Actemis

What Actemis does

Actemis (legal entity ACTEMIS CONSEIL) is a French professional services firm specializing in public innovation financing, R&D tax incentives, and corporate finance advisory for technology-oriented SMEs, startups, and mid-sized groups. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Villeneuve d'Ascq in the Lille metropolitan area, the firm is structured as a SARL under the management of Gérant associé Gilles Christory and operates with a team drawn primarily from engineering and doctoral backgrounds from schools including Centrale Lille.

The firm's core offerings break down into several integrated practices. Innovation Financing and Public Funding cover the identification and structuring of French and European aid programs. R&D Tax Incentives work centers on Crédit d'Impôt Recherche (CIR), Crédit d'Impôt Innovation (CII), Jeune Entreprise Innovante (JEI) status, and IP Box regime optimization, with the firm claiming oversight of more than €15M of annual CIR-CII claims and a zero tax-adjustment rate on audited dossiers. Corporate Finance and Strategy services are delivered through the Startup Planner program, which packages advisory for early-stage founders. A dedicated Health Sector practice (Pôle Santé), launched in October 2022, addresses life-sciences and medtech clients.

Commercial reach extends across three offices - Lille (headquarters), Caen/Normandy (opened September 2020), and Strasbourg/Grand Est - serving over 200 SMEs annually. Demand generation flows primarily through institutional channels: Bpifrance, the Médiation des Entreprises, the La French Tech network, and partnerships with incubators and accelerators. Actemis holds ISQ OPQF management consulting certification and is referenced as an expert by public innovation funders, which constitutes the principal mode of client origination. Revenue, capital intensity beyond the disclosed €110,000 SARL social capital, and detailed pricing are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Actemis

Legal name

ACTEMIS CONSEIL

Website

https://actemis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Actemis is a French consulting firm advising startups, SMEs, and mid-sized groups on R&D tax incentives (CIR, CII, JEI, IP Box), public innovation financing, and corporate finance, with offices in Lille, Normandy, and Strasbourg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeneuve

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategy and Innovation Financing Consulting: Professional consulting fees for strategy advisory, innovation financing support, and R&D tax credit optimization services. Revenue generated through service fees charged to startups and SMEs for accompaniment in business planning, market studies, and funding acquisition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Actemis is a French consulting firm that advises startups, growth SMEs, and large groups on innovation strategy and financing. The firm provides market studies and business plans, R&D tax credit optimization (CIR, CII, JEI, IP Box), public funding acquisition across regional, national, and European programs, fundraising support, financial steering, and a dedicated Pôle Santé for biotech and medtech clients. Services are delivered by certified advisors (ISQ OPQF, Médiation des Entreprises referral, Bpifrance listed experts) with PhD and engineer profiles who accompany clients end-to-end from strategy through funding and tax audit defense.

Product overview

ACTEMIS is a consulting firm offering a portfolio of specialized services for innovation strategy and financing. The core offerings include Strategy & Business Planning, Organization & Project Management, R&D Tax Incentives (CIR, CII, JEI, IP Box), Public Funding & Innovation Financing, Corporate Finance (Fundraising & Financial Management), and the Startup Planner program. Additionally, ACTEMIS operates a specialized Health Sector division (Pôle Santé) dedicated to biotech and medtech companies. Services are delivered through expert consultants and focus on supporting startups and growth SMEs in their innovation projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stratégie (Strategy) Market strategy development and business plan validation services for startups and growth SMEs. Includes market qualification, trend analysis, competitive context study, customer segmentation, market quantification, and business plan creation.
• Organisation et Gestion de Projet (Organization & Project Management) Innovation management and project management services for R&D and industrialization projects. Includes setting up a collaborative innovation framework, reflection structures with decision-making instances, and innovative project tracking.
• Fiscalité de la R&D (R&D Tax Incentives) R&D tax credit advisory services covering CIR (Crédit d'Impôt Recherche), CII (Crédit d'Impôt Innovation), JEI (Jeune Entreprise Innovante) status declaration, and IP Box optimization. Includes financial analysis, technical project audits, eligible expenditure identification, and accompaniment during tax audits.
• Financement de l'innovation (Innovation Financing / Public Funding) Public funding acquisition services covering regional, national, and European funding sources. Includes cartography of funding solutions, formalization of funding requests, application processing support, and administrative/financial follow-up.
• Levée de Fonds (Fundraising) Capital raise accompaniment services for growth companies. Includes business plan development, financing source definition, investor target identification, and negotiation assistance including shareholder agreements.
• Pilotage Financier (Financial Management) Financial steering and control services including financial simulation, diversification of financing, financial diagnostic, operational steering, and coordination of accounting processes.
• Startup Planner Entrepreneur development program training founders in strategy, organization, and finance to become autonomous in business management. Includes personalized training, workshops, digital tools, and long-term follow-up across three training axes.
• Pôle Santé (Health Sector Division) Dedicated health sector division providing specialized accompaniment for biotech, medtech, and health innovation companies through sector-specific tools and regular monitoring of health-related funding calls.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over €15M of CIR-CII claimed annually across client portfolio
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La French TechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated with La French Tech ecosystem, supporting French innovative startups and SMEs.
• BpifrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as referenced experts. Collaborates on public funding and innovation financing programs.
• ISQ OPQFcoreOthersQuality certification holder for consulting services through OPQF accreditation.
• EuratechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Lille-based tech incubator, supporting startup ecosystem development.
• EurasantécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with health innovation cluster in Lille region supporting biotech and medtech companies.
• Normandie IncubationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Normandy incubator supporting regional startup ecosystem since September 2020.
• Normandie ValorisationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with technology transfer organization in Normandy region.
• Normandie IncubationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partnership in Normandy for innovation financing support.
• Normandie ValorisationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology transfer partnership in Normandy region.
• Initiative CalvadosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with local entrepreneurial support network in Normandy.
• KPMG CaenminorOthersProfessional network connection in Normandy for complementary advisory services.
• MoHominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Normandy innovation ecosystem player.
• Plaine ImageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with creative industries incubator in Lille region.
• Forum DigitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with digital industry network in the region.
• Pôle de compétitivité TescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with competitiveness cluster for technology and innovation support.
• BIOFITminorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipation as exhibitor at BIOFIT healthcare partnering event in Strasbourg, November 2022.
• Pôle HippoliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEquestrian innovation cluster where Cassandre Legout serves as referent.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alcimed: Alcimed is a French innovation and strategy consulting firm that helps companies identify and develop new growth opportunities, often working with innovative startups and SMEs across life sciences, energy, and technology. It is comparable to Actemis in serving innovative French companies with strategic and innovation-focused advisory.
• Aklea: Aklea is a French consulting firm focused on R&D tax credit (CIR/CII), innovation tax credit, and JEI advisory services for startups, SMEs, and innovative companies. It competes directly with Actemis on the same regulatory niche with similar service offerings and target clients.
• Leyton: Leyton is a French and international consulting firm specializing in R&D tax credit advisory (CIR/CII), innovation financing, and energy efficiency incentives. It is the largest direct competitor to Actemis in the French CIR/CII advisory market, serving a similar client base of startups, SMEs, and mid-market companies with comparable service offerings.

Others

• INPI: INPI (Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle) is the French national intellectual property office that administers patent, trademark, and design registration, including IP Box regime guidance. It is adjacent to Actemis's IP Box advisory service rather than a direct competitor.
• Bpifrance: Bpifrance is the French public investment bank that provides public funding programs, innovation financing, and expert advisory services to French startups and SMEs. While not a direct competitor, it is a core ecosystem partner of Actemis and an adjacent public-sector alternative for innovation financing advisory.
• SATT Nord: SATT Nord is a French technology transfer office (Société d'Accélération du Transfert de Technologies) operating in northern France. It is an ecosystem partner of Actemis and serves a partially overlapping client base of academic-derived startups and research-intensive SMEs.
• Euratechnologies: Euratechnologies is one of France's largest tech incubators and startup campuses based in Lille, and a core ecosystem partner of Actemis. While not a direct competitor, it is part of the same referral ecosystem that generates Actemis's top-of-funnel leads and serves a similar startup client base.
• Eurasanté: Eurasanté is the Lille-based health innovation cluster and biotech/medtech incubator that is a core partner of Actemis's Pôle Santé. While not a direct competitor, it serves the same biotech and medtech client segment that Actemis's health division targets with R&D tax credit and innovation financing advisory.

Broad incumbents

• KPMG France: KPMG France is a Big 4 firm with a dedicated R&D tax incentives and innovation financing practice serving SMEs, large enterprises, and multinational clients. It competes with Actemis on CIR/CII advisory while offering a broader portfolio (audit, tax, consulting) that single-specialty firms cannot match.
• Mazars France: Mazars is an international audit and consulting firm with a French practice that includes innovation financing and R&D tax credit advisory. It serves a similar client base to Actemis while offering broader service capabilities, positioning it as a broader incumbent in the same space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ActemisConseil

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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