C2m Solutions

What C2m Solutions does

C2m Solutions, officially Challenge2Media SAS, is a French consulting firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in Issy-Les-Moulineaux, on the southwestern periphery of Paris. The firm is structured as a Société par actions simplifiée (SAS) with a registered capital of €493,030 and operates as a privately-held, founder-led entity under President and CEO Michel Boukhobza. C2m provides strategy, innovation, talent, and incubation services exclusively to clients in the media, digital content, telecommunications, cable, and adjacent industrial and technology sectors — its stated mission is to help media and digital pure players stay competitive through digital transformation.

The firm's offering is organized into three integrated service pillars: Agency (business solutions, strategic and technology consulting, and innovation management), Talents (expertise consulting, recruitment, and organizational advice), and Starter (strategic support, financing, HR, and incubation for media startups). Underlying each pillar are four service lines — strategic consulting, innovation management, expert staffing, and talent recruitment — delivered as project-based professional services engagements rather than as a software or SaaS product. The firm reports 120 client partners, 600+ completed missions, and 20+ years of continuous leadership, with marquee French reference clients including TF1, Canal+, M6, France Télévisions, Orange, Bouygues, Free, SFR, Altice, Microsoft, Sony, Thales, and Lagardère.

C2m operates a sales-led, enterprise go-to-market motion: direct engagement with senior decision-makers at media and telecom organizations, supported by an inbound website contact form, client-logo-driven social proof, and word-of-mouth within the French media ecosystem. Revenue is generated through billable consulting hours and project fees under a professional services revenue model, with no publicly disclosed pricing and no evidence of self-serve, product-led, or marketplace distribution. Operating geography is France and the broader European region; no funding rounds, acquisitions, geographic expansion events, or leadership transitions are documented in the available source material.

Name

C2m Solutions

Legal name

Challenge2Media SAS

Website

https://challenge2media.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C2m Solutions (Challenge2Media SAS) is a French consulting firm founded in 2003 that provides strategic consulting, innovation management, talent recruitment, and startup incubation services to media companies, telecom operators, and industrial clients in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Industry Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Customer Experience (CX) & Digital Experience (BPAHAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG)

Keywords

• Media consulting services
• Digital transformation advisory
• Strategic innovation consulting
• Talent recruitment services
• Startup incubation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Moulineaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: C2m generates revenue through consulting engagements, strategic advice, and project management services for media companies and digital pure players. Revenue is derived from billable consulting hours and project fees, consistent with a professional services business model.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

C2m Solutions (Challenge2Media SAS) is a French consulting firm that provides strategic consulting, innovation management, business expertise, and talent recruitment services to media companies, telecommunications operators, and digital pure players. The company operates three integrated service pillars — Agency (business solutions, strategic marketing and technology consulting, innovation management), Talents (expertise consulting, recruitment, and organizational advice), and Starter (strategic support, financing, HR, and startup incubation) — delivered as customized consulting engagements since 2003.

Product overview

C2m Solutions is a consulting and services firm serving the media industry and digital pure players since 2003. The company operates three integrated service pillars: Agency (business solutions, strategic consulting, and innovation management), Talents (expertise consulting, recruitment, and organizational advice), and Starter (strategic support, financing, HR, and startup incubation). Services include strategic consulting for defining vision and roadmaps, innovation management, qualified business consultants, and talent recruitment. This is a services-based offering, not a software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agency Comprehensive service bundle combining business solutions, strategic consulting (strategy, marketing, technology), and innovation management for media industry clients and digital pure players.
• Talents Service bundle offering business expertise consulting, talent recruitment, and organizational consulting to help media-sector clients staff and structure their teams.
• Starter Startup incubation package providing strategic support, financing, human resources, and startup incubation services for early-stage digital media and innovation startups.
• Conseil Stratégique (Strategic Consulting) Strategic consulting engagement that helps clients define their vision and roadmaps to maximize business opportunities in the media and digital sector.
• Management de l'innovation (Innovation Management) Innovation management consulting that guides clients in implementing new value-generating technologies and managing organizational change.
• Solutions d'expertises métiers (Business Expertise Solutions) Deployment of qualified business consultants to meet client project needs and reinforce client teams on a temporary or project basis.
• Recrutement de talents (Talent Recruitment) Recruitment service connecting clients with candidates precisely matched to their requirements within the media and digital industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120 client partners served across media, industrial, regulatory, telecom, and cable sectors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• MicrosoftminorOthersMicrosoft is listed among C2m's client logos on the company's website. The nature of the relationship appears to be a client/vendor relationship where C2m provides consulting services, rather than a formal technology or GTM partnership.
• BPI (Banque Publique d'Investissement)minorOthersBPI appears among C2m's client logos. Given BPI's role as France's public investment bank, the relationship may be related to startup financing programs or government-backed innovation initiatives, though the specific nature is not detailed.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Kea & Partners: French strategy and innovation consultancy with media and entertainment practice. Comparable boutique positioning to C2m, focused on French enterprise transformation mandates.
• Niji (Sopra Steria subsidiary): French digital transformation and innovation consultancy, now part of Sopra Steria, with strong media and telecom client base. A direct boutique competitor to C2m in the French digital media consulting space.
• Wavestone: French-headquartered consulting firm with strong media, telecom, and digital transformation practices. Closest like-for-like peer given French domicile, comparable client base (Orange, Bouygues, Canal+), and similar revenue scale.

Broad incumbents

• Sopra Steria Consulting: European consulting and digital services firm with French roots and strong telecom/media practice. Comparable in serving French broadcasters and telecom operators on technology-enabled transformation.
• Oliver Wyman: Global management consultancy with deep media and telecom practice serving French and European operators. Overlaps with C2m on strategic media advisory mandates at large enterprise clients.
• BearingPoint: European management and technology consultancy with active media and telecom practice across France. Comparable in serving European incumbent operators on transformation programs.
• Roland Berger: Global strategy consultancy with French office and active media/telecom practice serving European operators. Competes with C2m on strategy mandates in the French media and telecom sector.
• Accenture Song: Accenture's creative, marketing, and media transformation practice. Increasingly winning French media transformation mandates from TF1, Canal+, and France Télévisions, directly overlapping with C2m's core offer.
• Publicis Sapient: Global digital transformation arm of Publicis, with significant French media and telecom engagements. Competes with C2m on the same French media accounts (TF1, Canal+, Lagardère) but at much larger scale and with a technology-led delivery model.
• Capgemini Invent: Strategy and transformation consulting arm of Capgemini, with deep French media/telecom practice serving Orange, SFR, and broadcasters. Competes for large transformation mandates that C2m would typically partner on rather than lead.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Challenge2Media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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