Akawan

What Akawan does

Akawan is a Toulouse-based digital transformation and AI services firm founded in 2015 by Cyril Caritey and Frédéric Laplagne, operating as a French SAS with an estimated 18–25 employees. It targets industrial customers — primarily aerospace and defense contractors, industrial manufacturers and high-growth mid-cap industrial firms — and sells a mix of consulting engagements and proprietary software products aimed at the OT/IT convergence problem: connecting legacy industrial systems (Modbus, BACnet, monolithic ERPs) with modern cloud, AI and data platforms without disrupting production. Its portfolio of custom AI assistants, computer-vision, video-analysis and audio-anomaly solutions is anchored by three core products: Bosl.ai (a sovereign enterprise AI chat application with query anonymization and on-premise deployment), Kaptngo (a zero-trust M2M communication gateway for industrial networks with an integrated LicenGuard software-license governance module) and Akoustik (an AI framework for industrial audio analysis powering the "Shazam Industriel" solution). Quantified outcomes cited include 20,000 virtual desktops deployed, 50M€ in centralized product savings, ~4× reductions in bug-correction and query-processing times, and up to 20% productivity gains from email automation.

Name

Akawan

Legal name

AKAWAN

Website

https://akawan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Akawan is a Toulouse-based French consultancy that designs and deploys digital transformation and AI solutions for industrial clients in aerospace, defense and manufacturing, combining custom consulting with proprietary products (Bosl.ai, Kaptngo, Akoustik) that connect legacy OT systems to modern AI and cloud platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Digital Transformation Consulting & AI Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Solution Integration & MLOps Enablement (BPAEAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Generative AI & LLM Solutions Services (RAG, Agents, Copilots) (BPAEAHAG), AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI), AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial digital transformation
• AI integration services
• OT IT convergence
• Machine-to-machine communication
• Secure enterprise AI

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services and Consulting: Akawan operates primarily as a professional services firm providing digital transformation consulting, AI integration, and infrastructure modernization services to industrial clients. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements, managed services contracts, and consulting fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Akawan provides professional digital transformation and artificial intelligence consulting services to industrial enterprises, complemented by proprietary software products. Its core offerings include Bosl.ai for secure enterprise AI chat with data anonymization, Kaptngo for sovereign M2M industrial communication with license governance, and the Akoustik audio-analysis framework, together with a portfolio of AI solutions for industrial document processing, intelligent diagnostics, video analysis, and process automation. Services span consulting, on-premise and cloud virtualization, integration, deployment, and managed infrastructure operations.

Product overview

Akawan is a digital transformation and AI services company offering a portfolio of proprietary products and AI-powered solutions. The core products are Bosl.ai (secure enterprise AI chat with data anonymization) and Kaptngo (sovereign M2M communication platform with LicenGuard for license governance), both built on the Akoustik AI framework for industrial audio analysis. The portfolio includes specialized AI solutions for document processing, intelligent diagnostics, video analysis, and process automation, alongside digital transformation services such as VDI, managed services, application portals, and infrastructure migration. These products work together to address industrial数字化 challenges from edge connectivity to AI-powered analytics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bosl.ai: AI-powered data anonymization and security solution for protecting sensitive data during LLM interactions
• Kaptngo
• Akoustik

Products and services

• Bosl.ai Web application ensuring data protection during interactions with generative AI by anonymizing queries and alerting users, featuring a sovereign AI option for local or certified server deployment. Supports SaaS, On-Premise, and Chrome plugin deployment modes.
• Kaptngo Sovereign M2M communication platform for industrial environments enabling secure encapsulation of legacy protocols (TCP, UDP, Modbus, BACnet) without infrastructure changes, featuring Zero Trust architecture and LicenGuard for software license governance.
• Virtualisation de PC Desktop virtualization solution (VDI and VDI 3D) using cloud private infrastructure enabling remote work on complex tasks including 3D CAD for industrial enterprises.
• Service Managé Managed services offering for virtual infrastructure management by expert team, including support portal, availability optimization, and operational cost reduction.
• Migration d'infrastructure Complete IT infrastructure separation between entities including legacy migration, cloud infrastructure deployment, application adaptation, and continuity planning.
• Portail applicatif Web portal consolidating external partner access to resources and applications for improved collaboration and operational efficiency.
• Salle de classe virtuelle Virtual classroom infrastructure enabling centralized and automated user workstation management with remote access for training environments.
• Portail d'accès métiers Enterprise web solution streamlining partner/supplier integration with automated processes, AI-powered request similarity detection, and configurable work packages.
• Digital Transformation Consulting Services Consulting and architecture services, on-premise and cloud virtualization, integration, and continuous deployment for industrial enterprises, drawing on over 10 years of expertise.
• Artificial Intelligence Consulting Services AI advisory and integration services including custom AI assistants, data valorization with intelligent search, and securing/anonymizing sensitive data, spanning 8-9 years of expertise cited on homepage.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20,000 virtual desktops deployed in VDI project
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability14 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CYLADcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic consulting partner for business transformation and digital strategy engagements.
• StratégiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner for digital transformation consulting and business advisory services.
• AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreTechnology or IntegrationCloud infrastructure partner providing cloud platforms for client solutions and hosting.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Atos: Large French-headquartered IT services and systems integrator with significant industrial and public-sector business. Competes for the same digital transformation, infrastructure modernization, and managed services contracts Akawan targets.
• Sopra Steria: Large French-headquartered IT services and systems integration group with a deep industrial and aerospace practice. Directly comparable to Akawan in OT/IT consulting and digital transformation, but at vastly greater scale and with a broader portfolio.
• Devoteam: French IT consulting firm with a strong focus on cloud, data, and AI transformation for enterprise clients. Closely mirrors Akawan's consultative, project-based delivery model in the AI/ML integration space at a larger scale.
• Capgemini: Global IT services leader headquartered in France with major industrial and aerospace engineering and AI practices. Competes for the same enterprise digital transformation and AI integration mandates Akawan serves, but as a multi-billion-euro incumbent.
• Alten: French engineering and technology consulting group serving aerospace, defense, and industrial clients. Comparable to Akawan in vertical specialization and Toulouse presence, but with thousands of engineers and broader scope.

Direct peers

• Cosmo Tech: French provider of AI-based digital twin technology for industrial asset and system optimization. Comparable French industrial AI positioning, enterprise sales motion, and focus on complex industrial environments.
• Diota: French software company specializing in AI-powered augmented reality and digital solutions for manufacturing and industrial operators. Closely comparable niche industrial AI focus, French roots, and enterprise manufacturing customer base to Akawan.

Others

• OVHcloud: Leading European sovereign cloud provider offering on-premise and private cloud infrastructure. Enables Akawan's sovereign AI and on-premise deployment strategy (Bosl.ai, Kaptngo) by providing the underlying trusted infrastructure layer.

Emerging players

• LightOn: French generative AI and LLM platform provider with a strong emphasis on enterprise deployment and data sovereignty. Targets the same regulated European enterprise buyers that motivate Akawan's Bosl.ai offering.
• Mistral AI: Paris-based foundation model company focused on sovereign, enterprise-grade LLMs. Comparable sovereign-AI narrative to Akawan's Bosl.ai, but operating at the model layer with significantly more capital and scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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