What Natan does

Natan (legal entity: NATAN SARL) is a Paris-based software architecture and development consulting firm founded in 2004, operating from 44 Rue Notre-Dame-des-Victoires in the 2nd arrondissement. The firm is structured as a French Société à responsabilité limitée (SARL) with a share capital of €10,762.50, is privately held with no external investors disclosed, and operates with a headcount band of 51–100 employees. The company is led by founder and Technical Director Charles B (Benassaya) and General Director David N (Nivet), with a supporting management team covering HR, recruitment, communications, technical management, and business development.

The firm's core offering is organized into two business units: Software Development (technical direction, agile coaching, technical leadership, .NET and Java development, UX) and Business Development (transforming business needs into specifications and action plans, business analysis). An internal R&D department maintains the 'Guppy' project, a Java/Angular NLP tool that helps business analysts produce higher-quality specifications. Service delivery is project-based and time-and-materials consulting for large enterprise clients ('Grands Comptes') in France. The go-to-market is sales-led, direct enterprise engagement with no intermediaries, no public pricing, and no marketplace or channel distribution. Marketing is limited to a corporate blog, LinkedIn presence, customer logo wall, and Glassdoor employer branding. The firm is GDPR-compliant, has a Data Protection Officer, and is an active operating business with website updates through 2024–2026.

Natan serves approximately 20 named enterprise clients across banking and finance (Société Générale, Natixis, ODDO BHF, Boursorama, Exane, Procapital), insurance (Apicil), e-commerce and consumer (PMU, Sarenza, Wonderbox, Meetic, Quotatis), luxury (LVMH), media (Bayard), transport and public transit (JCDecaux, RATP, Opcomobilities), energy and utilities (EDF, Suez), and technology (Hulo). Revenue is generated exclusively through billable consulting engagements; no product ARR, subscription revenue, or transaction fees are disclosed. There are no funding rounds, no acquisitions, no subsidiaries, and no parent company, and the firm operates only in France (Western Europe) with no stated international footprint.

Name

Natan

Legal name

NATAN SARL

Website

https://natan.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Natan is a Paris-based software architecture and development consulting firm founded in 2004, providing .NET and Java consulting, technical leadership, and business analysis services to large French enterprise clients across banking, e-commerce, insurance, energy, and transport.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) (BPAEAKAC)

Keywords

• Software architecture consulting
• Custom software development
• Agile coaching services
• Business analysis consulting
• IT consulting France

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services in software architecture and development. The company provides technical assistance in IT, placing consultants with clients and managing ongoing project engagements. Revenue is generated through billable consulting hours and project-based engagements with enterprise clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Natan is a French software consulting firm that provides architecture, development, and business analysis services to large enterprise clients. Offerings span technical direction, agile coaching, technical leadership, custom development, UX design, and business analysis, delivered through tailored engagements similar to an in-house engineering bureau. The company also runs an internal R&D division working on industrialization and NLP-driven tooling such as Guppy.

Product overview

Natan is a software architecture and development consulting firm founded in 2004, operating two core business units: Software Development and Business Development. The company also maintains an R&D division focused on development industrialization and 'full-connected' solutions. Their primary technology expertise lies in object-oriented technologies (.NET and Java). The consulting services encompass the entire software development lifecycle, from technical direction and agile coaching to development and UX. The firm serves major accounts primarily in E-commerce, Banking/Finance, and Industry sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Software Development Consulting Natan accompanies enterprise clients across the entire software construction process, covering technical direction, agile coaching, technical lead, development, and UX. The firm acts like an in-house engineering bureau, proposing tailored solutions built from over 20 years of experience in .NET and Java ecosystems for clients in banking, e-commerce, and industry.
• Business Development Consulting Consulting services that transform business needs into action plans and software requirements. Natan's consultants map, organize, compile, and analyze enterprise information, guide tool selection, and support information-system transformation for large enterprise clients.
• Guppy An R&D tool that uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) to help business analysts produce higher-quality software specifications free of redundancy, inconsistency, and ambiguity. Built with Java and Angular and used internally to improve the firm's business analysis deliverables.

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NovaSancOminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022NovaSancO is a communication agency (agence de communication agréée Entreprise Adaptée - EA) that partnered with Natan for the redesign of its graphic identity. The collaboration resulted in a new modern, dynamic, and unifying logo with the baseline 'constantly innovating'. The new identity reflects values of ethics, innovation, commitment, trust, team spirit, and kindness.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Global professional services leader providing IT consulting, custom software development, and system integration to large enterprises including major banks. Competes with Natan for the same strategic French enterprise accounts but operates at vastly larger scale with offshore delivery.
• Capgemini: Global IT services and consulting leader headquartered in France, providing software development, system integration, and consulting across banking, retail, and industry. Highly comparable in service offerings, target verticals (especially French enterprise banking), and consulting-style delivery, but at vastly larger scale.
• Sopra Steria: Major French-headquartered IT services and consulting firm with deep banking/finance vertical strength and custom software development practices. Directly overlaps with Natan in French enterprise banking, e-commerce, and industry verticals, and competes for the same talent pool.

Direct peers

• Devoteam: France-rooted IT consulting firm specializing in digital transformation, technology consulting, and software development for enterprise clients across financial services, retail, and energy. Closely comparable in size-band (~7k+ employees), French heritage, vertical mix, and consulting-led delivery model.
• SQLI: French digital services company specialized in custom software development, e-commerce platforms, and digital transformation for enterprise clients. Comparable in software-architecture consulting, French enterprise customer base (e-commerce, banking), and size range.
• Inetum: French IT services and consulting firm delivering software development, digital transformation, and technology consulting. Comparable in size, French concentration, banking/retail/industry verticals, and consultancy-led delivery.
• Wavestone: French-headquartered consulting firm providing IT, digital, and management consulting to major French enterprises, with strong banking/finance vertical exposure. Comparable in consulting-style delivery, French enterprise client base, and emphasis on co-construction/transformation over body-shopping.
• Alten: French engineering and technology consulting firm placing consultants and developing software for enterprise clients in banking, industry, and telecom. Comparable business model (consulting/staff augmentation with technical expertise), French roots, and customer verticals.

Emerging players

• Octo Technology (Accenture): France-based digital and technical consultancy (now part of Accenture) specialized in software craftsmanship, architecture, and agile/DevOps coaching. Highly comparable in boutique positioning, French enterprise clients, and emphasis on software architecture expertise.

Regional players

• Onepoint: French technology and transformation consultancy serving large French accounts with digital and IT consulting services, including significant banking and public-sector exposure. Comparable in French enterprise focus and consulting-led engagement model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/natan

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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