CALIDRA

What CALIDRA does

Calidra SARL is a France-based cybersecurity awareness training company founded in 2023 and headquartered in Orgères, Brittany. The company operates a managed-service platform that combines personalized e-learning modules, phishing and social engineering simulations, and strategic dashboards to reduce human-factor cyber risk for organizations. Its offering is structured around three integrated modules — Apprendre (Learn), Entraîner (Train, including phishing, smishing, and USB-drop simulations built on cognitive bias templates), and Agir (Act, KPI and progress dashboards) — delivered as a fully customizable, multilingual (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German) application with accessibility features such as subtitles and descriptive audio.

The business model is consultative and quote-based: pricing is customized per client following a needs assessment conducted by an embedded cybersecurity expert, with annual subscriptions invoiced after training delivery. Calidra supports OPCO (French professional development fund) financing for client training budgets, and sells both catalog sessions and bespoke programs. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting CISOs (RSSI), IT Directors (DSI), Data Protection Officers (DPO), and executives, supported by thought-leadership content (FAQ, cybersecurity glossary), industry event presence at Forum InCyber via the Ornisec group, and digital channels including LinkedIn advertising and email nurture. Named customers are concentrated in French regional government, chambers of commerce, and public-sector education, and the company is privately held with no external institutional investors disclosed.

Name

CALIDRA

Legal name

Calidra SARL

Website

https://calidra.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Calidra is a French cybersecurity awareness training company that sells a managed, customizable platform combining e-learning, phishing simulation, and dashboards to reduce human cyber risk for public and private organizations. It targets CISOs and executives via direct field sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Awareness Training

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Security Awareness & Phishing Simulation (Email/Collab-focused) (HDADAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Security Awareness, Training & Compliance Attestation (HDADAIAJ), General Cybersecurity Awareness (All Employees) (EDABAGAA), Cybersecurity Training & Awareness Programs (BPAEANAF)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity awareness training
• Phishing simulation platform
• Security e-learning
• Social engineering simulation
• Human risk management

Headquarters

HQ city

Orgères

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: Calidra generates revenue through the sale of professional cybersecurity awareness and training programs. These include public training sessions from the CALIDRA catalog as well as custom-designed sessions tailored to each client's needs. Pricing is customized per client and invoiced at the end of the training. The company accepts OPCO (French professional development fund) financing on behalf of clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CALIDRA operates a managed cybersecurity awareness platform that helps organizations train employees to recognize and respond to phishing, smishing, and social engineering threats. The platform combines personalized e-learning modules, realistic phishing simulations built around cognitive biases, and strategic dashboards that track awareness KPIs. Programs are fully customized per client (entity type, size, business sector, and geography) and delivered as annual subscriptions with expert-led continuous improvement.

Product overview

CALIDRA offers a unified cybersecurity awareness platform consisting of three integrated modules: Apprendre (Learn) for personalized training content delivery, Entraîner (Train) for phishing and social engineering simulations, and Agir (Act) for strategic dashboards and KPI tracking. The platform is fully customizable to each client's organizational profile, business sector, and geographic context, incorporating gamification elements and error-based learning approaches. The platform supports multiple languages (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German) and includes accessibility features such as subtitles and audio descriptions for training videos.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cybersecurity Awareness Platform A complete SaaS application that manages the full cybersecurity awareness program lifecycle: personalized training content delivery, phishing and social-engineering attack simulations, and strategic KPI dashboards. Sold as an annual managed subscription to organizations (CISOs/RSSI, DSI, DPO, executives) and customized per client entity, size, business activity, and geo-local context.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 90% of security incidents result from human error — awareness training addresses the root cause of the majority of cyberattacks.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OrniseccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Calidra is part of the Ornisec group, which organizes cybersecurity events including the Forum InCyber (FIC). Ornisec represents Calidra at major industry events and shares its sales and marketing infrastructure, making Ornisec a core strategic partner for go-to-market activities in the French cybersecurity market.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cyber Guru: Italian-headquartered cybersecurity awareness platform active across Southern Europe. Direct competitor to Calidra with a focus on behavioral change and continuous learning, expanding in French-speaking markets.
• KnowBe4: Category-leading cybersecurity awareness and phishing simulation platform. Directly competes with Calidra on the same buyer (CISO/RSSI), same use case (security awareness training + phishing simulations), with a much larger content library and global enterprise footprint.
• Hoxhunt: European security awareness platform with gamified phishing simulations and personalized learning. Direct overlap with Calidra on phishing simulation, gamification, and personalization, with a stronger enterprise footprint in Northern Europe.
• SoSafe: European cybersecurity awareness and phishing simulation vendor. Closest direct competitor to Calidra on geography and product, with a behavior-driven platform and rapid growth across DACH and France.
• Phished: Belgian-based AI-driven cybersecurity awareness training and phishing simulation platform. Targets the same European mid-market and SMB buyer as Calidra with a fully automated, personalized approach.
• AWRP (Awareness Reborn People): France-based cybersecurity awareness training specialist. Targets the same French CISO/RSSI buyer as Calidra with customizable awareness programs and phishing simulations.

Broad incumbents

• Proofpoint Security Awareness: Broad incumbent offering security awareness training as part of a wider enterprise security portfolio (email security, GRC). Overlaps with Calidra in awareness and phishing simulation but bundles it with a much larger suite.
• Terranova Security: Global cybersecurity awareness training vendor owned by Fortra. Competes with Calidra on awareness content and phishing simulations but with broader multilingual coverage and enterprise integrations.
• Kaspersky Security Awareness: Specialized product line from a broad incumbent cybersecurity vendor. Offers comparable training, simulations, and assessments to Calidra, with a much larger installed base and content library.

Regional players

• Mailinblack: French cybersecurity vendor offering email protection and security awareness solutions. Comparable to Calidra on French-market focus and SMB/mid-market positioning, particularly in the public sector.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/calidra-cyber

Compliance1 record

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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