Cavin-Baudat

What Cavin-Baudat does

Cavin-Baudat is a Swiss integrated printing and digital communication agency operating from three locations in the canton of Vaud and Neuchâtel (Grandson, Vallée de Joux, and Neuchâtel). The company was formed in 2024 through the merger of Artgraphic Cavin (Grandson) and Imprimerie Baudat (Vallée de Joux) and is structured across four legal entities — Cavin-Baudat (Grandson) SA, Cavin-Baudat (Vallée de Joux) SA, Cavin-Baudat (Neuchâtel) Sàrl, and Cavin-Baudat Digital Lab SA — collectively employing 47 staff. It serves Swiss Romande B2B clients across luxury watchmaking, education, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, government, and nonprofit segments, with named clients including Bvlgari, Blancpain, Hautlence, EHL, Aiglon College, Acrotec, Pôle Santé, Payot, and Archéologie vaudoise.

The company's core offering combines creative printing (offset and digital, with premium finishing techniques such as gold stamping, embossing, UV varnish, and scented inks), a Digital Lab providing web development, graphic design, branding, UI/UX, photography, video, and interactive publications, an applied R&D department working on AR/VR/XR, digital twins, 3D, and AI automation, and a Brand Shop B2B self-serve platform (hub.cavin-baudat.ch) for online ordering and management of brand-compliant printed documents. Technical infrastructure is anchored by a Canon varioPRINT iX digital press at Vallée de Joux and a 20+ year hosting partnership with Infomaniak, supporting a Swiss-local data handling posture.

Revenue is generated primarily through quote-based project work (one-time printing and digital agency engagements), supplemented by Brand Shop platform subscriptions and project- or retainer-based digital and R&D services. Go-to-market is sales-led via the three physical locations, a website quote-request funnel, the Brand Shop self-serve channel, and earned media coverage (Viscom, Canal Alpha, La Feuille, Aimer Lire). The firm holds Imprim'Vert, FSC (FSC C019425), myclimate, Trust4SMEs 2024, and Cyber-Safe (January 2026) certifications, and is privately held by the founding families with no external institutional investment disclosed.

Name

Cavin-Baudat

Legal name

Cavin-Baudat (Grandson) SA

Website

https://cavin-baudat.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cavin-Baudat is a Swiss integrated printing and digital communication agency formed in 2024 from the merger of Artgraphic Cavin and Imprimerie Baudat, serving B2B clients in western Switzerland across luxury, education, public sector, and SMB verticals with offset/digital printing, web and digital agency services, applied AR/VR/AI R&D, and a Brand Shop B2B platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grandson

HQ country

Switzerland

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. Creative Printing Services: Traditional and digital offset printing services including consultation, prepress, printing (offset and digital), finishing, ennoblissement (premium finishing), and logistics. Revenue is generated on a per-project, per-order basis, with offset printing favored for large volumes and digital printing for short runs and personalization.
2. Brand Shop B2B Platform Subscriptions: B2B platform subscription for managing and ordering printed documents online, with collaborative team access and brand compliance features. Revenue is recurring through ongoing document ordering and platform access.
3. Digital Agency Services: Web development, graphic design, branding, UI/UX design, photography, video production, motion design, and interactive publications. Services are sold as project-based engagements or ongoing retainer arrangements.
4. R&D Innovation Services: Applied research and development services including immersive technology (AR/VR/XR), 3D modeling, and custom tool development, often in collaboration with universities and research institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cavin-Baudat is an integrated Swiss printing and digital communications group offering traditional and digital offset printing with premium finishing (gold stamping, embossing, UV varnish, scented inks), a digital agency for websites, graphic design, photography, video, motion design, and interactive publications, an R&D department developing AR/VR/XR content, 3D and digital twins, and AI-powered automation, and the Brand Shop B2B self-service platform for ordering and managing brand-compliant printed materials online.

Product overview

Cavin-Baudat is a unified offering combining four interconnected services: Creative Printing (traditional and digital printing with finishing and enrichment), Digital Lab (web development, graphic design, interactive publications, and content creation), R&D Department (extended reality, AI research, and immersive technology development), and Brand Shop (a B2B e-commerce platform for ordering and managing printed materials). The company emerged in 2024 from the merger of Cavin at Grandson and Baudat at Vallée de Joux, positioning itself as a comprehensive communication and printing partner.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digital Lab: Digital development studio offering web development, graphic design, digital marketing, AI automation, and content creation services.
• Brand Shop
• Creative Printing
• R&D (Research and Development)

Products and services

• Creative Printing Traditional and digital printing services for B2B clients, including offset printing for high-volume runs and digital printing for short runs and personalization, plus finishing (binding, cutting, folding, lamination, perforation) and premium ennoblissement techniques (gold stamping, embossing, UV varnish, scented inks). Offered to Swiss enterprises, institutions, and luxury brands needing high-quality branded materials.
• Digital Lab

Quantifiable outcome

• Carbon-neutral printing options available through myclimate partnership
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers33 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• cyber-safe.chcoreOthers · 1 January 2026cyber-safe.ch is the organization that awards the Cyber-Safe label to organizations demonstrating responsible cybersecurity practices. Cavin-Baudat (Vallée de Joux) and Digital Lab received the label in January 2026, recognizing their proactive approach to information security risks and implementation of concrete cybersecurity measures.
• InfomaniakcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Infomaniak is the hosting provider for Cavin-Baudat's websites and digital infrastructure. Infomaniak is recognized as a European leader in ecological hosting, aligning with Cavin-Baudat's environmental commitments. Cavin-Baudat has maintained a 20+ year partnership with Infomaniak and is an official Infomaniak partner. The Digital Lab also uses Infomaniak for AI tools to ensure data privacy for clients, keeping data hosted locally in Switzerland rather than with global cloud giants.
• CanoncoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Canon is the supplier of the Canon varioPRINT iX digital press installed at Cavin-Baudat's Vallée de Joux printing center. The press was highlighted during the 2025 open house event and represents the company's investment in state-of-the-art digital printing technology.
• Imprim'VertcoreOthers · 1 January 2024Imprim'Vert is an environmental certification programme for printing companies. Cavin-Baudat holds the Imprim'Vert certification, which verifies responsible practices in hazardous waste management, ink and solvent storage, energy consumption, and proper waste disposal.
• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)coreOthers · 1 January 2024FSC is the Forest Stewardship Council, which provides the FSC certification (FSC C019425) that Cavin-Baudat holds. The certification guarantees that paper used in printing comes from responsibly managed forests with full traceability. Recycled papers are sourced exclusively from Europe.
• myclimatecoreOthers · 1 January 2024myclimate is a carbon offset certification body that enables Cavin-Baudat to offer clients the option to compensate CO2 emissions from their printed materials by financing sustainable projects in Switzerland and internationally.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Onlineprinters: Large European online printing platform serving B2B customers with high-volume commercial print. Represents the broader competitive threat from scaled, platform-driven printers that can undercut regional players on price and turnaround.
• Stämpfli: Long-established Swiss printing and communications group offering printing, content, and digital services at significantly larger scale. Competes with Cavin-Baudat across both printing and digital agency work, but with much broader portfolio and resources.
• Jung von Matt: Major European creative agency with Swiss offices (JVM/TECH, JVM/Limmat) offering branding, digital, and production services. Overlaps with Cavin-Baudat's Digital Lab and creative printing for premium Swiss and European brands.

Direct peers

• Courvoisier: Swiss commercial printer serving similar B2B clients with offset and digital printing services. Closest direct analogue in the Swiss regional printing market, sharing customer profile and service breadth with Cavin-Baudat.
• Liip: Swiss digital agency providing web development, design, and digital strategy. Mirrors Cavin-Baudat's Digital Lab offering and competes for the same B2B branding and digital projects in Switzerland.
• Gelato: Global B2B print-on-demand platform enabling customized print production and ordering via API and portal. Conceptually equivalent to Cavin-Baudat's Brand Shop at global scale, representing both a competitive model and a potential partnership/distribution vector.
• Imprimerie Genoud: Swiss Romande-based printing company offering commercial print and finishing services. Comparable in regional focus, size, and customer base to Cavin-Baudat's traditional printing operations.
• Mimeo: B2B print platform offering on-demand commercial printing with self-service ordering. Closely comparable to Cavin-Baudat's Brand Shop model, with established B2B customers using it for print procurement and brand-managed document workflows.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cavinbaudatgrandson
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cavin-baudat
• Instagraminstagram.com/cavin_baudat

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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