What Odiceo does

Odicéo is a multi-disciplinary professional services firm headquartered in Villeurbanne (greater Lyon), France, operating as a cabinet d'expertise-comptable that bundles accounting, statutory and contractual audit (commissariat aux comptes), payroll and social compliance, HR consulting, IT and digital outsourcing, innovation financing (CIR/JEI), and patrimonial engineering into a single offering for French businesses. The firm serves seven customer segments — PME/PMI, startups, ETIs, TPE/artisans/commerçants, associations, liberal professions, and real-estate professionals — and has productized specialized verticals (e.g., association accounting, real-estate accounting) alongside core accounting. Underlying technology consists of an internally developed payroll and social-compliance platform, SILAExpert, which combines compliance tracking, employee self-service, document management (GED), an electronic safe, and real-time regulatory updates, plus an iSuiteExpert-based collaborative client portal marketed as '100% digital'.

The business model is professional services with recurring engagement dynamics: revenue streams across Expertise-Comptable, Audit & Commissariat aux Comptes, Payroll & Social, Strategic Advisory & Financial Engineering, Innovation Financing, Patrimonial Engineering, IT & Digital Outsourcing, and HR Consulting are delivered on a quote/engagement basis that implicitly carries subscription-like retention characteristics for ongoing mandates. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contracts are scoped per client. The go-to-market is sales-led through seven physical offices across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Villeurbanne/Lyon HQ, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Grenoble, La Tour-du-Pin, Chambéry, Romans-sur-Isère, Rives), supplemented by a content-led strategy: a podcast series, Weblex blog, newsletters, downloadable guides ('Guide de l'innovateur', 'Guide des associations'), and an exclusive executive network called the 'Club des Dirigeants Avertis'. Odicéo is a member of the CENSE network and an EdTech Lyon partner (announced 2022-03-02), reinforcing its positioning within regional entrepreneurial ecosystems. The firm employs between 101 and 250 staff, was founded in 2000, and operates as a private entity with no disclosed funding, ownership, or revenue figures.

Name

Odiceo

Legal name

ODICEO

Website

https://odiceo.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Odicéo is a multi-disciplinary accounting, audit, payroll, HR, IT/digital, innovation-financing and wealth-management firm headquartered in Villeurbanne, France, serving SMEs, startups, ETIs, associations, real-estate professionals and liberal professions across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes through seven regional offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeurbanne

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. Expertise-Comptable (Accounting Services): Core accounting services for businesses including bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, and ongoing accounting support.
2. Audit & Commissariat aux Comptes: Statutory audit and contractual audit services for companies requiring legal audits.
3. Social & Payroll Management: Payroll processing, social compliance, and HR advisory services, offered as either fully outsourced or internalized with support.
4. Strategic Advisory & Financial Engineering: Business strategy, financial engineering, business plan development, and operational support for entrepreneurs and business leaders.
5. Innovation Financing & CIR/JEI: Assistance with innovation financing, research tax credits (CIR), and innovative startup financing (JEI).
6. Patrimonial Engineering: Wealth management and estate planning advisory services for business owners.
7. IT & Digital Outsourcing: IT infrastructure and digital transformation support services.
8. RH Consulting: HR consulting, organizational change management, and fractional HR leadership services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Odicéo is a chartered accountancy and audit firm providing bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, statutory and contractual audit (commissariat aux comptes), payroll processing and social declarations, HR consulting, business strategy and financial engineering, innovation financing (CIR/JEI), IT outsourcing, and wealth management/estate planning (ingénierie patrimoniale). The firm operates through seven offices across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and serves a horizontal mix of SMEs, start-ups, ETIs, TPE, liberal professions, real estate professionals, and associations.

Product overview

Odiceo is an accounting and business consulting firm (cabinet d'expertise-comptable) operating as a multi-service firm across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The firm offers a comprehensive suite of professional services organized around its core offerings: accounting and tax compliance (Expertise-Comptable), payroll management (Gestion de la Paie) with both outsourced and internalized options, statutory and contractual audit services (Audit et Commissariat aux Comptes), social and HR consulting, business strategy and financial engineering, innovation financing advisory, IT outsourcing, and wealth management. Odiceo serves diverse client segments including startups, SMEs, large enterprises (ETI), associations, real estate professionals, liberal professions, and individual entrepreneurs. The firm provides a digital client portal (Portail Client Odicéo) for collaborative document exchange and maintains an executive membership program (Club des Dirigeants Avertis) for ongoing client engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Expertise-Comptable (Accounting Services) Chartered accountancy services including bookkeeping, financial statement preparation, tax compliance, and ongoing accounting advisory for businesses and individuals.
• Audit et Commissariat aux Comptes (Statutory and Contractual Audit) Statutory and contractual audit services ensuring financial compliance and verification for companies requiring mandatory or voluntary audits.
• Gestion de la Paie (Payroll Management) Payroll processing services including salary calculation, social declarations, and payroll compliance management, available either fully outsourced or internalized with support.
• Conseil Social et RH (Social and HR Consulting) HR consulting services including social law expertise, payroll compliance, talent management, organizational change, and coaching for managers.
• Stratégie et Accompagnement Dirigeant (Business Strategy and Executive Advisory) Strategic advisory services for business leaders including financial engineering, business planning, and operational support for company growth.
• Financement Innovation et CIR/JEI (Innovation Financing) Innovation financing advisory including Research Tax Credit (CIR) and Young Innovative Company (JEI) status applications, and funding support.
• Informatique et Digital (IT Outsourcing and Digital Transformation) IT outsourcing and digital transformation services to help businesses modernize their technology infrastructure.
• Ingénierie Patrimoniale (Wealth Engineering) Patrimonial engineering services addressing personal and professional wealth planning, independent of financial product sales.
• Expertise-Comptable Immobilier (Real Estate Accounting) Specialized accounting services for real estate professionals including property managers, developers, and investors.
• Expert-Comptable Associations (Non-Profit Accounting) Accounting and advisory services tailored for associations, foundations, competitiveness clusters, and SCOPs.
• SILAExpert Payroll Software Comprehensive payroll management software with compliance tracking, employee self-service portal, digital document management (GED), electronic safe for document storage, and real-time regulatory updates for labor law and collective agreements.
• Club des Dirigeants Avertis (Executive Leaders Club) Exclusive network for business leaders providing peer sharing, thematic workshops, privileged partner access, and publications.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Rotary ClubminorOthers · 3 May 2023Odicéo participated in a charity dictation event organized by Rotary Club, benefiting the association 'Coup de Pouce' which fights against school failure at national level by identifying students needing support.
• EdTech LyonminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 March 2022Odicéo is a partner of EdTech Lyon, an organization that federates 70 actors who design, develop, commercialize, support, experiment, and use EdTech solutions (technology and/or digital solutions to support learning throughout life). Partnership provides networking and ecosystem visibility within the innovation and technology education sector.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• APAVE: Apave is a major French risk management, conformity assessment, and technical advisory group. Adjacent to Odicéo's audit/compliance work but focused on technical and industrial risk rather than financial accounting.

Broad incumbents

• Fiducial: Fiducial is one of the largest French multi-disciplinary accounting and advisory firms, offering bookkeeping, payroll, audit, legal, and IT services to TPE/PME across France. Comparable to Odicéo in service breadth and target client profile, but operating at national scale rather than regionally.
• BDO France: BDO France is the French member of the BDO international audit and advisory network, providing audit, tax, accounting, and consulting to mid-market companies. Overlaps with Odicéo in PME/ETI audit and advisory, with greater geographic reach and international capability.
• Grant Thornton France: Grant Thornton France is a national mid-tier audit and advisory firm serving mid-market companies and associations. Comparable to Odicéo in the combination of statutory audit, accounting, and advisory for PME/ETI and non-profit clients.
• Mazars France: Mazars is an international audit and advisory firm with significant French operations serving mid-market and large clients. Comparable to Odicéo in audit and advisory offerings but with global scale and a broader specialist bench.
• RSM France: RSM France is the French arm of the RSM international network, offering audit, tax, and consulting services to mid-sized businesses. Comparable to Odicéo in targeting mid-market French companies and providing statutory audit plus advisory.
• In Extenso: In Extenso is a national French network of accounting and advisory firms (Deloitte affiliate) serving TPE, PME, and associations with a multi-disciplinary offering. Closely mirrors Odicéo's service mix and association/startup specializations but with national coverage.
• KPMG France (Lyon office): KPMG is a BIG4 firm with a major Lyon presence serving ETI and large enterprises across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Competes with Odicéo for larger ETI audit and advisory mandates in the same geographic market.
• Baker Tilly France: Baker Tilly France provides audit, accounting, tax, and advisory services to mid-market French companies. Comparable service portfolio and client segments to Odicéo, with national and international network reach.

Emerging players

• Pennylane: Pennylane is a French fintech offering an all-in-one financial management platform for TPE/PME and their accountants. An emerging digital competitor to traditional French accounting firms like Odicéo, particularly in core bookkeeping and compliance workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 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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