ekino

What ekino does

ekino is a France-headquartered digital transformation consultancy founded in 2012 (referenced as 2004 in some sources) and currently operating as a subsidiary of Havas CX within the Vivendi-owned Havas Group. The firm sells end-to-end digital services—combining consulting, customer experience design, software engineering, and data/AI implementation—to enterprise clients across media, finance, automotive, luxury, retail, logistics, energy, and telecommunications. It structures delivery through a multi-brand portfolio: the core Ekino brand for bespoke transformation programs, Ekino U for accredited professional training (Formation Professionnelle Continue), Ekino Inside for technical staff augmentation, Ekino Solutions for productized e-commerce and marketing offerings, and MFG Labs for dedicated data and AI consulting.

The company's technology stack is anchored by privileged partnerships with AWS (Select Consulting Partner since 2015 with 25+ certifications), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud (since 2018), and Adobe Experience Manager, complemented by alliances with Contentful, Commercetools, Akeneo, Bynder, Acquia, Jahia, and Tealium. Documented technical work spans high-traffic platform builds (the CANAL+ API platform serving 2.3 million daily unique users on myCANAL with 50M+ peak-night requests, the Eutelsat CIRRUS turnkey VOD platform on AWS, the Starbucks EMEA Rewards platform across 43 markets, and Euler Hermes's 56 websites in 41 countries on AEM). The firm holds ISO 14001 and ISO 27001 certifications and is Great Place to Work-recognized (2022).

ekino employs roughly 600 people across 8 offices in France (Paris/Pantin, Bordeaux), Singapore, Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City), Hong Kong, India (Bengaluru), and the United States (New York). Revenue is professional-services based, sourced through direct enterprise sales and Havas CX network referrals, and is not publicly disclosed. Named clients include CANAL+, Renault, Bolloré, Euler Hermes, Orange, IDEMIA, Eutelsat, Crédit Agricole Assurances, Starbucks, Ralph Lauren, Aston Martin, Reckitt, AXA, and Volkswagen.

Name

ekino

Legal name

EKINO

Website

https://ekino.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

ekino is a France-headquartered digital transformation consultancy and Havas CX subsidiary that designs, builds, and operates digital platforms, customer experiences, and data/AI solutions for large enterprises across media, finance, retail, automotive, logistics, and telecommunications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Transformation Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Personalization, Testing & Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) (BPAFAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

IT Operations Management (ITOM) Platforms (HDAEALAC), Digital Development & ICT4D / GovTech Technical Assistance (BPADAEAL)

Keywords

• Digital transformation consulting
• Customer experience design
• Cloud engineering services
• Data and AI consulting
• Custom software development

Headquarters

HQ city

Levallois-perret

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Consulting & Transformation: Professional services for digital transformation, customer experience design, and organizational change management
2. Engineering & Development: Custom software development, platform engineering, and technical consulting services
3. Training (Ekino U): Professional training programs registered with Île-de-France Prefecture, eligible for Formation Professionelle Continue

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ekino is a digital transformation consultancy that designs, develops, and deploys custom digital solutions spanning customer experience, technology, data, and AI for enterprise clients. The firm combines consulting, design, engineering, and data science expertise across 600 professionals in 8 offices worldwide, delivering projects such as API platforms, VOD systems, omnichannel digital experiences, and B2B commerce solutions.

Product overview

Ekino is a digital transformation and consulting group organized around a multi-brand portfolio model. The core Ekino entity provides integrated consulting across customer experience, digital technology, and data services. Four specialized sub-brands extend the offering: Ekino U (professional training), Ekino Inside (technical staff augmentation), Ekino Solutions (e-commerce and marketing solutions, founded 2018), and MFG Labs (data and AI consulting). The group employs 600 people across 8 offices in 7 countries (France, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, India, USA), delivering projects for major clients including CANAL+, Bolloré, Orange, and Euler Hermes. Services span Customer Experience & Service Design, Digital Technology, Consulting, and Data for Digital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ekino U: Training organization offering professional development programs registered with the Prefecture of Île-de-France region, eligible for Formation Professionnelle Continue.
• Ekino Inside
• Ekino Solutions
• MFG Labs

Products and services

• Ekino Digital Transformation Services Integrated consulting and delivery services across customer experience design, digital technology implementation, data and AI, and engineering for enterprise clients across media, finance, retail, automotive, logistics, telecom, and energy sectors.
• Ekino U Professional training organization registered with the Prefecture of Île-de-France offering programs eligible for Formation Professionnelle Continue, delivered collectively or individually and paid via OPCO, to develop client team skills.
• Ekino Inside Technical staff augmentation agency providing specialized profiles for operational consulting, architecture, development, DevOps, and UX/UI design to reinforce client teams in-situ.
• Ekino Solutions Off-the-shelf market solutions offering Experience, E-commerce, Marketing, and Contents service lines that reconcile marketing and technical challenges for enterprise clients.
• MFG Labs Data and AI consulting and implementation subsidiary helping clients improve decision-making, automate processes, and create new services through data science, design, and advanced technologies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 67% increase in loyalty program sign-up rate for Starbucks EMEA
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and flagship.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS Select Consulting Partner since 2015 with 25+ certifications. Supports enterprise cloud transformation for clients including Renault, Axa, Nexity, Eutelsat, Arval, and Arenametrix. Expertise in cloud storage, computing, data analysis, and AI services.
• AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Azure cloud platform partner for hosting applications, data, and services. Worked with Bolloré Transport & Logistics on high-stakes port data processing.
• Google Cloud PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner since 2018 with dozen certifications. Accompanied companies including HGH (ultra HD infrared cameras) and Crédit Foncier Immobilier (BPCE) with time and cost optimization.
• AdobecoreTechnology or IntegrationPrivileged partner for Adobe Experience Manager platform. Completed Euler Hermes website overhaul on AEM platform now in production across 50+ countries.
• OpquaststrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding partner since 2013. Web quality standards certification - certifies employees, trains and supports customers to deliver quality products.
• ContentfulcoreTechnology or IntegrationHeadless CMS pioneer and market leader. Provides content platform for enterprise digital experiences.
• CommercetoolscoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud-based commerce platform providing API-first approach for digital commerce experiences.
• AkeneocoreTechnology or IntegrationPIM (Product Information Management) solution for e-commerce interoperability and intuitive interfaces.
• ByndercoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital asset management solution implemented for major luxury group as asset manager for entire group.
• JahiastrategicTechnology or IntegrationOpen-source Digital Experience Platform. Major project alongside Arkema with rich partnership history.
• AcquiacoreTechnology or IntegrationOpen-source digital experience platform for Drupal, enabling ambitious brands to build for tomorrow.
• TealiumcoreTechnology or IntegrationTag Management System leader providing unified marketing solutions and machine learning-powered customer data platform.
• Google Marketing PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationUnified marketing and analytics platform including Google Ads, Analytics, Tag Manager, Data Studio, Optimize.
• Havas CXflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal customer experience network with 1,200+ people in 18 villages. Ekino is part of the Havas CX network of 20 agency groups including BETC FullSix, Havas Helia, Inviqa, Nohup, Gate One, Think Design, and Host/Havas.
• MFG LabsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerData and AI consulting company within ekino group. Specializes in data science, design, and advanced technologies for data and AI transformation.
• Think DesignstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerFuture-oriented design company using data and research to power decisions through tangible design narratives.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Devoteam: French-headquartered digital transformation and cloud consultancy with strong AWS, Google, and Microsoft partnerships. Directly comparable to ekino on cloud-native engineering and French enterprise client base, with similar headcount scale.
• Talan: French digital and innovation consultancy providing data, AI, cloud, and software engineering services. Comparable to ekino on French enterprise digital transformation, with similar mid-market positioning and emphasis on data/AI (overlaps with MFG Labs).

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini: Global systems integrator with a large digital transformation and engineering practice. Comparable to ekino in delivering end-to-end consulting, design, and cloud engineering for large European enterprises (Renault, AXA, Orange), but operates at far greater scale and breadth.
• Accenture Interactive / Song: World's largest digital transformation and customer experience practice, offering strategy, design, MarTech, and engineering services. Competes with ekino for the same enterprise transformation RFPs, though at materially larger scale and global delivery footprint.

Direct peers

• Inviqa: A Havas CX sister agency delivering digital engineering, cloud, and customer experience services for European enterprises. Highly comparable to ekino in capability mix and go-to-market, with collaboration potential inside the Havas network.
• Publicis Sapient: Digital transformation arm of Publicis Groupe focused on strategy, consulting, customer experience, and engineering for global enterprises. Closely comparable to ekino's end-to-end model, with similar emphasis on Adobe/MarTech and cloud implementations for large regulated clients.
• Valtech: Global digital agency and technology consultancy delivering strategy, experience design, MarTech (Adobe, Sitecore, Salesforce), and platform engineering. Closely matches ekino's service portfolio and mid-market enterprise focus, with overlapping presence in Europe.
• BETC FullSix (Havas CX): Sister Havas CX agency focused on data-driven marketing, digital creation, and customer experience. Closely comparable to ekino inside the Havas network, with overlapping French enterprise client base and MarTech/advertising transformation offerings.
• Isobar (Dentsu Creative): Global digital agency network within Dentsu offering CX, commerce, and MarTech services for enterprise brands. Comparable to ekino on customer experience transformation and Adobe/Commerce implementations for large consumer-facing clients.

Emerging players

• Theodo: Fast-growing French digital consultancy and software factory specialized in cloud, web, and mobile engineering. Comparable to ekino on engineering-heavy transformation engagements and French enterprise clients, though typically more product-build focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ekino-paris
• Instagraminstagram.com/ekino.paris
• Facebookfacebook.com/3k1n0

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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