Office Mobil'homme

What Office Mobil'homme does

Office Mobil'homme (BMH) is a private consulting firm founded in 2015 as a spin-off of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) by Vincent Kaufmann, Stéphanie Vincent-Geslin, and Emmanuel Ravalet. The firm specializes in mobility transition and territorial planning, applying urban sociology methods and mobility analysis tools to document citizen usage patterns, evaluate service quality and quality of life, and construct evidence-based strategies for public and institutional clients. BMH operates across Switzerland and France from its Lausanne headquarters at Avenue de Sévelin 28 and a satellite office at 8 Place Antonin Poncet in Lyon, serving territorial collectivities, transport companies, and NGOs through consulting mandates rather than software products. Reported clients include Mobilis (Communauté tarifaire vaudoise), the Cantons de Vaud and Genève, Métropole du Grand Lyon, ADEME, and the communes of Yverdon-les-Bains and the Nyon region.

BMH delivers eight consulting service lines organized around three pillars: documenting usage (mobility practice surveys, socio-spatial diagnostics), evaluating solutions (mobility pricing/tariff studies, experimentation with new services), and co-constructing strategies (territorial strategies, public policy development, parking strategy, and prospective lifestyle analysis). Underlying methods include a proprietary Territorial Reading Methodology that combines accessibility index 2050, service quality index 2050, travel time budget evolution, and territorial absorption capacity, plus a Standardized Quality of Life Evaluation Framework based on practices and lifestyles that was formalized as a guide after being applied to three Geneva districts. Other notable work includes monitoring and evaluation of the 'Abo week-end' leisure tariff for Mobilis, Vision 2050 cantonal railway strategy analysis for Canton de Vaud, lake service study for Canton de Genève, and a joint metropolitan urban logistics study with AREP for Grand Lyon.

The business operates as a project-based professional services consultancy with direct sales to public-sector and institutional clients; pricing is set per mandate and is not publicly disclosed. The firm is founder-owned and independently managed by the three associates (Vincent Kaufmann as President, Marc Antoine Messer as Director since 2016, Emmanuel Ravalet as Associate Project Manager) with no disclosed external investment, no parent company, and no M&A activity. The core team of 9-11 professionals includes project managers, study analysts, and research staff, with operations spanning Vaud, Geneva, and the Lyon metropolitan area.

Name

Office Mobil'homme

Legal name

BMH

Website

https://b-mh.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Office Mobil'homme (BMH) is a Lausanne-based consulting firm, spun out of EPFL in 2015, that applies urban sociology and mobility analysis methods to advise territorial collectivities, transport companies, and NGOs on mobility transition and territorial planning across Switzerland and France.

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting mandates for territorial collectivities, transport companies, and NGOs. Projects include mobility practice surveys, territorial strategies, pricing studies, prospective lifestyle analysis, socio-spatial diagnostics, experimentation, and parking strategies. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements with public sector and institutional clients.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

BMH is a consulting firm (Bureau de conseil) that applies urban sociology and mobility analysis methods to deliver territorial and mobility transition projects. The firm conducts mobility practice surveys, mobility pricing/tariff monitoring, territorial strategies, lifestyle futures analysis, socio-spatial diagnostics, new-service experimentation, and parking strategies for territorial collectivities, transport companies, and NGOs in Switzerland and France.

Product overview

BMH is a consulting firm (Bureau de conseil) specializing in mobility and territorial transition. Rather than a software product company, it offers a portfolio of consulting services organized around three complementary pillars: documented usage analysis (diagnostics, surveys, monitoring), evaluated solutions (mobility pricing studies, service experiments), and co-constructed strategies (territorial strategies, public policy development). Services include mobility practices surveys, mobility pricing/tariff monitoring, territorial strategies, lifestyle futures analysis, socio-spatial diagnostics, experimentation with new services, and parking strategies. The firm operates primarily in Switzerland (Lausanne) and France (Lyon), serving territorial authorities, transport companies, and NGOs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Études (Operational Studies) Operational studies that analyze data, extract insights, and produce actionable levers for clients. Includes territorial analysis of railway strategies (e.g., Vision 2050), lake transport services, urban logistics, and programs supporting reduced car use, for territorial collectivities, transport companies, and NGOs.
• Enquête de pratiques de mobilité (Mobility Practice Surveys) Surveys that document and analyze how citizens move and travel, providing foundational usage data for mobility policy and infrastructure decisions across Swiss and French public-sector clients.
• Tarification de la mobilité (Mobility Pricing) Consulting on mobility pricing strategies and tariff offer monitoring, including evaluation of fare offers such as the 'Abo week-end' weekend pass for leisure mobility for transport communities like Mobilis.
• Stratégies territoriales et politiques publiques (Territorial Strategies and Public Policy) Development of territorial strategies and public policies to coordinate urbanization and transport development for regional and municipal authorities.
• Prospective des modes de vie (Lifestyle Futures Analysis) Prospective analyses identifying societal evolutions and collective levers for change in mobility patterns, lifestyles, and practices.
• Diagnostic socio-spatial (Socio-spatial Diagnostics) Analyses of the relationship between territory, population practices, and spatial organization to inform planning and policy decisions.
• Expérimentation et nouveaux services (Experimentation and New Services) Design, support, and evaluation of real-world experiments with innovative mobility services in partnership with operators and public authorities.
• Stratégie de stationnement (Parking Strategy) Consulting to manage and optimize parking resources within territorial planning and mobility strategies for public authorities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Standardized quality of life evaluation framework developed and applied to three Geneva districts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• FSU (Fédération Suisse d'Urbanisme)minorOthersBMH participates in the Swiss Urbanism Federation (FSU), contributing to the evolution of practices in mobility and planning. Professional network participation for industry engagement and knowledge sharing.
• SVI (Swiss Transport Research)minorOthersParticipation in Swiss Transport Research association, contributing to transport research developments and connecting with academic and industry stakeholders in mobility sector.
• LaresminorOthersProfessional network membership contributing to housing and urban research community.
• MobilserviceminorOthersParticipation in Mobilservice network, contributing to mobility services sector developments.
• AREPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint collaboration with AREP on metropolitan urban logistics study for Grand Lyon related to new consumption practices. Project involves understanding B2C and B2B delivery challenges and exploring sustainable urban logistics solutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wavestone: Large French-origin consulting firm with a dedicated mobility and energy transition practice serving public sector clients. Comparable in addressing mobility and territorial transition, but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Setec: French engineering and consulting group with significant mobility, urban planning, and transport infrastructure practices. Overlaps with BMH on territorial and public transport topics but operates at much larger scale.
• Steer: Global transport consultancy with deep practices in mobility planning, fare strategy, and transport policy, serving major public and private clients. Comparable offering to BMH but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Cerema: French public agency providing expertise, studies, and support to local authorities on mobility, transport, and territorial planning. Overlaps with BMH's public sector consulting mandate in France, though as a public agency rather than private firm.

Direct peers

• AREP: French urban planning and architecture consultancy with strong mobility and territorial transition expertise; existing BMH partner on Grand Lyon urban logistics work. Comparable in focus on mobility and urban planning for public clients.
• Transitec: Swiss-founded transport planning consultancy with offices in France and Belgium, providing mobility studies, public transport planning, and territorial strategies. Highly comparable in geography, scope, and client base to BMH.
• 6t bureau de recherche: French mobility research and consulting firm specializing in soft mobility, travel behavior analysis, and urban mobility studies. Strongly comparable to BMH's urban sociology and mobility practice approaches for public authorities.
• Espelia: French public sector consultancy advising local authorities on mobility policy, urban planning, and territorial strategy. Comparable niche consultancy profile to BMH with overlap in French public client segments.
• Auxilia: French mobility and energy transition consultancy that supports public authorities and transport operators on mobility plans, fare policy, and territorial strategies. Closely comparable to BMH's consulting offerings for collectivities and transport companies.
• Citec: Swiss transport engineering consultancy providing mobility studies, traffic modeling, and territorial planning services across Switzerland and France. Comparable in scale, geography, and client base to BMH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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