Décalez!

Name

Décalez!

Legal name

Décalez! – Société à Responsabilité Limitée

Website

https://decalez.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAGAGAJ

Training, Workshops & Certification Events

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Conventions & Conferences (Business Events)

SECONDARYEDAGAKAC

Corporate Learning & Training Content Development

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Instructional Design & Content Development Services

SECONDARYMPAGAGAC

Corporate Conferences & Sales Kickoffs

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Conventions & Conferences (Business Events)

Keywords

• Professional training services
• Applied improvisation training
• Soft skills development
• Corporate team building
• Public speaking coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Training (Intra & Inter-enterprise): Revenue is generated through fee-paying professional training programs delivered to companies, public institutions, and individuals. Programs include public speaking, pitch, collective intelligence, creativity, change management, and team cohesion. Pricing is per session or per participant, with CPF-eligible courses available.
2. Event & Animation Services: Revenue from corporate event services including improvised restitutions, ice-breaker/warm-up animations, and bespoke theatrical interventions during seminars, conferences, and team events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Décalez! is a French professional training organization that delivers corporate training, team-building events, and organizational transformation services using applied theatrical improvisation as its sole pedagogical methodology. The company sells named training programs (Pitch, public speaking, creativity, change management, collective intelligence, team cohesion, trainer certification) and event services (improvised restitutions, ice-breakers, awareness theater) to enterprises, public institutions, associations, and individuals across France, primarily via intra-company on-site delivery and open enrollment sessions in Bordeaux and Nantes.

Product overview

Décalez! is a professional training organization that applies theatrical improvisation techniques to corporate training, team building, and organizational transformation. The offering consists of multiple distinct training programs (Formation Pitch, Prise de parole en public, Formation de formateurs, Accompagnement au changement, Faciliter l'intelligence collective, Développer sa créativité, Cohésion d'équipe) complemented by event services (Ice Breaker/Warm-Up animations, Restitution improvisée, SAVAPA awareness actions) and long-term consulting accompaniment. All offerings leverage applied improvisation as the core methodology to develop soft skills, collective intelligence, and professional competencies in organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation Pitch — construire son discours et présenter son projet efficacement 21-hour (3-day collective) training program teaching participants to structure and deliver an effective project pitch in under 3 minutes. Eligible for CPF funding with RS7299 certification from France Compétences. Targets individuals and entrepreneurs; intra-company format also available for groups.
• Améliorer sa prise de parole en public 2-day training program helping participants develop public speaking skills using theatrical improvisation techniques, covering body language, voice projection, stress management, and storytelling. Includes video capture for self-improvement. Available in intra-company and inter-company formats.
• Formation de formateurs utilisant l'improvisation appliquée Certifying training program for trainers and improvisation animators to structure their workshops, link exercises to professional competencies, and gain legitimacy in corporate training contexts.
• Accompagnement au changement : guidez vos équipes Training program for managers and HR professionals to understand change types, manage emotions related to change, and apply strategies to guide teams through organizational transitions.
• Faciliter l'intelligence collective et la coopération 2-day immersive training program teaching participants to animate projects and collectives using facilitation techniques, cooperative tools, and improvisation for effective group dynamics.
• Développer sa créativité : La posture créative 2–3 day training helping participants identify personal creative blockers and develop creative thinking through improvisation techniques, design thinking, and collective intelligence methods.
• Cohésion d'équipe : ensemble même à distance Training program to rebuild team dynamics and foster collective spirit despite physical distance, using applied improvisation exercises for communication and cooperation.
• La facilitation en intelligence collective (accompagnement long terme) Long-term consulting accompaniment service (3 months to 3 years) for organizations seeking to transform their structure through collective intelligence methodology, including training and event series.
• Animations événementielles Ice Breaker et Warm-Up Event animations lasting 15–30 minutes using theatrical improvisation exercises to energize participants and create favorable conditions for engagement at professional events.
• La restitution improvisée Event service where comedians attend professional events, take notes, and create semi-improvised scenes that humorously synthesize key messages and informal details from the day.
• Action de sensibilisation en entreprise SAVAPA Awareness action using custom-written scenes to sensitize employees to workplace issues like sexism, racism, or burnout through theatrical performance followed by group discussions.
• 123 joue ! A collective storytelling service for early childhood organizations to boost quality of work life (QVT) through theatrical improvisation and narrative techniques.

Quantifiable outcome

• 445 trainees trained in 2024, up from 403 in 2021 (+53% over 3 years)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HOLISCOcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Founded by Edouard Wamin and Nicolas Moitron, HOLISCO specializes in collective governance transformation with an 'I.C.E' approach (Inspirational – Cool – Experiential). Since early 2023, Décalez! and HOLISCO exchange practices, share expertise on business, finance, communication, and pedagogy, and collaborate on client transformation projects. Both organizations share applied improvisation DNA and similar values.
• AIN (Applied Improvisation Network)minorOthers · 1 August 2019AIN is the international Applied Improvisation Network organizing annual conferences. Décalez! participated in the AIN international conference in New York (August 2019), a 4-day congress on applied improvisation in the workplace. Participation provides exposure to international best practices and the global applied improv practitioner community.
• Savoir DevenircoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDécalez! is a sociétaire (member/co-owner) of Savoir Devenir, a cooperative training organization in the Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS). Savoir Devenir brings together approximately 12 recognized national training organizations and specializes in innovation sociale and lifelong learning. Décalez! participates in the cooperative's cross-referrals and joint offerings.
• La Ruche BordeauxcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLa Ruche Bordeaux is a coworking space and social entrepreneur incubator. Décalez! worked from La Ruche for 7 years and delivers pitch and public speaking workshops for their incubated entrepreneur promotions. The partnership has been active for nearly 6 years.
• WeJobminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWeJob is an association providing employment and HR support programs for companies (recruitment, professional evolution) and job seekers (career transitions, competency development). Décalez! intervenes in WeJob programs on confidence-building and public speaking.
• Latitude Créative (Mathilde Elie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatitude Créative, led by Mathilde Elie, is a project facilitation and collective cooperation design expert. Mathilde co-facilitates the 'Faciliter l'intelligence collective et la coopération' training with Baptiste Lafon. Joint pedagogy combines facilitation and applied improvisation methodologies.
• La Ruche Bordeaux (partner section)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner in the References section. La Ruche Bordeaux is both a coworking space and an incubator for social entrepreneurs. They refer their incubated companies to Décalez! for pitch and public speaking training and have featured the company on their blog.
• Koncilio FormationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKoncilio Formation is a training organization serving local elected officials, specializing in local ecology and political competency development. Décalez! provides public speaking training to Koncilio's members in a broader generalist training framework.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Demos: European corporate training group with significant French presence across management, digital, and organizational development. A broad incumbent that overlaps Décalez! in soft-skills training and certification-funded channels.
• Orsys: Major French corporate training provider spanning IT, management, and soft skills. Competes for enterprise training budgets but lacks the theatrical-improvisation methodology and event-animation services that distinguish Décalez!.
• AFNOR Compétences: The French standards body's training and certification arm, operating in regulated, Qualiopi-eligible training. Comparable because it competes in the same OPCO/CPF-funded certification ecosystem that Décalez! now accesses via RS7299.
• Cegos: France's largest corporate training firm, offering broad soft-skills and management development programs. Comparable because it competes for the same enterprise L&D budgets and uses OPCO-funded channels, though without an applied-improvisation specialty.

Direct peers

• Second City Works: The corporate training division of Chicago's iconic Second City improv theater, selling improv-based communication, leadership, and team programs to enterprises. The closest international analogue to Décalez!'s applied-improvisation service model.
• iO Theater (ImprovOlympic): Long-running Chicago improv theater that has extended into corporate training, team-building, and custom workshops. Comparable because it pairs theatrical-improvisation expertise with B2B training and event delivery, mirroring Décalez!'s intra/inter-company model.
• ComedySportz: Established improvisational comedy organization with a corporate training arm offering team-building, communication, and leadership workshops. Directly comparable in pairing live improv performance with B2B soft-skills delivery.
• Creativity at Work: International applied-improvisation consultancy that delivers improvisation-based workshops to organizations worldwide on creativity, leadership, and collaboration. Closely comparable to Décalez! in methodology and buyer segments, though operating in English-language markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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