# Tikino

> Tikino is a French startup that makes a children's projector paired with a growing library of calm, educational content - a screen-free alternative to handing a three-year-old a tablet. Founded by three mothers during the pandemic, it throws softly animated stories onto a wall or ceiling with 24x less blue light than a tablet, sells direct from Paris via Shopify, and has crossed 1M in annual revenue with zero paid advertising.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** Paris, France
- **Founders:** Laurene Altmayer (CEO & Co-founder), Alienor Bouvier-Lewi (Co-founder), Thiphaine Le Roy (Co-founder, CPO & CMO)
- **Team size:** 5 (2-10 range)
- **Products:** Tikino Projector, Tikino Content Library, New Tikino Model, Heritage Heroes collection
- **Notable:** Reached ~1M EUR annual revenue within three years with zero paid advertising, 1,207 pre-orders in a week on Ulule; ranked Top 5 in Ulule's Children category, 300,000+ content transactions in the online library

## Products & services

- **Tikino Projector** — A compact LED projector for children 3-10 that beams softly animated stories onto a wall or ceiling in 16:9. Wifi can be switched off for wave-free use, blue light is roughly 24x lower than a tablet, and the battery is an optional accessory on the current model. Priced around 169.90 EUR.
- **Tikino Content Library** — An online catalog of 300+ tales, poems, yoga and meditation sessions, science, history, languages and licensed classics, updated monthly. Titles are bought individually (about 4.99-7.99 EUR each) with no mandatory subscription.
- **New Tikino Model** — A more compact, more powerful version launched for Christmas 2024: minimum projection distance reduced to 85 cm, faster 5 GHz wifi downloads, battery made optional, adds La Fontaine's Fables and an English learning series.
- **Heritage Heroes collection** — Five emblematic childhood characters - Petit Ours Brun, Babar, Monsieur Madame, Tintin and Lucky Luke - remastered and added to the catalog in 2025 as an intergenerational transmission range.

## Achievements

- Reached ~1M EUR annual revenue within three years with zero paid advertising
- 1,207 pre-orders in a week on Ulule; ranked Top 5 in Ulule's Children category
- 300,000+ content transactions in the online library
- Top Seller at Nature & Decouvertes with 1,100+ reviews
- Showcased at CES Las Vegas to seek international distribution
- Lab-tested at 24x less blue light and 9x less visual stimulation than a classic animated series
- Secured heritage licenses including Tintin, Babar, Lucky Luke, Petit Ours Brun and Monsieur Madame

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Tikino reports several thousand projectors sold and 300,000+ content transactions as it focuses on expanding its library and international reach.
- **2025-07** — Five heritage childhood characters - Petit Ours Brun, Babar, Monsieur Madame, Tintin and Lucky Luke - join the Tikino catalog, some specifically remastered.
- **2024-10** — A new, more compact and more powerful model launches for Christmas 2024 with an 85 cm minimum projection distance and optional battery.

## Links

- Website: https://tikino.fr
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tikino
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tikino
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tikino_fr/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tikinofr

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Last updated: 2026-08-20