Solpedinn

What Solpedinn does

Solpedinn is a French professional training company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Champigny-sur-Marne, Île-de-France, specializing in Excel and Power BI instruction for individual learners and enterprise teams across France. The company delivers training through three channels: individual instructor-led sessions (€,900–€2,400), intra-company group programs (€1,100–€3,300 per day, 2–10 participants), and a self-paced e-learning platform with tiered subscription pricing starting at €119. Its curriculum emphasizes "Modern Excel" methodology — Power Query, Power Pivot, DAX, and dynamic arrays — over legacy formula-heavy approaches, with nine specialized courses spanning beginner, HR, finance, dashboards, Power Query & M, Power BI, Macros & VBA, and Power Pivot & DAX tracks.

The company operates a proprietary e-learning platform containing over 100 professional case studies and dozens of hours of video content, accessible up to one year after the last training session. A nationwide network of 40+ certified expert trainers, including Microsoft MVP-credentialed instructors, enables both in-person delivery across France and remote sessions. Quality and regulatory credentials include Qualiopi certification (2024), TOSA certification partnership, and CPF funding eligibility through the French Professional Training Account system. Notable enterprise clients include Bain & Company, Deutsche Bank, Arkema, Croix-Rouge Française, and ESSEC Business School, alongside SMB and education-sector customers.

Revenue is generated across individual training, intra-company group training, and e-learning subscriptions, with French CPF/OPCO financing channels supporting individual learner cohorts. Go-to-market combines B2B enterprise field sales for group programs, a product-led self-serve motion for e-learning, and top-of-funnel content marketing through a blog, YouTube channel, LinkedIn presence (25,000 followers), and 44+ free Excel challenges at varying difficulty levels. The company is founder-operated (Antonin Bernard as Gérant, Martin Aubard as CTO), bootstrapped with €4,000 SARL share capital, and has no disclosed external investment, parent company, or M&A activity.

Name

Solpedinn

Legal name

Solpedinn

Website

https://solpedinn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Solpedinn is a French professional training company founded in 2017 that delivers Excel and Power BI instruction to individual professionals and enterprise teams across France via instructor-led sessions, group programs, and a proprietary e-learning platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training & Certification

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), Professional and Management Development Training (61143)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence (SQL, BI Tools, Reporting) (EDABAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Training Delivery Services (Onsite/Virtual Instruction, Workshops, Coaching) (BPAEANAN)

Keywords

• Excel training
• Power BI training
• Corporate upskilling
• E-learning platform
• Professional certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Champigny-sur-marne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Training Sessions: One-on-one customized Excel and Power BI training sessions for individual learners, available in 6h, 12h, and 18h formats. Prices range from 900€ to 2,400€ depending on duration and certification.
2. Intra-Company Training: Group training sessions for companies (2-10 participants) delivered in-person or remotely. Pricing from 1,100€ per day with modular programs. Includes e-learning access for 6 months.
3. E-learning Subscriptions: Self-paced online courses with tiered pricing. Basic courses starting at 119€, with premium options including trainer coaching sessions at higher price points. Includes certification options.
4. CPF-Funded Training: Training programs eligible for French Professional Training Account (CPF) funding, allowing individuals and companies to finance courses through government-backed professional development funds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Solpedinn provides customized Excel and Power BI professional training delivered through three channels: (1) one-on-one instructor-led individual sessions in 6h, 12h, or 18h formats priced 900€–2,400€, (2) intra-company group training for 2–10 participants delivered in-person across France or remotely starting at 1,100€/day, and (3) a proprietary self-paced e-learning platform with 100+ business case studies accessible 24/7. Training emphasizes modern Excel methodology (Power Query, Power Pivot, DAX) over complex formulas, with TOSA certification and CPF financing available.

Product overview

Solpedinn offers a comprehensive portfolio of Excel and Power BI training programs delivered through three formats: individual instructor-led training (individuelles), company group training (intra-entreprise), and self-paced e-learning. The core instructor-led offerings span 9 specialized courses covering Excel beginner, HR, finance, custom, dashboards, Power Query & M, Power BI, Macros & VBA, and Power Pivot & DAX. These are complemented by a proprietary e-learning platform containing over 100 business-relevant case studies and video content, accessible 24/7 for up to one year after training completion. The e-learning products (Formation Excel pour les RH and Formation Excel Power Query) provide online alternatives with practical case exercises. The training approach emphasizes modern Excel methodologies centered on Power Query, TCD (pivot tables), and Power Pivot, with pedagogy focused on active learning through real-world business scenarios in HR, commercial, and finance domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Solpedinn Blog: Technical blog featuring Excel tutorials, Power Query guides, Power BI articles, and Excel challenges
• Solpedinn YouTube Channel
• Solpedinn Challenges

Products and services

• Formation Excel Débutant (Individual) Entry-level instructor-led Excel training for individuals (also available intra-company), covering basic tools, simple and effective functions, creating first tables, using pivot tables, and discovering Power Query. Targets beginners who use Excel daily and want to modernise their workflow; priced from 900€.
• Formation Excel RH (Individual) Instructor-led Excel training specialized for HR professionals, focused on efficiently managing HR data, creating HR dashboards, tracking personnel, and automating key HR indicators. Priced from 900€.
• Formation Excel Finance (Individual) Instructor-led Excel training tailored for finance, accounting, and management control professionals, building skills to track and present numerical data. Priced from 900€.
• Formation Excel sur-mesure (Individual) Fully customized instructor-led Excel training adapted to a learner's level, role, and objectives, designed for maximum impact on day-to-day professional tasks.
• Formation Excel Tableaux de bord (Individual) Instructor-led Excel training focused on creating effective, visually impactful dashboards tailored to the learner's professional environment and reporting needs.
• Formation Power Query & M (Individual) Instructor-led Power Query training covering data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) and the M language for advanced data processing; TOSA certification is available on this track.
• Formation Power BI (Individual) Instructor-led Power BI training for data analysis and visualization, enabling learners to create interactive dashboards and reports.
• Formation Macros & VBA (Individual) Instructor-led training covering macros and VBA programming for automating repetitive Excel tasks and extending Excel's built-in functionality.
• Formation Power Pivot & DAX (Individual) Advanced instructor-led Power Pivot and DAX training for building data models and performing complex calculations inside Excel.
• Intra-Company Group Training (Excel & Power BI) B2B group training for companies with 2–10 participants (Power BI: 6 max), delivered in-person nationwide or remotely, combining custom Excel or Power BI workshops with 6 months of e-learning platform access. Priced from 1,100€ per day for Excel and 1,300€ per day for Power BI.
• Formation Excel pour les RH (E-learning) Self-paced e-learning course dedicated to HR professionals, covering automation of HR tasks, analysis and consolidation of HR data, and dashboard creation without complex formulas.
• Formation Excel Power Query (E-learning) Self-paced e-learning course on Power Query for optimising data flows, importing, transforming, and unifying files without coding. The Complete Pack adds TOSA certification and 2 hours of expert trainer time, with a promotional 130€ discount available.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000+ professionals trained
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dawan: French IT and professional training organization offering intra-company and individual courses on Excel, Office, Power BI, and adjacent technologies. Direct competitor in the same intra-company corporate training segment with CPF eligibility.
• Udemy: Global online learning marketplace with extensive Excel, Power Query, and Power BI course catalogs from independent instructors. Competes in the same self-paced, individual-learner e-learning segment, including French-language Excel content.
• Alphorm: French e-learning platform offering video-based IT and office productivity courses (Excel, Office 365, Power BI). Competes in the same self-paced French-language e-learning segment eligible for CPF financing.
• DataCamp: Online data and Excel/Power BI skills learning platform with self-paced courses, projects, and certifications. Directly comparable as a subscription-based e-learning destination targeting the same professional upskilling use cases (Excel, Power BI, data analysis) that Solpedinn addresses.
• Orsys: Established French professional training provider (Qualiopi certified) with catalog spanning Office, Excel, Power BI, data analytics, and project management. Closely comparable on B2B intra-company delivery model, pricing tier, and French L&D customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Pluralsight: Tech-focused skills platform covering Excel, Power BI, data engineering, and analytics. Comparable in targeting enterprise L&D budgets and individual professionals for advanced data tooling upskilling.
• Cegos: Large international corporate training and consultancy firm with broad professional development offerings including digital/office productivity training. Comparable on enterprise L&D procurement cycles and Qualiopi-style certification footprint.
• LinkedIn Learning: Subscription-based professional video learning service with deep Excel, Power BI, and data analysis course libraries, often bundled into enterprise L&D budgets. Directly competes for corporate training wallets and individual-learner attention.
• Coursera: Large MOOC platform offering professional Excel, data analysis, and Power BI specializations from universities and corporate partners. An incumbent substitute for individual learners and corporate L&D teams evaluating Excel/data upskilling programs.

Regional players

• Jedha: French data and tech bootcamp provider specializing in Data Analyst, Data Engineering, and Data Science programs with strong CPF eligibility. Operates in the same French professional-training funding ecosystem and adjacent data/analytics curriculum.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Solpedinn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solpedinn
• Facebookfacebook.com/solpedinn

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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