Bcome
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2009
- HeadquartersSaint-Étienne, France
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
Bcome firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Bcome
- Legal name
- Bcome sas
- Website
- https://bcome.fr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2009
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Bcome industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Digital point-of-sale and virtual tour services for retail and real estate
- NAICS
- Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (42343), Commercial Photography (541922)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Wholesale/B2B Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAF)
Keywords
Where Bcome is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Saint-Étienne
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Bcome business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain
Revenue model
- Hardware Sales (POS Equipment): Sale of tactile cash register systems including hardware components such as dual-screen terminals, cash drawers, thermal printers, barcode scanners, and customer display screens.
- Software/SaaS Subscriptions: Cloud-based NEXTORE POS software with management tools, communication features, and e-commerce integration. Sold as ongoing service with installation, training, and remote support included.
- Custom Web Development: Bespoke website development services with custom code, ergonomic admin interfaces, and free bug correction. Reusable knowledge bases enable competitive pricing.
- 3D Virtual Tour Services: Real estate virtual tour creation including 3D modeling, virtual navigation, 2D plan extraction, home staging, and VR headset experiences.
- Virtual Tour Photography: Google Street View certified virtual tour photography services for businesses across various sectors.
- Franchise Network: Expansion through franchise model allowing others to operate under the Bcome brand in different geographic regions.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
Bcome product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Bcome digitizes physical retail and commercial operations through six integrated offerings: the NEXTORE cloud-based tactile POS and payment terminal with integrated inventory, CRM, and marketing tools; Google Street View certified 360° virtual tours; the Visit and Buy in-tour e-commerce platform; the Ma Visite Immobilière 3D real estate virtual tour service with VR and drone capabilities; custom website development; and custom smartphone application development. The company delivers these primarily to French SMBs and mid-market businesses in retail, hospitality, food service, and real estate through direct sales and a franchise network.
Product overview
BCOME is a digital services agency headquartered in Saint-Étienne, France, operating a franchise network across France. Its product portfolio consists of six core digital offerings — NEXTORE (cloud-based POS and payment terminals), Visites virtuelles Google (360° virtual tour photography and publishing), Visit and Buy (in-tour e-commerce tagging and purchasing), Ma Visite Immobilière (3D real estate virtual tours with VR, drone, and home staging), Site Internet (custom web development), and Applications Smartphone (iOS/Android/Windows Phone app development) — supported by sector-specific verticals for commerce, hospitality, food service, real estate, and institutions. The company positions itself as a specialist in digitizing physical retail and real estate operations, bridging online and offline sales channels through its cloud-connected platform ecosystem.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- NEXTORE: Cloud-based tactile cash register and point-of-sale system for retail businesses with inventory management and e-commerce integration.
- Visit And Buy
- Ma Visite Immobilière
Products and services
- NEXTORE Cloud POS System Cloud-based, fully customizable point-of-sale and payment terminal with dual-screen touchscreen cash registers, integrated inventory management, multi-user reporting, table/floor plan ordering, CRM, and marketing automation (email, SMS, push notifications). The shared article database and inventory system unify physical POS and e-commerce channels. Sold to retail, restaurant, and hospitality businesses.
- Visites virtuelles Google (Google Street View Virtual Tours) 360-degree virtual tour photography and publishing service delivered by Google-certified photographers, with tours appearing on Google Search, Google Maps, and Google+ Local. Covers establishments across retail, hospitality, food service, beauty, and institutional sectors.
- Visit and Buy Virtual E-commerce Platform E-commerce virtual tour platform enabling in-tour product identification, tagging, and direct purchasing within a 360-degree virtual environment. Offers 24/7 access, secure payment processing, delivery or pickup options, and integrated CRM for merchants such as shops, hotels, and restaurants.
- Ma Visite Immobilière (3D Real Estate Virtual Tour) Interactive 3D virtual tour and real estate visualization service featuring 3D modeling, immersive VR headset tours, 2D floor plan extraction, interactive measurement tools, home staging, professional photography/videography, drone aerial views, and augmented reality. Targeted at real estate agents, property developers, and private sellers.
- Site Internet (Custom Web Development) Custom website design and development service delivering bespoke, responsive websites with ergonomic administration interfaces. Bcome builds sector-specific solutions for clients across commerce, industry, and real estate verticals, leveraging a reusable knowledge base for competitive pricing and including free bug correction.
- Applications Smartphone (Mobile App Development) Custom smartphone application development for iOS (iPhone, iPad), Android, and Windows Phone platforms. Bcome creates branded mobile applications incorporating e-commerce, reservation, drive-through, and augmented reality features (e.g., the KolorYou breast pump fitting AR app, the Pharmacie de la Cotonne drive-through prescription app).
Quantifiable outcome
- Properties with 3D virtual tours sell faster and at average 8% higher price than comparable properties without virtual tours.
Companies that use Bcome
Customer profileNamed customers12 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Bcome technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Bcome partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Google (Street View)coreBcome operates as certified Google Street View photographers, creating and publishing 360-degree virtual tours that appear on Google Search, Maps, and Google+ Local. All images are processed according to Google's privacy and confidentiality rules for blurring. This partnership enables Bcome's virtual tour services to benefit from Google's search visibility and authority.
- A NEW STORYminorFranchise partner operating in Albi region, using the Bcome brand and presumably reselling/distributing Bcome products and services under franchise agreement.
- BCOME 35minorFranchise partner operating in Bruz region (postal code 35), using the Bcome brand and presumably reselling/distributing Bcome products and services under franchise agreement.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Bcome competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Kuula: Cloud platform for creating, hosting, and sharing 360° virtual tours — comparable to Bcome's Visites virtuelles Google and Visit and Buy products in the virtual tour creation and publishing category.
- SumUp: European-focused mobile POS and payments provider for small merchants with hardware and SaaS software — comparable to NEXTORE on SMB POS, geographic orientation (Europe), and integrated commerce functionality.
- CloudPano: Virtual tour hosting and creation platform with hotspots, branding, and embeddable tours — directly comparable to Bcome's Visit and Buy-enabled virtual tours in functionality and SMB target.
- Lightspeed Commerce: Retail and restaurant POS platform with omnichannel e-commerce integration — directly comparable to NEXTORE's unified POS + e-commerce inventory architecture and SMB-to-mid-market customer profile.
- Matterport: Category leader in 3D virtual tours for real estate, including dollhouse views, floor plans, and VR walkthroughs — directly comparable to Bcome's Ma Visite Immobilière product across functionality and target buyer.
- Zettle (PayPal Zettle): European mobile POS and commerce platform targeted at SMBs — comparable to NEXTORE across European geography, hardware-plus-software model, and small-merchant customer base.
- EyeSpy360: Virtual tour and 3D/360° platform with agent-branded tour publishing — directly comparable to Bcome's Google Street View virtual tour offering in product, customer (real estate and SMBs), and delivery model.
- Square (Block): Square provides cloud-based POS hardware, software, and integrated commerce tools for SMB retailers, restaurants, and service businesses — directly comparable to Bcome's NEXTORE offering in product, customer type, and go-to-market.
Broad incumbents
- Toast: Specialized restaurant POS and operations platform with integrated payments and marketing — comparable to NEXTORE's restaurant/bar deployments as a specialized incumbent in the Bcome-served restaurant vertical.
Regional players
- Zenchef: French-headquartered restaurant marketing and digital solutions provider — comparable to Bcome on geographic focus (France), restaurant vertical, and SMB digital transformation positioning.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Bcome leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Bcome funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Bcome M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Bcome
What does Bcome do?
Bcome digitizes physical retail and commercial operations through six integrated offerings: the NEXTORE cloud-based tactile POS and payment terminal with integrated inventory, CRM, and marketing tools; Google Street View certified 360° virtual tours; the Visit and Buy in-tour e-commerce platform; the Ma Visite Immobilière 3D real estate virtual tour service with VR and drone capabilities; custom website development; and custom smartphone application development. The company delivers these primarily to French SMBs and mid-market businesses in retail, hospitality, food service, and real estate through direct sales and a franchise network.
Is Bcome a public or private company?
Bcome is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Bcome founded?
Bcome was founded in 2009. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Bcome based?
Bcome is headquartered in Saint-Étienne, France, in the Europe region.
How does Bcome make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Hardware Sales (POS Equipment) is the primary driver. The others are software/SaaS Subscriptions, custom Web Development, 3D Virtual Tour Services, virtual Tour Photography and franchise Network.
Who are Bcome's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Kuula, SumUp, CloudPano, Lightspeed Commerce, Matterport, Zettle (PayPal Zettle), EyeSpy360 and Square (Block). Toast is listed as a broad incumbent. Zenchef is listed as a regional player.
Does Bcome have an API?
No public API is recorded for Bcome.
What industry is Bcome in?
Bcome's product category is Digital point-of-sale and virtual tour services for retail and real estate. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAFAAAF, Wholesale/B2B Generalist Marketplaces. Its NAICS code is 42343 and its SIC code is 5040.