What Cinov Digital does

Cinov Digital is one of 16 professional syndicates within Fédération Cinov, the French employer federation representing the BETIC branch (bureaux d'études techniques, cabinets d'ingénieurs-conseils et sociétés de conseils). The federation traces its origins to the Chambre des Ingénieurs-Conseils de France (CICF), founded during World War I when engineers formalized their role in production rationalization, and was renamed Fédération Cinov on November 22, 2012 to reflect the convergence of digital, consulting, and engineering professions. The organization defends the collective interests of more than 4,000 member companies across 14 regional federations covering metropolitan France and overseas territories, within a broader branch that represents approximately 100,000 companies and 1.2 million employees.

Cinov Digital's core offering is professional representation and member services rather than technology products. Revenue is generated via membership subscriptions paid by member companies, supplemented by ancillary services that include legal assistance, public-procurement support, training funding via OPCO Atlas and FIF PL, insurance brokering, factoring, a purchasing platform, and digital tools such as the Agora member portal, the 'choosing-son-amo.fr' AMO selector, and the 'Constellation Compétences' risk management tool. The federation's go-to-market is sales-led through the nested syndicate and regional federation network, with member companies joining via the syndicate corresponding to their core business activity.

The federation is non-profit and governed by a Board of Directors with a President elected for three-year terms; Magali Cottave assumed the presidency on June 5, 2025. Cinov Digital maintains institutional influence through seats in 350+ organizations including CPME (which it co-founded in 1944), UNAPL, FIDIC, EFCA, and Syntec, and through co-administration of qualification bodies OPQIBI and OPQCM. There is no proprietary technology platform architecture, no disclosed funding history, and no M&A activity; the organization's strategic activity centers on policy advocacy, recurring event programming (IMPACT RSE, Les Agit'Acteurs, L'AMO, Les Talentes, Baticup Méditerranée), and the progressive digitization of member services.

Name

Cinov Digital

Legal name

Fédération des Syndicats des Métiers de la Prestation Intellectuelle du Conseil, de l'Ingénierie et du Numérique

Website

https://cinov.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cinov Digital is a French professional syndicate within Fédération Cinov that represents more than 4,000 digital, consulting, and IT engineering SMEs across France, providing collective representation, training, legal, and procurement services funded by membership subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: Cinov Digital generates revenue through membership fees paid by member companies. Member companies join through the professional syndicate structure and pay subscriptions to support the federation's activities in representing and defending the interests of digital, consulting, and engineering professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Cinov Digital is one of 16 professional syndicates within the Fédération Cinov, a French employers' federation representing the digital services component of the BETIC branch (Bureaux d'études techniques, cabinets d'ingénieurs-conseils et sociétés de conseils). The federation provides professional representation, advocacy, training, networking, legal assistance, public procurement support, and ancillary services to over 4,000 member companies in the French digital, consulting, and engineering sectors. Revenue is generated through membership subscriptions paid by member companies.

Product overview

Cinov Digital is one of 16 professional syndicates within the Fédération Cinov, which is a patron federation representing the BETIC branch (Bureaux d'études techniques, cabinets d'ingénieurs-conseils et sociétés de conseils). The Fédération Cinov federates over 4,000 member companies across 16 professional syndicates and 14 regional federations in France. The federation's services include legal assistance, insurance, training, purchasing platforms, webinars, public procurement support, factoring, member directory (Agora), and social/cultural activities (ASC). The federation has developed proprietary tools including the choosing-son-amo.fr platform for selecting AMO (Assistance à Maîtrise d'Ouvrage) professionals, an autodiagnostic-competences tool for skills self-assessment, and a Constellation Competences digital risk management tool.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and regional.

• OPQIBI (Organisme de Qualification et de Certification de l'Ingénierie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération Cinov is a founding and administering member of OPQIBI, the professional qualification and certification body for engineering services. OPQIBI was created at the initiative of the federation to establish quality standards for engineering services in France.
• OPQCM (Organisme de Qualification du Conseil et de la Maîtrise d'Oeuvre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération Cinov co-founded OPQCM, the qualification organization for consulting and design services, alongside Syntec. OPQCM certifies the qualification of consulting and engineering firms.
• OPCO Atlas (Opérateur de Compétences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération Cinov co-founded and co-manages OPCO Atlas, the skills operator for the professional branch. Atlas handles training funding and professional development for member companies.
• FIF PL (Fonds Interprofessionnel de Formation des Professionnels Libéraux)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFIF PL was created in March 1993 at the initiative of UNAPL (Confédération interprofessionnelle des professions libérales), with CICF (now Fédération Cinov) as a founding administrator. FIF PL handles professional training for liberal professionals and non-salaried executives.
• FIDIC (Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération Cinov is an active member of FIDIC, the International Federation of Consulting Engineers. The federation participates in FIDIC activities and commits to the FIDIC Code of Ethics for its members.
• EFCA (European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération Cinov participates in EFCA, the European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations, which was created in Brussels to contribute to European community legislation affecting the engineering sector.
• IPTIC (Institut de Promotion des Techniques de l'Ingénierie et du Conseil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIPTIC was created by CICF (now Fédération Cinov) in 1985 as a professional training institute for engineering and consulting techniques.
• CPME (Confédération des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn October 1944, CICF (now Fédération Cinov) partnered with Léon Gingembre to create CGPME (now CPME), the General Confederation of Small and Medium Enterprises. The federation has administered CPME continuously since that year.
• UNAPL (Union Nationale des Professions Libérales)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération Cinov seats within UNAPL, the National Union of Liberal Professions, as part of its representation activities in professional confederations.
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerADEME is a partner of the Fédération Cinov for environmental and sustainability initiatives, including the IMPACT Tour de France RSE events and sustainable development commission activities.
• AFNOR CertificationmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerAFNOR Certification partnered with Fédération Cinov for the IMPACT Tour de France RSE events, providing expertise on the 'Engagé RSE' label adapted for the BETIC branch.
• OPCO Atlas Hauts-de-FranceregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerOPCO Atlas Hauts-de-France region partnered with Fédération Cinov for the first IMPACT RSE event held in the Hauts-de-France region on September 23, 2025.
• Agence régionale de la biodiversitéregionalGTM or Marketing PartnerThe regional biodiversity agency partnered with Fédération Cinov for the first IMPACT RSE event, supporting biodiversity-themed programming in the Hauts-de-France region.
• Concepteurs d'AvenirsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerConcepteurs d'Avenirs partners with Fédération Cinov on multiple events including the IMPACT Tour de France RSE, L'AMO à toutes les étapes, and Baticup Méditerranée, supporting youth professional integration.
• SynteccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération Cinov has historical ties with Syntec, particularly in founding OPQCM and co-organizing events. Syntec represents the consulting, engineering, and digital sector employers.
• OPCO AtlasmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerOPCO Atlas supports the Baticup Méditerranée sailing event organized by Fédération Cinov, which brings together construction sector professionals, students, and apprentices for networking and professional development.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FIDIC: International Federation of Consulting Engineers; Cinov is an active member and commits to the FIDIC Code of Ethics, functioning as a national-federation counterpart at the global level.
• EFCA: European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations based in Brussels; Cinov participates as a national member and serves as the European-level peer for consulting-engineer advocacy.
• UNAPL: National Union of Liberal Professions; Cinov holds a seat within UNAPL and co-administers FIF PL through it, representing an adjacent peer model for liberal professional federations.
• Syntec-Ingénierie: Federation representing French engineering firms within the broader Syntec ecosystem; competes with Cinov's engineering syndicates (e.g., Cinov Ingénierie) for the same pool of consulting-engineer member companies.
• Syntec: Primary French employers' federation representing digital, consulting, engineering, and events firms; directly competes with Cinov Digital for member companies and policy influence in the Numérique segment, and co-founded OPQCM with Fédération Cinov.

Broad incumbents

• CPME: General Confederation of SMEs, co-founded by Cinov's predecessor (CICF) in 1944; provides broader SME representation while Cinov handles the specific BETIC/intellectual-services subsegment.
• MEDEF: Largest French employers' confederation with broad cross-sector representation; overlaps Cinov's mandate at the macroeconomic and policy-shaping level but does not specialize in digital/engineering.

Others

• FNTP: Federation of Public Works contractors; adjacent construction-industry federation that shares public-procurement policy concerns with Cinov's engineering members but represents a different stakeholder group.
• AFNOR: French national standards body; partnered with Cinov on the IMPACT RSE Tour and Engagé RSE label for the BETIC branch, making it an enabling ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.
• FFB (Fédération Française du Bâtiment): Federation representing building contractors in France; adjacent to Cinov's territory because BETIC firms frequently serve FFB members as engineering and consulting sub-contractors, but does not directly overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/FederationCINOV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cinov-digital

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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