Maestria innovation

What Maestria innovation does

MaestrIA Innovation is a French artificial intelligence consulting and engineering firm established in 2019, structured as a single-member limited liability company (SARL unipersonnelle) with €5,000 of capital and headquartered in Couëron, near Nantes, in the Pays de la Loire region. The firm delivers end-to-end AI services to small and medium-sized enterprises (PME), intermediate-sized companies (ETI), and public-sector organizations, primarily within the Grand Ouest region of France spanning Bretagne and Pays de la Loire. Its service offering is organized around seven lines: AI diagnostic, AI strategy and consulting, applied research and development, prototyping and software development, deployment and maintenance, change management, and training. Named engagements include SME work for Talweg and La Longue Vue, and a public-sector deployment with Nantes Métropole focused on food-waste reduction.

Technically, MaestrIA is a fine-tuning and integration house rather than a model developer. It leverages open-source foundation models — Whisper for speech, Mistral for language, and YOLO for computer vision — and adapts them to client use cases in predictive analytics, natural language processing, and computer vision. No proprietary models, patents, or published research artifacts are disclosed. The firm holds Crédit d'Impôt Recherche (CIR) and Crédit d'Impôt Innovation (CII) accreditations, valid for three years from 2021, and is listed as a referenced expert within BPIfrance's Diag IA program, which together enable client tax-credit eligibility and channel referrals.

The commercial model is project-based consulting and custom engineering work, supplemented by tax-credit eligibility for clients and ecosystem access via BPIfrance and Microsoft École IA Rennes. There is no public rate card, no recurring SaaS or subscription line, and no evidence of external venture funding. Governance is concentrated in a single principal (Maïeul Lombard, Director of Publication). Revenue, headcount, and active customer count are not disclosed, leaving the firm's economic scale inferable only from legal form, regional scope, and named logo count.

Name

Maestria innovation

Legal name

MaestrIA Innovation

Website

https://maestria-innovation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

French AI consulting and engineering firm founded in 2019 near Nantes, delivering AI diagnostics, strategy, prototyping, deployment, and training to SMEs, intermediate-sized firms, and public-sector clients across western France using fine-tuned open-source models.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Consulting & Engineering Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Generative AI & LLM Solutions Services (RAG, Agents, Copilots) (BPAEAHAG), Enterprise Foundation Model Integration & APIs (Connectors, Governance, Deployment) (HDAAACAO)

Keywords

• AI consulting services
• Machine learning engineering
• AI transformation advisory
• Custom AI development
• AI maturity diagnostic

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes, Pays de la Loire

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Consulting and Strategy Services: Professional services revenue from AI diagnostic, strategy consulting, and change management engagements. These are bespoke, project-based engagements tailored to each client's maturity and needs, delivered by a team of engineers, consultants, and PhD-level AI researchers.
2. Custom AI Development and Prototyping: Revenue from custom AI solution development, including POC/prototyping and full-scale industrial deployment. Clients pay for bespoke R&D and development services, with fine-tuned models and APIs integrated into client infrastructure.
3. AI Training Programs: Customized AI training programs for client teams, offered as standalone or bundled with broader transformation engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MaestrIA Innovation is an AI consulting and engineering firm that delivers end-to-end AI transformation services for PME, ETI, and public-sector organizations. Offerings span AI maturity diagnostics, strategy and consulting, R&D, prototyping, custom AI development (including fine-tuning of open-source models such as Whisper, Mistral, and YOLO), deployment, maintenance, change management, and training. Services are bespoke, project-based, and integrated into clients' existing infrastructure on AWS, Azure, OVHcloud, Oracle, or Google Cloud Platform.

Product overview

MaestrIA Innovation is a full-service AI transformation agency offering a comprehensive, end-to-end portfolio of AI services. The offering is structured as a lifecycle of services: Diagnostic IA (AI readiness assessment) → Stratégie et Consulting IA (strategy and governance) → R&D et Innovation IA (custom R&D for specialized solutions) → Prototypage et Développement IA (prototype development using fine-tuned open-source models) → Déploiement et Maintenance Projet IA (cloud deployment and monitoring) → Conduite du Changement IA (change management) → Formation IA (team training). The company also provides educational resources including a comprehensive AI guide. Services target SMEs and ETIs in sectors including healthcare, industry, logistics, and BTP across the Grand Ouest region of France (Brittany and Pays de la Loire).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Diagnostic IA AI maturity assessment and data audit service that analyzes organizational readiness, identifies high-value AI opportunities, and produces a prioritized action plan with ROI calculation.
• Stratégie et Consulting IA Strategic AI consulting covering governance framework creation, technical recommendations for machine learning, deep learning, and robotics integration, plus team support.
• R&D et Innovation IA Custom AI research and development service that creates specialized, innovative AI solutions including prototype development, model fine-tuning, and experimentation.
• Prototypage et Développement IA AI prototype and custom development service including Proof of Concept validation, fine-tuning of open-source models (Whisper, Mistral, YOLO), and API-ready solution deployment.
• Déploiement et Maintenance Projet IA AI deployment and ongoing maintenance service covering production deployment on cloud infrastructure, monitoring, feedback loops, and continuous model retraining.
• Conduite du Changement IA Change management and AI adoption service including team acculturation workshops, demonstrations, and ongoing support for smooth technology transition.
• Formation IA Customized AI training programs for teams covering AI awareness, practical tool usage, and role-specific skills development.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% productivity gain in AI-optimized production scheduling
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 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 capability11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Rallye du Coeur NantesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 May 2021MaestrIA Innovation was a partner and sponsor of the first edition of the Rallye du Coeur in Nantes (May 8, 2021), a charity event pairing children with cancer and their families with exceptional cars to raise funds for children's cancer research in partnership with the association Imagine For Margo.
• AI PARIS 2020minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 14 September 2020MaestrIA Innovation participated in AI PARIS 2020 (September 14-15, Porte de Versailles, Paris), the major French AI conference and exhibition focused on augmented intelligence, attending to network with industry professionals and showcase the company's expertise.
• Salon de la Data NantesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 September 2020MaestrIA Innovation was an official sponsor of the Salon de la Data 2020 in Nantes (September 8, 2020), a free professional data event attracting over 1,800 participants, 50+ exhibitors, and 40+ conferences and workshops.
• École IA Microsoft RennesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2020MaestrIA Innovation participated as an expert contributor to the École IA Microsoft in Rennes, a free intensive AI and data science training program for job seekers run by Microsoft in partnership with Simplon.co and Breton companies (Deltadore, Jouve, Lacroix, Ouest-France, Groupama). One of MaestrIA's experts delivered AI training sessions as part of the program in June 2020.
• BPIfrancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMaestrIA Innovation is registered as an expert AI consultant under BPIfrance's Diag IA program. This enables eligible French businesses to partially finance their AI maturity diagnostic through BPIfrance subsidies, facilitating client acquisition and reducing customer purchase barriers.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini: Global French-headquartered consulting and technology services giant with one of the largest enterprise AI practices worldwide. Comparable in providing AI strategy, engineering, and deployment services to French enterprises, but competes from a fundamentally different scale and resource base.
• Sopra Steria: Major European IT services and consulting firm headquartered in France, with extensive AI/ML offerings targeting enterprise and public-sector clients. Comparable in serving French public-sector and ETI clients with AI capabilities, but at vastly larger scale.
• Devoteam: French-headquartered digital transformation consultancy with a dedicated AI/ML practice serving enterprise and mid-market clients across France and Europe. Comparable AI consulting capability but operates as a multi-thousand-employee firm with broader technology portfolio.
• Onepoint: French digital transformation and technology consultancy with growing AI/ML capabilities serving enterprise and public-sector clients in France. Comparable AI consulting value proposition targeting similar French enterprise segments.
• Talan: Paris-headquartered international consulting and technology firm with a significant AI/data practice serving French enterprise and mid-market clients. Comparable in targeting French enterprise AI transformation but at substantially greater scale and with broader service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Sicara: French AI/ML consulting firm specializing in custom AI development, data engineering, and end-to-end ML solutions for enterprise clients. Comparable scope and delivery model — bespoke AI engineering and integration work for similar client profiles.
• Synapse Développement: Toulouse-based AI consulting firm delivering custom AI solutions, predictive modeling, and data science services to industrial and enterprise clients in France. Comparable regional French AI boutique with similar custom development focus.
• Kernix: Paris-based AI consultancy building custom machine learning solutions, recommendation systems, and NLP applications for mid-market and enterprise clients. Closely comparable as a French AI boutique delivering bespoke engineering services.
• MFG Labs: Paris-based AI/ML engineering and consulting boutique delivering custom machine learning solutions, model development, and data science services to enterprise clients. Directly comparable as a French AI services firm offering bespoke engineering rather than packaged products.

Emerging players

• Dataiku: Paris-headquartered enterprise AI/ML platform company enabling organizations to build, deploy, and govern AI applications. Overlaps with MaestrIA's enterprise AI enablement value proposition, but Dataiku delivers a platform/product versus MaestrIA's bespoke services approach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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