Founded in 2019 by Stéphane Roder, AI Builders is a consulting firm fully focused on Data and Artificial Intelligence in France. The company has about fifty consultants certified in Data Science and Product Management. They help general departments, executive committees, and Chief Data Officers of large companies (mostly CAC 40 groups) to define structure and roll out their AI transformations. AI Builders is fully independent from software companies, integrators and tech providers. It built its reputation on an unbiased approach covering the whole Data & AI transformation process, from training leaders to rolling out use cases across the business.

Listed on Euronext Paris since 2000, Wavestone is an international transformation consulting firm with about 5 800 employees in Europe, North America and Asia. This deal is part of the group's "Lead the shift" strategic plan, which makes artificial intelligence a key transformation tool for its clients. By joining Wavestone, AI Builders lets the group get involved earlier in shaping its clients' AI strategy and governance. In return, this deal gives AI Builders the international reach and delivery capacity it needs to support clients on a larger scale. The combined group now offers a full package covering the whole Data & AI transformation journey: strategy and governance, setting up Data Offices, rolling out AI products, managing change and driving adoption across the organization.