OAKland Group

What OAKland Group does

OAKland Group, operated by TechAgency Sàrl, is a Swiss-headquartered data advisory and services firm founded in 2016 and headquartered in Geneva, with additional offices in Paris and London. The company delivers consulting and managed services across six service pillars: Data Strategy (OAKseeds), Data Activation (OAKroots), Data Privacy (OAKstem), Data Quality (OAKspring), Cyber Assurance, and a Data-Driven Creative Sprint workshop offering. Within Data Privacy it provides specialized sub-services including external DPO, GDPR Art. 27 representation for non-EU companies, Compliance Master Data Management, and Post-Privacy Shield Actions. It also operates verticalized 'OAKleaf' approaches for Human Resources, Education (anchored by a co-branded stalks-app.com alumni platform), and Sport.

The firm is structured as a private Swiss Sàrl with no disclosed external funding, ownership changes, or M&A activity, and serves a mix of enterprise decision-makers, operations and technology officers, legal and compliance managers, and marketing leaders. Its go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with custom engagement-based pricing and multi-year contracts (notably for DPO and GDPR Art. 27 work), supplemented by a broad ecosystem of technology partners (AWS, Synechron, ArgoTeam), business partners (Hivebrite, AlumnForce, Assurwest, Cooprex International), and academic alumni networks (HEC, EPFL, ESCP, EHL, Science Po). Content marketing via a blog active since 2020 and webinars form the principal demand-generation channels.

Revenue mechanics are professional-services-based with no disclosed pricing tiers, ARR, or revenue figures. Headcount is in the 11-50 range with a nine-person executive leadership team under CEO James Nauffray. No AI/ML capabilities, proprietary software platform, or disclosed funding events are present in the source material; the offering is services-led rather than product-led. Cyber Assurance is the one service explicitly geographically limited to the French market, while data privacy and strategy services are delivered across the Geneva-Paris-London corridor and beyond.

Name

OAKland Group

Legal name

TechAgency Sàrl

Website

https://oaklandgrp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

OAKland Group is a Swiss-headquartered boutique data advisory firm operating from Geneva, Paris, and London, offering consulting and managed services across data strategy, activation, privacy, quality, and cyber assurance to enterprise decision-makers and compliance functions across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Governance Consulting

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Data governance consulting
• Data privacy compliance
• GDPR advisory services
• Cyber assurance consulting
• Data strategy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: OAKland Group provides high-value consulting services helping companies of any size capitalize on their data patrimony. Services include data strategy, data activation, data privacy/compliance, data quality, and cyber assurance. Revenue is generated through consulting engagements, advisory services, and workshop facilitation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OAKland Group is a Swiss-headquartered data consulting and advisory firm that helps companies identify, secure, ensure the reliability of, and activate their data assets. Its offerings are organized around six service pillars: Data Strategy (OAKseeds), Data Activation (OAKroots), Data Privacy (OAKstem, including GDPR/LPD compliance, external DPO, Article 27 representation, and CMDM), Data Quality (OAKspring), Cyber Assurance, and the Data-Driven Creative Sprint workshop, supplemented by sector-specific OAKleaf approaches for HR, Education, and Sports.

Product overview

OAKland Group is a Swiss-headquartered data services company offering a portfolio of consulting and services organized around six core pillars: Data Strategy (Oakseeds), Data Activation (Oakroots), Data Privacy (Oakstem), Data Quality (Oakspring), Cyber Assurance, and Data-Driven Creative Sprint. These are complemented by dedicated market solutions (OAKleaf) targeting HR, Education, and Sports sectors. Under Data Privacy, the company offers specific services including External DPO assistance, GDPR Art. 27 Representation, Compliance Master Data Management (CMDM), and Post-Privacy Shield Actions. The company also developed a product called Alumni Stream for alumni data enrichment. The architecture is a services-led portfolio rather than a unified software platform, with each pillar representing a distinct service line that can be engaged independently or as part of an integrated data transformation program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OAKseeds: Data Strategy brand helping investors, founders, directors and executives integrate data into strategic thinking
• OAKroots
• OAKstem
• OAKspring
• OAKleaf for Human
• OAKleaf for Education
• OAKleaf for Sport
• Data-Driven Creative Sprint

Products and services

• OAKseeds (Data Strategy) Strategic consulting service that helps investors, founders, directors, and executives integrate data into their strategic thinking and value-creation plans.
• OAKroots (Data Activation) Consulting service that helps Operations, Digital, Technology, Information, and Security Officers synchronize data-related activities with business challenges and operationalize data assets.
• OAKstem (Data Privacy) Compliance and data privacy consulting covering GDPR, LPD (Swiss), IA ACT, and DATA ACT, turning regulations into operational excellence for legal, compliance, and security managers.
• OAKspring (Data Quality) Service offering that ensures the reliability and quality of contact data for decision-makers, customer managers, and marketing or legal managers.
• Data-Driven Creative Sprint Facilitated workshop using collective intelligence methods to imagine, identify, and design innovative business solutions from a data perspective.
• Cyber Assurance Cybersecurity consulting and insurance advisory covering cyber risk diagnostics, cyber protection accompaniment, and insurance/assistance handling for organizations (currently limited to the French market).
• OAKleaf for Human (HR) Sector-specific consulting offering for Human Resources that applies data to talent management, workforce optimization, and new relational paradigms between individuals and companies.
• OAKleaf for Education Sector-specific consulting offering for the education sector focused on digital transformation of educational ecosystems and alumni/student data-driven services.
• OAKleaf for Sport Sector-specific consulting offering for the sports sector applying data to cognitive performance and athletic performance analytics.
• External DPO / DPO Assistance External Data Protection Officer services and assistance, including knowledge transfer and training sessions, for organizations needing outsourced GDPR compliance leadership.
• GDPR Art. 27 Representation Legal representation services for non-EU companies appointing OAKland Group as their European GDPR representative under Article 27.
• Compliance Master Data Management (CMDM) Compliance data platform providing a single source of real-time truth for key regulations, aggregating heterogeneous regulatory datasets for ongoing compliance management.
• Post-Privacy Shield Actions Workshop-based consulting support for companies managing the impacts of Privacy Shield invalidation on EU-US data transfers.
• Alumni Stream Data enrichment and monitoring solution for alumni management software that enables associations to create connections and manage their alumni networks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Various organizations have adopted their services globally

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing cloud infrastructure capabilities for data management and activation services.
• SynechroncoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner for data activation and consulting services.
• ArgoTeam GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing specialized data solutions.
• HivebritecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusiness partner for alumni and community management solutions, complementary to their data services for education sector.
• AlumnForcecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusiness partner for alumni network solutions. Joint webinars and solutions developed together.
• Cooprex InternationalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStrategic partnership for change management and organizational transformation services. Joint article published on data-driven cost optimization.
• AssurwestcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance broker partner for cyber assurance services. Assurwest provides insurance coverage through their partner network for OAKland's cyber assurance offerings.
• BechtleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusiness partner listed on their partner page.
• GenHiveminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusiness partner listed on their partner page.
• HEC AlumnicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner - joint webinars and thought leadership on data management for HEC alumni network.
• EPFL AlumnicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing access to engineering and science alumni networks.
• ESCP AlumnicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for pan-European business school alumni engagement.
• EHL AlumnicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for hospitality management alumni network.
• Science Po AlumnicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for political science and public affairs alumni.
• AssurwestcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCyber insurance partner handling insurance claims and coverage for cyber assurance services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wavestone: Paris-listed management and technology consultancy with a dedicated data/privacy practice serving European enterprises. Very comparable to OAKland in size, geographic footprint (France/UK/Switzerland), and focus on data, digital, and regulatory transformation mandates.
• Devoteam: Pan-European technology consulting firm with strong data, cloud, and cybersecurity practices. Comparable to OAKland as a mid-sized European consulting player with overlapping offerings in data strategy, data privacy, and cyber assurance.
• Baringa Partners: Independent management and technology consultancy with a data and digital practice. Comparable to OAKland in its boutique positioning, senior-led model, and focus on helping enterprises get value from data and navigate regulatory change.
• Keyrus: European data intelligence and management consulting firm with practices in data strategy, data governance, and analytics. Comparable to OAKland in mid-market size, European footprint, and focus on helping enterprises activate and govern data assets.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Invent: The digital innovation and consulting arm of Capgemini, with large data, AI, and cybersecurity practices. Operates in the same data transformation and privacy advisory space as OAKland but at global scale and with far broader service portfolio.
• OneTrust: Market-leading privacy, security, and governance technology platform. Competes with OAKland on the data privacy/compliance workflow layer but offers productized software at scale, where OAKland offers bespoke consulting.
• TrustArc: Privacy compliance platform offering technology plus professional services for GDPR, CCPA, and broader data protection programs. Overlaps with OAKland's data privacy (Oakstem) service line and competes for the same compliance budget.
• Collibra: Enterprise data intelligence and governance platform used by large organizations for data cataloging, quality, and lineage. Overlaps with OAKland's Data Quality (Oakspring) and Data Strategy/Activation offerings, but operates as a software vendor where OAKland is a services firm.

Emerging players

• Quantexa: Decision intelligence platform using entity resolution and graph analytics on enterprise data. Overlaps with OAKland's data activation theme and serves financial services and public sector buyers in Europe.
• Privacy Compliance Hub: Specialist privacy and data protection software plus advisory firm focused on operationalizing GDPR and related frameworks. Closely comparable to OAKland's Oakstem/Compliance Master Data Management line but with a more productized delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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