Supremainc
Founded 2000 Β· 221 employees on LinkedIn Β· 1 known investors
Suprema develops AI-based biometric access control and security products, including BioStar X, an integrated security platform combining video management and access control, and Suprema CLUe, a cloud-based access authentication service for web service companies. It also offers AI facial-recognition solutions such as Q-Face Finder for real-time person search.
Also known as Suprema Β· Suprema Inc. Β· μν리λ§
Investors Β· 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Suprema is a Korea-based supplier of access control, biometric authentication and video security products and integrated security systems. Its product portfolio spans security platform software (BioStar X for on-premises security, BioStar X VMS for video management, and the earlier BioStar 2 and BioStar 2 AC), access control hardware including controllers, biometric devices, RFID devices, mobile access cards and peripherals, embedded fingerprint modules, and ViOnyx for video security. Suprema CLUe is described by the company as Korea's first cloud access-authentication managed service, providing web-service companies with the terminals and platform needed for space-based membership, visitor and time-and-attendance use cases, from development platform through device management.
Solutions are packaged both by function β access control, video surveillance (CCTV), visitor management, cloud managed services, mobile access cards and time and attendance β and by industry, covering data centers, offices, factories, construction, healthcare, retail and manufacturing. The company markets AI-based facial authentication devices and an AI facial-recognition search solution, Q-Face Finder, which locates persons of interest on a map in real time and obtained Grade 1 GS certification in July 2026. Suprema also participates in Korean public-procurement certification schemes, referencing excellent-product (μ°μμ ν) certification, NEP new-product certification and GS Grade 1 certification.
A technical support organization publishes an extensive English-language knowledge base covering device firmware, server and database deployment (MariaDB, MSSQL), Microsoft Entra ID/Active Directory integration, Wiegand and OSDP configuration, visitor management, time-and-attendance reporting, and API/SDK usage, alongside monthly firmware release announcements. Suprema Connect is an online event and training channel offering product showcases, technical training sessions and customer case studies.
Business model
Suprema sells access control and video security hardware (biometric readers, RFID readers, intelligent controllers, peripherals, embedded fingerprint modules) together with platform software licensed on-premises (BioStar X, BioStar X VMS, BioStar 2, BioStar 2 AC) and a cloud managed service (Suprema CLUe). Developer-facing integration is provided through the BioStar X API, Suprema G-SDK, BioStar device SDKs and TA APIs, and the company operates paid service tiers with published service fees and warranty periods, plus a download center, knowledge base and support portal for customers and partners.
Revenue comes from sales of security hardware and embedded modules, licensed platform software (including licensed API features such as the BioStar X Event Log API), subscription-based cloud managed services (Suprema CLUe), and paid support and repair services under published service fee and warranty terms.
Traction
Support documentation lists hundreds of published articles and 124 announcement posts including monthly firmware releases through mid-2026, indicating an actively maintained installed base across BioStar 1, BioStar 2 and BioStar X generations. Public customer stories cover deployments such as Wolverhampton Grammar School, Gear4Music and timeware in the UK, Meyer Bosch in Turkey, Cairo Oil Refining Company in Egypt, Viru in Peru, H1O in Japan and mobile access customers in Korea. Q-Face Finder received Grade 1 GS certification in July 2026.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Suprema describes itself as a global leader in integrated SI and security solutions and in access control and AI-based biometric recognition, citing over 20 years of deployment experience. Its presence in the Genetec Partner Integration Hub indicates positioning as a biometric authentication component within larger third-party security ecosystems.
The company positions BioStar X as combining single-screen integrated monitoring and response via VMS with enterprise-grade scalability, availability and security, unrestricted integration and connectivity, and biometric access control. Suprema CLUe is presented as the first cloud access-authentication service in Korea. Other stated differentiators include AI-based face authentication devices, multimodal/fusion face recognition, live finger detection for fingerprint spoof resistance, open APIs and SDKs, and compliance with global privacy regulations and security certification standards.
Technology
Core technologies include fingerprint recognition (with live finger detection and published FAR/FRR guidance), AI-based facial recognition and fusion multimodal matching, QR and RFID credential reading, mobile credentials over NFC and BLE, and video management with AI analytics. Platform technology covers on-premises server software with MariaDB/MSSQL back ends, Entra ID/Active Directory integration, OSDP and Wiegand device protocols, RS-485 daisy-chaining, and cloud infrastructure for CLUe. Integration surfaces include the BioStar X API, BioStar 2 local and TA APIs, Suprema G-SDK and device SDKs.
Go-to-market
Suprema sells through partners, distributors and system integrators supported by an online partner/training program (Suprema Connect) with technical training sessions, product showcases and customer stories, and through technology integrations with third-party platforms such as Genetec Security Center via the Suprema Plugin and Airfob mobile-credential services. Direct engagement is handled through sales and technical inquiry forms and a Korean call center, while pre- and post-sales enablement runs through a download center, support portal, knowledge base, brochures, case-study library and remote support. Public-sector demand in Korea is addressed through procurement certification programs.
Enterprises and public-sector organizations needing access control, video security and workforce time-and-attendance, with named vertical focus on data centers, offices, factories, construction sites, healthcare, retail and manufacturing; also web-service companies that embed cloud access authentication via Suprema CLUe, and OEMs using embedded fingerprint modules. Published case studies include schools, oil refining, e-commerce and workspace operators.
Geography
Headquartered in South Korea, with a website localized in Korean, English, German, French, Spanish and Japanese and inquiry forms accepting worldwide country selection. Published customer stories and case studies span the United Kingdom, Korea, Turkey, Egypt, Peru, Japan and Africa, and the company has presented at international trade events including ISC West and SECON. A family-site structure includes the embedded-module business and MOCA System.
History
The company states more than 20 years of deployment experience in system integration and biometric authentication. Its software line has evolved from BioStar 1 through successive BioStar 2 releases (documented up to the 2.9.x series) to the current BioStar X platform, with a parallel expansion into video management (BioStar X VMS, ViOnyx), mobile access credentials and cloud-based access authentication (Suprema CLUe). Hardware generations documented in support material include BioStation, FaceStation, FaceLite, X-Station, XPass, BioEntry, BioLite and CoreStation families, with recent additions such as BioStation 3, BioStation 3 Max, BioStation 2a, BioEntry W3 and XPass Q2.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Timeline Β· 3
launches, deals, and filingsSuprema announced that Q-Face Finder, its AI facial-recognition solution for real-time search of missing/wanted persons, obtained Grade 1 GS (Good Software) certification.
Company blog post introduces Q-Face Finder, an AI facial-recognition solution that locates people on a map.
Genetec lists a Suprema Plugin that extends Genetec Security Center with biometric authentication for access control using Suprema biometric devices.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
βΈResearch sources Β· 7
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Supremainc do?
- Korean supplier of access control, AI biometric authentication and video security platforms including BioStar X and Suprema CLUe.
- Who are Supremainc's investors?
- Supremainc's investors include Atinum Investment Co. Ltd..