What UMANTEX does

UMANTEX (legally SAS UMANTEX) is a French boutique management consulting firm founded in 2018 by Hélène Campourcy and headquartered in Villenouvelle, France, with offices in Toulouse and Paris. The firm provides consulting, advisory, and training services focused on responsible innovation, corporate governance, and business transformation, targeting CEOs, innovation directors, and CSR/sustainability leaders of French enterprises and mid-market companies. Its portfolio spans six core service lines — enterprise transformation, innovation strategy, governance, strategic committee facilitation, client and employee experience, and custom training — unified by a proprietary "Movemakers" methodology that integrates collective intelligence, Design Thinking, and Blue Ocean Strategy into a structured consulting discipline used to co-construct and operationalize client roadmaps.

Name

UMANTEX

Legal name

SAS UMANTEX

Website

https://umantex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UMANTEX is a French boutique management consulting firm founded in 2018, advising CEOs and senior executives on responsible innovation, governance, and business transformation via its proprietary Movemakers methodology and a network of C-suite events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Marketing Consulting Services (541613), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Brand Experience (BX) & Service Design (BPAFAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD), UX, Design Thinking & Customer Research for PMs (EDABAHAK)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Responsible innovation consulting
• Corporate governance advisory
• Business transformation consulting
• Innovation strategy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Villenouvelle

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting & Advisory Services: Umantex generates revenue through bespoke consulting engagements, strategic advisory mandates, and executive coaching. Services are tailored to each client organization and include transformation consulting, innovation strategy, governance design, strategic committee setup, and custom training programs. Engagements are typically structured as project-based or retainer-based professional services, targeting enterprise and mid-market companies. No software, subscription, or product revenue streams are identified.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

UMANTEX is a French boutique management consulting firm that provides bespoke advisory, training, and strategic consulting services focused on responsible innovation, corporate governance, and business transformation. Its portfolio spans six core service lines — Business Transformation, Innovation Strategy, Governance, Strategic Committee Facilitation, Client & Employee Experience Design, and Custom Training — all delivered through its proprietary Movemakers methodology that combines collective intelligence, Design Thinking, and Blue Ocean Strategy. Services are targeted at CEOs, innovation directors, and CSR/sustainability executives of French enterprises and mid-market companies, sold via direct senior-led engagement with no standardized pricing.

Product overview

Umantex is a consulting firm offering a portfolio of six integrated service offerings focused on responsible innovation and corporate transformation. The core offerings include Business Transformation, Innovation Strategy, Governance Advisory, Strategic Committee Facilitation, Client & Employee Experience Design, and Custom Training—all delivered through their proprietary Movemakers methodology combining collective intelligence, Design Thinking, and Blue Ocean Strategy. The firm complements its consulting services with knowledge resources (white papers and practical guides) and exclusive executive events (Dirigeants Dinners) to support leaders in their strategic journey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Méthode Movemakers: A methodological discipline developed by UMANTEX based on collective intelligence, Design Thinking, and Blue Ocean Strategy, focused on 'Doing Together' and achieving tangible results through short, intense engagement.

Products and services

• Transformation d'Entreprise (Business Transformation) Bespoke consulting engagement that co-constructs and executes enterprise transformation roadmaps with client teams, placing humans and change management at the center of each project; designed for CEOs and C-suite leaders of French enterprises.
• Stratégie d'Innovation (Innovation Strategy) Co-elaboration and implementation of innovation strategies aligned with responsible innovation principles and ESG criteria; intended for Chief Innovation Officers and innovation directors seeking a systemic, ESG-integrated approach beyond R&D-centric innovation.
• Gouvernance (Governance Advisory) Advisory services for evolving corporate governance models, including design of new governance structures and facilitation of stakeholder alignment; targets boards and CSR/sustainability leaders navigating regulatory and stakeholder expectations.
• Comité Stratégique (Strategic Committee) Creation and ongoing facilitation of strategic committees that serve as external advisory bodies challenging and supporting executive decision-making; sold to SMEs, mid-market firms (ETIs), and large enterprises seeking independent strategic challenge.
• Expérience Client et Collaborateur (Client & Employee Experience) Innovation through client and employee experience design, leveraging neuroscience insights and human-centered approaches; intended for marketing, CX, and HR leaders seeking to differentiate through experience.
• Formations sur-mesure (Custom Training Programs) Custom training programs built to address specific organizational needs and capability development requirements; sold to enterprises and mid-market companies for capability uplift in responsible innovation, governance, and transformation.
• Méthode Movemakers (Movemakers Methodology) UMANTEX's proprietary collaborative consulting discipline based on collective intelligence, Design Thinking, Blue Ocean Strategy, and stakeholder involvement from governance to operational employees; described as methodologically proven, result-oriented, short and intense engagement with multiplied effectiveness and tangible results.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 75 leaders, academics, and entrepreneurs contributed to the white paper 'Innovation Responsable, Une Décennie Pour Agir' co-sponsored by umantex through Pink Innov' — a measure of thought leadership reach.
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Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Think Innov'coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmantex has an ongoing strategic collaboration with Think Innov', a French think tank focused on innovation. Together they co-organize exclusive 'dîners dirigeants' (executive dinners) — high-level debate events for business decision-makers featuring expert speakers on topics such as cybersecurity, energy transition, AI governance, and regenerative business. Hélène Campourcy both co-organizes and personally animates these events. The partnership positions umantex at the center of French innovation leadership networks.
• Pink Innov'coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPink Innov' is an association (led by Hélène Campourcy as President) that brings together over 200 innovation professionals. Umantex co-sponsored and contributed to the Pink Innov' white paper 'Innovation Responsable, Une Décennie Pour Agir' with over 75 contributing executives and academics. Umantex founder Hélène Campourcy is President of the association, making this a deeply embedded leadership and thought leadership partnership.
• Freedge BeautyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmantex has made a minority investment in Freedge Beauty (a B-Corp/similar mission-driven cosmetics startup producing 100% natural products from bio fruits and vegetables) and also serves as a strategic advisor via its strategic committee offering. This represents both a financial stake and a consulting client relationship.
• AlgosourcesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmantex has invested in Algosources, a French SME that valorizes new functionalities from microalgae to create bioactive products and ingredients with clinically proven efficacy. This represents a minority investment aligning with umantex's focus on sustainability and bioeconomy innovation.
• EasiwareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmantex co-produces the 'Une histoire d'expérience' video series with Easiware (a customer experience platform company) and Axialys. The series explores excellence in customer experience through neuroscientific perspectives and practitioner case studies (episodes featuring Petit Bateau, Horée cosmetics, Parisian luxury hotels, etc.).
• AxialysminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmantex co-produces the 'Une histoire d'expérience' video series with Axialys (a customer relations and experience technology company) and Easiware. The series brings together 360-degree perspectives on customer excellence combining neuroscience, future trends, and operational expertise.
• ITONICSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUmantex participated as a Keynote Speaker at an 'Innovation Brunch' organized by ITONICS (an innovation management software company) and the Crédit Agricole Group, focused on the transition toward sustainable/regenerative innovation. This represents a co-marketing and thought leadership collaboration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Utopies: French independent sustainability and responsible-innovation consultancy whose CSR/ESG strategic advisory work directly parallels Umantex's responsible-innovation and governance service lines.
• Des Enjeux et des Hommes: French boutique consultancy specialized in corporate transformation, governance and stakeholder engagement — a near-twin peer for Umantex in terms of service scope and target audience among French mid-cap and enterprise leadership.
• Carbone 4: Paris-based climate strategy and regenerative-business consultancy; highly comparable to Umantex on the 'regenerative business' and sustainability-strategy axis, with overlapping ESG/CSRD-oriented client base among French enterprises.

Broad incumbents

• BearingPoint: European management and technology consultancy with a strong French presence in transformation, innovation and ESG advisory — comparable in offering breadth but at considerably larger scale than Umantex.
• McKinsey & Company: Global strategy incumbent with large French practice covering enterprise transformation, innovation and governance; competes for the same C-suite wallet as Umantex but at much larger mandate size.
• Capgemini Invent: Innovation and transformation arm of Capgemini, frequently competing for French enterprise mandates on responsible innovation, digital transformation and ESG strategy that overlap with Umantex's core offerings.
• Roland Berger: Global strategy consultancy with deep French presence covering transformation, innovation and corporate governance — a broad incumbent whose service portfolio overlaps Umantex's innovation and governance offerings at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Wavestone: French-headquartered consulting firm with strong practices in innovation, transformation and digital — directly comparable to Umantex in serving French C-suites on responsible-innovation and governance topics, but at materially larger scale.
• Kea & Partners: Paris-based boutique strategy and innovation consultancy whose purpose-driven positioning and C-suite advisory model closely mirror Umantex's boutique, values-led approach to innovation and transformation.
• Sia Partners: French-origin management and innovation consulting firm with a strong transformation and ESG practice; comparable in offering overlap but significantly larger and more international than Umantex.

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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