Construction & Energy by Impulse Labs

What Construction & Energy by Impulse Labs does

Impulse Partners is a French innovation consulting firm founded in 2011 that operates as an intermediary ecosystem connecting corporates, startups, investors, and public sector organizations in the infrastructure and energy sectors. The firm links over 3,000 startups with more than 300 companies and organizations across public and private sectors in 15+ countries, with a stated 12 years of experience facilitating digital transformation, decarbonization, and new business model adoption. It is led by Founding Partner Thomas Le Diouron and operates as a privately held firm with no disclosed investor base or parent entity.

The firm delivers six core service lines: Innovation Consulting (strategy and innovation advisory for infrastructure and energy clients), Investment (facilitating connections between investors and startups from the network), Innovation Labs (growth exploration vehicles for corporates and startups), Innovation Hubs Design and Operation (identifying consortium stakeholders and building operational models for third-party innovation sites), Studio & Intrapreneurship (supporting internal entrepreneurship and innovation culture), and Trade Missions (international expansion support). All revenue is generated through professional services engagements on a tailored basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Productized platforms include the Sekoya Industrial Club co-developed with Eiffage, which runs recurring calls for solutions to connect industrial firms with startup innovations.

The go-to-market is sales-led, targeting large enterprises and public sector organizations in verticals including Infrastructure & Construction, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Real Estate, Public Sector, and Industry. Named clients include TotalEnergies, Bouygues Construction, EDF (via EDF Pulse Incubation), Eiffage, Léon Grosse, and Alliade Habitat. Marketing channels center on industry events (Viva Technology, Techshow for Construction), content publications, LinkedIn/Twitter presence, and direct expert outreach. The firm is actively hiring and expanding its international footprint, including recent activity at Viva Technology 2024 with a South Korea trade mission.

Name

Construction & Energy by Impulse Labs

Legal name

Impulse Partners

Website

https://impulse-labs.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Impulse Partners is a French innovation consulting firm (founded 2011) that connects 3,000+ startups with 300+ corporates and public sector organizations across infrastructure and energy sectors in 15+ countries, delivering six services including strategy consulting, investment support, innovation labs, and hub design.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Innovation Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting (BPAHACAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

Keywords

• Innovation consulting
• Corporate-startup ecosystem
• Infrastructure innovation
• Energy sector consulting
• Startup ecosystem services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Innovation Consulting: Strategy and innovation consulting missions built on deep expertise in infrastructure and energy sectors. Tailored solutions delivered through consultants matched to client needs.
2. Investment Services: Investment support services driven by the company's unique position at the center of the global startup community, connecting investors with qualified startups.
3. Innovation Labs: Growth drivers for companies, organizations, and start-ups to explore, experiment, and invest in new opportunities.
4. Innovation Hubs Design and Operation: Specialized services in identifying consortium stakeholders and crafting effective business and operational models for third-party innovation sites.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Impulse Partners is an innovation consulting firm that supports infrastructure, construction, and energy sector clients in decarbonization, digitalization, and differentiation by connecting them to a curated ecosystem of 3,000+ startups. It delivers tailored innovation consulting missions, investment support, innovation labs, innovation hub design and operation, studio/intrapreneurship programs, and international trade missions. The firm serves 300+ enterprise and public-sector clients across 15+ countries.

Product overview

Impulse Partners operates as a multi-service innovation ecosystem for infrastructure and energy sectors, offering six interconnected consulting and investment services. The core offerings include Innovation Consulting for strategic transformation, Investment services leveraging a 3,000+ startup network, Innovation Labs for company growth acceleration, Innovation Hubs design and operation, Studio & Intrapreneurship programs, and Trade Missions for international expansion. These services work together to help corporates, investors, and startups decarbonize, digitalize, and differentiate their activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovation Consulting
• Investment Support
• Innovation Labs
• Innovation Hubs Design and Operation
• Studio & Intrapreneurship
• Trade Missions

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ companies and organizations connected through the ecosystem
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EiffagecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2023Eiffage partnered with Impulse Partners to co-develop Sekoya Industrial Club, which facilitates calls for solutions. On July 4, 2023, the Sekoya Industrial Club unveiled winning solutions from its fifth call for solutions.
• Sekoya Industrial ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2023Sekoya Industrial Club is a joint initiative with Impulse Partners and Eiffage that serves as a platform for connecting industrial companies with innovative startup solutions through regular calls for solutions.
• Infopro DigitalminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 June 2023Impulse Partners, in partnership with Infopro Digital, organized a round table at the Techshow for Construction in Paris on June 25. Impulse Partners acted as the French representative of the international Women in Construction Tech community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Roland Berger: Global strategy consultancy with strong energy, infrastructure, and sustainability practices, including corporate-startup collaboration and innovation advisory. Comparable on the strategic-innovation mandate layer, though embedded in a much broader portfolio.
• Capgemini Invent: The digital innovation and transformation arm of Capgemini, serving global energy, construction, and utilities clients with open innovation, venture, and intrapreneurship programs. Overlaps significantly with Impulse's offerings but operates at substantially greater scale and breadth.
• Arthur D. Little: Global management consulting firm with a long-standing innovation, R&D, and technology strategy practice serving energy and infrastructure clients. Comparable on innovation strategy and corporate venturing advisory, with broader international footprint.
• Boston Consulting Group (BCG) — Greentown Labs / Climate & Sustainability practice: Global strategy consultancy with deep energy transition and infrastructure practices, including open innovation and venture-builder offerings that overlap with Impulse's services. Substantially larger and broader, but competes for the same corporate innovation mandates.

Regional players

• Station F: Paris-based mega startup campus that designs and operates corporate innovation programs and startup-corporate matchmaking, with a strong presence in French enterprise ecosystems. Comparable in the innovation-hub operation and corporate-startup connecting layer, though facility-based rather than consulting-led.

Direct peers

• Kea & Partners: French innovation and transformation consulting firm working with large corporates on innovation strategy, intrapreneurship, and startup collaboration. Closely mirrors Impulse's bundling of consulting, labs, and ecosystem services for major French enterprises.
• Wavestone: French-headquartered consulting firm with a strong innovation, digital transformation, and energy/transition practice serving large European corporates. Directly comparable as a French boutique-to-mid-market consultancy competing for similar enterprise innovation mandates.
• Sia Partners: Paris-based management and innovation consulting firm with energy, infrastructure, and corporate-startup open innovation offerings. Comparable in scale, French origin, and focus on supporting corporates through innovation and transformation programs.

Emerging players

• Plug and Play Tech Center: Global startup ecosystem and corporate innovation platform running accelerator programs and connecting corporates with venture-stage startups across multiple verticals including sustainability and construction-tech. Comparable ecosystem play, though more accelerator/VC-tilted vs. Impulse's consulting-led model.
• Day One Advisors: Independent innovation and open-innovation advisory firm working with large corporates (notably in construction and energy) on startup sourcing, pilots, and venture client programs. Direct competitor in the corporate-startup intermediation niche that defines Impulse's model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/impulse_labs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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