Futurope

What Futurope does

Futurope is a French engineering consultancy (bureau d'études) headquartered in Lyon, specializing in embedded electronics and IoT product development. Founded in 2016 as a SARL with €2,000 registered capital, the firm operates with 1–10 employees and delivers services across the full product lifecycle — feasibility, prototyping, firmware, PCB design, connectivity integration, certification, and series production — for clients that range from hardware startups to mid-to-large ETI and grands groupes. Target verticals include consumer electronics, medtech, smart building, smart city, new mobility, retail, and defense, with a publicly disclosed portfolio of 25+ industrial projects and recognizable customer logos such as KNDS, Ecolab, Sim&Cure, Rijk Zwaan, Texelis, and Lavovélo.

The company's underlying technology is built around embedded electronic systems combining PCB hardware design (2–4 layer layouts), firmware development across bare-metal C/C++, RTOS (FreeRTOS, Zephyr), and IoT connectivity spanning BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT, Sigfox, CAN, and Modbus. Futurope claims a proprietary 5-layer firmware architecture and a low-power optimization methodology achieving 2µA deep-sleep current, enabling 2+ year battery life on AA cells for LoRa sensors. The firm also codifies an IoT protocol selection framework and a microprocessor-to-MCU migration playbook that claims 100x autonomy and 10x BOM cost improvements. Regulatory capability covers CE, FCC, RED, KCmark, MIL-STD-810, ISO 13485, and HACCP certifications.

Futurope generates revenue through three primary streams: turnkey project delivery (typical €5k–€20k for prototype-to-production), scoped R&D reinforcement engagements, and a long-term partnership model bundling PCB manufacturing, IoT fleet management, and OTA firmware updates. Pricing is fully custom and quote-based, with billing structured as multi-year contracts. GTM is direct enterprise field sales targeting ETI/grands groupes and hardware startups, delivered through a single point of contact with a 30-minute consultation offer and no formal digital marketing channel mix beyond the corporate website and Google Analytics 4. Institutional recognition includes CII agrément since 2020, BPI France national expert status, and referenced expert roles with Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Pôle Aktantis.

Name

Futurope

Legal name

FUTUROPE SARL

Website

https://futurope.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Futurope is a Lyon-based French engineering consultancy (1–10 employees) delivering embedded electronics and IoT product development — feasibility, firmware, PCB design, connectivity, certification, and series production — to hardware startups and ETI/grands groupes across medtech, defense, smart city, and consumer sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Embedded Electronics & IoT Engineering Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAIAK

Reliability, Safety & Risk Engineering (RAMS/PSM) Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

Keywords

• Embedded electronics design
• IoT product development
• Firmware engineering services
• PCB design services
• Industrial certification support

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services - Full Project Delivery: Turnkey development from concept through production, covering feasibility study, prototyping, firmware development, PCB design, certification, and production launch. Priced via quotes, typically 5k€-20k€ for prototype-to-production projects.
2. Innovation Levers / R&D Reinforcement: Scoped engineering support for specific challenges, integrated into client's tools and processes. Billed as project-based professional services.
3. Long-term Partnership / IoT Fleet Management: Ongoing technical partnership post-launch including PCB manufacturing, IoT subscription management, firmware OTA updates. Generates recurring revenue through continued engagement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Futurope is a French engineering bureau (bureau d'études) delivering turnkey embedded electronics and IoT product development services. The firm covers the full value chain — feasibility study, PCB design, firmware development (bare-metal C/C++, RTOS), IoT connectivity (BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT, Sigfox, CAN, Modbus), certification (CE/FCC/RED/KCmark/ISO 13485/MIL-STD-810), and series production launch. Engagements span specialized capabilities including battery-life optimization, microprocessor-to-MCU migration, prototype-to-production industrialization, and long-term post-launch partnership for IoT fleet management and OTA updates.

Product overview

Futurope is a French engineering consultancy (bureau d'études) specializing in embedded electronics and IoT product development. They offer a comprehensive range of services across the full product lifecycle: from initial feasibility studies and rapid prototyping, through firmware development and IoT connectivity integration (BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT), to industrialization, certification (CE/FCC/RED), and ongoing technical partnership. Their core offerings include specialized services such as low-power battery optimization, microprocessor-to-MCU migration, prototype-to-production industrialization, and custom electronic tool development. The company operates across multiple sectors including consumer electronics, medtech, smart building, smart city, new mobility, retail, and defense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Électronique & IoT embarqué (Embedded Electronics & IoT Engineering) Turnkey embedded electronics and IoT engineering services covering the full product lifecycle from concept to series production, including PCB design, firmware development (bare-metal C/C++, RTOS), and IoT connectivity integration (BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT, Sigfox, CAN, Modbus) for enterprise and startup clients.
• Industrialisation & certification Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA), BOM optimization, certification support (CE, FCC, RED, KCmark, ISO 13485, MIL-STD-810, HACCP), environmental testing (temperature, vibration, EMC), and EMS selection and piloting with quality control and traceability to prepare products for series manufacturing.
• Partenariat long terme (Long-term Partnership / IoT Fleet Management) Ongoing technical partnership after product launch covering PCB manufacturing, IoT subscription management, and firmware OTA updates, including CRA-compliant cybersecurity patching, for clients' deployed hardware fleets.
• Optimisation autonomie batterie IoT (Battery Autonomy Optimization) Low-power design services including comprehensive power budget analysis, hardware optimization (low-Iq regulators, peripheral power cut via MOSFET), firmware sleep/wake cycles, and adapted protocols (LoRaWAN Class A, BLE advertising, LTE-M PSM/eDRX) to achieve 2µA deep sleep consumption and multi-year battery life for IoT devices.
• Industrialisation prototype vers série (Prototype-to-Production Industrialization) Turnkey transformation of breadboard or evaluation-kit prototypes into dedicated industrial-grade PCBs (2–4 layer PCB layout) with complete production documentation: schematic, Gerber files, BOM, pick & place files, assembly plan, and test procedures. Typical cost range 5k€–20k€ depending on complexity.
• Connectivité IoT produit existant (Connect Existing Product) Adding connectivity modules (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, LoRa, LTE-M, NB-IoT) to existing standalone products for remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and data collection, without full architecture redesign.
• Migration microprocesseur vers MCU (Microprocessor to MCU Migration) Migration of existing products from microprocessor/SBC platforms (Raspberry Pi, Linux) to microcontrollers (STM32, ESP32, NRF52) delivering 100x autonomy improvement (hours to months), 10x BOM cost reduction (60-80€ to 5-15€), instant boot (<100ms vs 20-40s), and industrial reliability.
• Outil électronique sur mesure (Custom Electronic Tools) Design and delivery of custom industrial electronic tools including automated test benches, dosing systems, people counters, and specialized motor-control systems designed for specific industrial processes (e.g., DNA/RNA extraction automation, peristaltic-pump-driven surgical simulators, hydraulic bike-washing stations).
• Leviers d'innovation (Innovation Levers) User-centered design methodology combining design, UX, electronics, and IoT expertise for early-stage innovation exploration, feasibility, and concept validation, with clients retaining strategic project direction while Futurope advances technical work in parallel.
• Renfort R&D (R&D Reinforcement) Augmentation of client R&D teams with Futurope engineers integrated into the client's tools and processes to advance specific technical topics under a long-term partnership approach with project-to-project continuity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Battery life improvement from 3 days to 2+ years for LoRa sensors transmitting every 15 minutes through deep sleep optimization (2µA)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ScaleasupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMechanical and enclosures partner for injection molding, machining, and 3D printing. Scalea and its industrial network provide complete box and mechanical integration for electronic products. Supports Futurope's full-solution delivery model by covering mechanical design that complements their electronic and IoT expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/futurope-sas

Compliance10 records

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

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

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