Akeneo
Founded 2013 · 422 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
Akeneo is a SaaS platform that unifies product data and pricing to help brands, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers govern and orchestrate product information across ecommerce, mobile, and other channels. The platform uses AI agents and an adaptive data model to transform product catalogs into growth engines that drive discovery, conversion, and business performance.
Founders & leadership
Akeneo was founded in 2013 by Frédéric de Gombert and Benoit Jacquemont.
Investors · 5
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeriesMar 2026Source ↗
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Competitors · 9
by search overlap
Salsify415 shared keywordsSalsify offers an Intelligent Product Experience Management (PXM) platform that turns product data into commerce experiences across physical, digital, and AI-driven ("agentic") shelves. It includes AI-powered automation tools and a conversational assistant to help brands manage product content and distribute it across retail and ecommerce channels.
Pimberly345 shared keywordsPimberly offers a cloud-based Product Information Management (PIM) and Digital Asset Management (DAM) platform that centralizes, manages, and distributes product data and assets across multiple sales channels. It targets businesses running eCommerce operations that need to organize and syndicate product information.
BigCommerce (NASDAQ:CMRC)219 shared keywordsBigCommerce is a cloud-based ecommerce platform that enables merchants and retailers to build and manage online stores. The company serves retailers of all sizes across 150+ countries.
Plytix200 shared keywordsPlytix is an all-in-one commerce platform that combines Product Information Management (PIM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), feed management, and AI content tools to help teams structure, update, and distribute product content across multiple channels. It serves brands, manufacturers, retailers, and distributors selling across B2C and B2B channels, targeting marketing and ecommerce teams.
Netezza199 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
inRiver198 shared keywordsInriver provides a Product Information Management (PIM) platform for brands, manufacturers, and retailers to manage and optimize product data across omnichannel commerce. The platform integrates AI capabilities to help customers accelerate time to market and maintain competitive advantage.
Pimcore169 shared keywordsPimcore provides a platform combining product information management (PIM), master data management (MDM), digital asset management (DAM), customer data platform (CDP), and digital experience management, with AI agents for enrichment, translation, content generation, and data quality monitoring. It serves enterprises managing product and customer data across B2C, B2B, and headless commerce channels, dealer portals, and multiple regional websites, integrating with ERP, PLM, and supplier systems.
Centric Software159 shared keywordsCentric Software provides Centric PLM, a product lifecycle management platform specifically designed for the fashion industry. The out-of-the-box solution requires no custom coding and serves fashion product development and design teams.
Sales Layer156 shared keywordsSales Layer is a Product Information Management (PIM) platform with AI agents that centralize, enrich, validate, and distribute product data across websites, marketplaces, distributors, and internal systems. It serves retailers and brands, offering automated catalog workflows, review controls, and an MCP server to connect product data to AI platforms like Claude and ChatGPT.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Akeneo do?
- Akeneo is a SaaS platform that unifies product data and pricing to help brands, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers govern and orchestrate product information across ecommerce, mobile, and other channels. The platform uses AI agents and an adaptive data model to transform product catalogs into growth engines that drive discovery, conversion, and business performance.
- Who founded Akeneo?
- Akeneo was founded by Frédéric de Gombert, Benoit Jacquemont in 2013.
- Who are Akeneo's investors?
- Akeneo's investors include Kima Ventures, Partech Ventures, Summit Partners, Alven, Alven Capital.