H2 Com - La Tengo Editions

What H2 Com - La Tengo Editions does

H2COM is a French written-communication agency (SAS, founded 2004) that produces meeting reports, speeches, editorial content, proofreading/editing, and translation services for public administrations and private enterprises across France and Brussels. Its core methodology is a seven-tier meeting-report transcription framework (In extenso through Article de presse), each tier defined by specific page-per-hour output ratios, allowing clients to select the fidelity level matching their use case — from verbatim records of municipal councils to executive syntheses for ministry communications.

The company operates an integrated service stack rather than a software platform: services are delivered by professional writers, editors, and translators (both salaried and independent contractors), with codified scientific-editorial expertise evidenced by its ongoing engagement with the Haute Autorité de Santé (approximately 120 institutional reports per month since 2009). H2COM also maintains La Tengo Editions, a publishing sub-brand created in 2008 producing books, magazines, and 'mooks' (magazine-books), extending the writing/editing capability into full editorial production.

Commercial model is project-based professional services with quote-based pricing (devis) requested via the company website; pricing varies by word count, page count, meeting duration, and service complexity. Customers are acquired primarily through competitive public-sector procurement (numerous French ministries, Paris mairies, regional/departmental councils, EU institutions including the European Commission) and direct B2B engagement with private enterprises (Sodexo, Euronext NYSE Technologies, Fédération Bancaire Française, Centre Pompidou, among others). The company is founder-managed, with Eddy Noblet serving as Directeur de la publication, and has no disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or technology-platform offering.

Name

H2 Com - La Tengo Editions

Legal name

SAS H2COM

Website

https://h2com.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

H2COM is a French written-communication agency (founded 2004) that produces meeting reports, speeches, content, proofreading, translation, and publishing (La Tengo Editions) for French public administrations and private enterprises across France and Brussels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Writing and Editing Services

NAICS

Translation and Interpretation Services (54193), Document Preparation Services (561410)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Writing & Clinical Documentation FSP (HLAGAOAC)

Keywords

• Professional writing services
• Meeting transcription services
• Document translation services
• Editorial proofreading services
• Specialized publishing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Writing and Editing Services: Core revenue stream from professional writing, editing, and translation services. Includes meeting report transcription at various fidelity levels, speech writing, content creation, proofreading, and editorial services. Revenue is project-based and service-specific, with pricing determined by word count, page count, meeting duration, and service complexity.
2. Translation Services: Translation services primarily for European Union official languages, serving clients including the European Commission. Revenue based on word count and language pairs.
3. Publishing (La Tengo Editions): Publishing activities through La Tengo Editions (created in 2008), producing books, magazines, and 'mooks'. Revenue from editorial content creation and publishing services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

H2COM is a French communication agency that produces written communication deliverables, primarily professional meeting reports and minutes at multiple fidelity levels (verbatim through executive summary), along with speech writing, editorial content creation, document proofreading, and translation across EU official languages. The firm also operates La Tengo Editions, a publishing house producing books, magazines, and 'mooks'. Services are delivered to public administrations and private companies across France and Brussels.

Product overview

H2COM is a full-service communication agency founded in 2004, specializing in written communication services. The company operates as a single integrated service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its core portfolio includes: (1) Comptes rendus de réunions – professional meeting transcription and minutes in seven service levels; (2) Rédaction de discours – custom speech writing; (3) Rédaction de contenus – general editorial content creation; (4) Corrections – proofreading and editorial revision; (5) Traduction – EU-language document translation; and (6) La Tengo Éditions – a publishing sub-brand for books, magazines, and mooks established in 2008. Services are primarily delivered to French public-sector institutions and private companies, with translation capabilities aligned with European Commission standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Tengo Editions: Editorial publishing house created in 2008, producing books, magazines, and 'mooks' (magazine-books) with an eclectic catalog including essays and journals.

Products and services

• Comptes rendus de réunions (Meeting Reports) Professional meeting minutes and transcription services offered at seven fidelity levels (In extenso, Complet, Premium, Abrégé, Synthèse, Note de synthèse, Article de presse) with defined page-per-hour output ratios. Designed for institutional committees, boards, municipal councils, and corporate meetings.
• Rédaction de discours (Speech Writing) Custom speech and talking-points writing services that leverage client expertise to craft persuasive arguments aligned with communication objectives. Targeted at executives and officials in public and private organizations.
• Rédaction de contenus (Content Writing) Editorial content creation including articles, interviews, opinion pieces, web content, brochures, and pamphlets for institutional and corporate communications.
• Corrections (Proofreading & Editing) Editorial correction and revision services for documents, speeches, journals, periodicals, reports, and theses, including approximately 120 institutional reports per month and scientific documents for the Haute Autorité de Santé.
• Traduction (Translation) Document translation services in the main official languages of the European Union, leveraging collaboration with the European Commission. Priced by word count and language pairs.
• La Tengo Éditions (Publishing) Publishing division producing books, magazines, and 'mooks' (magazine-books) across eclectic subjects including essays and journals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 120 institutional meeting reports produced per month
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Tengo EditionscoreOthers · 1 January 2008La Tengo Editions is a publishing house created by H2COM in 2008, demonstrating the company's publishing expertise. The eclectic editorial catalog includes essays and journals, and the company produces books, magazines, and 'mooks' (magazine-books). This subsidiary extends H2COM's service offerings from writing and editing into full publishing capabilities.
• Commission européenne (European Commission)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerH2COM collaborates with the European Commission for translation services. This partnership validates the company's ability to translate documents quickly into the main official languages of the European Union. The European Commission relationship serves as a prestigious reference client for the agency.
• OVHminorOthersOVH is the web hosting provider for h2com.net. Located in Roubaix, France, OVH provides infrastructure hosting services for the company's website.
• L'Agence d'ExpressionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerL'Agence d'Expression is the web design and development partner responsible for creating and maintaining the H2COM website. Based in Paris, they are credited as the website developer in the legal notice section.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Havas: Global French-headquartered communications group offering advertising, PR, and content services. Comparable in the broader French public-sector communications market where H2COM also operates, though focused on much larger enterprise mandates.
• TransPerfect: World's largest translation and language services company, offering translation, interpretation, and content management. Comparable to H2COM's core translation offering but with global delivery, proprietary technology platforms, and substantially larger scale.
• Publicis Groupe: Global French-headquartered communications group with significant public-sector, content, and editorial capabilities. Adjacent competitor for some of H2COM's communications writing work but serves much larger enterprise clients at global scale.
• Lionbridge: Global translation, localization, and interpretation services company with significant European public-sector experience. Comparable to H2COM in language services but operates at enterprise scale with technology platforms H2COM lacks.
• RWS Group: Global language, content, and intellectual property services group (acquired SDL). Overlaps with H2COM's translation and editorial work but serves a much broader enterprise and regulated-industry customer base across multiple geographies.

Direct peers

• Translated Srl: European translation and localization services company offering professional translation across EU and global languages. Directly comparable to H2COM's EU-language translation work with the European Commission, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Ubiqus: French specialist in meeting transcription, institutional minutes, and editorial services for public and private clients. Closest direct competitor to H2COM's core comptes rendus business, with similar French public-sector customer base and multi-fidelity transcription offering.
• Babel: European professional translation services company with strong public-sector and institutional client base. Directly comparable to H2COM's EU translation work, particularly for governmental and institutional clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/h2-com---la-tengo-editions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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