The Geek Family

What The Geek Family does

The Geek Family is a privately held French digital development agency founded in 2017 by Guillaume Ferreux (co-founder) and Antonin Brunon (CTO and co-founder), operating from offices in Paris, Lyon, and Bordeaux with a distributed remote workforce across France. The agency builds custom digital platforms for large enterprises, startups, and e-commerce pure players, with named clients including Cerballiance (700+-site medical lab network), Petit Forestier (European refrigerated rental leader), Prosol/Grand Frais (325-store food retail), Quick (fast food), Apax (private equity), Hygitech, and Cobal. Service offerings are organized around three technology pillars: open-source CMS platforms (Drupal, PrestaShop, Shopify, WordPress), custom PHP frameworks (Symfony, Laravel), and mobile applications (React Native, Ionic, PWA), with frontend specialization in React, Angular, and VueJS and demonstrable integration capabilities against ERP systems (Sage, Divalto, A/S 400), PIMs (Akeneo, Lengow), and CRMs (Salesforce).

The technology stack is consistently PHP-centric and built on mature, widely-adopted open-source components, with the agency differentiating through deep, repeated implementation patterns such as multi-site Drupal factories on Azure (Cerballiance), headless commerce with React/NodeJS and Strapi (Quick), and sophisticated e-commerce-to-ERP/PIM bridges (Hygitech, Prosol, Cobal). The team consists of approximately 25-35 senior developers with an average of 10 years of experience, complemented by UX/UI designers, project managers, and CTOs for staff augmentation, supported by an internal platform branded MyGeek.family.

The business model combines three engagement structures: fixed-price projects (forfait), iterative agile/Scrum delivery, and remote staff augmentation (régie) with developers billed from €500/day and UX/UI from €450/day. Revenue is generated through one-time project fees, ongoing maintenance and TMA contracts, and continuous staffing engagements, with a horizontal segmentation approach spanning three primary client types: large enterprises (Grands Comptes), startups, and pure-player e-commerce businesses. Go-to-market is consultative and direct, leveraging the website, LinkedIn, and Calendly scheduling as funnel-entry points, with evidenced reliance on word-of-mouth referrals. No external funding, M&A, or institutional ownership is disclosed.

Name

The Geek Family

Legal name

The Geek Family

Website

https://thegeek.family

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Geek Family is a French digital development agency founded in 2017 that builds custom web platforms, e-commerce solutions, and mobile applications for large enterprises, startups, and online pure players using PHP, Drupal, PrestaShop, Symfony, and React Native.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fixed-Price Project Development (Forfait): Complete project delivery from conception to launch for websites, e-commerce platforms, and custom applications. Client pays a fixed price for defined deliverables with agreed timelines.
2. Staff Augmentation / Régie: Remote developer placement where The Geek Family provides pre-selected, senior developers, UX/UI designers, project managers, or CTOs. Development from €500/day, UX/UI from €450/day. Resources work as an extension of client's team.
3. Agile/Scrum Development: Iterative development approach with sprint-based delivery, daily standups, and continuous client involvement throughout the project lifecycle.
4. Maintenance and Support (TMA): Ongoing maintenance services for completed projects including updates, bug fixes, and feature enhancements after initial deployment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Geek Family is a French digital development agency that designs, develops, and maintains custom websites, e-commerce platforms, and mobile applications for large enterprises, startups, and pure players. Services span UI/UX design, custom development on PHP frameworks (Symfony, Laravel) and CMS platforms (Drupal, PrestaShop, Shopify), hybrid mobile apps (React Native, Ionic, PWA), and remote staff augmentation with senior developers, designers, project managers, and CTOs. Engagement models include fixed-price projects, agile development, and dedicated team placement.

Product overview

The Geek Family is a digital development agency offering a portfolio of development services organized around three main pillars: CMS platforms (Drupal, PrestaShop, Shopify), custom development frameworks (Symfony, Laravel, NodeJS), and mobile applications (React Native, Ionic, PWA). The company provides end-to-end digital project services including UI/UX design, project management, custom development, e-commerce solutions, and remote staffing. They serve enterprise clients, startups, and e-commerce businesses across France with teams in Paris, Lyon, and Bordeaux.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MyGeek.family: Internal platform for team members to access resources and connect

Products and services

• E-commerce Development Services
• Drupal Development CMS development on Drupal covering corporate sites, content portals, custom services, and complete e-commerce platforms with extensive module ecosystem. Includes multi-site factory capability on Azure as deployed for Cerballiance.
• PrestaShop Development E-commerce platform development on PrestaShop, an open-source solution offering intuitive backoffice, order management, international capabilities, and extensive module library. Supports multi-store, Click & Collect, and ERP integration.
• Shopify Development E-commerce development on Shopify, including Shopify Plus for high-volume sites, providing simplicity, reliability, and rich functionality including custom features such as country-specific waitlists.
• Symfony Development Custom development using the Symfony PHP framework, including backend services, middleware, and API integrations with ERP/PIM systems, as built for GPDIS Pro, Valocap, and other enterprise projects.
• Laravel Development Custom development using the Laravel PHP framework offering modularity, flexibility, security, and extensive ecosystem with documentation and community support for web applications and APIs.
• Mobile Applications Development Design, development, and maintenance of mobile applications including hybrid apps, PWAs, and native apps, specializing in React Native, Ionic, and PWA for cross-platform iOS and Android deployment with shared codebase.
• Remote Staff Augmentation (Régie) Services Staffing services providing senior developers, UX/UI designers, project managers, and CTOs on a remote basis, with daily rates starting from 500 EUR for development and 450 EUR for UX/UI. Resources work as an extension of the client's team.

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Marmelab: French web development studio delivering custom web applications, e-commerce, and JS-based projects for enterprise and startup clients with comparable boutique positioning.
• Bocasay: French offshore-nearshore digital development firm offering custom web, mobile, and e-commerce development with comparable PHP/JS stacks targeting European enterprise clients.
• JoliCode: French web and mobile development studio with deep Symfony, PHP, and React Native expertise, plus a similar staff augmentation offering. Comparable in size, talent profile, and technology mix to The Geek Family.
• Theodo: Paris-based digital development agency with a comparable boutique model offering custom web/mobile development, staff augmentation (régie), and similar Symfony/React Native expertise. Closest direct competitor on enterprise and startup segments in France.
• Elao: Lyon-based Symfony and web application agency with a comparable senior talent pool and similar forfait/agile/régie engagement models targeting French enterprises and startups.
• TheCodingMachine: French digital agency specializing in Symfony, Laravel, and modern web frameworks with enterprise and startup clients. Highly comparable on technology stack, engagement models, and target customer profile.
• KNP Labs: Paris-based Symfony/PHP digital agency offering custom development and staff augmentation with a similar enterprise/startup split. Direct competitor on Symfony expertise and régie delivery.
• TheTribe: France-based digital development agency with offices in Paris and other French cities, offering custom web/mobile development and team augmentation across similar technology stacks.

Broad incumbents

• Smile (Smile Open Source): European open-source digital agency with deep Drupal, PrestaShop, and Symfony expertise and significantly larger scale. Direct overlap in CMS/e-commerce competencies but broader geographic footprint and portfolio.
• Capgemini Engineering: Global large-cap digital and engineering consultancy with significant French operations and enterprise CMS, e-commerce, and digital transformation practices. Competes on larger enterprise RFPs where The Geek Family also bids.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/thegeekfamily

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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