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<h2 id="history">History</h2> <p>Identiv was founded in 1990 in Munich, Germany as <i>SCM Microsystems GmbH</i>. It received <a href="/facts/Venture_capital/yeH3m7zo">venture capital</a> from <a href="/facts/Index_Ventures/nXnHbIuc">Index Ventures</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> and made its <a href="/facts/Initial_public_offering/2NntDhrG">initial public offering</a> on the Nasdaq stock market in 1997, then headquartered in California, USA.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>In 2009, SCM Microsystems merged with <i>Hirsch Electronics</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> and acquired <i>Bluehill ID</i>. The new combination was renamed to <i>Identive Group</i>, shortened to <i>Identiv</i> in 2014.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> In 2018, Identiv acquired <i>Thursby Software Systems</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> and <i>3VR</i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.identiv.com">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>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 href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90767969/prescription-bottles-can-be-incredibly-hard-to-read-so-this-app-does-it-for-you" target="_blank">https://www.fastcompany.com/90767969/prescription-bottles-can-be-incredibly-hard-to-read-so-this-app-does-it-for-you</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Claire Swedberg (2022-06-03). "Identiv Offers NFC and BLE Tags with Sensor Data". RFID Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-20. <a href="https://www.rfidjournal.com/identiv-offers-nfc-and-ble-tags-with-sensor-data" target="_blank">https://www.rfidjournal.com/identiv-offers-nfc-and-ble-tags-with-sensor-data</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Claire Swedberg (2022-06-03). "Identiv Offers NFC and BLE Tags with Sensor Data". RFID Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-20. <a href="https://www.rfidjournal.com/identiv-offers-nfc-and-ble-tags-with-sensor-data" target="_blank">https://www.rfidjournal.com/identiv-offers-nfc-and-ble-tags-with-sensor-data</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Swedberg, Claire (2024-10-01). "Exclusive Interview with New CEO: Identiv Turns Focus to IoT". RFID Journal. Retrieved 2024-12-08. <a href="https://www.rfidjournal.com/news/rfidjournal-com-exclusive-interview-with-new-ceo-identiv-turns-focus-to-iot/221645/" target="_blank">https://www.rfidjournal.com/news/rfidjournal-com-exclusive-interview-with-new-ceo-identiv-turns-focus-to-iot/221645/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Claire Swedberg (2021-10-04). "SDK Makes NFC App Designing Easier". RFID Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-27. <a href="https://www.rfidjournal.com/sdk-makes-nfc-app-designing-easier" target="_blank">https://www.rfidjournal.com/sdk-makes-nfc-app-designing-easier</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Identiv, Inc. (INVE)". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2022-12-27. <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/INVE/profile/" target="_blank">https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/INVE/profile/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"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. <a href="https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/14/302982/" target="_blank">https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/05/14/302982/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>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. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB89880996128177500" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB89880996128177500</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Pfeifle, L. Samuel (2009-01-01). "SCM Microsystems and Hirsch Electronics to Merge". Security Systems News. Retrieved 2023-04-23. <a href="https://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/scm-microsystems-and-hirsch-electronics-merge-0" target="_blank">https://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/scm-microsystems-and-hirsch-electronics-merge-0</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"SCM Microsystems and Bluehill ID complete Business Combination to form Identive Group". Drake Star Partners. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2022-12-27. <a href="https://www.drakestar.com/our-work/scm-microsystems-2" target="_blank">https://www.drakestar.com/our-work/scm-microsystems-2</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Identiv, Inc. (INVE)". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 2022-12-27. <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/INVE/profile/" target="_blank">https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/INVE/profile/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Kobialka, Dan (2018-10-29). "Identiv Acquires Mobile Security Firm Thursby Software Systems". MSSP Alert. Retrieved 2023-04-23. <a href="https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-companies/identiv-acquires-thursby-software/" target="_blank">https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-companies/identiv-acquires-thursby-software/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>"Identiv Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Results". Bloomberg. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2022-12-27. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2019-03-07/identiv-reports-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2018-results" target="_blank">https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2019-03-07/identiv-reports-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2018-results</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>