What UrbanThink Platform does

UrbanThink Platform is a French software company, operating as the commercial brand of Kintsugi-LowCarbon (KLC), that builds digital decision-support tools for the ecological and energy transition of buildings, sites and territories. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Cesson-Sévigné near Rennes, the company employs 11-50 people (with four named core members including Founder/CEO Gwénaëlle Carfantan and CTO Christophe Geffroy) and operates a mission-driven governance with an external advisory board. The portfolio centers on two core products. ThinkCities® is a territorial digital twin (CIM / City Information Modeling) that fuses GIS, BIM, IoT sensor data and AI-driven scenario simulation into a 2D/3D interactive map tracking 60+ indicators across six themes — water, energy, mobility, waste, biodiversity and climate — with native modules for urban heat island modeling, climate vulnerability assessment, OPERAT/Décret Tertiaire compliance and solar PV feasibility. Athénergie® is a complementary photovoltaic sizing and ROI tool that compares 14 rooftop and canopy scenarios for individual or collective self-consumption.

The company monetizes through custom-priced enterprise subscriptions sold via consultation-only direct sales and Calendly-scheduled demos, with annual billing and project-based professional services layered on top (environmental consulting, climate vulnerability studies, energy audits, CIM deployments). Customer segments are organized vertically and span French local authorities and EPCI intermunicipal structures (Saint-Lô Agglo across 61 communes), real estate asset managers and developers (ICADE, Nhood), tourism and outdoor accommodation operators (Breton campsites, Les Ormes Domaine & Resort), large enterprises and industrial accounts (EDEIS over a 4-year deployment), and port infrastructure (Port de Saint-Malo). Go-to-market relies on enterprise field sales, a strong event presence (Smart City Expo World Congress 2025 as the only European finalist in the Energy & Environment category, VivaTech, Salon des Maires et des Collectivités, CleanTech Open France 2025) and content marketing through a blog and reforestation-linked newsletter, with strategic positioning reinforced by the ADEME Greentech Innovation / Ecolab label and the January 2026 PUREPOLIS Horizon Europe consortium (€4.9M, 19 partners, pilots in Nantes and Valencia).

Name

UrbanThink Platform

Legal name

Kintsugi-LowCarbon (KLC)

Website

https://urbanthink.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Territorial Digital Twin Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Cities & Urban Innovation Programs (Digital Planning, Civic Tech for Cities) (BPAIANAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Smart Building Software Platforms (IWMS/CAFM Integration, Digital Twin, Command Center) (BPABAGAG)

Keywords

• Territorial digital twin
• Environmental data platform
• Solar simulation software
• Urban climate analytics
• Ecological transition consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Chartres-de-bretagne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ThinkCities® Platform Licensing: SaaS platform subscription model for ThinkCities digital twin solution. Sold to enterprises, public authorities, and asset managers for environmental monitoring, energy tracking, and territory/asset management. Pricing is consultation/quote-based, suggesting enterprise-tier licensing with project-based customization.
2. Athénergie® Solar Simulation Tool: Specialized solar PV sizing and ROI simulation tool licensed or subscribed to for solar energy planning. Supports individual and collective self-consumption scenarios for building and territory-scale solar deployment.
3. Professional Services & Consulting: Environmental consulting, climate vulnerability studies, energy audits, and custom GIS/geomatics project services. Examples include coastal vulnerability studies for campsites, urban heat island analyses for shopping centers, and CIM (City Information Modeling) implementations for property portfolios.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

UrbanThink Platform develops and licenses two proprietary software solutions for ecological and energy transition: ThinkCities®, a territorial digital twin platform providing 2D/3D mapping, real-time environmental indicators (water, energy, mobility, waste, biodiversity, climate), and multi-scenario simulation; and Athénergie®, a photovoltaic sizing and ROI tool comparing 14 individual and collective self-consumption scenarios. The company serves local authorities, inter-municipal bodies, real estate asset managers, tourism operators, and large enterprises with both subscription software and accompanying professional services.

Product overview

UrbanThink Platform is a digital platform for ecological and energy transition, offering two complementary solutions: ThinkCities® (a digital twin platform for environmental and territorial data management with over 60 indicators, real-time monitoring, and scenario simulation capabilities) and Athénergie® (a photovoltaic simulation and ROI calculator for sizing solar installations and comparing self-consumption scenarios). The platform serves multiple sectors including tourism and outdoor accommodation, real estate asset managers, urban developers and EPCIs, large enterprises and insurance, and port and airport domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ThinkCities®: Digital twin and decision-support platform for environmental management of buildings, sites, and territories. Features 60+ indicators across 6 themes covering water, energy, mobility, waste, and climate.
• Athénergie®

Products and services

• ThinkCities® Territorial digital twin (CIM/City Information Modeling) platform providing interactive 2D/3D mapping with 60+ real-time environmental indicators organized across 6 themes (water, energy, mobility, waste, biodiversity, climate), supporting multi-scenario simulation, regulatory compliance tracking (OPERAT, Décret Tertiaire), and decision support for ecological and energy transition. Targeted at local authorities, EPCI, real estate asset managers, tourism operators, ports, and large enterprises managing environmental performance across buildings, sites, and territories.
• Athénergie® Photovoltaic sizing simulation and ROI tool that sizes rooftop and canopy PV installations, compares 14 scenarios for individual or collective self-consumption, and provides instant ROI and savings calculations per option. Targeted at building owners, real estate managers, and territories planning solar deployment as part of their energy transition.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5.6°C modeled reduction in maximum surface temperature through renaturation scenario at Bordeaux Lac commercial zone
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PUREPOLIS Consortium (Horizon Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 202619-partner European research consortium funded by Horizon Europe (€4.9 million, Jan 2026–2028). UrbanThink contributes visualization of environmental data, deployment of territorial digital twins, and integration with local policy decision-support tools. Pilot cities: Nantes (France) and Valencia (Spain); follower cities: Berlin, Rybnik, Augsburg. Partners include Helmholtz Munich (coordinator), Nantes Métropole, Air Pays de la Loire, Acoucité, Universität Augsburg, Leitat Technological Center, UMIT TIROL, Healthy Cities, EPHA, UNINOVA, LUT University, substitute ApS, Universidade de Vigo, Fundació Fisabio, Euroquality.
• Mobishift / IRISA / GIDEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Partnership with IRISA research laboratory and consulting firm GIDE to develop the Mobishift application for daily mobility observation and transformation. UrbanThink contributes territorial digital twin integration for mobility data visualization and scenario simulation. Project builds on prior BMDec (Breizh Mobilité Décarbonée) experiment with Rennes Métropole and RATPDev/Brest Métropole.
• Mouvement Impact FranceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2025UrbanThink joined Mouvement Impact France, the network of companies committed to economic transformation combining performance, ecological transition, and social justice. Listed in the 2025 impact startup mapping under 'Ville durable'.
• Smart City Expo World Congress / World Smart City AwardsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025UrbanThink was the only European finalist in the World Smart City Awards 2025 at the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, in the Energy & Environment category.
• Convention des Entreprises pour le Climat (CEC) OuestminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024UrbanThink participated in the CEC Ouest initiative (Jan–Oct 2024), a 6-session program of 60 companies and 120+ executives from Western France developing environmental roadmaps. Founder Gwenaelle Carfantan and CTO Christophe Geffroy attended all sessions, culminating in a corporate environmental roadmap aligned with regenerative economy principles.
• UrbanPracticescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUrbanPractices mandated UrbanThink as technology provider for the Lyon Confluence CIM digital twin project, with UrbanThink implementing ThinkCities solution for the urban development project under the European ASCEND program.
• Nantes MétropolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNantes Métropole is a core partner in the PUREPOLIS Horizon Europe project, serving as a pilot city for urban pollution management. UrbanThink collaborates on digital twin deployment and environmental data visualization within this partnership.
• NhoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNhood is a European real estate and urban regeneration company that partnered with UrbanThink for urban heat island analysis at Aushopping Bordeaux Lac commercial center. UrbanThink provided surface temperature modeling and renaturation scenario simulation for the 53-hectare site.
• SPL Lyon ConfluencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSociété Publique Locale Lyon Confluence partnered with UrbanThink for CIM digital twin development of the Lyon Confluence sustainable urban district, as part of the European ASCEND positive-energy neighborhood program.
• ICADEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICADE, a major French real estate investment company, partnered with UrbanThink for CIM digital twins at Rungis (20 hectares) and Parc Portes de Paris properties. UrbanThink implemented ThinkCities for energy consumption analysis, carbon evaluation, and solar PV feasibility assessment across ICADE's property portfolio.
• Tree-NationminorOthersReforestation platform through which UrbanThink plants one tree per newsletter subscriber in French agroforestry projects. Each subscriber plants one tree on former agricultural land in France, supporting carbon sequestration, soil restoration, and local biodiversity.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Dassault Systèmes: Provider of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform with 3D city and infrastructure digital-twin modules. Comparable because it competes for the same CIM/territorial digital-twin budgets in French real-estate and public-sector accounts that UrbanThink currently serves.
• Esri: Global GIS platform vendor whose ArcGIS Urban product underpins municipal digital-twin workflows. Comparable as the upstream geospatial stack that UrbanThink layers environmental decision-support on, and a potential competitor if ArcGIS expands deeper into regulated environmental reporting.
• Bentley Systems: Infrastructure engineering software vendor with the iTwin digital-twin platform serving utilities, ports, and cities. Comparable because iTwin directly addresses the asset- and territory-level digital-twin use cases UrbanThink monetises, particularly for ports (Saint-Malo) and urban developers.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Smart-city, building, and grid infrastructure portfolio including MindSphere and City Performance Tool. Comparable because it addresses the same municipal energy-and-climate decision-support category, especially for larger European cities that UrbanThink targets via PUREPOLIS.
• Schneider Electric: EcoStruxure building and energy-management platform serving real-estate asset managers and EPCIs. Comparable as a broader incumbent whose OPERAT/Décret Tertiaire-compatible offering overlaps UrbanThink's asset-manager and local-authority value proposition.

Direct peers

• Cityzenith: Specialist smart-city digital-twin platform (SmartWorldOS) for climate and ESG use cases. Directly comparable in product category: a web-based 3D twin for sustainability and energy planning sold to real-estate developers and cities, mirroring ThinkCities' positioning.
• OpenDataSoft: French SaaS publisher of open-data portals used by cities and EPCIs to publish territorial indicators. Comparable because it solves the same 'data-to-action' problem for municipalities and overlaps with ThinkCities' public-sector central data-and-indicator layer.
• Cyclomedia: Provider of street-level 3D imagery and geospatial data used in urban planning and digital-twin projects across Europe. Comparable because its aerial and street-level 3D capture feeds the same territorial modelling workflow UrbanThink performs with LiDAR HD/BD TOPO.
• Vianova: French mobility-data platform serving cities with kerbside, shared-mobility, and MaaS analytics. Comparable as a French B2G data-platform peer whose mobility analytics (via Mobishift-adjacent topics) overlap UrbanThink's mobility theme within ThinkCities.

Emerging players

• Miovision: Smart-city mobility and traffic-data platform serving mid-sized North American municipalities. Comparable as an adjacent player addressing municipal mobility and operational data, signalling potential expansion of smart-city data vendors into the European EPCI market UrbanThink serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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