JINNOV

What JINNOV does

JINNOV is a student-run Junior-Entreprise (junior consulting firm) operating as the official consultancy of INSA Hauts-de-France, an engineering school located in Famars, near Valenciennes, France. Founded in 2007 and structured as a nonprofit, JINNOV enables engineering students to deliver paid consulting missions for external professional clients under the supervision of faculty-researchers, while developing practical professional skills. The organization operates with approximately 24 active managing members and draws from a broader pool of more than 4,600 engineering students across disciplines including IT, mechanics, mechatronics, civil engineering, energy, and cybersecurity. Its internal operations and website run on the Odoo platform.

JINNOV commercializes three core service lines: Odoo ERP implementation and customization for business process optimization; digitalization and GDPR compliance services covering website development, mobile applications, custom software, and data protection audits; and mechanical engineering services including structural calculations, CAD modeling, and prototyping. Project delivery follows a defined workflow — client needs analysis, consultant selection, collaborative specification (cahier des charges) development, and supervised execution with real-time client updates — accessed via an appointment booking system on the company's website.

The business model is project-based professional services with quote-driven pricing tailored to each mission. Revenue is generated entirely from consulting fees, with the most recent disclosed annual turnover exceeding €30,000. JINNOV reports a 91% client satisfaction rate and serves primarily French small-to-medium businesses, nonprofits, and organizations requiring digital transformation or specialized engineering work. The organization is affiliated with the INSA Group, the largest engineering school network in France, and operates under the quality oversight of the Confédération Nationale des Junior-Entreprises (CNJE), which conducts semester audits of mission quality, internal management, and treasury.

Name

JINNOV

Legal name

JINNOV, Junior-Entreprise de l'INSA Haut-de-France

Website

https://jinnov-insa.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

JINNOV is the student-run Junior-Entreprise of INSA Hauts-de-France, delivering paid engineering consulting missions — Odoo ERP implementation, digitalization and GDPR compliance, and mechanical design — to French SMBs and organizations under faculty supervision.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA)

Keywords

• Engineering consulting services
• Odoo erp implementation
• Gdpr compliance consulting
• Mechanical design services
• Junior enterprise consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Famars

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Missions: JINNOV generates revenue through paid consulting missions performed by INSA Hauts-de-France engineering students for professional clients. Services include Odoo implementation, web/mobile development, GDPR compliance, mechanical engineering, and building energy solutions. Revenue reported as over €30,000.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

JINNOV is a student-run Junior-Entreprise at INSA Hauts-de-France that performs paid engineering consulting missions for professional clients. Its three core service lines are Odoo ERP implementation and business process automation, digitalization and GDPR compliance (websites, mobile applications, custom software, GDPR audits), and mechanical engineering (structural calculations, CAD modeling, prototyping). Missions are delivered by selected engineering students under academic supervision from researcher-educators and with access to INSA Hauts-de-France research infrastructure.

Product overview

JINNOV is a Junior-Enterprise affiliated with INSA Hauts-de-France that offers three specialized service offerings: Odoo implementation for business management optimization, Digitalisation et RGPD for web/mobile development and data protection compliance, and Conception mécanique for structural engineering and prototyping. These services are delivered by engineering students under faculty supervision, providing clients with technical expertise across digital transformation and mechanical engineering domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Implémentation Odoo (Odoo Implementation)

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% client satisfaction rate
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INSA Hauts-de-FrancecoreOthersPrimary institutional affiliation providing student consultants, academic supervision from researcher-educators, and access to cutting-edge campus infrastructure. JINNOV is the official Junior-Entreprise of INSA Hauts-de-France.
• CNJE (Confédération Nationale des Junior-Entreprises)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational confederation ensuring quality and professionalism through semester audits evaluating mission quality, internal management, and treasury. Provides access to regional and national congresses, professional training, and networking opportunities for Junior-Entrepreneurs.
• IAE Lille ConsultingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAcademic consulting partner featured in JINNOV's partner section, suggesting collaboration or mutual referral within the consulting ecosystem.
• JENORDminorOthersPartner organization featured in JINNOV's partner section, nature of collaboration not explicitly defined.
• Fondation INSAminorOthersINSA Foundation providing support and resources to INSA group institutions and affiliated organizations like JINNOV.
• MOOCminorOthersPartner organization featured in partner section, specific collaboration details not specified.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Wavestone: French-headquartered international consulting firm offering digital transformation, ERP, and regulatory consulting; competes for the same SME and mid-market digitalization mandates as JINNOV at vastly larger scale.
• Sopra Steria: European IT services firm with strong French presence; offers ERP integration, digital transformation, and engineering services that overlap with JINNOV's core offerings.
• Capgemini Engineering: Global consulting and engineering services firm; competes in Odoo/ERP implementations, digital transformation, and engineering services across France and globally.

Direct peers

• Polytech Junior Conseil: Junior-Entreprise of the Polytech network (engineering schools under Université Paris-Saclay); provides engineering and IT consulting services under the same CNJE student-run model.
• HEC Junior Conseil: Junior-Entreprise of HEC Paris, one of the largest and most established Junior-Entreprises in France; delivers strategic and digital transformation consulting to enterprises, overlapping with JINNOV's digitalization line.
• Junior INSA Enterprises (network): Other INSA Group Junior-Entreprises (e.g., Toulouse, Lyon, Rennes, Strasbourg) operate the same student-consulting model under CNJE, offering similar engineering, IT, and digitalization services to SME clients.
• EPITA Junior Entreprise: Junior-Entreprise of EPITA (IT engineering school); focuses on software development, web/mobile, and IT consulting, directly comparable to JINNOV's digitalization and GDPR service line.
• CentraleSupélec Junior Entreprise: Junior-Entreprise of CentraleSupélec, a top French engineering school; offers consulting, IT, and engineering services in the same student-run CNJE framework with comparable mission workflow.
• Arts et Métiers ParisTech Junior: Junior-Entreprise of Arts et Métiers ParisTech, a leading French engineering school, offering parallel engineering, mechanical design, and digital consulting services to SMEs under the same CNJE student-run framework.

Others

• Odoo SA: Belgian open-source ERP vendor whose platform JINNOV implements and customizes; functions as ecosystem anchor and partner for JINNOV's Odoo service line rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jinnov.insa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jinnov
• Instagraminstagram.com/jinnov.insa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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