Shokola

What Shokola does

Shokola is a French digital agency founded in 1995, operating as a SARL (Société à Responsabilité Limitée) with registered capital of €12,500 and offices in Biarritz (headquarters) and the Paris region (Courbevoie). The firm designs and builds custom digital solutions for enterprises, public institutions, and associations, including websites, mobile applications, e-commerce platforms on PrestaShop and WooCommerce, and complex platforms on Symfony. Its technical stack centers on WordPress — augmented by a proprietary in-house theme called Kakao — alongside PrestaShop, WooCommerce, and Symfony for bespoke requirements, and it offers an AI-augmented communication service branded IA-SHOKO.

The agency generates revenue through a mix of fixed-price project engagements (with milestone terms of 50% at signature, 40% at J+30, 10% at delivery), recurring annual hosting/maintenance contracts with auto-renewal, and Qualiopi-certified professional training. Customer segments are horizontally diversified across government (e.g., Centre Hospitalier de la Côte Basque, Eurorégion cross-border employment and education platforms), mid-market enterprise (Lokim, Boxs, Vigiworld, Laboratoire ACM), SMBs (Lit National, Atelier Plurielles, Pisteur de Crus), and non-profits. Notable strategic infrastructure includes a recurring partnership with creative agency Collectif Biensûr for cross-border Eurorégion projects and memberships in La French Tech Pays Basque and LaNum ecosystems. The company is founder-controlled, with Arnaud Degrèse as Director of Publication, and shows no external funding or parent-company affiliations.

Name

Shokola

Legal name

SARL SHOKOLA

Website

https://shokola.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Shokola is a French digital agency founded in 1995, based in Biarritz and Paris, that designs custom websites, e-commerce platforms, and digital communication solutions for enterprises, public institutions, and associations across France and the Basque Eurorégion.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Agency Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAFAJAJ

SEO Platform & Tooling Services (Implementations, Training, Enablement)

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Services

Keywords

• Web agency services
• Website design
• E-commerce development
• Digital marketing
• Graphic identity

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Project Services: Custom digital solutions including websites, mobile applications, e-commerce platforms, and business tools. Project-based pricing with payment terms: 50% at signature, 40% at J+30, 10% at delivery
2. Recurring Services: Hosting, maintenance, and support services. Annual recurring contracts with automatic renewal unless terminated by LRAR 1 month before expiry
3. Training: Digital training services. Agency is Qualiopi certified training organization

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shokola is a French web agency founded in 1995 that designs and develops websites, e-commerce platforms, and business applications using open-source CMS and frameworks such as WordPress, PrestaShop, and Symfony. The agency delivers end-to-end digital projects covering UX/UI design, front-end and back-end development, SEO, paid search (SEA) campaigns, graphic identity/branding, hosting, maintenance, and Qualiopi-certified professional training for organizations across France.

Product overview

Shokola is a full-service digital agency offering an integrated portfolio of web services built around custom website development and e-commerce solutions. The core offering centers on website design, development, and digital communication strategy, supported by proprietary internal tools like the Kakao WordPress theme. Additional services including SEO, web marketing, graphic branding, hosting, and professional training complement the main offerings. The agency leverages established platforms including WordPress (with their proprietary Kakao theme), PrestaShop, and WooCommerce to deliver client solutions, while maintaining flexibility to develop custom solutions on frameworks like Symfony for complex requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Site loading time improved by 80% for Les Belles Envies e-commerce optimization

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Collectif BiensûrcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic creative agency partnership for cross-border Eurorégion projects. Shokola provides technical implementation while Collectif Biensûr handles creative direction and graphic charters. Collaborative relationship on multiple projects including Eskola Futura, Empleo, and Xubaka.
• Collectif BiensûrcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn-going collaboration with the Eurorégion communication agency, providing complete graphic charters for Shokola's technical implementation.
• La French Tech Pays BasqueminorOthersCommunity membership providing access to French Tech ecosystem and innovation network in the Basque Country region.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dagobert: Paris-based creative-tech digital agency delivering websites, brand identities and digital strategy for brands and institutions – comparable scope (creative + technical + strategy) to Shokola's full-service proposition.
• Clever Age: French digital services firm focused on e-commerce, content platforms and digital transformation for mid-market and enterprise clients – overlapping with Shokola's PrestaShop/WooCommerce and Symfony work.
• SQLI: French digital services firm delivering custom web platforms, e-commerce and digital transformation for European enterprises and public-sector clients – the same end-market and service mix as Shokola, though at significantly larger scale.
• Eskimoz: French digital agency specialized in SEO, SEA and web-marketing services; competes directly with Shokola's add-on SEO/SEA offerings and shares the SME-and-institutional French client base.
• Smile: Paris-based open-source digital agency building websites, e-commerce and custom platforms on WordPress, PrestaShop, Symfony and similar stacks – directly mirroring Shokola's technology choices and custom-build methodology.

Broad incumbents

• Accenture Song: Accenture's creative-tech and digital experience arm delivering large-scale websites, e-commerce and platform builds globally; competes against Shokola for enterprise and public-sector digital transformation mandates.
• 1000Mercis: Larger French digital marketing and data-driven advertising group; overlaps with Shokola's SEA, SEO and email-marketing services at the digital-marketing layer though at much greater scale and breadth.
• Publicis Sapient: Global digital transformation arm of Publicis delivering custom web/e-commerce platforms and digital strategy for enterprise and public-sector clients – an incumbent reference point bidding against Shokola on large institutional projects.
• Havas: Global advertising and communications group with significant French presence delivering web, content and digital marketing services; competes for the same enterprise and institutional RFPs as Shokola but at much larger scale.
• Capgemini: Global IT and digital services leader with a strong French base pursuing large-scale digital transformation, e-commerce and platform engagements – an upper-tier incumbent against which Shokola positions for mid-market institutional deals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/shokola
• Facebookfacebook.com/Shokola.Paris.Biarritz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shokola

Compliance4 records

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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