Inovagora

What Inovagora does

Inovagora is a French digital agency founded in 2001 and headquartered in Compiègne with a second office in Paris, employing between 1 and 10 people. The firm designs and develops websites and web platforms for French public-sector clients, primarily local governments (municipalities, intercommunalities, agglomerations), public tourism organizations, and agencies such as EPFA Guyane and CCI de la Nièvre. The agency's technical core is built on WordPress CMS, complemented by specialized API integrations for tourism data flows (APIDAE, Tourinsoft, Eugenie), and it holds OpQuast web-quality certification with expertise in RGAA accessibility and RGPD data-protection compliance.

The company sells a mix of professional services (strategic consulting, design, development, hosting, maintenance, and cybersecurity) and two proprietary software products: Novacity, a digital ecosystem platform for public actors to operate websites and citizen-facing services, and Novademos, an online and offline citizen participation platform supporting consultations, idea collection, voting, co-construction workshops, and policy evaluation. Hosting and managed services are delivered via subcontractor relationships with OVH, O2Switch, AquaRay, and Amazon AWS, all configured to keep data within the EU under RGPD.

Commercially, Inovagora pursues a sales-led, tender-driven go-to-market targeting French public buyers, supplemented by referrals and a client-reference narrative built on 590+ cumulative project references. Revenue is generated through project-based fees, recurring software subscriptions for Novacity/Novademos, and managed hosting contracts. The company is privately held, founder-led by Clément ROY (Directeur de l'agence), with no disclosed external investors, no funding rounds, and no parent company; it is presently reinvesting in delivery capacity via open hiring for a web project manager and a front-end WordPress developer.

Name

Inovagora

Legal name

Inovagora

Website

https://inovagora.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Inovagora is a Compiègne- and Paris-based French digital agency, founded in 2001, that designs websites and web platforms for local governments and public tourism organizations using WordPress, its proprietary Novacity and Novademos products, and RGAA/RGPD-compliant hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Web Development Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Graphic Design & Visual Content Production (BPAFAIAC), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO)

Keywords

• Public sector web development
• Citizen engagement platforms
• WordPress CMS services
• Local government websites
• Digital participation tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Compiègne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Web Development & Design Services: Design and development of websites and web platforms for public sector clients. Includes strategic consulting, quality audits, and maintenance services.
2. Software Solutions (Novacity, Novademos): Licensing or subscription of proprietary software platforms for public sector digital ecosystem management and citizen participation.
3. Hosting & Maintenance Services: Web hosting, maintenance, and IT management services with GDPR-compliant data processing as a subcontractor.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Inovagora designs, develops, and hosts websites and web platforms for French public sector actors, primarily local governments and tourism organizations. Its offering combines professional web design, development, and consulting services with two proprietary software platforms — Novacity (a digital ecosystem for building public-facing websites and citizen services) and Novademos (a citizen participation platform supporting consultations, voting, idea collection, and co-construction). The company also provides ongoing hosting, maintenance, RGPD-compliant data processing, and RGAA accessibility audits as integrated services.

Product overview

Inovagora is a digital agency founded in 2001, specializing in web design and platforms for public sector clients, primarily local authorities. Its product portfolio consists of two proprietary software-as-a-service platforms: Novacity (a civic digital ecosystem for building public websites and citizen interaction) and Novademos (a citizen participation platform). Together they form a complementary suite enabling local governments to manage their digital presence and engage citizens. Beyond its proprietary products, the agency offers consulting, web development, design, hosting, and maintenance services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Novacity: Software solution for public actors to build websites and interact with citizens. Includes information, e-services, news, events, directory, staff directory, classifieds, and consultation features.
• Novademos

Products and services

• Novacity

Quantifiable outcome

• 590+ references in the public sector

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered infrastructure and certification.

• OVHinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationOVH provides data center infrastructure for hosting services. Inovagora uses OVH as a subcontractor for data processing under GDPR requirements, hosting client data within EU-based servers.
• O2SwitchinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationO2Switch provides web hosting infrastructure as a subcontractor. Data processing occurs on servers located in France within the EU.
• AquaRayinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationAquaRay provides specialized hosting infrastructure services as a subcontractor for data processing under GDPR compliance.
• Amazon AWSinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationAmazon Web Services provides cloud infrastructure for hosting services when required, with data processing under GDPR subcontractor arrangements.
• OpQuastcertificationTechnology or IntegrationOpQuast certification for web quality standards. Inovagora team is certified in OpQuast best practices for web quality assurance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Decidim: Open-source participatory democracy platform widely adopted by European municipalities. Directly comparable to Inovagora's Novademos on citizen participation functionality, and represents the principal open-source alternative.
• Open Source Politics: European consultancy deploying open-source citizen participation platforms (notably Consul and Decidim) for public administrations. Comparable to Inovagora on citizen-participation software deployment and on European public-sector client base.
• Fluicity: French citizen engagement and consultation SaaS used by local governments. Overlaps with Inovagora's Novademos product on citizen participation features and on French public-sector GTM.

Broad incumbents

• Sopra Steria: Large European IT services group with a substantial French public-sector practice delivering large-scale digital, cloud and citizen-services programmes. Overlaps with Inovagora in French public-sector web delivery but at a much broader portfolio scale.
• Capgemini: Global IT services and consulting firm with a major French public-sector business spanning digital transformation, citizen services and managed platforms. Comparable on end-customer (French government entities) and digital-platform delivery, but with far broader scope.
• Atos: European IT services incumbent with significant French public-sector and local-government contracts. Competes with Inovagora indirectly for digital public-sector engagements but delivers a much wider portfolio (infrastructure, cloud, applications).

Direct peers

• Kaliop: French digital agency specialising in CMS, open-source and digital transformation for public-sector and enterprise clients. Highly comparable to Inovagora on customer type (French local authorities), WordPress/open-source stack and end-to-end project delivery model.
• Smile: French open-source digital agency covering CMS, web development and digital experience with strong public-sector exposure. Comparable to Inovagora on technology stack (open-source CMS), vertical focus and project-based delivery to French institutions.
• SQLI: French digital services company delivering web platforms, e-commerce and digital transformation for enterprises and public-sector clients. Comparable to Inovagora in digital agency services, technology stack and French customer base, though at significantly larger scale.
• Apsia: French digital agency building websites and digital platforms for public-sector and private clients. Directly comparable to Inovagora in scope (web design, development, hosting) and target segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/inovagora

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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