Alteia, founded in 2020 and headquartered in Labège near Toulouse, France, is a privately held enterprise software company specializing in Visual Intelligence—blending computer vision, AI, and geospatial analytics—to transform visual and geospatial data into actionable business intelligence. Their flagship product is the Æther platform, designed to streamline visual data workflows from ingestion to deployment.
Platform Architecture – Æther
The Æther platform operates as a visual AI “operating system” across three core stages: Fuse, Build, and Deploy:
- Fuse: Integrates diverse visual data types (satellite, drone, LiDAR, mobile cameras) into unified, contextualized 2D/3D environments, with mobile apps for field annotation.
- Build: Offers time-series management, AI model creation (pre-built or custom), labeling tools, and incremental learning workflows—all in an accessible UI.
- Deploy: Facilitates seamless rollout through APIs, SDKs, and CLI, with role-based access, secure cloud integrations on platforms like AWS and Azure, and continuous feedback loops.
Applications & Industry Verticals
Alteia supports tailored enterprise use cases through its visual intelligence modules:
- Worksite Management: Quarries, construction sites, and mines benefit from stockpile detection, volume calculations, cut/fill and change monitoring with mobile-enabled field workflows.
- Mine Optimization & Safety: Tools for haul road assessments, safety checks, productivity optimization, and emissions management.
- Agriculture & Forestry: Enables microplot analyses, plant counts, spectral index generation, tree density measurement, and vegetation monitoring.
- Infrastructure & Utilities: Employed by customers like BASF, Enedis, Suez, and Veolia for grid lifecycle and landfill analytics.
- Public Sector & Global Development: In partnership with AWS and the World Bank, Alteia’s road assessment tool maps and evaluates half a million km of roads in countries like Peru and Tunisia—reducing project time from decades to weeks at lower cost.
Technology Infrastructure
Hosted on AWS, Æther utilizes a microservices architecture featuring:
- Amazon EKS and EC2 for scalable compute
- S3 for spatial data caching
- MongoDB for vector tiles
- GuardDuty and CloudWatch for security and monitoring
It’s also available via Microsoft Azure Marketplace, enabling enterprise-ready geospatial analysis at scale.
Recognition & Customers
- Named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, listed in Deloitte’s Fast 50, holds an 83/100 in France’s Gender Equality Index, and is a member of La French Tech.
- Key clients include Cemex, BASF, Enedis, Suez, Eramet, and public sector collaborations with the World Bank.
Strategic Moves & Acquisition
On July 21, 2025, GE Vernova announced it will acquire Alteia, integrating its visual intelligence capabilities into GE’s GridOS platform to strengthen electrical grid assessment and asset monitoring. The acquisition is expected to close on August 1, 2025.
Company Snapshot
- Founded: 2020
- HQ: Labège (Toulouse), France
- Employees: ~50–200
- Funding: €10–25M range (per EU‑Startups), private ownership pre-GE acquisition
Future Outlook
- Under GE Vernova’s ownership, expect deeper integration with GridOS and enhanced utility workflows.
- Continued growth in public-sector analytics, particularly in infrastructure management and disaster response.
- Expansion of AI capabilities for 3D LiDAR, utility vegetation management, and geospatial deep learning—leveraging recent R&D like transformer-based techniques on 3D data.
Summary
Alteia excels in delivering enterprise-grade visual intelligence solutions, fostering rapid deployment and deep industry impact across agriculture, infrastructure, mining, and development. With a powerful Æther platform and strategic acquisition by GE Vernova, it’s positioned to redefine utility management and extend its global reach in geospatial AI.
References: GEO Week News tracxn.com EU-Startups LinkedIn Alteia reuters.com
