lumy.bzh

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Lumy (legal entity Lumy.Media SAS) is a 6-person French tech studio founded in 2018 and headquartered in Brest with a secondary office in Nantes, Brittany. The company designs and develops custom SaaS platforms, complex web applications, and AI solutions, while also auditing AI-generated code. Its work spans enterprises (Naval Group, Veolia, Brittany Ferries, Peugeot, OVH), public-sector institutions (DRANE Bretagne, IFREMER, Brest Métropole, the Ministry of Ecological Transition), and SMBs/non-profits (SILL Entreprises, Radio BOA, Abbaye de Saint-Jacut). Service offerings are structured into three tiers — Pulse (diagnostic), Launch (greenfield MVP from €25K, 8-week average delivery), and Evolve (refactor/rebuild) — plus Forward Deployed Engineering for AI projects and Rescue, a paid audit service for AI-generated code from Cursor, Lovable, Replit, and v0.

The technical stack is centered on TypeScript-based web frameworks (Vue/Nuxt, React/Next.js) with Node.js backends, Directus as a headless CMS, PostgreSQL, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD on sovereign cloud infrastructure (OVHcloud, Scaleway). The company claims 200+ products shipped since 2018 with architectures proven at 15,000 requests per second, and operates Lumy Cloud as a managed-hosting subsidiary handling 973M+ requests per month at 99.99% SLA. Alongside client work, Lumy operates a proprietary product portfolio under the Synapsr umbrella, including Pelli (photo delivery), Louez (rental invoicing), Hovod (self-hosted video), Hushletter (newsletter aggregation), LumyRadio (radio management with Whisper transcription), and Synapse (open-source Breton AI).

Revenue mechanics are primarily project-based one-time engagements ranging from €25K to €500K, supplemented by recurring managed-services revenue from Lumy Cloud hosting and ongoing AI engineering engagements. Distribution is sales-led, with free 30-minute qualification calls preceding scoping; CII (Crédit d'Impôt Innovation) accreditation is actively marketed to reduce effective client cost by 30%. Geographic reach covers France plus Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, and the United States, with delivery models spanning remote, on-site, and hybrid in French or English. The company is bootstrapped and founder-led (Loan, Founder & Solution Architect), with no disclosed institutional funding.

Name

lumy.bzh

Legal name

Lumy.Media SAS

Website

https://lumy.bzh

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lumy is a 6-person French tech studio in Brest/Nantes that designs custom SaaS platforms, complex web applications, and AI solutions for enterprises, public sector, and SMBs, while operating its own Synapsr product portfolio and Lumy Cloud hosting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brest

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Development Projects: Project-based custom development for complex B2B SaaS platforms, MVPs, and web applications. Typical budgets €30K to €500K. MVP starting at €25K with 8-week average delivery.
2. Lumy Cloud Hosting & Operations: Managed cloud hosting, monitoring, and infrastructure services for products built. Includes CI/CD, 24/7 support, sovereign cloud deployment.
3. Rescue AI Code Audit: Audit service for AI-generated code with qualification call (free) and priced audit based on codebase size and urgency.
4. Forward Deployed AI Engineering: Ongoing engineering engagement where Lumy engineers embed in client teams for AI deployment, from scoping to production.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lumy is a technology studio that designs, develops, and operates custom SaaS platforms, complex web applications, AI solutions, and AI-generated-code audits for organizations. It also operates proprietary software products and provides managed cloud hosting, deployment, and ongoing infrastructure operations. Its service scope covers product strategy, UI/UX design, full-stack engineering, AI/data engineering, and production support.

Product overview

Lumy is a 6-person tech studio that designs, builds, and operates web products for ambitious organizations. The company operates a portfolio of proprietary SaaS products under the Synapsr brand including Pelli (photo delivery), Louez (rental invoicing), Hovod (video hosting), Hushletter (newsletter aggregation), LumyRadio (radio management), and Synapse (open source Breton AI). Service offerings include web development, UI/UX design, product management, and AI & data services with Forward Deployed Engineering. The company also operates Lumy Cloud for managed infrastructure hosting and offers Rescue, an AI code audit service for vibe-coded applications. Service tiers include Pulse (diagnostic), Launch (new product development), and Evolve (product improvement/refactoring).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Synapsr: AI SaaS umbrella brand including Pelli, Louez, Hovod, Hushletter, LumyRadio, and Synapse - building open source and ethical Breton AI
• Pelli
• Louez
• Hovod
• Hushletter
• LumyRadio
• Lumy.Cloud

Products and services

• Pelli A SaaS product for delivering memories without friction. Built with TypeScript, Next.js, and Stripe for payment processing.
• Louez A rental management SaaS for tracking and invoicing without paperwork. Built with TypeScript, Next.js, Stripe, and PostgreSQL.
• Hovod A self-owned video platform built with Fastify, FFmpeg, and Docker; an open-source video hosting and streaming solution.
• Hushletter A newsletter aggregation platform that consolidates multiple newsletters into a single inbox, built with TypeScript, React, and Convex.
• LumyRadio An end-to-end radio management platform built with TypeScript and Next.js, with Whisper integration for audio processing and transcription.
• Synapse An open-source and ethical Breton AI project built with Python and Whisper, developed under the Synapsr laboratory for sovereign AI solutions.
• Lumy Cloud Managed cloud hosting and infrastructure services handling 973M+ requests per month, with 99.99% SLA uptime, Kubernetes orchestration, CI/CD, 24/7 expert support, and sovereign or on-premise AI hosting.
• Rescue An AI code audit service for vibe-coded applications that reviews architecture, performance, security, and product/UX of AI-generated code produced by tools such as Cursor, Lovable, Replit, and v0, delivering prioritized reports with actionable remediation plans.
• Forward Deployed Engineering Embedded engineering service where engineers work within client teams to deploy AI solutions to production, covering LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation, fine-tuning, data structuring, and process automation using open-source models such as Mistral and LLaMA.
• Pulse Product diagnostic service providing a full architecture and codebase review with risk mapping and an actionable execution plan, including hosting and infrastructure recommendations.
• Launch Full product development service from scoping to production, including product design, wireframes, full-stack development, testing, and documentation, with optional Lumy Cloud hosting.
• Evolve Product evolution and rebuild service including a full technical and UX audit, architecture overhaul, interface redesign, migration, and optimization, with optional sovereign cloud infrastructure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ products designed, built and shipped since 2018
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• DRANE BretagnemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-developed Porte-plume platform for pedagogical innovation in Brittany's Territorial Digital Education zone (TNE 29). Platform enables project creation and collaboration among education professionals.
• La CORLABmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-developed Radio BOA regional radio platform for 18 member associations. Lumy designed logo, visual identity, and built complete web ecosystem including management SaaS, streaming service, and cloud infrastructure.
• OVHcloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationOVHcloud serves as primary sovereign cloud infrastructure partner for hosting and deployment. Lumy deploys client solutions on OVH infrastructure and recommends it for sovereignty-conscious deployments.
• ScalewaycoreTechnology or IntegrationScaleway provides managed inference services for AI deployments, particularly for sovereign AI solutions. Part of digital sovereignty approach ensuring data stays in France.
• DirectuscoreTechnology or IntegrationDirectus is the headless CMS of choice for many projects. Lumy uses it as open-source, headless CMS to avoid vendor lock-in while enabling flexible content management.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Theodo: French software studio with an integrated product/design/code team model that ships digital products and SaaS for ambitious organizations — closely mirroring Lumy's boutique-studio positioning and French/EU client base.
• SFEIR: France-headquartered digital agency delivering full-stack web, cloud, and AI engineering for mid-market and enterprise clients in similar verticals to Lumy.
• Belighted: Belgian/European software studio with a comparable integrated team approach to building complex web and SaaS products for organizational clients.
• Padok: French cloud-native and software development studio combining product engineering, DevOps, and managed cloud services — directly comparable to Lumy plus Lumy Cloud.
• Premier Octet: French digital agency building web platforms, SaaS products, and AI/data solutions for enterprise and public-sector clients, with a similar integrated product/design/dev offering.

Broad incumbents

• Devoteam: Larger European digital transformation consultancy with overlapping web, cloud, and AI engineering capabilities — competes for similar enterprise and public-sector budgets at greater scale.
• Klee Group: French digital services and software engineering firm serving enterprise and public sector — overlap in custom platform development and managed services with Lumy.
• Ekino: Paris-based digital agency (now part of Deloitte Digital) building custom platforms and AI/data products for major French/European brands — competing on similar complex SaaS engagements.
• Clever Cloud: French managed PaaS hosting provider — direct infrastructure-layer peer to Lumy Cloud, with sovereign-cloud positioning and CI/CD tooling aimed at European SaaS products.

Emerging players

• CodeRabbit: AI-driven code review platform — directly comparable to Lumy's Rescue service for vetting AI-generated code on architecture, quality, and security dimensions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 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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