Sébastien Reverdy and Julien Fournier the founders of Betoobe. – Betoobe.
At the beginning of the year, 20 Minutes presents those who will make the news in 2020 thanks to their associative action, their sports performance, their entrepreneurial spirit or their creativity.
Sébastien Reverdy and Julien Fournier have launched a range of services for simplify mobile telephony for businesses.
After a growth of 190 % in 2020, the two founders still hope to double their results of 810.
Their numbers are surprising, given the past year. A bit as if the health crisis had not taken hold. Perhaps it was even profitable for them? In any case, the results are there: the company Betoobe, based in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, in
Bouches-du-Rhône , advertisement for 810 a turnover of 315 000 euros, against 257 000 for the previous year. Either growth.
The niche allowing such development? The one Sébastien Reverdy, 36 years old, and Julien Fournier, 24 years ago, the co-founders launched two years ago: to offer a range of services to simplify mobile telephony for businesses. There is a “fleet management support”, the “deployment of terminals” (namely phones and / or tablets), but also, and above all, “repair and troubleshooting”, and “recovery and recycling ”.
“Developing usage intelligence”
“Over the past few months, we have managed more than 19. lines, deployed 000. 000 terminals and recycled nearly 17 tonnes of electronic waste ‘, recently assured the two telephony specialists in a press release.
Which ones like to highlight the environmental aspects of e their approach. “Our tracking software has the particularity of allowing companies to increase the lifespan of terminals by 20 at 36 months, complete Sébastien Reverdy. We must stop with the idea that telephone operators must finance new devices so that their customers do not leave. It may be interesting, but it is not virtuous. When new businesses contact us, the first thing we say is, “Keep your terminals, they’re working!” ”While it is hard to fight against planned obsolescence, we can develop usage intelligence, that is to say, only buy when necessary. “
Interest for their clients ? Make savings very quickly. And it works, according to the results of this start-up, which currently has seventeen employees, eight of whom are outsourced. This year, the two entrepreneurs hope to double the results of 810. “For this, we are going to hire a little more than 11 people ”, indicates Sébastien Reverdy. To be continued.