Capture the head shape once
The professional records the client's individual head shape right in the barber chair. This step is only needed once.
The haircut you want. At every visit.
Built for professional hairdressers and barbers, SHAIVE's Smart Clipper System helps salons serve a high volume of clients at consistent quality - while expanding their service within the same appointment time.
How SHAIVE works
For salons & professionals
Are you a hairdresser or barber who wants to see how SHAIVE fits into your daily salon routine? Request a no-obligation call. We'll answer your questions and explore how the system can work in your salon.
With SHAIVE, clients discuss their desired hairstyle with a professional, visualize it directly on their own head using their saved profile, and have it executed precisely. The result is stored digitally - for a haircut that matches their vision at every visit.
For clients
Create your digital twin, configure your hairstyle with a professional, and be among the first to have your personal look stored precisely and ready to recall at any time.
Our vision
SHAIVE will shape the future of professional haircutting. By digitizing haircuts, we are building the first true bridge between imagination and reality - giving hair professionals an intelligent tool that expands their capabilities.
Our mission
We work with professional hair studios ready to embrace innovative technology, expand their services, and keep clients satisfied for the long term. For hairdressers committed to giving every client their best service.
From today to tomorrow
SHAIVE's core technology begins with classic short haircuts such as fades, buzz cuts, and tapers - executed precisely from the initial idea through a digital preview and into reality. In the long run, SHAIVE will become an internationally accessible technology with no limits on creative haircutting.
From simple hairstyles that are always available to extraordinary hair designs, SHAIVE creates the foundation for everyone to express their personality whenever they choose.
Momentum & Media
From the first public response to editorial coverage, this is where SHAIVE's early momentum becomes visible—and where the conversation about the future of haircutting begins.
Since September 2025
One year of awards, validation, funding, reach, and team growth turned SHAIVE from a promising proof of concept into a company with momentum.
Next on the roadmap
With the foundations in place, SHAIVE is focused on turning validated demand and technology into a market-ready company.
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Founders
SHAIVE brings together computer science, mechanical engineering, and entrepreneurial leadership. What began as a personal problem is now being developed into professional technology by three founders and a young team of specialists.
It all began seven years ago in front of the bathroom mirror, when Patrick started cutting his own hair. He knew exactly which hairstyle he wanted, yet rarely received the result he had imagined. So he decided to solve the problem himself. While studying Computer Science, he developed “Trim 3D”, the predecessor technology to SHAIVE. Today, Patrick leads the technical development to turn the vision of tomorrow's haircut into reality.
As Patrick's long-time friend, Lou followed the early stage development with enthusiasm since the very beginning - and soon became invested in the vision himself. As co-founder and managing director, he combines technical innovation with people-centred leadership. Lou is the driving force turning an idea into a successful company with an international reach.
Gianluca joined the founding duo as SHAIVE's first key hire. He combines his early training as a polymechanic with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from ETH Zurich. This gives him exactly the expertise SHAIVE needs for its mechanical development and the precision it aims to deliver. Today, Gianluca leads this field as a late co-founder of SHAIVE.
Team
We are proud to have filled key roles early with young, skilled, and ambitious talents. At SHAIVE, different disciplines work closely together - from industrial design and mechanical engineering through electronics and software engineering to professional barbering.
The SHAIVE team - from top-left to bottom-right:
Research · Innovation · Entrepreneurship
SHAIVE is proudly backed by leading institutions in research, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland

OST Interdisciplinary Center for Artificial Intelligence
Swiss Innovation Agency
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

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Our community
A huge thank you to everyone who believes in SHAIVE from the very beginning.
Names in gold & uppercase are our top-tier supporters.
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