SCIADO PARTENAIRES

What SCIADO PARTENAIRES does

Sciado Partenaires is a privately-held French company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Lyon that designs and delivers gamified business simulation games and serious games for two primary customer segments: large enterprises (corporate training, onboarding, team-building, recruitment assessment) and higher-education institutions (student integration seminars, competency validation, business school pedagogy). Its simulation portfolio spans themed business games covering marketing, supply chain, human resources, business unit management, commercial negotiation, and international trade, delivered through its proprietary Dynamic Experience System (DXS) framework and supporting products such as Startero, Digithero, and Huméo. The technology is built on web-based simulators accessible via browser, supporting synchronous and asynchronous multi-site sessions, blended learning, and remote delivery with demonstrated capability to run events across up to 20 campuses in parallel with 150+ competing teams. The company holds Qualiopi certification (2022) and is registered on Datadock.

The business model combines bespoke B2B project-based and annual-retainer engagements with a B2C channel via its 2021-launched Simero subsidiary, which monetizes gamified training courses to individuals through France's CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation) platform. Distribution relies on direct enterprise and education sales, an independent certified-trainer network that scales delivery nationwide and internationally, and participation in industry events (Salon RH, EdTech Day, SkillWeek, Innovantes de la Formation). Customer logos include SNCF, Auchan, Enedis, Bpifrance, Ministère des Armées, CentraleSupélec, EPITECH, EPITA, EM Lyon, IFAG, and INSEEC. In November 2024 Sciado extended into cybersecurity training via a strategic partnership with Numeryx. The company remains bootstrapped with no external funding rounds disclosed.

Name

SCIADO PARTENAIRES

Legal name

Sciado Partenaires

Website

https://sciado.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sciado Partenaires is a Lyon-based French company that develops proprietary gamified business simulation games and serious games for corporate training, onboarding, and higher-education integration seminars across France and selected international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Simulation Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Simulation, Scenario & Serious Games Design (EDAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Twins & Scenario-Based Systems Training (Equipment/Process Simulators) (EDAFAJAJ), Virtual Training, Workshops & Masterclasses (Interactive Sessions) (MPAGAOAJ)

Keywords

• Business simulations
• Serious games training
• Corporate onboarding solutions
• Gamified business games
• Professional training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Villeurbanne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Corporate Training and Business Games: Sciado Partenaires generates the majority of its revenue through bespoke business game simulations, integration seminars, and corporate training programs sold directly to enterprises, schools, and training organizations. Services include team-building events, onboarding programs, recruitment assessments, and skills evaluations, typically priced as project-based or annual retainer engagements.
2. B2C Gamified Training via Simero (CPF): Through the Simero subsidiary, the company monetizes individual training courses eligible for the French CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation), enabling individuals to purchase gamified business simulation courses directly. This stream represents the company's B2C diversification.
3. Trainer Network and Formation de Formateurs: Revenue is also generated through training-the-trainer programs that certify and support independent trainers who deliver Sciado-branded business games and simulations across France and internationally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sciado Partenaires designs, develops, and delivers proprietary gamified business simulations and serious games for corporate training (integration seminars, team-building, onboarding, recruitment assessment) and higher education (student integration, competency validation, multi-campus events). Through its Simero subsidiary launched in June 2021, the company also sells individual gamified training courses to professionals via the French CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation) platform. The proprietary Dynamic Experience System (DXS) framework and web-based simulator support multi-site delivery across up to 20 campuses simultaneously.

Product overview

SCIADO Partenaires offers a platform of gamified business simulation solutions for corporate integration seminars, team building, and professional training. The core portfolio includes business game simulations (Startero, Digithero, Huméo), the proprietary Dynamic Experience System (DXS), and specialized modules for HR, supply chain, and business unit management. The company operates both B2B (via business games and team building offerings) and B2C (via Simero for individual CPF training) segments. Delivery formats span synchronous/asynchronous e-learning, blended learning, and in-person sessions with multi-site international capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Simero: B2C training platform targeting individual professionals through CPF eligibility, launched in 2021

Products and services

• Business Games Gamified business simulation games where participants compete in teams over multiple days, operating virtual company environments to develop both technical (strategic decision-making, financial management, marketing, supply chain, HR) and soft skills (teamwork, communication, leadership, problem-solving). Sold to enterprises and educational institutions.
• Startero Simulator dedicated to entrepreneurship and business creation, focused on activity creation and competency development in accounting/management. Covers topics from business creation to growth and diversification, with multiple themed scenarios (Bricolage, Fitness, Retail, Restaurant) adapted to different learner profiles.
• Digithero Simulator focused on digital marketing and marketing management control, used as part of the license certificate evaluation format for validating student competencies through professional scenarios.
• Huméo Human resources management simulator featuring scenarios where participants take on the role of HR manager and manage one to two sites, building hands-on HR decision-making experience.
• Business Game - Gestion des Ressources Humaines Human resources business game enabling participants to discover HR management and recruitment, available in French or English in synchronous or asynchronous formats.
• Business Game - Pilotage de Business Unit Business unit management simulation game helping participants develop knowledge and skills in piloting business units, available in French or English.
• Business Game - Supply Chain Supply chain management case study simulation enabling participants to discover all facets of supply chain operations through immersive gameplay.
• Team Boost Team-building experience offering combining game, simulation, challenges, ice-breakers and problem-solving situations to foster team communication and cohesion.
• Simero B2C Platform B2C platform launched for the CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation) market, targeting individuals and private customers with gamified training solutions in entrepreneurship and business management, available via Mon Compte Formation.
• Formateur Training (E-Formateur) Train-the-trainer programs and coaching services designed to help independent trainers become SCIADO-certified facilitators equipped to deliver Sciado-branded business games and training sessions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,000 students trained in a single September period across 14 business games
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NumeryxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Sciado Partenaires announced a strategic partnership with Numeryx and its subsidiary Numeryx Université to revolutionize cybersecurity training. The collaboration combines Sciado's immersive simulation expertise with Numeryx's cybersecurity training capabilities, creating a new generation of gamified cybersecurity training programs.
• Campus SkillsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 2021Sciado participated as a speaker at Campus Skills' SkillWeek 2021, a week of webinars dedicated to competency-based learning approaches. Jean-Baptiste Sériziat, co-founder and president, delivered a webinar on engagement in digital training. The partnership represents mutual promotion of shared educational values.
• Independent Trainer NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSciado operates a network of independent trainers and pedagogical partners who deliver Sciado-branded business games and training sessions across France and internationally. Thomas Beyaert, Laurent Lavogiez, Armelle Vivien, and others are featured as trainer partners. This network is central to Sciado's ability to scale delivery nationwide.
• IFAG / HEP EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFAG, part of the HEP Education network, has partnered with Sciado for five consecutive years to deliver annual 100% digital specialisation weeks across all IFAG campuses in France simultaneously. Isabelle Carrassus, Chef de Projet Pédagogie, collaborated with Sciado to design these multi-campus events.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CrossKnowledge (Skillsoft): European digital learning platform serving large enterprises with blended and digital programs; overlaps with Sciado in corporate professional development and EdTech-enabled training delivery.
• Orsys: French training provider focused on IT, management, and professional development; competes for enterprise training budgets with a course-catalog rather than simulation-led approach.
• Cegos: Largest French corporate training incumbent with an international footprint; competes for the same enterprise training budgets as Sciado but offers a much broader catalogue of programs beyond business simulations.
• 360Learning: French-founded collaborative learning platform for enterprises, enabling in-house course authoring; overlaps with Sciado in the corporate L&D market but with a tooling rather than content-led model.
• Skillsoft: Global corporate digital learning incumbent offering a vast content library and enterprise L&D platform; competes broadly with Sciado for enterprise training wallet share across multiple geographies.

Regional players

• Komerz: Germany-based provider of business simulations and serious games for corporate and educational training; directly comparable product category but operates primarily in DACH rather than the French market.

Emerging players

• Didask: French EdTech focused on adaptive digital training and pedagogical design; serves similar enterprise and education segments as Sciado with AI-driven personalisation rather than team-based simulation.
• Teach on Mars: French mobile-first microlearning platform for enterprise training; competes for similar gamified-learning budgets with a different delivery format (mobile microlearning vs. multi-player simulation).
• Dokeos: European LMS and e-learning solutions provider with footprint in France; comparable in delivering training programs to enterprises and educational institutions, though more infrastructure-oriented than Sciado.

Direct peers

• SVI e-Solutions: French specialist in serious games and business simulations for corporate training, with a portfolio and target customer base (HR directors, training managers, business schools) that closely mirrors Sciado's offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/SciadoPartenaires
• Facebookfacebook.com/sciadop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sciado-partenaires
• Instagraminstagram.com/sciadop

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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