What Weyou Group does

Weyou Group is a French private B2B exhibition organizer headquartered in Suresnes (Île-de-France) that operates under the One to One Meetings exhibition concept across Europe. Founded in 2012 as the creator and European leader of this format, the company runs 28 exhibitions distributed across Paris (9), Cannes (8), Marbella (5) and Amsterdam (7), with flagship venues including the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes and the Beurs Van Berlage in Amsterdam. The portfolio spans at least ten verticals, including IT and Cybersecurity, Healthcare, Hotel and Restaurant, Transport and Logistics, Workplace, Interior and Exterior Design, Customer Experience and AI, Heavent, Education Technology, and Cleaning and Hygiene.

The company's core technology is a proprietary digital platform developed internally since 2009, integrating Weyou Matchmaking (algorithmic one-to-one meeting scheduling), Weyou Data (data intelligence and segmentation), Weyou Compliance (GDPR management), Weyou Gestion (interconnected management platform), Weyou Analytics (real-time performance measurement) and the Weyou App (mobile participant experience). The platform operates in real time across all events and is fed by a first-party database of 250,000+ qualified visitors and 4,000+ annual exhibitors, enabling pre-organized one-to-one meetings and ROI tracking that the company reports at 7x-15x over 18 months.

Weyou generates revenue primarily through exhibition participation fees paid by exhibitors for booth space, sponsorship, matchmaking access and platform usage across its B2B events. The company pursues an event-driven go-to-market anchored in premier venues and supported by direct sales to brands and solution providers. It expanded internationally in 2024-2025 through the creation of Weyou Espagne (Marbella) and the Beurs Van Berlage partnership (Amsterdam). One institutional capital event is disclosed: a 2017 growth equity round led by FCDE for approximately $11.8M. The company operates as a SAS (Société par Actions Simplifiée) with €9,202,579 in share capital and is led by founder-President Romuald Gadrat.

Name

Weyou Group

Legal name

Weyou Group

Website

https://weyou-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Weyou Group is a French B2B exhibition organizer operating 28 One to One Meetings events across Europe (Paris, Cannes, Marbella, Amsterdam), serving 4,000+ exhibitors and 250,000+ qualified visitors annually through a proprietary matchmaking and analytics platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Trade Show & Exhibition Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

akta.pro primary industry

General & Multi-Industry Trade Show Organizers (THAHABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Trade Shows & Exhibitions (Booths, Show Management) (BPAFAGAD), Industry-Specific B2B Trade Show Organizers (THAHABAB), Exhibitor/Sponsor Management (Corporate Conferences) (THACAFAN)

Keywords

• B2B exhibitions
• Trade show organization
• One-to-one meetings
• Event matchmaking
• Professional events

Headquarters

HQ city

Suresnes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Exhibition Participation Fees: Revenue generated from exhibitors paying to participate in One to One Meetings exhibitions and professional trade shows across Europe. Fees likely include booth/sponsorship costs, matchmaking service access, and exhibitor platform usage.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Weyou Group organizes 28 premium B2B exhibitions across Europe (Paris, Cannes, Marbella, Amsterdam) using a proprietary One to One Meetings concept that pre-organizes qualified business meetings between exhibitors and decision-makers. The company pairs these physical events with a proprietary digital platform integrating AI-powered matchmaking algorithms, CRM, data intelligence, and ROI analytics to deliver measurable business results (claimed ROI of 7-15x over 18 months).

Product overview

Weyou Group operates as a B2B event organizer and digital platform provider, offering a proprietary digital ecosystem integrating data, algorithms, applications and digital solutions. The portfolio consists of two main pillars: (1) Digital Solutions including Weyou Matchmaking (AI-powered algorithm for appointment scheduling), Weyou Data, Weyou Compliance, Weyou Gestion (interconnected management platform), Weyou Analytics (real-time performance measurement), and Weyou App (mobile application); and (2) One to One Meetings Exhibitions featuring pre-organized one-to-one business meetings across 28 European events held in Paris (9), Cannes (8), Marbella (5), and Amsterdam (7), plus traditional trade shows including All4Customer Paris, Heavent Paris, Workspace Expo, SETA, Europropre, Educatech Expo, and Séminaire Expo. The company combines its digital platform with human production to deliver measurable business performance with ROI reaching 7-15x investment over 18 months.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Weyou Matchmaking: Internal algorithm developed since 2009 for generating one-to-one meeting agendas based on decision-makers' and exhibitors' preferences.
• Weyou Data
• Weyou Compliance
• Weyou Gestion
• Weyou Analytics
• Weyou App

Products and services

• One to One Meetings Exhibitions Premium B2B exhibitions across Europe featuring pre-organized one-to-one business meetings between exhibitors and qualified decision-makers, organized at 28 events in Paris, Cannes, Marbella, and Amsterdam. Each event targets a specific industry vertical.
• All4Customer Meetings France One to One Meetings Exhibition for customer experience, digital marketing, and e-commerce.
• Health Center Meetings One to One Meetings Exhibition for healthcare, social and medico-social professionals.
• Heavent Meetings France One to One Meetings Exhibition for business tourism and event management.
• Hotel & Restaurant Meetings One to One Meetings Exhibition for solutions, products, materials, furniture and interior/exterior decoration for luxury and ultra-luxury hotels and restaurants.
• Interior & Exterior Design Meetings One to One Meetings Exhibition for fitting out, renovation and decoration of luxury and ultra-luxury projects.
• IT and Cybersecurity Meetings One to One Meetings Exhibition for networks, cloud, mobility and cybersecurity.
• Transports & Logistics Intralogistics 360 Meetings One to One Meetings Exhibition for transport, logistics and intralogistics solutions.
• Workplace Meetings France One to One Meetings Exhibition for workspace solutions, furniture and design.
• All4Customer Paris Professional trade show for customer experience, digital marketing, e-commerce, data and artificial intelligence.
• Educatech Expo Professional trade show for education technology.
• Europropre Professional trade show for cleaning and hygiene.
• Heavent Paris Professional trade show for innovation, solutions and services for events and shows.
• Workspace Paris Professional trade show for furniture, design and workspace planning.
• Séminaire Expo Professional trade show for seminars and corporate events.
• Affaire de Cadeaux Professional trade show for corporate gifts, motivation and promotional items.
• Salon de l'Environnement de Travail et des Achats (SETA) Professional trade show for services, technical management and technological innovations for businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• ROI x7 to x15 estimated return on investment for exhibitors over 18 months
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Beurs Van BerlagecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025Partnership agreement signed with Beurs Van Berlage conference center in Amsterdam for operating 7 One to One Meetings exhibitions at the venue for upcoming years. This represents the expansion of Weyou Group's European presence to the Netherlands.
• Weyou SpaincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Weyou Spain subsidiary created to manage deployment of 5 One to One Meetings exhibitions in Marbella, Spain, starting November 2025. Events were selected from Weyou's French portfolio as most relevant for Spanish Top Décideurs.
• Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de CannescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRenewed partnership for 8 One-to-One events at the Cannes venue, with Jean-Michel Arnaud (President of Palais des Festivals) and Romuald Gadrat (President of Weyou Group) officially renewing the agreement. This is a flagship partnership for Weyou's operations in Cannes.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Reed Exhibitions (RX): Global B2B exhibition organizer operating hundreds of trade shows across dozens of sectors. Comparable to Weyou as a directly overlapping B2B trade show organizer but at massively broader scale and with a portfolio (rather than niche one-to-one) focus.
• Informa Markets: Division of Informa PLC running the world's largest portfolio of B2B exhibitions and conferences. Highly comparable at the category level but operates at vastly greater scale and breadth than Weyou's mid-market European footprint.
• Messe Frankfurt: German-headquartered organizer of consumer and B2B trade fairs globally. Comparable as a European trade show incumbent with overlapping verticals (textiles, lighting, automotive, consumer goods), though not focused on one-to-one matchmaking.
• Messe München (Messe Munich): One of the world's largest exhibition organizers with a global portfolio of B2B trade fairs. Comparable as a leading European trade show incumbent but with a venue-centric, mega-show model rather than Weyou's curated one-to-one format.

Direct peers

• Comexposium: Paris-headquartered B2B exhibition organizer running professional trade shows across Europe with vertically specialized brands. The closest direct French-headquartered competitor to Weyou's model of one-to-one and traditional B2B salons.
• Easyfairs: Belgian B2B exhibition organizer operating "One to One" meetings-style events and trade shows across Europe, including in France. The closest competitor replicating the same pre-organized-meetings concept in overlapping verticals.
• GL Events: Major French-listed event company operating a portfolio of B2B and B2C exhibitions plus venue management across Europe and emerging markets. Directly comparable as a French-headquartered peer in trade show organization competing for similar exhibitor budgets.

Emerging players

• Swapcard: Event technology platform providing AI-powered matchmaking, lead retrieval and networking tools for B2B exhibitions. Comparable as an emerging technology peer addressing the same exhibitor pain point (qualified meetings) that Weyou's Weyou Matchmaking product targets.
• Bizzabo: Event experience platform serving B2B conference and exhibition organizers with registration, engagement and analytics SaaS. Comparable as a partial overlap on Weyou's digital solutions layer (Weyou Analytics, Weyou App, Weyou Gestion).
• Hopin: Hybrid/virtual event platform with AI matchmaking capabilities acquired by RingCentral events. Comparable as an emerging technology peer addressing the same virtual and hybrid one-to-one meeting opportunity that underpins part of Weyou's digital platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/weyougroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/WeyouGroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weyou-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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