Privanova

What Privanova does

Privanova SAS is a Paris-headquartered boutique consultancy operating at the intersection of privacy compliance, EU funding management, and interdisciplinary research on ethics, law enforcement, and societal issues. The firm offers four integrated service pillars: (1) Privacy and GDPR compliance consulting (Data Protection Impact Assessments, Data Sharing Agreements, DPO on Demand, privacy training); (2) EU funding proposal and project management across Horizon Europe, EIC Accelerator, Erasmus+, and other EU schemes; (3) Ethics advisory for EU-funded research projects, including Ethics Advisory Boards and ethics appraisal support; and (4) FAIR- and GDPR-compliant data management planning. Privanova actively participates in or leads more than 24 EU-funded research projects spanning cybersecurity (CC-DRIVER, CYBERSPACE, Poliiice), healthcare (AI4HealthSec, DigiCare4You), smart cities (MARVEL, IoT-NGIN, CYRENE), sustainability (Geoflexheat, GLocalFlex), and education (SchoolWise), and coordinates the LEA Projects Cluster of 51+ EU security research initiatives. The company is a member of INTERPOL's Cybercrime Knowledge Exchange, a panel member at UNODC's Ad Hoc Committee on cybercrime, and partners with Crowdhelix, CERIS, Living-in.EU, and the Information Security Forum. Revenue is generated through bespoke professional services engagements priced per project scope, delivered via direct sales to SMEs, large enterprises, research institutions, and EU-funded project consortia across Europe.

Name

Privanova

Legal name

Privanova SAS

Website

https://www.privanova.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Privanova is a Paris-based boutique consultancy providing GDPR compliance, EU funding proposal management, and ethics advisory services to SMEs, large enterprises, research institutions, and EU-funded project consortia across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Privacy & GDPR Compliance Consulting

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Research Administration & Grants Management Support (Pre/Post-Award, Compliance) (EDAEALAO)

Keywords

• Privacy compliance consulting
• GDPR advisory services
• EU funding management
• EU project management
• Ethics advisory 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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Privacy Compliance Consulting: Bespoke consulting services for GDPR compliance including Data Protection Impact Assessments, Data Sharing Agreements, privacy policies, cookie consent management, and DPO recruitment. Delivered as professional services to clients needing regulatory compliance support.
2. EU Funding Proposal Management: EU funding management services including consortium building, proposal drafting, budgeting, and full lifecycle management for Horizon Europe, EIC Accelerator, Erasmus+, and other EU funding schemes. Revenue generated through service fees for proposal preparation and project management support.
3. EU Projects Training: Training services on proposal preparation (pre-submission) and EU project management (post-grant) organized in modular workshops covering call identification, consortium building, proposal drafting, budgeting, ethics compliance, and project coordination.
4. Ethics Advisory Services: Expert ethics advisory for EU-funded projects including establishment and management of Ethics Advisory Boards, ethics compliance monitoring, and participation in ethics reviews.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Privanova is a boutique consultancy providing interdisciplinary research services, EU funding management, and privacy compliance/risk management services. It helps SMEs, large companies, and research teams secure EU funding (Horizon Europe, EIC Accelerator, Erasmus+) by managing the full proposal-to-project lifecycle, and delivers GDPR compliance programmes including Data Protection Impact Assessments, Data Sharing Agreements, DPO services, and privacy training. It also provides ethics advisory and FAIR/GDPR-compliant data management for EU-funded research projects.

Product overview

Privanova is a boutique privacy compliance and risk management consultancy offering interdisciplinary services centered around privacy, ethics, law enforcement and research. The company operates three integrated service pillars: Research Services (interdisciplinary EU-funded research projects), EU Funding Services (funding management, consortium building, proposal drafting), and Compliance Services (GDPR consulting, DPO services, risk management, privacy training). Additional offerings include Proposal Management, Ethics Advisory, Data Management, and EU Projects Training. The company manages a portfolio of over 24 EU-funded research projects spanning cybersecurity, healthcare, law enforcement, smart cities, and sustainability. Privanova advocates Privacy by Design and translates complex GDPR rules into actionable compliance frameworks for clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research Services Interdisciplinary research services delivered through EU-funded projects at the intersection of privacy, ethics, law enforcement, and societal issues, supporting SMEs, large companies, and research teams across Europe.
• EU Funding Services End-to-end EU funding management services including consortium building, proposal drafting, and budgeting to help SMEs, large companies and research teams access Horizon Europe, EIC Accelerator, Erasmus+ and other EU funding schemes.
• Compliance Services Privacy compliance and risk management services with particular focus on GDPR, including GDPR Consulting, DPO On Demand, Risk Management, and Privacy Training for SMEs and large corporations.
• Proposal Management End-to-end EU proposal management from idea identification to grant application, including call analysis, consortium building, proposal drafting, budgeting, and pre-submission administration and evaluation.
• Ethics Advisory Ethics advisory services for EU-funded projects covering proposal drafting, grant agreement preparation, ethics checks and reviews, with support for GDPR compliance, Privacy by Design, and Privacy Impact Assessments.
• Data Management FAIR- and GDPR-compliant management of research data including Data Management Plan (DMP) drafting for Horizon Europe, EIC, MSCA, and EDF grants, balancing Open Science mandates with IP protection, GDPR compliance, and security requirements.
• EU Projects Training Modular training on EU proposal preparation (pre-submission) and EU project management (post-grant), covering call identification, consortium building, proposal drafting, budgeting, ethics compliance, and project coordination.

Quantifiable outcome

• Assisted clients in avoiding DPA penalties and fees through timely GDPR compliance implementation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022Privanova participated as a panel member in the First Intersessional Consultation of the UN Ad Hoc Committee to elaborate an International Convention on Countering the Use of ICTs for Criminal Purposes. The company contributes expertise on cybersecurity and cybercrime prevention to UN processes.
• Information Security Forum (ISF)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022Privanova participates in ISF activities including the Francophone Chapter meeting in Paris. Collaboration focuses on cybersecurity and cybercrime prevention projects where ISF provides expertise to establish comprehensive understanding of cybercriminality.
• INTERPOL Cybercrime Knowledge ExchangecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2021Privanova has access to INTERPOL's Cybercrime Knowledge Exchange as a secured digital environment facilitating continuous communication and intelligence exchange between police forces and stakeholders on global cybercrime issues. This membership provides privileged access to a network of law enforcement authorities across 194 member countries and enables two-way collaboration where CKE stakeholders receive research information and contribute to research activities as end-users and experts.
• Living-in.EUmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Privanova is one of the first companies to support the Living-in.EU initiative for boosting sustainable digital transformation in European cities and communities. The company is the only French company listed on the initiative's website. This partnership aligns with their involvement in smart city and IoT projects like MARVEL, IoT-NGIN, and CYRENE.
• CrowdhelixmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPrivanova partners with Crowdhelix for dissemination and consortium building activities. The platform with 475 member organizations from 51 countries supports Privanova's project consortia and helps extend their network with high-quality research institutions and innovating companies for Horizon Europe projects.
• CERIS (Community for European Research and Innovation for Security)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrivanova partners with CERIS, the EU-funded network bringing together research and innovation stakeholders in the security domain to strengthen coordination and cooperation across European security research.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PNO Consultants: Europe's largest dedicated EU funding and grant management consultancy; directly comparable to Privanova in proposal management, consortium building, and Horizon Europe lifecycle support for SMEs and research institutions.
• accelopment: Swiss-based EU project management consultancy providing proposal writing, project coordination, and dissemination for Horizon Europe and similar schemes — a close operational peer to Privanova's EU Funding Services line.
• EurA Consultancy: German boutique specializing in EU R&D funding management, innovation consulting, and project coordination; competes directly for the same SME and academic consortium engagements as Privanova.
• Research Consulting: Consultancy supporting research institutions with EU funding applications, research management, and impact evaluation; shares Privanova's research-administration and grants-management DNA.
• DataGuard: European privacy compliance consultancy offering GDPR consulting, DPIAs, and DPO services to SMEs and mid-market — directly comparable to Privanova's Compliance Services pillar.
• Hezelbricht: Boutique German consultancy focused on EU research funding, proposal writing, and project management for SMEs and academic partners; operates in an almost identical niche to Privanova's EU Funding Services.

Broad incumbents

• OneTrust: Large privacy, security, and GRC platform that automates GDPR and consent management — a broader incumbent competing with Privanova's compliance consulting line through software-enabled delivery at significantly greater scale.
• TrustArc: Established privacy compliance platform offering GDPR, CCPA, and consent management; competes with Privanova's compliance practice by absorbing routine privacy program work into SaaS tooling.
• Bird & Bird (Privacy & Data Protection practice): International law firm with a leading EU privacy and data protection practice; overlaps Privanova's GDPR consulting work for enterprise and tech clients with much greater scale and cross-border delivery capacity.
• Deloitte (Privacy & GDPR practice): Global Big 4 firm with dedicated GDPR, privacy, and EU compliance practices; competes with Privanova for larger enterprise compliance transformations and represents the scale ceiling above the boutique tier.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TRACEH2020
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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