About MicroEJ

Software-Defined Everything

MicroEJ (pronounced “micro-EDGE”) is a software vendor of cost-driven solutions for embedded and IoT devices. We are focused on providing device manufacturers with secure products in markets where software applications require high performance, compact size, energy efficiency, and cost-effective development.

Today more than 120+ companies in the world with currently over 300 million products sold, have already chosen MicroEJ to design electronic product applications in a large variety of industries, including smart home, wearables, healthcare, industrial automation, retail, telecommunications, smart city, building automation, transportation, etc.

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Our story

“In 2012, Android had become dominant after only 5 years, from a 5% to 65% market share in 2012. The first fleet of heterogeneous devices, smartphones, had created the first, massive “edge-with-cloud” computing ecosystem, with cheap-to-design software components. The APPs only needed to be written once, and were delivered everywhere, onto diverse electronic devices thanks to a standard “virtualization”.

In 2012, Dr Fred Rivard, Founder and CEO along with the future MicroEJ core team, decided it was the right timing to invest a few tens of millions of dollars to build a unique virtualization platform for the cost-effective electronic devices (the “Things” of the IoT). We accomplished this in the spirit of Android, using same APP standardized format, so that we could leverage the community of 20+ million mobile engineers. There was “only” one challenge: the size of the core virtualization needed to be about 1000 times smaller than Android, in order to cope with the economical constraints of more than 10 Billion devices that are cost-effectively manufactured every year. It took my R&D team 4 years to break that barrier, to create our MEJ32 softcore. Packaged within our Virtual Execution Environment (VEE), it now powers millions of devices, in various industries across Manufacturing, Smart Home, Wearables, Retail, Healthcare, Metering, Utilities, Industrial, Consumer, Defense, etc.

We are proud to positively contribute to a better digital world, with useful digital Things for every one: it is really rewarding for the teams, for our partners, for our customers, and obviously for the final users.”

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Our Vision

Leveraging Electronics with Software-Defined Smart Devices

At MicroEJ, we reimagine electronics as smart, software-defined devices that enrich lives and drive sustainable progress. Just as phones evolved into smartphones, ushering in a wave of applications that revolutionized our daily lives and gave rise to entire industries, we are leading a similar transformation for all electronic products. We empower device manufacturers to shift from baseline, functional devices to AI-enabled intelligent products that seamlessly interact with the entire digital world, and foster app ecosystems—all while simplifying design complexity and using cost efficient newest electronic.

Since our founding, our commitment to lowering the technological barriers to transform the way industries create new experiences has been part of MicroEJ’s DNA. We believe that in the coming decades, innovation and new products will originate from software, offering exponential possibilities to develop countless new features on minimalistic hardware. To enable this future, we bridge the gap between mobile, cloud, IT systems and smart devices, shaping cutting-edge technology to meet the needs of cost constrained, low-power devices. Our strategy focuses on industries ready for this evolution, starting with wearables and energy and now expanding into smart home, medical, and automotive sectors. In every vertical we touch, we pioneer a new economy, unlocking possibilities, applications, and revenue streams.

At the heart of MicroEJ’s journey are three core values: Innovation, Dedication, Excellence. We focus on simplifying access to leading edge technology so that manufacturers worldwide can seamlessly concentrate on their branding and value-added features to deliver smarter, better products to their clients. This dedication is shared by our talented team—individuals driven to push boundaries, challenge conventions, and inspire one another to reach new heights.

As we look to the future, we are inspired by the potential of human ingenuity to create a world where devices are more than functional—they become essential, intelligent parts of our daily lives and society, contributing to a sustainable, interconnected world. Together with those who share our vision, we will continue to shape this future, creating value that benefits everyone.

Dr. Fred Rivard

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“Facilitating the development of market-winning, impactful and sustainable smart products has always been in our DNA since the very beginning.

There’s a sense of pride that comes from building a game-changing technology.

At MicroEJ, we prioritize long-term value over short-term wins, and we’ve always cared about people and the impact our technology has on the world.

As such, we are proud to surround ourselves with great leaders that inspire others to raise and strive for greater heights.”

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Investors

As an innovation capital pioneer, Innovacom has invested €1 billion since 1988 and has supported more than 300 digital startups. Specialist in digital projects with high technological content, Innovacom has participated in more than twenty IPOs, 150 industrial assignments and holds some of the most emblematic successes of French innovation (Business Objects, Gemalto, LastMinute.com, Inventel, Soitec, Aufeminin.com). Its most recent successes are in various sectors such as electric vehicles (G2Mobility), Ad Tech (Videoplazza), medical imaging (Olea Medical), digital customer relations (Dimelo), connectivity in trains (21Net Ltd) or the components for smartphones with the unicorn Heptagon.

Today, through its seed and innovation funds, the company manages a portfolio of €180 million and is a reference in the sector. Its recent strengthening through a significant partnership with the Turenne Capital group has given rise to a Capital Investment platform of more than € 1 billion under management for the innovative economy.

Among its most recent investments are companies such as Aryballe Technologies, CAILabs, CozyCloud, Exagan, Feeligreen, Intersec, ITEN, Kolibree, MicroEJ, Matrixx Software and Robart Gmbh.

For more information visit www.innovacom.com