Squad

What Squad does

Squad is a French cybersecurity consulting group headquartered in Sophia Antipolis (Aix-en-Provence), founded in 2015. The firm delivers professional services across six practice areas: Governance, Risk & Compliance; Operational Cybersecurity; IT & Cloud Security; Access Control; OT, IoT & Embedded Security; and AI & DevSecOps, plus a Digital Sovereignty offering. Squad operates as a pure-play B2B consulting business with custom engagement pricing, no proprietary software products, and no disclosed subscription or SaaS revenue lines. Its differentiators are deep multi-domain expertise, French regulatory credentials (PASSI, PASSI LMP, ISO 27001, EBIOS), and a broad technology-partner ecosystem spanning Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike, Microsoft, Wiz, CyberArk, Fortinet, Tenable, Illumio, Netskope, and others.

The company has executed an aggressive roll-up strategy since January 2024, completing three acquisitions: Newlode (January 2024, 850 employees, €83M revenue, MSSP-focused integrator), SCASSI (May 2024, critical embedded systems specialist), and Løvell Consulting (February 2026). Newlode alone more than doubled Group headcount and established the managed-services distribution channel. SCASSI added the industrial / OT / IoT vertical and seeded Spanish-market entry via the wholly-owned SCASSI CIBERSEGURIDAD subsidiary. The consolidated Group targets 1,200 employees and €150M revenue by 2026.

Squad serves enterprise organizations, MSSPs, and industrial / critical-infrastructure operators across France and Spain, with a stated ambition to become a European cybersecurity leader by 2026. The GTM motion is direct enterprise field sales augmented by partner co-sell, supported by the SquadXpert thought-leadership blog, recruitment-driven employer branding, and earned media in French business press. The Group is privately held and appears to be founder-controlled (Eric Guillerm and Marc Brua as Co-CEOs and co-founders), with no disclosed institutional funding rounds in the available data.

Name

Squad

Legal name

Squad

Website

https://squad.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Squad is a French cybersecurity consulting group delivering advisory and professional services across GRC, SOC, cloud, access control, OT/IoT, and AI/DevSecOps domains to enterprise, MSSP, and critical-infrastructure clients across France and Spain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Consulting Services

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Privacy, Data Protection & Cyber Governance (GRC) (BPAHAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Penetration Testing & Red Teaming (BPAKAHAF)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity consulting
• Governance risk compliance
• Cloud security services
• OT IoT security
• Identity access management

Headquarters

HQ city

Aix-en-provence

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Cybersecurity Consulting & Professional Services: Squad generates revenue through cybersecurity consulting, advisory, and professional services. The company employs a team of experts who deliver services across multiple cybersecurity domains (GRC, operational cybersecurity, cloud security, OT/IoT security, AI/DevSecOps). Revenue model is primarily project-based professional services with recurring elements from ongoing advisory engagements and managed security services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Squad is a French cybersecurity consulting group that delivers advisory, integration and managed security services across seven practice areas: Governance, Risk & Compliance; Operational Cybersecurity (SOC and incident response); IT & Cloud Security; Access Control; OT, IoT & Embedded Security; AI & DevSecOps; and Digital Sovereignty. The group serves enterprise clients and MSSPs in Europe using a team of cybersecurity experts and an ecosystem of leading technology partners, expanded through the acquisitions of Newlode, SCASSI and Løvell Consulting.

Product overview

Squad is a French cybersecurity consulting group that operates as a unified platform offering multiple service offerings across cybersecurity domains. The portfolio includes core services organized by expertise areas: Governance, Risk & Compliance; Operational Cybersecurity; IT & Cloud Security; Access Control; OT/IoT & Embedded Security; AI & DevSecOps; and Digital Sovereignty. The group has expanded through acquisitions including Scassi (specializing in embedded systems) and maintains a thought leadership platform through the SquadXpert Blog. Squad UP Training provides cybersecurity certification courses. The group also operates SCASSI CIBERSEGURIDAD as a Spain-based subsidiary.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Squad Cybersolutions: Operational cybersecurity division
• SquadXpert
• Squad UP Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Target of €150 million revenue and 1,200 employees by 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Palo Alto NetworkscoreTechnology or IntegrationSquad is a partner of Palo Alto Networks, a leading global cybersecurity platform provider. Palo Alto Networks is featured prominently on Squad's website partner page, indicating a core technology partnership for network security, next-generation firewall, and cloud security solutions.
• CyberArkcoreTechnology or IntegrationSquad partners with CyberArk, the identity security platform provider. The partnership enables Squad to deliver identity and access management (IAM), privileged access management (PAM), and secrets management solutions to clients.
• FortinetcoreTechnology or IntegrationSquad is a partner of Fortinet, a network security provider offering firewall, SD-WAN, and unified threat management solutions. The partnership supports Squad's network security practice.
• WizcoreTechnology or IntegrationSquad partners with Wiz, a leading cloud security posture management (CSPM) platform. The partnership enables Squad to deliver cloud security advisory and integration services.
• NetskopecoreTechnology or IntegrationSquad partners with Netskope, a secure access service edge (SASE) provider. The partnership enables delivery of cloud security, zero trust network access (ZTNA), and data loss prevention solutions.
• BeyondTrustcoreTechnology or IntegrationSquad partners with BeyondTrust, a privileged access management (PAM) provider. The partnership supports identity security and least-privilege access advisory for enterprise clients.
• IllumiocoreTechnology or IntegrationSquad partners with Illumio, a provider of micro-segmentation and zero trust security solutions. The partnership enables delivery of breach containment and lateral movement prevention services.
• CrowdStrikecoreTechnology or IntegrationSquad partners with CrowdStrike, a leading endpoint protection and threat intelligence platform provider. The partnership supports Squad's operational cybersecurity and SOC services.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationSquad partners with Microsoft for cybersecurity solutions leveraging Microsoft security platforms including Azure Sentinel, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure AD) for enterprise security deployments.
• TenablecoreTechnology or IntegrationSquad partners with Tenable, a vulnerability management and exposure management platform provider, supporting Squad's operational cybersecurity and vulnerability assessment services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Wavestone: French-headquartered consulting firm with a major cybersecurity practice serving large European enterprises. Directly comparable to Squad in size, customer base (CAC 40-equivalent clients), and consulting-led service model.
• Orange Cyberdefense: MSSP and cybersecurity consulting arm of Orange, headquartered in France. Comparable to Squad in target market (French and European enterprises) and service breadth across SOC, GRC, and managed security.
• Devoteam: French IT and cybersecurity consulting firm with similar multi-vendor strategy and cloud/digital transformation focus. Comparable in size, geographic mix (France + neighboring European markets), and consulting delivery model.
• Advens: French cybersecurity pure-play with strong SOC, GRC, and cloud security practices. Closely comparable to Squad as a focused cybersecurity services firm serving French mid-market and enterprise customers.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini: Global IT services giant with a large cybersecurity consulting practice. Operates broadly across all of Squad's domains but at much greater scale, competing for the same large enterprise and government contracts in France and Europe.
• Atos: French-headquartered global IT services firm with a substantial cybersecurity portfolio. Overlaps with Squad across managed security, GRC, and identity services for large European enterprises and public sector.
• Thales: French defense and digital identity giant with a significant cybersecurity services business. Comparable through its critical-infrastructure and government cybersecurity offerings, particularly relevant given Squad's PASSI certifications.
• Sopra Steria: European IT services group headquartered in France with a dedicated cybersecurity practice. Comparable target market (large European enterprises, public sector) and overlap in security consulting and managed services.
• Accenture Security: Global consulting leader with a sizable cybersecurity practice. Competes with Squad for large transformation and managed security deals across Europe, especially with multinational French-headquartered enterprises.

Emerging players

• Almond: French cybersecurity and network infrastructure integrator. Comparable in service scope and French market focus, though smaller and more infrastructure-led than Squad's consulting-heavy model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/squad-group
• Xx.com/squadtw
• Facebookfacebook.com/SquadFrance

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A2 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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