What Eldotravo.Fr does

Eldo (Eldotravo.Fr) is a French B2B2C marketplace that connects individual homeowners with vetted building professionals (artisans, tradespeople, renovation firms) across France. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Toulouse with operations in Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, Lyon, and Montpellier, the company employs 62 people and operates three coordinated product surfaces: the consumer-facing Eldo comparator platform for searching professionals by trade and location, the EldoPro portal that lets professionals manage their profiles and capture leads, and the EldoNetwork program that supplies white-label review infrastructure to building brands and industrial distributors. The platform hosts 300,000+ customer reviews that are NF Service certified by AFNOR under NF ISO 20488, and has facilitated 8,000+ household renovation projects with 10,000+ participating professionals and 100+ brand/network partners including Avenir rénovations, Synerciel, Profils Systemes, France Veka, and Rénoval.

The underlying technology combines a verified reviews repository with an AI-powered work simulator (homesimulatorai.com) that generates visual projections of renovation outcomes, plus a recommendation engine that surfaces professionals by location, trade type, and review quality. Eldo monetizes the two-sided marketplace primarily through B2B subscriptions and partnerships on the professional side (EldoPro and EldoNetwork), while consumer access remains free; revenue mechanics mirror a classic marketplace commission / professional SaaS model rather than direct consumer charges. Marketing is multi-channel, with content marketing (work guides, expert advice video series), organic social (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube), and earned media in major French business press (La Tribune Toulouse, Les Echos, Bati Actu, France Info).

The company is privately held and founder-led by Jean-Bernard Eldotravo (CEO, Founder & Owner), with Hugo Eldotravo also listed as a founder. There is no disclosed institutional funding, no parent company, no M&A activity, and no public revenue disclosure. Eldo's addressable market is the French BTP (bâtiment et travaux publics) / home renovation sector, where it positions itself as a trusted intermediary addressing trust, quality verification, and lead-generation gaps for both homeowners and tradespeople.

Name

Eldotravo.Fr

Legal name

Eldo

Website

https://eldotravo.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Eldo (Eldotravo.Fr) is a French B2B2C marketplace connecting homeowners with vetted building professionals, offering AFNOR-certified reviews, professional subscription tools (EldoPro), and an AI renovation visualization simulator. It serves 10,000+ artisans and 8,000+ households across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Platform marketplace model: Eldo operates as a B2B2C marketplace connecting homeowners with building professionals. Revenue appears to come from professional subscriptions/partnerships with building companies and networks rather than direct consumer charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Eldotravo.Fr (Eldo) operates an online reviews and marketplace platform that connects French homeowners with vetted building professionals (artisans). It publishes verified client reviews, photos and videos of past work, lets users search by trade and location, and routes contact information only to the chosen professional. The platform monetizes professionals through the EldoPro portal and brands/networks through the EldoNetwork white-label program, and offers an AI-powered renovation simulator to help users preview projects.

Product overview

Eldotravo.Fr operates as a multi-sided platform connecting homeowners with building professionals. The core consumer platform enables search for artisans by work type and location, access to verified reviews and photo portfolios, and AI-powered work visualization. The ecosystem includes EldoPro for professional profile management and lead generation, and EldoNetwork for brand/network partner engagement. Supporting content includes expert video advice series and detailed work guides covering renovation topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Eldo Consumer Platform (Eldotravo.Fr) Consumer-facing marketplace and reviews platform that lets individual French homeowners search for vetted building professionals (artisans) by type of work and location, browse 300,000+ verified client reviews, photos and videos of past work, and contact the chosen professional; access is free for consumers.
• EldoPro Professional Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• 300,000+ reviews available to help users make informed decisions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Avenir rénovationscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBuilding renovation network with over 100 locations, using Eldo for verified customer reviews on their partnered professionals
• SynercielcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of building professionals using Eldo platform for reputation management
• Profils SystemesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWindow and facade systems brand whose partner professionals appear on Eldo
• Bati-MurprotecminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDamp proofing and waterproofing specialist whose network uses Eldo reviews
• France VekaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPVC profile manufacturer whose installer network uses Eldo
• Seguin DuteriezminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFireplace and heating specialist whose professionals are listed on Eldo
• FenêtréAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWindow manufacturer whose partner installers appear on the Eldo platform
• RénovalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVerandas and extensions distributor whose professionals are featured on Eldo

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Checkatrade: UK-based marketplace connecting homeowners with vetted tradespeople, with verified reviews as core value proposition. Directly comparable to Eldo in both business model and target market (home renovation professionals), though operates in the UK rather than France.
• Habitatpresto: French home renovation lead generation platform connecting homeowners with local artisans. Direct French competitor to Eldo with similar target market and lead generation business model, though with less emphasis on verified reviews.
• Angi: Leading US home services marketplace (formerly Angie's List) connecting homeowners with pre-screened professionals. Direct competitor in the home services lead generation model, though operates in North America rather than France.
• StarOfService: Global marketplace for local services professionals including home renovation. Paris-based, operating across multiple countries with comparable marketplace model to Eldo, though broader in service categories.
• Houzz: Global home renovation marketplace with professional directory, reviews, and visualisation tools. Closest international peer to Eldo's full product suite, including AI-enabled design visualisation, though Houzz operates at much larger scale with US-centric user base.
• Travaux.com: French home renovation price comparison and lead generation platform owned by Sortlist. Comparable to Eldo in connecting homeowners with local building professionals, with competing price-comparison positioning.
• 123Devis: French home renovation quote comparison platform matching homeowners with local professionals. Direct French competitor to Eldo with similar marketplace mechanics and SMB artisan focus.
• Bark.com: Global services marketplace connecting customers with local professionals across many categories including home improvement. Comparable business model to Eldo with professional lead generation focus, though broader in service categories.

Broad incumbents

• Trustpilot: Global consumer reviews platform operating across many categories including home services. Comparable to Eldo in review authentication technology and consumer trust infrastructure, but operates at much larger scale and is not specialised in the French BTP vertical.

Regional players

• AlloMarcel: French home services marketplace focused on connecting consumers with local artisans. Comparable French vertical, though with smaller scale and less focus on verified reviews certification than Eldo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/eldotravo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/EldoFr
• Facebookfacebook.com/eldotravo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eldotravo
• Instagraminstagram.com/eldofrance_

Compliance1 record

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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