers around the world.

2019 founded in Paris Aive
€12M Series A led by Invus (2025) Aive
38 people, operating globally Aive
Trusted by
SOC 2 Type IIGDPRISO 27001 in progressNo training on your data
Warner Bros.StellantisNestléP&GL’OréalLVMHTF1MetaPublicis ConseilMatch GroupOMGHavasDatawordsGEGM20 Minutes

Brands, agencies and media companies using Aive. Results are published with method and scope in customer stories.

Security & trust

Enterprise-grade security and compliance

SOC 2 Type IIGDPRISO 27001 in progressNo training on your data

Secure by design: customer data is never used to train models, and intellectual property remains fully with the customer. SOC 2 Type II · GDPR · encryption in transit and at rest · access controls · logs. ISO 27001 in progress.

Frequently asked questions
Where and when was Aive founded?

In Paris, in 2019, by Olivier Reynaud and Rudy Lellouche.

What is the difference between Aive Studio and Aive GEO?

Aive Studio produces and versions videos, with your brand rules enforced. Aive GEO makes those videos visible and citable in AI answers. Both run on MGT.

How does Aive handle security?

Aive publishes a SOC 2 Type II report, operates within a GDPR framework and has an ISO 27001 process under way. Details are in the trust centre.

Let’s see what your videos can become.

A live walkthrough on your content, Studio, GEO or both.