Dauphine Junior Consulting

What Dauphine Junior Consulting does

Dauphine Junior Consulting (DJC) is a non-profit junior-enterprise (junior-entreprise) under French law, affiliated with Université Paris Dauphine-PSL and founded in 1983 as Promo Neuf. It delivers professional consulting services across eight core domains: Finance, Marketing, Management, RSE (Corporate Social Responsibility), Communication, SI (Information Systems), Audit, and Data Science. Projects are executed by specialized Master's and Bachelor's students from the university under the supervision of experienced managers, with add-on offerings including AI implementation, BI dashboards, e-commerce and mobile application development. The organization employs approximately 100 student members across three European offices (Paris headquarters, London, and Madrid, the latter two established in 2018) and sits within the L30 elite group of French junior-enterprises, having been named Best Junior Company of the Year in 2020.

DJC operates a sales-led, project-based commercial model, acquiring clients through direct outreach from a dedicated Business Development Manager (Responsable Développement Commercial), website contact form submissions, and academic network referrals. Its client base spans large international corporations (Galeries Lafayette, Edenred, La Poste, NRJ, Palais des Thés, Atalian), innovative startups (Rododicts, Séquences Clés Production), and public institutions (ADEME), with multi-year engagements such as an 11-year quarterly satisfaction study partnership with Galeries Lafayette and a 13-country European qualitative study for Edenred. Pricing is custom and project-based and not publicly disclosed. Strategic partnerships include Ernst & Young (training and strategic development), Beesnest Intelligence (data analytics and AI), ActFor.Earth (carbon footprint reduction), and Le Monde des Grandes Écoles (higher education ecosystem).

Revenue is generated through professional consulting project fees, with no external funding, no parent company, and no public ownership. The organization's structure (a student-run association) imposes a structural cap on scale relative to traditional consulting firms, but its 40+ year operating history, elite-tier status, and multinational footprint provide institutional credibility and access to specialized talent that is difficult to replicate.

Name

Dauphine Junior Consulting

Legal name

Dauphine Junior Consulting

Website

https://dauphine-junior-consulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Dauphine Junior Consulting is a non-profit junior-enterprise of Université Paris Dauphine-PSL, delivering project-based consulting in Finance, Marketing, Management, RSE, Communication, IT, Audit, and Data Science to large corporates, startups, and public institutions across Paris, London, and Madrid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Student Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAGAL

Performance Management & Productivity Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Human Capital & Organizational Consulting

Keywords

• Management consulting
• Marketing consulting
• Financial consulting
• Data science consulting
• Student consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Project Fees: Dauphine Junior Consulting operates as a non-profit student-run association (Junior-Entreprise) that generates revenue through professional consulting project fees. Projects are delivered by supervised students from the university, offering services to large international companies, innovative startups, and public institutions across their three European campuses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dauphine Junior Consulting is a student-run junior-enterprise of Université Paris Dauphine-PSL that delivers professional consulting projects to large international companies, startups, and public institutions. Services are executed by supervised Master's and Bachelor's students across eight core domains: Finance, Marketing, Management, RSE (CSR), Communication, Information Systems (SI/IT), Audit, and Data Science, with translation services also offered. Projects are project-based engagements priced per client need and managed under a quality-controlled framework.

Product overview

Dauphine Junior Consulting (DJC) is a junior consulting enterprise affiliated with Université Paris Dauphine – PSL, operating from Paris, Madrid, and London since 1983. The company offers a portfolio of eight core consulting service lines (Finance, Marketing, Management, RSE, Communication, SI/IT, Audit, and Data Science), each comprising specialized sub-services. The SI division includes AI implementation, BI dashboard development, e-commerce website creation, and mobile application development as key add-on offerings. The Data Science team provides statistical and predictive modeling services. All services are delivered by specialized students from the university's Masters and Licence programs under experienced supervision.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Finance Consulting Services
• Marketing Consulting Services
• Management Consulting Services
• RSE (CSR) Consulting Services
• Communication Consulting Services
• SI (Information Systems) Consulting Services
• Audit Services
• Data Science Services
• Translation Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 60 mystery audits completed for Atalian/Printemps Haussmann with 14 secondary consultants
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 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

AI capability7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered premium, key, core and standard.

• Ernst & Young (EY)premiumStrategic or Co-development PartnerEY is a long-standing partner of Dauphine Junior Consulting, playing a crucial role in training members and developing strategic vision. EY provides expertise and guidance that helps sharpen consultants' professional skills and refine strategic approach, ensuring relevance and effectiveness in a constantly changing market environment.
• Beesnest IntelligencekeyTechnology or IntegrationBeesnest Intelligence is a key partner specialized in advanced data analysis and artificial intelligence. They provide in-depth analyses that consultants use to specifically address client needs, enabling DJC to integrate sophisticated data-driven insights into solutions.
• ActFor.EarthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActFor.Earth is a startup from Université Paris Dauphine-PSL and DJC's dedicated partner for reducing carbon footprint. Their ecological solutions integrated into the website help DJC advance toward greener operations aligned with corporate social responsibility strategy.
• Le Monde des Grandes ÉcolesstandardGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Le Monde des Grandes Écoles opens doors to the dynamic world of French school startups and strengthens ties with higher education, enriching the network and supporting integration of innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Université Paris Dauphine-PSLcoreOthersUniversité Paris Dauphine-PSL is the parent public research university, member of Paris Sciences et Lettres, ranked among the top 40 universities worldwide by Times Higher Education. With 80+ specialized Master's programs, it forms the foundation of DJC's talent pool and academic credibility.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EM Lyon Junior Conseil: Junior enterprise of EM Lyon Business School, L30 member, operating the same student-run consulting model across strategy, marketing, finance, and digital transformation domains.
• ESSEC Junior Conseil: Junior enterprise of ESSEC Business School, operating with the same French Junior-Entreprise (CNJE) framework. Competes for the same French enterprise clients and L30 elite recognition.
• Audencia Junior Conseil: Junior enterprise of Audencia Business School in Nantes, operating under the CNJE framework with comparable service lines (strategy, marketing, finance, digital) and target client segments.
• CentraleSupélec Junior Entreprise: Junior enterprise of CentraleSupélec engineering school. Similar French Junior-Entreprise model but with stronger engineering/data science orientation, offering overlap in DJC's SI and Data Science service lines.
• HEC Junior Conseil: Junior enterprise of HEC Paris, one of France's top grandes écoles. Directly comparable student-run consulting model serving similar enterprise and SME clients with multi-domain consulting services.
• ESCP Junior Conseil: Junior enterprise of ESCP Business School with multi-campus European presence (Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, Turin, Warsaw), making it a particularly close peer given DJC's Paris-Madrid-London footprint.
• EDHEC Junior Conseil: Junior enterprise of EDHEC Business School in Lille/Nice. Directly comparable French Junior-Entreprise serving enterprise and SME clients with multi-disciplinary consulting offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Roland Berger: European-headquartered strategy consulting firm serving many of the same large enterprise and public-sector clients as DJC, particularly in France and across Continental Europe.
• Sia Partners: Paris-headquartered global management consulting firm operating in the same mid-market strategy/management consulting space. Represents the established professional-services competitor whose overflow work DJC sometimes absorbs.

Regional players

• IE Junior Consulting (IE Business School): Student consulting arm of IE Business School in Madrid/Spain. Comparable junior-enterprise model with overlap in Iberian market where DJC's Madrid antenna also operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dauphinejuniorconsultingparis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dauphine-junior-consulting/mycompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/djconsulting_paris
• Xx.com/djcdauphine

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 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 →

Frequently asked questions about Dauphine Junior Consulting