What Fabernovel does

EY Fabernovel is a strategic consulting firm specializing in digital and ecological transformation, founded in 2003 by Stéphane Distinguin as Fabernovel and integrated into EY Studio+ on July 5, 2022 following a merger with EY Consulting. The firm operates from Paris as its primary headquarters (with a San Francisco presence noted in firmographic data) and serves enterprise organizations, public-sector bodies, and higher-education institutions across EMEA, primarily France.

Its offering is structured around five core service lines: (#1) Digital Product Design, (#2) User Experience Implementation, (#3) Employee Skills Development, (#4) Innovation Roadmap Acceleration, and (#5) Marketing Strategy Operations. Underlying technology assets include the proprietary AI Brand Index (developed internally at EY Studio+ to measure brand presence in AI environments), an LLM-based Search Analysis solution leveraging a partnership with NVIDIA, and augmented data-engineering capabilities using Claude Code and Cursor. The firm also publishes a monthly analytical series ('Beyond Attention') and research studies such as 'AIpocalypse ou AIvolution?' (October 2023) and 'Manifeste pour une IA au service de la planète' (April 2024, with Microsoft support).

EY Fabernovel generates revenue through professional-services consulting engagements delivered directly to enterprise and public-sector clients. Engagements are initiated via the firm website ([email protected]) and LinkedIn outreach to named practice experts, with no public pricing model. Strategic alliances with NVIDIA, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, OpenAI, and Perplexity AI position the firm as an advisory layer across major generative-AI platforms, and a major partnership with Banque des Territoires anchors a flagship government engagement (France Services / LILA program). The firm operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of EY (Ernst & Young Global Limited) within a private partnership structure and does not publicly disclose revenue.

Name

Fabernovel

Legal name

EY Fabernovel

Website

https://fabernovel.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

EY Fabernovel is a Paris-based strategic consulting firm (part of EY Studio+) that designs, deploys, and operates digital and ecological transformation solutions for enterprise, public-sector, and education clients across EMEA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Marketing Consulting Services (541613), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application License Advisory, Vendor Management & Optimization (BPAEAGAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Tools & Platforms Training (Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.) (EDABAHAH)

Keywords

• Digital transformation consulting
• Strategic innovation advisory
• AI integration consulting
• Marketing strategy services
• Ecological transition advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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. Strategic Consulting Services: EY Fabernovel provides strategic consulting services to help organizations design, deploy, and operate digital transformation solutions. Services span from strategic advice to product realization and marketing campaign execution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

EY Fabernovel is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations design, deploy, and operate solutions strengthening competitiveness and engagement of customers and employees. The firm delivers five core service lines—Digital Product Design, User Experience Implementation, Employee Skills Development, Innovation Roadmap Acceleration, and Marketing Strategy Operations—spanning strategy, design, AI, sustainability, data, and digital marketing, and serves enterprise and public-sector clients primarily from its Paris headquarters with 500+ multidisciplinary talents.

Product overview

EY Fabernovel is a strategic transformation and innovation consulting firm, part of EY Studio+, offering a portfolio of five core consulting service lines (#1 Digital Product Design, #2 User Experience Implementation, #3 Employee Skills Development, #4 Innovation Roadmap Acceleration, #5 Marketing Strategy Operations). The firm complements its consulting offerings with proprietary knowledge products including the 'Beyond Attention' monthly newsletter series covering AI-driven marketing evolution, and specialized research publications such as 'AIpocalypse ou AIvolution?' (2023) and 'Manifeste pour une IA au service de la planète' (2024). EY Studio+ has also developed an internal proprietary tool, AI Brand Index, for measuring brand presence in AI environments. The five service offerings work together as an integrated transformation ecosystem: the first two focus on strategy and customer/user experience, the middle two address capability building and innovation acceleration, while the fifth operates marketing strategies and supports AI adoption.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Product Design Consulting Strategic consulting to identify innovation territories, understand impacts of technology evolution (AI, GenAI, blockchain), and design foundations for new services including business models, user journeys, and technology solutions for enterprise clients.
• User Experience Implementation Consulting service that captures customer and employee voice to improve end-to-end experiences, leveraging CRM, SFA, and CPQ technologies to transform Marketing, Sales, and Services operations with AI-powered tools for enterprise clients.
• Employee Skills Development Learning expeditions, AI and product-mode training programs, technology appropriation experiences, and innovation engagement strategies to transform workforce capabilities for enterprise clients.
• Innovation Roadmap Acceleration Innovation device alignment with strategic priorities, team piloting and acceleration support, solution deployment and sustainability, value measurement, and open innovation programs with multidisciplinary teams for enterprise clients.
• Marketing Strategy Operations Operational marketing support for growth capabilities (media, CRM, SEO, social networks, e-commerce), EY-exclusive LLM-based Search Analysis, and end-to-end marketing transformation via dedicated programs or AI Academy for enterprise clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• France Services network processed 9 million requests by end of 2023 (up from 1.17 million in 2020), with user satisfaction exceeding 90%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability14 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• MicrosoftcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2024Microsoft supported the development of the 'Manifeste pour une IA au service de la planète' (Manifesto for AI serving the planet) study. The partnership leverages Microsoft's technology capabilities to explore AI use cases beneficial for environmental sustainability and planetary wellbeing.
• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationEY Fabernovel leverages its partnership with NVIDIA for the exclusive Search Analysis solution based on an LLM developed by EY, utilizing personalized AI agents powered by NVIDIA technology.
• Banque des TerritoiresmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBanque des Territoires partnered with EY Fabernovel for the LILA (Lieux Innovants, Lieux Accueillants) program to transform France Services public service points, combining design strategy expertise with public sector transformation goals.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey Digital (QuantumBlack): McKinsey's digital and AI practice, competing on strategic transformation mandates at the C-suite level — broader portfolio but overlapping on digital strategy advisory.
• IBM Consulting: Global consulting arm of IBM focused on hybrid cloud, AI (watsonx), and enterprise transformation — broader portfolio but direct overlap on enterprise AI/digital advisory.
• Deloitte Digital: Deloitte's digital transformation, design, and engineering arm; competes across enterprise digital, marketing transformation, and customer experience mandates.
• Capgemini Invent: Capgemini's digital innovation and transformation consulting brand with comparable European enterprise footprint and digital/AI offerings.
• Accenture: Largest global management and technology consultancy with deep digital and AI practices — broad incumbent that competes for the same enterprise transformation mandates.

Direct peers

• Slalom Consulting: Boutique-leaning technology and transformation consultancy with strong digital/AI practices, overlapping with EY Fabernovel on mid-to-large enterprise transformation engagements.
• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy focused on digital transformation, software engineering, and AI/data strategy — closely comparable in service mix and target client profile.
• Publicis Sapient: Publicis's digital transformation arm delivering strategy, design, and engineering to enterprise clients — directly comparable to EY Fabernovel's strategy-plus-implementation model across similar verticals.
• West Monroe Partners: US-based digital and technology consultancy serving mid-to-large enterprises; comparable in multidisciplinary talent model and transformation engagement style.

Emerging players

• R/GA: Digital agency and consultancy at the intersection of brand, product, and technology — comparable in design-strategy, marketing transformation, and innovation offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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