Inqom
“Can a modern AI-native accounting production platform become the French cloud-accounting category leader on the back of the e-invoicing mandate?”
Founded2016
HQTours, France
Latest roundBuyout/LBO (acquired by Visma)
IndustryVertical SaaS / Accounting
The story
Founded in 2016 as Fred de la Compta to automate accounting entry for French chartered accountants using AI. Rebranded to Inqom and built a SaaS-based accounting & tax production platform used by 350,000+ businesses through their accountants. Acquired by Visma Group, the Norwegian business software giant, positioning Inqom as Visma's French cloud-accounting flagship and an early adopter of the upcoming French e-invoicing mandate.
Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2016
Founded in Tours, France as Fred de la Compta — SaaS automated accounting production software.· pivot
2019
Rebranded from Fred de la Compta to Inqom.· pivot
2023
Acquired by Visma, becoming Inqom by Visma.· acquisition
The stack
3 layers disclosed in Inqom’s embedded-finance stack
Open banking
Bridge (formerly Bankin')
Unified APIs
in the full report
Accounting
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
23 more providers across 2 layers, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.