BRAID SOLUTIONS

What BRAID SOLUTIONS does

BRAID SOLUTIONS is a private, founder-led consulting firm based in Le Rove, France, that advises businesses and public authorities on operational continuity in the face of natural hazards. The firm was founded in 2026 by Delphine Fitzenz, PhD, a geophysics engineer whose PhD from ETHZ Zurich focused on earthquake fault systems, and whose career spans 10 years in academia and 13 years at a risk model vendor serving global insurers and brokers. Its core offering is a portfolio of bespoke advisory services — Strategic Expertise Package, Discovery and Comparison Package, Adaptation Explorer, Continuity Corner, R&D partnership services (Proposal Alley), and seminars/courses (Engage) — built around a proprietary BRAID methodology that co-creates adaptive continuity strategies by weaving client operational knowledge with scientific hazard and risk insights.

The underlying technology is the BRAID methodology itself: a co-creation framework that integrates spatial and temporal exposure analysis, scientific hazard assessment, and risk-transfer industry expertise into client-specific strategies rather than off-the-shelf products. The firm has direct connections to publicly-funded hazard projects and national seismic hazard mapping initiatives, providing access to current scientific data. Services are delivered as quote-based, multi-day to multi-month consulting engagements, with a free 30-minute discovery call as the top-of-funnel entry point. Distribution is direct, founder-mediated, and bilingual (English/French), supplemented by content marketing via blog, newsletter, and conference presence at OASIS, GEM, and earthquake-research symposiums.

The business model is professional services, with revenue derived from bespoke consulting engagements across five primary customer segments: risk industry professionals (risk managers, model vendors, insurers, brokers); business executives and risk managers considering geographic expansion; local authority risk managers; public research institutions seeking R&D partnership; and training directors at CSR programs and business/engineering schools. The firm is bootstrapped with no external investment, operates with 1-2 personnel, and serves markets in France, the United Kingdom, and Croatia with broader European reach.

Name

BRAID SOLUTIONS

Legal name

BRAID SOLUTIONS

Website

https://braid.solutions

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Short description

BRAID SOLUTIONS is a France-based, founder-led consulting firm advising businesses and public authorities on hazard and risk modeling, operational continuity planning, and R&D partnerships, using a proprietary BRAID methodology co-created by PhD-level hazard science expertise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Risk Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Catastrophe Risk Modeling & Analytics Services (FSAOACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Risk Management Consulting (Enterprise & Operational Risk) (FSAEADAG), Supply Chain Risk, Resilience & Business Continuity (BPAHAHAH), Risk, Compliance & Internal Controls Consulting (BPAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Hazard risk modeling
• Operational continuity planning
• Risk management consulting
• Adaptation strategy advisory
• Earthquake hazard assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Rove

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. Strategic Expertise Package: Consulting engagement for risk managers, model vendors, insurers, and brokers to assess hazard models against current research and discuss specific use-cases for hazard and risk modeling incorporation.
2. Discovery and Comparison Package: Hazard and risk comparison services for businesses expanding to new countries, comparing familiar hazards with those in target markets. Also includes Adaptation option comparing local hazards with key localities globally.
3. R&D Partnership Services: Research and development partnership services for public institutions and local authorities to answer regional, national, or European funding calls in hazard and risk modeling, risk management, adaptation, and anticipatory action financing.
4. Seminars and Courses: Educational programs introducing natural hazards, risk modeling, risk transfer economy, and resilience vs operational continuity concepts for CSR/training programs and business/engineering school curricula.
5. Continuity Corner Consulting: Advisory services for elected officials, business executives, and risk managers to understand operational exposure to hazards, explore anticipatory actions, and strengthen resilience foundations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BRAID SOLUTIONS delivers bespoke hazard and risk modeling, operational continuity planning, and adaptation strategy advisory services. The company weaves together clients' operational knowledge with scientific hazard and risk expertise to co-create adaptive strategies for risk managers, model vendors, insurers, brokers, business executives, and local authorities. Engagements are delivered as customized consulting packages ranging from intensive multi-day sessions to multi-month programs, supplemented by R&D partnerships and educational seminars.

Product overview

BRAID SOLUTIONS offers a suite of advisory and consulting services focused on hazard science, risk modeling, and operational continuity. The company provides strategic expertise packages for risk professionals, discovery and comparison services for geographic expansion planning, and adaptation exploration services for public authorities. Additional offerings include R&D partnerships for funding proposals, educational seminars on hazard and risk concepts, and the signature Continuity Corner advisory service. The core methodology, branded as 'BRAID,' emphasizes co-creating bespoke solutions by weaving together client operational knowledge with scientific hazard and risk insights. Programs range from intensive multi-day engagements to ongoing partnerships, all centered on building hazard-robust operational continuity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Enhanced hazard and risk awareness for clients
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Public Research InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerR&D partnership arrangements with public research institutions for collaborative science projects. Partners work together to answer regional, national, or European funding calls in hazard and risk modeling, risk management, adaptation, and anticipatory action financing.
• Public InstitutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative relationships with publicly-funded hazard projects and national seismic hazard mapping initiatives. The company leverages these partnerships to stay current with scientific advances and contribute to steering science developments.
• Service Providers (GIS, Hazard, Risk, Social Scientists, Regulatory Experts)minorOthersOpen call for partnerships with GIS specialists, hazard scientists, risk analysts, social scientists, and regulatory experts to expand service delivery capabilities as engagements grow.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• JBA Risk Management: JBA Risk Management provides flood and natural hazard catastrophe modeling and consulting to (re-)insurers, governments, and NGOs. Its focus on European flood risk and public-sector engagement mirrors BRAID's European public authority and multi-hazard continuity positioning.
• AXA Climate: AXA Climate provides climate risk advisory and adaptation consulting to corporates and public authorities, with a focus on physical climate risk. Its adaptation and resilience practice closely mirrors BRAID's Adaptation Explorer and Continuity Corner services for European clients.

Broad incumbents

• Munich Re (Corporate Climate Solutions / NatCatSERVICE): Munich Re operates one of the world's largest catastrophe risk databases (NatCatSERVICE) and offers advisory services to public authorities and insurers on natural hazard exposure and adaptation. Its public-sector advisory work overlaps with BRAID's Adaptation Explorer and local authority R&D partnerships.
• Guy Carpenter: Guy Carpenter is a major reinsurance broker and risk advisory firm that delivers catastrophe risk consulting to (re-)insurers and cedents. Its broader portfolio includes reinsurance brokerage and analytics, but its risk advisory work directly overlaps with BRAID's Strategic Expertise and Continuity Corner offerings.
• Aon (Reinsurance Solutions / Risk Consulting): Aon's reinsurance and risk consulting divisions advise insurers, brokers, and corporate risk managers on catastrophe exposure, continuity, and adaptation. Its enterprise-wide risk consulting practice competes with BRAID for the same enterprise buyer segments, albeit with a much broader portfolio.
• WTW (Willis Towers Watson) Risk Advisory: WTW's Risk and Analytics practice advises insurers and corporate risk managers on catastrophe exposure, business continuity, and operational resilience. Its enterprise risk advisory competes with BRAID's Continuity Corner offering for business executive clients.
• Swiss Re Institute: Swiss Re's risk advisory and research division advises insurers, corporates, and public bodies on natural catastrophe and climate risk. Its publications and advisory services overlap with BRAID's R&D partnership and strategic continuity work for insurers and brokers.

Direct peers

• RMS (Moody's Risk Solutions): RMS is a leading catastrophe risk modeling vendor serving (re-)insurers and brokers globally — the same buyer segments BRAID SOLUTIONS targets. The founder's 13 years at a risk model vendor (likely RMS or a direct competitor) means BRAID's services are positioned as advisory complement/substitute to RMS's risk model offerings.
• AIR Worldwide (Verisk): AIR Worldwide is a primary catastrophe risk modeling vendor competing with RMS in serving insurers, brokers, and model vendors. BRAID's Strategic Expertise Package — assessing hazard models against current research — is a direct competitive-adjacent offering to AIR's modeling services.
• CoreLogic (Cotality): CoreLogic/Cotality is a catastrophe risk and property data analytics vendor serving insurers, model vendors, and brokers. Its hazard modeling capabilities and advisory services compete directly with BRAID's Strategic Expertise Package for hazard model assessment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/delphine-fitzenz-phd-036454b

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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