SHAIVE

About SHAIVE

SHAIVE is a startup from Winterthur that digitalizes haircuts. The Smart Clipper System captures the customer's individual head shape once, creates a digital twin from it, and allows barbers and hairdressers to configure fades, contours and lengths visually on screen. The stored configuration is then executed by the system precisely and reproducibly, while top hair, styling and finish remain in the hands of the professional. The technology is aimed at salons and professionals in the hairdressing and barbering trade who want to handle a high customer volume at consistently high quality. SHAIVE originated from a personal idea by co-founder Patrick and was further developed in the environment of the Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences as well as with an Innosuisse innovation voucher. In the long term, integration with professional coloring systems is planned.

Site

Winterthur

Processes

Digitalization of haircuts (Smart Clipper System), Creation of a digital head twin (3D head capture), Visual hairstyle configuration (fades, contours, lengths), Precise, reproducible execution of short haircuts, Integration with professional coloring systems (planned)

Industries

Hairdressing trade, Barbershops

1. 01

   Capture head shape

2. 02

   Create digital twin

3. 03

   Configure haircut

4. 04

   Execute haircut with Smart Clipper System

5. 05

   Styling and finish by the professional

Locations

Winterthur

DE

Development and company headquarters

Applications

Inside the production

History

1. vor ca. 2019

   Patrick develops the idea in front of the mirror and later, during his computer science studies, the predecessor technology 'Trim 3D'

2. 2025

   SHAIVE as a startup with momentum; proof of concept generates online attention, coverage in the Tages-Anzeiger (from Winterthur)

3. 2026-07-08

   Executive team complete

4. 2026-08-09

   Three full-time co-founders

5. 2026-08-10

   Innosuisse innovation voucher