What Antigone does

Antigone Communication is a French full-service creative communication agency headquartered at 3 Rue Auguste Pinton in Lyon, France, operating as a SAS (Société par Actions Simplifiée) with €60,000 share capital. Founded around 1995, the company has operated for over 30 years serving businesses, institutions, and local collectivities in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The agency is led by President Mohsen Karim with Clara as Operational Manager, supported by a compact team of approximately 10 multidisciplinary creative professionals covering art direction, graphic design, desktop publishing, web development, and project management.

The company delivers four service lines: Print Services (branding, graphic design, brochures, catalogs, roll-ups, promotional items, publishing, and illustration); Web Services (websites, professional and mobile applications, SEO, e-commerce platforms, and database development, built on WordPress/WooCommerce and Symfony PHP with Sulu CMS); Video Services (motion design, storytelling, product and corporate films, interviews, and reports); and Event Services (emailing, direct mail, personalization, stands, decor, and promotional items). Its technology stack is standard for the sector, with no proprietary platform or AI-driven capabilities.

Antigone generates revenue through custom project-based engagements priced on scope, complexity, and deliverables, with multi-year contracts noted. Its go-to-market is direct and consultative, with named clients spanning enterprise (EDF, Enedis, Renault Trucks, GL Events, P&B Group, Rivoli), government (Grand Lyon La Métropole, Arnas, GrandLyon Habitat), and SMB segments across more than 15 industries. Distribution is direct, with no intermediary channels. The company has no external funding, no parent company, and operates as a founder-led private business.

Name

Antigone

Legal name

ANTIGONE Communication

Website

https://antigone.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Antigone Communication is a Lyon-based French full-service creative agency with a team of approximately 10 people, offering print, web, video, and event communication services to enterprises, institutions, and local governments primarily in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bron

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Creative Services and Communication Projects: Project-based creative services including branding, graphic design, web development, video production, and event marketing. Revenue generated through custom project engagements for businesses, institutions, and communities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Antigone Communication is a full-service creative agency delivering project-based branding, graphic design, web development, audiovisual production, and event communication services to businesses, institutions, and local collectivities. The agency operates four service lines — Print, Web, Video, and Events — producing tailor-made communication deliverables from concept through execution. Services are customized per client brief, with revenue generated through professional service fees rather than software or product sales.

Product overview

Antigone Communication is a full-service creative agency offering four distinct service lines: Print Services (branding, graphic design, catalogs, promotional items, publishing), Web Services (websites, professional and mobile applications, e-commerce, SEO, databases), Video Services (motion design, storytelling, corporate films, product videos), and Event Services (emailing, direct mail, stands, decor, promotional items). The agency does not operate a unified software platform but rather provides project-based creative services tailored to each client's communication needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Print Services Traditional print and branding services including branding, graphic charter (charte graphique), institutional brochures, catalogs, kakemono/roll-ups, panels, posters, promotional items, routing, publishing/edition, and illustration. Delivered as custom projects for businesses, institutions, and local collectivities.
• Web Services Digital development services including websites, professional applications, mobile applications, SEO/referencement, e-commerce platforms, and database development. Built on WordPress with WooCommerce for e-commerce, Symfony PHP Framework with Sulu CMS for complex web applications, and custom PHP for B2B portals.
• Video Services Audiovisual production services including motion design, storytelling, product films, popularization videos, corporate/institutional films, interviews, and reports. Delivered for corporate and institutional clients.
• Event Services Event communication services including emailing, direct mail/publipostage, personalization, envelope stuffing (mise sous pli), trade show stand design, decor, and promotional goodies. Includes physical fabrication in partnership with workshops such as Atelier Gilles Bail.

Named customers31 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Trouver Mon ArchitectecoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Antigone has been a partner of Trouver Mon Architecte since its founding in 2018, supporting the development of online directories for professionals (architects, photographers, decorators). Antigone develops and maintains these web platforms with over 15 million URLs.
• SLAPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSLAP is a digital printing company and long-standing historical partner of Antigone. Antigone creates showcase websites for SLAP and produces wallpaper murals at SLAP's partner workshops in Lyon. This partnership enables local production of printed materials supporting sustainability commitments.
• Atelier Gilles BailminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration with l'Atelier Gilles Bail for manufacturing/fabrication of custom trade show booths. Antigone handles design while Atelier Gilles Bail handles physical construction of booth structures.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• W&Cie: French independent creative agency providing brand strategy, design, and digital production; similar in size profile and positioning to Antigone with comparable full-service creative offerings.
• Rosapark: Independent French creative agency combining advertising, branding, and digital; comparable independent-shop structure and integrated service offering to Antigone.
• Marcel Worldwide: Paris-based full-service creative agency (Publicis network) offering integrated creative, digital, and content services; comparable business model to Antigone as a creatively-led, multi-disciplinary shop serving enterprise clients.
• Herezie: Paris-based independent creative agency with full-service capabilities across brand, digital, and content; comparable independent mid-sized competitor in the French creative communications market.
• Agence 79: Paris-based creative and digital agency offering branding, web, and content services with a similar multi-disciplinary positioning to Antigone, serving mid-market and enterprise clients in France.
• La Chose: Independent French creative agency delivering integrated advertising and brand experiences — directly comparable mid-sized full-service creative shop competing for the same regional and enterprise briefs.
• BETC Paris: Award-winning full-service French creative agency known for integrated campaigns spanning print, digital, film, and experiential — directly comparable in service mix and creative-led approach to Antigone's four service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Havas: Global creative communications group with strong French roots; competes for the same enterprise branding and integrated communication briefs that Antigone addresses, with overlapping capabilities in design, content, and digital.
• TBWA\France: Major French arm of TBWA\Worldwide providing advertising, branding, and content services to enterprise clients; competes for the same corporate and institutional communications RFPs as Antigone.
• Publicis Groupe: Paris-headquartered global advertising and communications group offering the full spectrum of creative, media, digital, and PR services — operates as the dominant incumbent across the same enterprise and institutional client base Antigone serves, only at vastly greater scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Antigone-160388004024404
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/antigone-communication
• Instagraminstagram.com/antigone_communication

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 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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