Riposte

What Riposte does

Riposte (legal name: Agence Riposte) is a Montréal-headquartered strategic digital agency founded in 2019 that exclusively serves Canadian nonprofit organizations (OBNL) across charities, community groups, associations, and cooperatives. The firm operates four integrated service lines: strategic consulting (planning, positioning, communications strategy, digital audits), branding and creative services (logo, visual identity, graphic and web design, content production), website and CRM development, and a Communication Concierge retainer offering ongoing editorial, social, newsletter, and advertising management.

The technical foundation is the firm's certified Yapla integrator status: every website and CRM engagement is built on the Yapla all-in-one nonprofit management platform, providing integrated member management, donations, event registration, newsletters, and invoicing. Additional integrations include CakeMail for email marketing and Google Analytics for measurement. The firm also packages AI-era advisory services, notably Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), to help nonprofits surface in AI-driven search and assistants, alongside AI-powered process automation guidance.

Commercially, Riposte runs a sales-led professional services model with custom project-based pricing supplemented by a monthly retainer or bank-of-hours concierge service. GTM relies on direct consultative selling to nonprofit executive leadership and boards, free exploratory meetings, referrals, and content-led demand generation through blogs, downloadable strategic guides, a newsletter, and conference speaking. In March 2026, Yapla made a major strategic investment in Riposte and formed a national alliance to combine strategy, technology, and execution for Canadian nonprofits; Riposte continues to operate independently under President and Co-Founder Jean-François Dommerc, with CFO/Partner Pascal Jarry bridging the two firms (he is also Founder and CEO of Yapla).

Name

Riposte

Legal name

Agence Riposte

Website

https://riposte.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Riposte is a Montréal-based strategic digital agency that exclusively serves Canadian nonprofit organizations (OBNL), delivering strategic consulting, branding and creative services, Yapla-based website and CRM development, and ongoing communications concierge support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Digital Agency Services

NAICS

Public Relations Agencies (541820), Direct Mail Advertising (541860)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Advertising (7310), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAFADAK

Nonprofit & Cause Communications

Business & Public Services/Marketing, Advertising & PR Services/Public Relations & Communications

Keywords

• Nonprofit digital agency
• Strategic consulting services
• Branding and creative
• Web development
• Communications management

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Strategic Consulting Services: Advisory engagements including strategic planning, brand strategy and positioning, communications planning, and digital audits for nonprofit organizations.
2. Branding and Creative Services: Brand identity development, logo design, visual universe creation, graphic design, web design, content production, and campaign development.
3. Website and CRM Development: Website development and digital ecosystem implementation using Yapla platform, including training and ongoing technical support.
4. Communication Concierge Services: Monthly retainer or bank-of-hours service for ongoing communications management, content creation, social media, newsletters, and advertising coordination.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Riposte is a strategic digital agency serving Canadian nonprofit organizations (OBNL). It delivers an integrated suite of services covering strategic consulting, branding and creative design, website and CRM development built on the Yapla all-in-one platform, and ongoing communications management (Communication Concierge). All projects are delivered as certified Yapla integrations, providing clients with centralized member management, donation processing, event registration, and newsletter tools.

Product overview

Riposte is a strategic digital agency specializing in serving Canadian nonprofits, offering an integrated suite of services that combine strategy, branding, digital technology, and ongoing communications support. The core offerings consist of Strategic Consulting, Branding and Creative Services, Website and CRM Development (built on the Yapla all-in-one platform), and Communication Concierge services. The agency also provides educational resources including the Strategic Guide for Nonprofits, Branding Guide, and Social Presence Guide. Riposte operates as a certified Yapla integrator, building all website and digital ecosystem projects on the Yapla platform to provide nonprofits with integrated member management, donations, events, newsletters, and CRM functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Consulting Strategic consulting services for nonprofit organizations covering strategic planning, brand strategy and positioning, communications planning, communications campaigns, and digital audit and strategy.
• Branding and Creative Services Full-service branding for nonprofits including brand strategy, logo design, visual identity development, graphic design, web design, content production, campaign strategy, and multimedia content creation.
• Website and CRM Development (Digital Ecosystem) Website and CRM development powered by the Yapla platform, providing centralized databases, member management, donation processing, event registration, and integrated communications tools for nonprofit organizations.
• Communication Concierge Services Ongoing communications management including editorial strategy, social media content creation and publication, newsletter creation and management, advertising campaign coordination, and performance tracking and analysis. Offered as a monthly retainer or bank-of-hours subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60% of nonprofits report significant economic impact; nonprofits with stronger digital effectiveness feel more economically resilient
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• YaplacoreTechnology or Integration · 11 March 2026Riposte is a certified Yapla integrator, building all projects on the Yapla platform. Yapla provides the integrated nonprofit management ecosystem including website creation, CRM, member management, donations, event registration, newsletters, and invoicing.
• Pertinence MédiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPerformance marketing partner collaborating with Riposte on the 'Bien au travail' national visibility initiative for coesion SP, designing and deploying advertising campaigns.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Strategic Objectives: Canadian PR and communications agency with broad client base including nonprofits. Comparable as a fellow Canadian communications consultancy, though serves multiple verticals rather than specializing in OBNL.
• Public Inc: Toronto-headquartered PR and integrated communications firm. Comparable as a Canadian mid-market communications agency competing for similar stakeholder attention, with a broader vertical mix.

Direct peers

• Whole Whale: US-based digital agency exclusively serving nonprofits with strategy, web, data, and fundraising support. Closest direct peer: same vertical specialization, similar mix of strategy + digital execution for mission-driven organizations.
• Heller Consulting: Nonprofit-focused consultancy providing CRM implementation, technology strategy, and digital transformation. Comparable vertical focus and technology-implementation services model, though more CRM-platform-led than creative-led.
• We Are For Good: Nonprofit-focused agency and content platform supporting cause-driven organizations with branding, fundraising, and storytelling. Comparable in vertical specialization and content-driven GTM.

Others

• Funraise: Nonprofit fundraising and donor-management platform. Complementary ecosystem participant to the Yapla platform on which Riposte builds; relevant competitive context for integrated nonprofit tooling.
• Kivi Leroux Miller (Nonprofit Marketing Guide): Independent consultancy and content publisher serving nonprofit communicators with training and guides. Adjacent thought-leadership peer competing for nonprofit marketing mindshare.
• Keela: Canadian-built nonprofit CRM and fundraising platform. Direct ecosystem competitor to Yapla and therefore a relevant context for Riposte's positioning of its certified-integration advantage.
• Bloomerang: Nonprofit donor CRM and fundraising software provider. Ecosystem/competing-platform peer to Yapla; relevant context for technology-stack decisions Riposte's clients face.

Broad incumbents

• Edelman: Global PR and communications firm with a dedicated social impact and cause practice. Overlaps with Riposte's communications-strategy and nonprofit-sector work, but operates at enterprise scale across all verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/agence.riposte
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agence-riposte/posts/?feedView=all
• Instagraminstagram.com/agence.riposte

Compliance1 record

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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