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Squirel
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Squirel
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squirel.fr
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Private
Founded yearint
2016
Descriptiontext

Squirel is a private French IT services subsidiary wholly owned by SNCF Voyageurs, specializing in information systems for the railway sector. The company operates as the internal IT services division (DSI) for SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries — specifically OUIGO France, OUIGO España, and Junior & Cie — designing, developing, and operating the applications that support passenger-facing functions including reservation management, sales channels, boarding portal interfaces, control tools, and passenger information systems.

The company's service model is structured around three phases — Concevoir (project management, piloting, architecture), Construire (collaboration, infrastructure, development), and Exploiter (support, monitoring, hosting) — covering the full lifecycle of railway information systems from conception through production operations. With approximately 50 specialist collaborators across Paris and Madrid, the firm delivers both professional services and managed services under engagement-based contracts with its parent group's subsidiaries.

Squirel's business model is fundamentally that of a captive IT outsourcing entity rather than an independent commercial vendor. All disclosed clients are SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries, headcount is deliberately small (50 specialists), and there is no external go-to-market, fundraising, or third-party investor base. The company has operated for approximately 15 years in railway-sector IT, leveraging domain specialization and a modular, pragmatic delivery approach as its primary competitive differentiators.

Short descriptiontext

Squirel is a private French IT services subsidiary of SNCF Voyageurs that designs, builds, and operates railway information systems — including reservations, sales channels, boarding, and passenger information tools — for OUIGO France, OUIGO España, and Junior & Cie.

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Operating
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Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersSaint-denis, France
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Saint-denis
HQ countrystring
France
HQ regionstring
Europe
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
railway information systems, IT services, transport software, reservation management, managed IT services
Industry1 code
1Commission, Incentives & Revenue Optimization (ARC/BSP, Overrides)
CodeTHALAGAIPrimaryYes
NAICS code1 code
  • Support Activities for Transportation488
Product category
Railway IT Services
Social media profiles1 record
GTM motion1 record

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1IT Services and Solutions
TypeManaged Services
Description

B2B enterprise IT services providing railway information systems including project conception, system building (collaboration, infrastructure, development), and operational support (monitoring, hosting). Revenue derived from professional services and managed services contracts with railway operators.

squirel.fr
Marketing channels2 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Squirel provides information systems solutions and IT services for railway operators and SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries. Its offering covers the full lifecycle—Concevoir (project management, piloting, architecture), Construire (collaboration, infrastructure, development), and Exploiter (support, monitoring, hosting)—delivering pragmatic, modular IT solutions for reservation management, sales channels, passenger portal interfaces, boarding gates, control tools, and passenger information systems.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Product overview1 text field

Squirel is a railway-sector IT systems specialist and private subsidiary of SNCF Voyageurs, operating with approximately 50 specialist collaborators across Paris and Madrid. The company provides a unified suite of pragmatic, flexible, and modular IT solutions organized around three service phases — Concevoir (project management, piloting, architecture), Construire (collaboration, infrastructure, development), and Exploiter (support, monitoring, hosting) — designed to help railway operators like OUIGO France, OUIGO España, and Junior & Cie conceive, build, and operate rail operations and commercial systems (reservation management, sales channels, boarding portal interfaces, control tools, passenger information systems). The company has 15 years of digital expertise in the rail sector.

Product and service3 records
1Concevoir (Design Services)
CategoryIT Design Services
Description

IT design services for railway operators covering project management, piloting, and architecture. Intended for SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries and similar rail operators that need specialized conception of information systems aligned with rail operational and commercial challenges.

2Construire (Build Services)
CategoryIT Build Services
Description

IT build services covering collaboration tooling, infrastructure, and software development for railway information systems. Delivered to SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries (OUIGO, Junior & Cie) and similar rail operators needing modular, pragmatic build-out of reservation, sales, boarding, and passenger information applications.

3Exploiter (Operate Services)
CategoryIT Managed Services
Description

Managed IT operations services for railway information systems, encompassing support, monitoring, and hosting. Delivered to SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries to ensure reliable day-to-day running of reservation, sales, boarding, control, and passenger information systems.

Scale indicator6 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
1SNCF Voyageurs
Strategic tierCoreTypeOthers
Description

Squirel is a private subsidiary of SNCF Voyageurs, operating as the internal IT services provider (DSI) for the railway operator's subsidiaries including OUIGO and Junior & Cie. The company designs, develops, and operates IT applications for passenger services including reservation management, sales channels, and operational systems.

Recent move6 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight4 records

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Type, Description

Peers8 records
1Capgemini
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global IT services giant with an established transport and rail practice working with European rail operators including SNCF ecosystem suppliers. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for outsourced IT services contracts in the rail sector.

2Indra (Minsait)
TypeRegional player
Description

Spanish-headquartered IT services and solutions provider with a Minsait division serving transportation operators across Iberia and Europe. Comparable to Squirel as a regional IT partner for rail and transit digital transformation, particularly relevant given Squirel's Madrid presence.

3Cubic Transportation Systems
TypeDirect peer
Description

Provides integrated transportation technology including fare collection, real-time passenger information, and traffic management for rail and transit operators globally. Comparable to Squirel as a vendor of mission-critical passenger-facing IT systems to rail clients.

4Alstom
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Major rail OEM with growing digital mobility and signaling software offerings serving operators including TGV-class services comparable to OUIGO. Comparable as a broader incumbent providing rail digital systems, though Squirel focuses on passenger IT rather than train control.

5Atos
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

European IT services group with significant transport-sector engagements including rail digital systems and passenger information platforms. Comparable as a broad incumbent IT services vendor operating in the same railway digital stack.

6Hit Rail B.V.
TypeDirect peer
Description

Dutch-headquartered IT cooperative providing shared information systems and connectivity services specifically to European railway operators. Highly comparable to Squirel in target customer (railway operators), product scope (cross-border rail IT), and niche specialization.

7Thales
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Operates a Ground Transportation Systems business delivering signaling, fare collection, and passenger IT solutions for mainline rail and urban transit. Comparable to Squirel as a much larger incumbent in railway digital systems.

8Siemens Mobility
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Rail technology division of Siemens providing rolling stock, signaling, and intermodal IT including passenger information and operations control systems. Comparable as a much larger incumbent in railway digital and operations technology.

Market position
Strengths3 records

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Weaknesses3 records

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Competitive moat4 records

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Key risks4 records

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Key highlights5 records

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Customer concentration

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Named customers3 records

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Segment1 record

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Ideal customer profile1 record

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
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No

Docs URL, Description

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Has app

Feature1 record

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Profiles1 record

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Squirel

Railway IT Servicessquirel.fr

Squirel is a private French IT services subsidiary of SNCF Voyageurs that designs, builds, and operates railway information systems — including reservations, sales channels, boarding, and passenger information tools — for OUIGO France, OUIGO España, and Junior & Cie.

What Squirel does

Squirel is a private French IT services subsidiary wholly owned by SNCF Voyageurs, specializing in information systems for the railway sector. The company operates as the internal IT services division (DSI) for SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries — specifically OUIGO France, OUIGO España, and Junior & Cie — designing, developing, and operating the applications that support passenger-facing functions including reservation management, sales channels, boarding portal interfaces, control tools, and passenger information systems.

The company's service model is structured around three phases — Concevoir (project management, piloting, architecture), Construire (collaboration, infrastructure, development), and Exploiter (support, monitoring, hosting) — covering the full lifecycle of railway information systems from conception through production operations. With approximately 50 specialist collaborators across Paris and Madrid, the firm delivers both professional services and managed services under engagement-based contracts with its parent group's subsidiaries.

Squirel's business model is fundamentally that of a captive IT outsourcing entity rather than an independent commercial vendor. All disclosed clients are SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries, headcount is deliberately small (50 specialists), and there is no external go-to-market, fundraising, or third-party investor base. The company has operated for approximately 15 years in railway-sector IT, leveraging domain specialization and a modular, pragmatic delivery approach as its primary competitive differentiators.

Squirel firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Squirel
Legal name
Squirel
Website
https://squirel.fr
Company type
Private
Founded year
2016
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
Squirel is a private French IT services subsidiary of SNCF Voyageurs that designs, builds, and operates railway information systems — including reservations, sales channels, boarding, and passenger information tools — for OUIGO France, OUIGO España, and Junior & Cie.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Squirel industry classification

Industry
Product category
Railway IT Services
NAICS
Support Activities for Transportation (488)
akta.pro primary industry
Commission, Incentives & Revenue Optimization (ARC/BSP, Overrides) (THALAGAI)

Keywords

  • Railway information systems
  • IT services
  • Transport software
  • Reservation management
  • Managed IT services

Where Squirel is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Saint-denis
HQ country
France
HQ region
Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

Squirel business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. IT Services and Solutions: B2B enterprise IT services providing railway information systems including project conception, system building (collaboration, infrastructure, development), and operational support (monitoring, hosting). Revenue derived from professional services and managed services contracts with railway operators.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Squirel product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Squirel provides information systems solutions and IT services for railway operators and SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries. Its offering covers the full lifecycle—Concevoir (project management, piloting, architecture), Construire (collaboration, infrastructure, development), and Exploiter (support, monitoring, hosting)—delivering pragmatic, modular IT solutions for reservation management, sales channels, passenger portal interfaces, boarding gates, control tools, and passenger information systems.

Product overview

Squirel is a railway-sector IT systems specialist and private subsidiary of SNCF Voyageurs, operating with approximately 50 specialist collaborators across Paris and Madrid. The company provides a unified suite of pragmatic, flexible, and modular IT solutions organized around three service phases — Concevoir (project management, piloting, architecture), Construire (collaboration, infrastructure, development), and Exploiter (support, monitoring, hosting) — designed to help railway operators like OUIGO France, OUIGO España, and Junior & Cie conceive, build, and operate rail operations and commercial systems (reservation management, sales channels, boarding portal interfaces, control tools, passenger information systems). The company has 15 years of digital expertise in the rail sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Concevoir (Design Services) IT design services for railway operators covering project management, piloting, and architecture. Intended for SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries and similar rail operators that need specialized conception of information systems aligned with rail operational and commercial challenges.
  • Construire (Build Services) IT build services covering collaboration tooling, infrastructure, and software development for railway information systems. Delivered to SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries (OUIGO, Junior & Cie) and similar rail operators needing modular, pragmatic build-out of reservation, sales, boarding, and passenger information applications.
  • Exploiter (Operate Services) Managed IT operations services for railway information systems, encompassing support, monitoring, and hosting. Delivered to SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries to ensure reliable day-to-day running of reservation, sales, boarding, control, and passenger information systems.

Companies that use Squirel

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Squirel technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Squirel partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • SNCF VoyageurscoreOthersSquirel is a private subsidiary of SNCF Voyageurs, operating as the internal IT services provider (DSI) for the railway operator's subsidiaries including OUIGO and Junior & Cie. The company designs, develops, and operates IT applications for passenger services including reservation management, sales channels, and operational systems.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Squirel competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Capgemini: Global IT services giant with an established transport and rail practice working with European rail operators including SNCF ecosystem suppliers. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for outsourced IT services contracts in the rail sector.
  • Alstom: Major rail OEM with growing digital mobility and signaling software offerings serving operators including TGV-class services comparable to OUIGO. Comparable as a broader incumbent providing rail digital systems, though Squirel focuses on passenger IT rather than train control.
  • Atos: European IT services group with significant transport-sector engagements including rail digital systems and passenger information platforms. Comparable as a broad incumbent IT services vendor operating in the same railway digital stack.
  • Thales: Operates a Ground Transportation Systems business delivering signaling, fare collection, and passenger IT solutions for mainline rail and urban transit. Comparable to Squirel as a much larger incumbent in railway digital systems.
  • Siemens Mobility: Rail technology division of Siemens providing rolling stock, signaling, and intermodal IT including passenger information and operations control systems. Comparable as a much larger incumbent in railway digital and operations technology.

Regional players

  • Indra (Minsait): Spanish-headquartered IT services and solutions provider with a Minsait division serving transportation operators across Iberia and Europe. Comparable to Squirel as a regional IT partner for rail and transit digital transformation, particularly relevant given Squirel's Madrid presence.

Direct peers

  • Cubic Transportation Systems: Provides integrated transportation technology including fare collection, real-time passenger information, and traffic management for rail and transit operators globally. Comparable to Squirel as a vendor of mission-critical passenger-facing IT systems to rail clients.
  • Hit Rail B.V. Dutch-headquartered IT cooperative providing shared information systems and connectivity services specifically to European railway operators. Highly comparable to Squirel in target customer (railway operators), product scope (cross-border rail IT), and niche specialization.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Squirel social profiles

Digital presence

Squirel financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Squirel leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Squirel funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Squirel M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Squirel

What does Squirel do?

Squirel provides information systems solutions and IT services for railway operators and SNCF Voyageurs subsidiaries. Its offering covers the full lifecycle—Concevoir (project management, piloting, architecture), Construire (collaboration, infrastructure, development), and Exploiter (support, monitoring, hosting)—delivering pragmatic, modular IT solutions for reservation management, sales channels, passenger portal interfaces, boarding gates, control tools, and passenger information systems.

Is Squirel a public or private company?

Squirel is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Squirel founded?

Squirel was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Squirel based?

Squirel is headquartered in Saint-denis, France, in the Europe region.

How does Squirel make money?

One revenue line is on record: IT Services and Solutions.

Who are Squirel's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Capgemini, Alstom, Atos, Thales and Siemens Mobility. Indra (Minsait) is listed as a regional player. Direct peers are Cubic Transportation Systems and Hit Rail B.V..

Does Squirel have an API?

No public API is recorded for Squirel.

What industry is Squirel in?

Squirel's product category is Railway IT Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THALAGAI, Commission, Incentives & Revenue Optimization (ARC/BSP, Overrides). Its NAICS code is 488.

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