Umi

UMI is a start-up founded in Lyon in 2013. Our HQ is in Lyon, but you can also find us in Paris and New York!

• 2013: UMI was created 🏁
• 2016: Our Market Test application was launched
• 2020: UMI turns a profit
• 2021: Our revenue reached 2.3 million euros
• 2022: We started our international adventure (hello New-York!) thanks to a 5 million euros fundraising campaign, and the team began to grow rapidly...
• 2023: ...We are now 80 employees at UMI and have completed over 1,000 Market Tests!
• 2025: We continue to grow our team in France and abroad, and develop new offers to better support the next generation of innovation projects!

We have achieved a lot in the first 10 years! 🚀

After several years of developing our project and the viability of our model, we accelerated the roll-out of our solution with a fundraising campaign in 2022. We invested in a lot of new talents. Everything that made up our implicit brand identity when we were 20, had to be restructured as we grew to 80!

This rapid growth brought more challenges:

• Proving that we could perform on a larger scale, and gain a foothold in the American market
• Evolving our platform into a Self-Service app
• Building new offers that helps groups optimize their innovation strategy

This rapid growth has led us to perfect our values, so that we do not lose our bearings and remain focused on the vision. In doing so, we defined the following four values, that shape everyday life at UMI and are the pillars of our corporate culture:

• Team-oriented
• Enjoyment
• Dedication
• Humility

These values and the richness and diversity of each individual guide and unite us towards a common goal.

In 2022, we set up a CSR Committee to address issues such as parity in the company, ecology and the solidarity economy. We prioritize women's rights: almost half of UMI's workforce is made up of women, but we are aware that this is still rare (especially in digital professions). By working with the LDigital association, UMI promotes awareness and support for women in digital professions, both at school and in their professional development.