What YB Group does

YB Group is a privately held, family-controlled French diversified holding company headquartered in Annecy Le Vieux, originally established as YB Holding in 2010 by Yves Bontaz and rebranded in 2023. It operates across three stated verticals — Industry, Leisure, and Innovation — through five wholly-owned subsidiaries: Swisstools (precision machining with a new-generation machine park, long-standing supplier to BONTAZ company and diversifying beyond automotive since 2018); YB Startup (Switzerland-based corporate venturing fund deploying pre-seed and seed capital into industrial startups, founded 2022); Atlantis Digital (Netherlands-based digital services spanning branding to cybersecurity, established 2023); Blue Estate Group (luxury real estate with short- and long-term rentals plus 5-star hotel services across Mediterranean and mountain locations, created 2018); and Les Brasseurs Tchèques (a Pilsen-style craft Lager brewery in Thyez, Mont Blanc Valley, expanding into liqueurs, founded 2019).

The group operates with 11-50 employees across offices in France, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, with historical industrial expansion into Tunisia (2010) and Shanghai (2014). Its underlying technology centers on precision machining capabilities within Swisstools, supported by adjacent digital services and a venture-building infrastructure through YB Startup; no proprietary software platform, AI/ML capabilities, patents, or certifications are disclosed.

YB Group generates revenue across hardware sales (precision machined components, craft beer), professional services (digital services, startup acceleration support), and transaction-based income (luxury real estate rentals and development). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by subsidiary. Distribution is direct, through subsidiary-owned channels. The customer base spans automotive and industrial buyers (via Swisstools, with BONTAZ as a named anchor), early-stage industrial startups (YB Startup), corporate digital transformation clients (Atlantis Digital), and high-net-worth leisure travelers (Blue Estate, Les Brasseurs Tchèques). Most recent strategic activity includes a 2025 franchise agreement with IHG Hotels & Resorts to develop the Holiday Inn Express Mumbai BKC, targeted to open in Q1 2028.

Name

YB Group

Legal name

YB Group

Website

https://sasyb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

YB Group is a family-owned French diversified holding operating across Industry, Leisure, and Innovation through five subsidiaries: precision machining (Swisstools), corporate venture investing (YB Startup), digital services (Atlantis Digital), luxury real estate (Blue Estate Group), and craft brewing (Les Brasseurs Tchèques).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversified Industrial Holding

NAICS

Management of Companies and Enterprises (551)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B / Invoice-Based BNPL (Trade Credit at Checkout) (FSAGAIAC)

Keywords

• Precision machining services
• Luxury real estate
• Corporate venture capital
• Digital transformation services
• Craft brewery operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Annecy-le-vieux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Machining Services: Revenue from precision machining operations through Swisstools, supplying BONTAZ company and serving automotive and non-automotive sectors.
2. Corporate Venture Investment: Early-stage investment returns through YB Startup, providing pre-seed and seed funding to startups requiring industrialization.
3. Digital Services: Revenue from Atlantis Digital providing services from branding to cybersecurity, transforming digital ideas into reality.
4. Luxury Real Estate: Blue Estate Group generates revenue through property development, short-term and long-term rental with 5-star hotel services, and enhancement of properties in exclusive locations.
5. Craft Brewery Operations: Les Brasseurs Tchèques produces craft Lager beer inspired by Pilsen know-how, with focus on developing new recipes from beer to liqueur.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

YB Group is a family-owned diversified holding company operating across Industry, Leisure, and Innovation. Through Swisstools it delivers precision machining for automotive and non-automotive sectors; through YB Startup it provides pre-seed and seed investment plus industrial expertise to early-stage startups; through Atlantis Digital it offers digital services from branding to cybersecurity; through Blue Estate Group it runs luxury real estate rentals and development; and through Les Brasseurs Tchèques it produces craft Lager beer in the Mont Blanc Valley.

Product overview

YB Group is a diversified holding company operating across three core sectors: Industry, Leisure, and Innovation. The group comprises multiple subsidiaries: Swisstools (precision machining for automotive and non-automotive sectors since 2007), YB Startup (corporate venturing fund for early-stage industrial startups in Switzerland), Atlantis Digital (digital services including branding and cybersecurity in the Netherlands), Blue Estate Group (luxury real estate with hotel services, created 2018), and Les Brasseurs Tchèques (craft brewery specializing in Lager beer). The group has expanded internationally with operations in France, Switzerland, Netherlands, China, and Tunisia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Swisstools: Precision machining company created in 2007 by Yves Bontaz, specialized in medium and large sized production with new generation machine park.
• YB Startup
• Atlantis Digital
• Blue Estate Group
• Les Brasseurs Tchèques

Products and services

• Swisstools Precision Machining Precision machining services operating a new generation machine park adapted for small, medium, and large production series. Serves automotive and non-automotive industrial sectors as a wholly-owned subsidiary of YB Group.
• YB Startup Accelerator Corporate venture program providing early-stage investment, industrial expertise, network access, and technical skills for pre-seed and seed startups solving hard industrial problems that require industrialization.
• Atlantis Digital Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IHG Hotels & ResortsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 19 December 2025Franchise agreement for Holiday Inn Express Mumbai BKC hotel development. YB Group will operate the franchise property expected to open in Q1 2028. The hotel will serve corporate, MICE, and transit demand in Mumbai's BKC district, targeting both international and domestic travelers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wendel: French family-controlled industrial holding company with a diversified portfolio of long-term equity stakes across multiple sectors, structurally the closest analog to YB Group's family-owned multi-vertical model.
• Sofina: Belgian family-controlled investment holding with diversified holdings across consumer, digital, healthcare, and sustainable growth themes, mirroring YB's family-controlled, multi-sector approach.
• Chargeurs SA: French family-controlled (Fribourg family) diversified industrial group operating multiple niche-leading business units, similar in spirit to YB Group's multi-subsidiary family-holding structure.
• Exor: Italian Agnelli-family controlled holding company that owns and operates diversified businesses including industrial, luxury, and technology investments - a European family-controlled multi-vertical comparable.
• Bolloré: French family-controlled (Bolloré family) conglomerate with diversified industrial, logistics, media, and new-energy operations - a structural analog to YB Group's family-controlled multi-vertical European footprint.
• Haniel: German family-owned diversified holding company with operating businesses across multiple industries, comparable to YB Group's family-ownership and diversified vertical structure.

Broad incumbents

• Eurazeo: Large French private investment group with diversified exposure across private equity, private debt, and real assets, providing a broader incumbent benchmark for YB's CVC and investment activities.
• Bpifrance: French public investment bank that provides seed/early-stage capital to industrial and innovative startups - directly relevant to YB Startup's pre-seed/seed industrial investing activity.

Emerging players

• Siparex: French independent private equity group with regional roots that invests in SMEs and startups, comparable in scale and orientation to YB Group's smaller CVC/holding model.
• Truffle Capital: Paris-based early-stage venture firm focused on deep-tech and industrial startups, providing a focused European CVC/VC comparable for YB Startup's pre-seed/seed industrial thesis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments3 records

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