What Ideative does

Idéative is a Swiss full-service digital agency headquartered in Carouge (Geneva) with a secondary office in Biel/Bienne, operating exclusively in the Swiss market. The company delivers strategy, design, and code services for enterprise and institutional clients, with the core offering centered on web development, UX/UI design, and digital marketing engagements delivered on a project or retainer basis. Idéative's technical stack is built around open-source content management systems — primarily TYPO3 and Drupal — with Webflow CMS capabilities added in early 2026 through the integration of Coteries SA.

The company's client base spans luxury watchmaking (Hermès, Cartier, Longines, Richemont, Vacheron Constantin, The Swatch Group, Chopard, MB&F, Girard-Perregaux, Czapek & Cie, F. P. Journe), Swiss healthcare institutions (CHUV, HUG, Unisanté, Hôpital de la Tour), cantonal and municipal governments (Ville de Genève, République et canton de Genève, Etat de Vaud, Commune de Meyrin, Ville de Vevey), financial institutions (Mirabaud, BCGE, Banque Reyl, BNP Paribas), international organizations (CERN, EBU), and industrial clients (Bobst, Nespresso, Infomaniak). A team of 34 specialists across development, project consulting, strategy and management, UI/UX, UI/Motion, visibility and performance, communications, and human resources executes these engagements through a direct, sales-led distribution model. Idéative is privately held, founder or management-owned with no disclosed external investors, and holds Swiss Made Label, Swiss Made Software, and Great Place to Work certifications.

Name

Ideative

Legal name

Idéative

Website

https://ideative.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Idéative is a Swiss full-service digital agency delivering web development, UX/UI design, and digital strategy to enterprise, government, luxury, healthcare, and financial clients across Switzerland, with offices in Geneva and Biel/Bienne.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Agency Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

UI/UX Engineering & Front-End Modernization (BPAEAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Web development services
• Digital strategy consulting
• UI UX design
• CMS implementation
• E-marketing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Carouge

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Web Development: Custom web development, design, and UX/UI services delivered as project-based engagements or retainer arrangements for enterprise and institutional clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Idéative is a Swiss full-service digital agency that delivers custom web development, UX/UI design, digital strategy, and e-marketing services to enterprise and institutional clients. Its core competencies center on implementing open-source content management systems, primarily TYPO3 and Drupal, with Webflow capabilities added through the 2026 integration of Coteries SA. Projects span websites, digital platforms, and online brand experiences for clients across luxury, government, healthcare, financial services, and international organization sectors in Switzerland.

Product overview

Idéative is a Swiss digital agency offering a unified service portfolio combining technical web development, design, and UX/UI expertise. The core offering centers on CMS implementation services, particularly TYPO3 and Drupal (open-source platforms), now expanded through the integration of Coteries SA to include Webflow CMS capabilities. The company provides full-service web and digital solutions targeting enterprise, institutional, and luxury sector clients across Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web Development Services

Named customers39 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Coteries SAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Coteries SA was integrated into Idéative's structure at the beginning of 2026. The Coteries team strengthened Idéative's digital competencies and enabled geographic expansion through a new branch in Biel/Bienne covering the Mittelland region. The merger complements Idéative's open-source expertise in TYPO3 and Drupal with Coteries' Webflow CMS capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Elca Informatique SA: Geneva-headquartered Swiss IT services firm delivering custom software, web and digital solutions with strong public-sector and enterprise footprint in Western Switzerland; comparable on geography, scale and institutional client base.
• Puzzle ITC: Berner Swiss open-source specialist with strong TYPO3/Drupal CMS implementation practice serving public-sector and enterprise clients; very directly comparable on open-source CMS expertise and Swiss institutional/government client focus.
• Netcetera: Swiss software and digital agency with offices in Zurich, Geneva, Bern and Lausanne delivering custom web/mobile solutions and UX services to enterprise, financial and government clients; comparable in service scope and Swiss institutional client mix.
• Unic AG: Swiss digital agency with offices in Bern, Zurich and Geneva providing web/UX design and development services to enterprise and public-sector clients; comparable on geography, client mix and full-service digital agency model.
• Ergon Informatik AG: Swiss software house offering custom web and application development with a craft/quality positioning analogous to Idéative; comparable in Swiss-rooted custom engineering service model.
• Ti&m AG: Swiss digital transformation agency offering software engineering, UX design and web platform services to enterprise and public-sector clients from multiple Swiss offices including Geneva; closely comparable on service portfolio and Swiss enterprise/government clientele.
• Adfinis AG: Swiss open-source infrastructure and digital services firm headquartered in Bern with strong TYPO3 and enterprise open-source expertise; comparable on Swiss open-source CMS focus and enterprise/government clientele.
• Liip AG: Zurich-based Swiss digital agency offering web development, UX/UI design and open-source CMS services with a multi-office Swiss presence; comparable in service mix, enterprise/government client focus and open-source CMS expertise (Drupal, Symfony, React).

Broad incumbents

• Zühlke Engineering AG: Large Swiss-headquartered technology services firm with broad digital product engineering and UX offering across multiple offices; broader portfolio and scale but overlapping service lines and enterprise client base in Switzerland and EMEA.

Regional players

• FFI Conseil: Swiss digital/Web agency based in Western Switzerland delivering development, UX and digital strategy services to enterprise clients; comparable as a regional Swiss full-service digital agency of similar size profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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