PRODEO

What PRODEO does

PRODEO (DBA: PROD-EO) is a French SaaS software publisher founded in 2016 and headquartered in Bretteville-sur-Odon, Normandy. The company designs and distributes operational excellence software for industrial and manufacturing clients, built on established Lean Management methodologies (Daily Meeting, 8D problem resolution, QRQC, and Kamishibai process audits). Its core offering, the UMANFORGE platform, unifies four purpose-built applications: KAMISHIBAI for internal audit management, Flash Meeting for daily team synchronization, Kanbeo for digital Kanban and production supply optimization, and Delegate for managing CSE employee representative delegation hours.

The technology stack is a multi-tenant SaaS deployment hosted exclusively on OVH infrastructure in France, with ISO 27001 certification on the Kanbeo product and GDPR-compliant data handling. The platform supports multi-language interfaces (French, English, Spanish), replaces paper-based audit and meeting rituals, and reports customer outcomes including 30% reduction in line-side work-in-progress inventory, 50% fewer supply train kilometers, and approximately one hour per person per day in time savings. Solutions are sold on site-based annual or monthly subscriptions with unlimited user access.

PRODEO's go-to-market is direct enterprise sales targeting industrial verticals, with deployments across 20+ countries and a reference base that includes Groupe Renault, Faurecia, Forvia, Howmet Aerospace, Knorr-Bremse, Assa Abloy, Groupe SEB, Acome, Davidson Consulting, and Zumtobel. The company maintains regional cluster partnerships (NAE, polepharma, NEXT MOVE, BPI Normandie) supporting vertical-specific outreach. With 11–50 employees, no disclosed external funding, and no revenue disclosure, PRODEO operates as an independent, privately-held software firm.

Name

PRODEO

Legal name

PRODEO

Website

https://prod-eo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PRODEO is a French SaaS publisher of operational excellence software (UMANFORGE platform with KAMISHIBAI, Flash Meeting, Kanbeo, and Delegate modules) serving industrial and manufacturing clients across more than 20 countries via site-based subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Manufacturing Operations / Operational Excellence Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Software/Application Support (SaaS, Enterprise Apps) (BPAAACAC)

Keywords

• Operational excellence software
• Lean management platform
• Manufacturing operations software
• Industrial daily meeting software
• Production kanban system

Headquarters

HQ city

Bretteville-sur-odon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Software Subscriptions: PRODEO offers its operational excellence software solutions as SaaS services with annual or monthly subscription plans per site. The company provides hosted solutions with flexible billing options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PRODEO designs and publishes SaaS software for operational excellence in industrial environments. Its UMANFORGE platform integrates four applications—KAMISHIBAI (internal audit), Flash Meeting (daily team synchronization), Kanbeo (digital Kanban for production supply), and Delegate (employee delegation hours)—all built on recognized Lean Management methods and sold on a per-site subscription basis to industrial enterprises across more than 20 countries.

Product overview

PRODEO is a software publisher offering a platform-plus-products architecture for operational excellence. The core UMANFORGE platform integrates four distinct products: KAMISHIBAI (internal audit management), Flash Meeting (daily meeting facilitation), Kanbeo (digital Kanban for production supply), and Delegate (employee delegation hours management). All solutions are developed in France, based on Lean Management methodologies (Daily Meeting, 8D, QRQC, Kamishibai), and deployed across 20+ countries. The company has operated in the industry for over 20 years with first solutions released in 2016.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UMANFORGE: Centralized platform providing access to management of KPIs, Daily Meetings, problem resolutions, Layer Process audits Kamishibai and other indispensable applications
• KAMISHIBAI
• Flash Meeting
• Kanbeo
• Delegate

Products and services

• UMANFORGE Unified operational excellence platform that provides centralized access to KPI management, Daily Meeting facilitation, problem resolution (8D, QRQC), and Layer Process audits (Kamishibai), integrating the four historical PRODEO applications into a single environment for industrial enterprise customers.
• KAMISHIBAI Internal audit assistant software for industrial teams that plans, distributes, and tracks Layer Process Audit (Kamishibai) cards, validates operational process stability, creates custom audit cards, and generates automatic audit reports distributed to operational teams.
• Flash Meeting Team management and synchronization software that facilitates daily ritual meetings on industrial sites, provides event traceability, replaces paper and email for treated topics, and supports French, English, and Spanish with engagement indicators and performance tracking.
• Kanbeo Digital Kanban and production call system that optimizes supply loop provisioning on industrial lines, manages component calls from production to supply trains, and reduces line-side work-in-progress inventory by 30% while cutting supply-train kilometers traveled by half. Hosted on ISO 27001-certified servers in France.
• Delegate Delegation-hours management service for elected CSE (Economic and Social Committee) representatives, handling mandate-based hour allocation, hour donations, annualization, monthly ceilings, automatic manager notifications of absences, and transparent tracking for all personnel at an industrial site.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% reduction in line-side work-in-progress inventory
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• NEXT MOVEminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional business development partner supporting PRODEO's growth in the Normandy ecosystem
• NAE (Normandie AéroEspace)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAerospace and industry cluster partnership providing networking and business development opportunities
• polepharmaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPharmaceutical industry cluster partnership for sector-specific operational excellence deployments
• BPI NormandieminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRegional public investment bank supporting innovation and business development in Normandy
• OVHcoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud hosting provider for PRODEO's SaaS platform. Data exclusively hosted and processed in France on OVH servers located at 2 rue Kellermann - 59100 Roubaix, France

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MasterControl: Quality and manufacturing operations software for regulated manufacturers, addressing quality events, CAPA, and document control — competing for the same continuous-improvement/quality budget at industrial accounts.
• ETQ (Hexagon): Cloud-native quality management system (QMS) for manufacturing, covering problem resolution (8D), audits, and corrective actions — direct overlap with PRODEO's KAMISHIBAI and 8D/QRQC problem-resolution modules.
• Klaxoon: French visual collaboration and meeting-management platform used in industrial settings for workshops, daily rituals, and team engagement — adjacent product surface to PRODEO's Flash Meeting.
• MyKaizen: French Lean Management and continuous-improvement software vendor targeting industrial clients — closely comparable in geography, target buyer, and Lean-methodology positioning to PRODEO.
• ComplianceQuest: Cloud QHS (Quality, Health, Safety) and operations platform built on Salesforce for manufacturers; covers audits, CAPA/8D, and continuous improvement — directly overlapping with PRODEO's Lean/QMS-adjacent modules.
• Tulip Interfaces: Frontline operations and quality app-building platform for manufacturers that targets the same industrial buyer (plant managers, continuous improvement teams) with a no-code app approach to digitize production processes.
• iObeya: French-headquartered digital visual management and Lean/Agile operations platform used by industrial firms for daily management, problem solving, and team rituals — directly overlapping with PRODEO's UMANFORGE/Flash Meeting/KAMISHIBAI use cases.
• Sparta Systems (TrackWise, Honeywell): Enterprise QMS suite focused on quality, compliance, and problem resolution in life sciences and discrete manufacturing — comparable buyer and overlapping workflows around audits and non-conformance management.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Opcenter (formerly Camstar): Siemens's MES / manufacturing operations platform, including quality, production execution, and Lean — a broader incumbent that competes for the same operational excellence budget inside large manufacturers.
• Dassault Systèmes DELMIA: Large manufacturing operations management suite from Dassault covering MES, lean execution, and quality; broader and deeper platform than PRODEO but overlaps in Lean/operations execution at large industrial accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOLOZFA494FocvTOZwybRNQ
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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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