Success Stories: When Imagination Meets Market

Nantes proves creative tech can achieve commercial success without sacrificing artistic integrity.

Mobizel (now part of B&YOU) pioneered visual voicemail and interactive voice services. The focus on user experience over pure functionality reflected Nantes' design thinking. The €15 million exit validated the approach.

Wiztivi, creating smart TV interfaces, grew from two founders to 50 employees. "We're not just making menus," explains CEO Guillaume Blanc. "We're designing how millions interact with content. That requires both technical excellence and creative vision."

Lengow, an e-commerce feed management platform, might seem purely technical. But their emphasis on beautiful, intuitive interfaces—unusual in B2B software—drives adoption. "Ugly software is bad software," states founder Mickaël Froger. "Nantes taught us that."