D-facto Lab

What D-facto Lab does

D-facto Lab is a Swiss private limited company (D-facto lab Sàrl) founded in 2012 and headquartered in Lausanne, with a secondary office in Geneva. The firm operates as a digital and creative agency offering an integrated portfolio of consulting (IT infrastructure, digital strategy, design and branding), production (print, web design, web development, software development), and project management services, delivered under an Agile methodology.

The company's technology stack is deliberately broad and technology-agnostic, spanning languages (Java, JavaScript, Ruby, PHP, C/C++, Objective C, HTML5/CSS), frameworks (Spring, Hibernate, JSF, ROR, Symfony, Node, AngularJS, EmberJS, jQuery), databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQLite), CMS platforms (Drupal, Typo3, WordPress, Magnolia, Locomotive), and e-commerce engines (OpenCart, Prestashop, Ubercart, Magento). This breadth is intended to let solutions fit customer environments rather than the reverse. Services are delivered through three co-founders with complementary backgrounds — creative direction (Art Center Pasadena CA), engineering (EPFL), and business analysis — supplemented by offshore development partners in China and India.

Commercially, D-facto Lab operates as a project-based professional services firm targeting both enterprise clients (large multinationals such as Emirates, Saatchi & Saatchi, CBRE, Four Seasons, Manor, Phonak, Alcon) and SMBs in the Swiss Romandie market. Revenue derives from project fees for design, branding, corporate identity, websites, CMS and e-commerce implementations, and custom software. No public pricing is disclosed, and the firm is founder-owned with no external institutional investment.

Name

D-facto Lab

Legal name

D-facto lab Sàrl

Website

https://dfacto.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

D-facto Lab is a Swiss digital agency offering integrated design, consulting, and software development services to enterprise and SMB clients across the French-speaking Swiss market, with operations in Lausanne and Geneva.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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: Project-based professional services including consulting (IT, digital strategy, design and branding), production (print, web design, web development and software development), and project management and support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

D-facto Lab is a Swiss digital agency that provides integrated consulting, design, and software development services. Its offerings include corporate identity and branding, print and web design, IT and digital strategy consulting, custom web and software application development, and implementation of CMS and e-commerce platforms. Projects are delivered using an Agile methodology with a technology-agnostic approach across multiple languages, frameworks, and platforms.

Product overview

D-facto Lab is a Swiss digital agency offering an integrated portfolio of creative and technical services. The company combines creative agency capabilities (design, branding, corporate identity) with consulting and software development expertise (business analysis, usability, software architecture, technical integration). Services span consulting (IT infrastructure, digital strategy), production (print design, web design, web development, software development), and project management. The company follows Agile methodology for project delivery. Notable project categories include luxury hospitality (hotels, travel), finance, luxury goods, architecture, education, events, and corporate identity work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Services

Named customers47 records

Segments2 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.

• Offshore Development Partners (China and India)minorOthersLocal partners in China and India supporting offshore digital strategy, hosting, development, and social network strategy for clients requiring offshore externalization of projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Unic: Swiss IT consulting and engineering firm with offices in Lausanne and other cities. Overlaps with D-facto Lab on local Romandie enterprise consulting and software delivery, but at a much larger organizational scale.
• Elca Informatique: Established Swiss IT services firm offering software development, consulting, and digital transformation at significantly larger scale. Competes with D-facto Lab on enterprise mandates but as a broad incumbent rather than a niche boutique.
• Ergon Informatik: Swiss IT services company delivering custom software, consulting, and digital solutions. Comparable to D-facto Lab on the development and consulting axis but operates at substantially larger scale across multiple industries.
• Ti&m: Swiss IT services group combining digital consulting, software engineering, and innovation. Overlaps with D-facto Lab's design-plus-development offering but at a much larger, multi-office scale.

Regional players

• Inventx: Swiss IT services firm focused on banking, insurance, and public administration. Partially comparable to D-facto Lab via shared Swiss enterprise consulting footprint, though with deeper vertical specialization.

Direct peers

• Webrepublic: Swiss digital agency focused on digital marketing, web development, and consulting. Overlaps with D-facto Lab on the digital strategy and web production side, primarily serving Swiss enterprise clients.
• Zeix: Swiss digital agency combining user experience design, web development, and digital strategy. Comparable to D-facto Lab as a boutique Swiss full-service digital partner with similar size and project-based delivery.
• Liip: Swiss digital agency offering design, software development, and digital consulting across web and mobile platforms. Closely comparable to D-facto Lab in service mix (creative + engineering), Swiss focus, and Agile delivery model.
• Daylight Studio: Swiss digital studio providing design, branding, and software development. Similar hybrid creative-technical positioning to D-facto Lab, serving a comparable client mix in Western Switzerland.

Emerging players

• Adfinis: Swiss IT services firm specializing in open-source infrastructure, hosting, and development. Touches D-facto Lab's development services but with a more technical/infrastructure focus and a niche market posture.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/d-facto-lab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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