Jumbo Mana is a deep-tech startup founded in 2022. Specializing in Agentic AI, the company creates conversational solutions, including avatars and digital assistants that provide precise, fast, reliable and engaging answers.

Can you introduce Jumbo Mana and its mission?

Jumbo Mana’s solution distinguishes by a high level of adaptability making it easy to integrate for any customer, as well as a strong degree of accuracy in its answers. Jumbo Mana aims to offer (i) alternative solutions to sectors suffering from low-skilled labour recruitment issues (airports, subways, hospitality, education, etc.) and (ii) powerful digital assistants providing true and efficient answers to users with a high level of comprehension.

Jumbo Mana is at the forefront of the rapidly growing Agentic AI market and already delivers high-accuracy solutions that drive engagement across a wide range of industries.

Our guiding philosophy is to create technology that serves humanity. We envision developing a companion assistant that adapts to individual needs, simplifies daily life, and enhances human interaction. Our ultimate goal is to become the global leader in interactive AI avatars, combining technological innovation with a commitment to improving quality of life.

What challenges did Jumbo Mana face before partnering with OVHcloud?

Jumbo Mana primarily faced technical and operational challenges. One of the key issues was scalability: the rapid growth of our SaaS platform’s user base required an infrastructure capable of handling high traffic volumes while maintaining consistent performance and ensuring a seamless user experience. Additionally, security was a critical concern, as we needed to protect sensitive client data from cyber threats and preserve customer trust. Finally, data privacy and compliance posed a significant challenge, as strict adherence to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) was mandatory, necessitating solutions that guaranteed data privacy and ensured full compliance with European regulations.

Jumbo Mana chose OVHcloud solutions as the ideal way to address our challenges. Scalability was ensured through cloud platforms that offer on-demand resources, allowing us to easily adjust to traffic fluctuations without requiring significant upfront hardware investments. Enhanced security was another key advantage, with OVHcloud providing advanced built-in security protocols and tools to protect the platform from evolving threats. In terms of regulatory compliance, OVHcloud’s adherence to GDPR standards and expertise in data privacy gave Jumbo Mana confidence in meeting legal obligations without compromise. Lastly, the cost-effectiveness of cloud solutions offered a more predictable and manageable cost structure compared to maintaining physical infrastructure, enabling better resource allocation.

How did OVHcloud and the Startup Program help you overcome these challenges?

OVHcloud’s wide array of services provided a strong foundation for Jumbo Mana’s technical architecture. The GPU cluster allowed us to deploy our Triton server, which hosts and serves our AI models, enabling real-time performance and efficient inference. With OVHcloud’s competitive pricing, we were able to deploy enough replicas of our AI services to ensure a robust infrastructure capable of handling high workloads. This not only increased the reliability of our platform but also allowed us to scale seamlessly as our user base grew. Moreover, the ease of obtaining additional quotas from OVHcloud made it simple to scale our infrastructure quickly, supporting the platform’s growth without operational bottlenecks.

Which OVHcloud services or features do you use, and how do they stand out from other solutions?

For the backend, we deployed the entire stack of backend microservices, APIs, and databases on OVHcloud’s Kubernetes-managed clusters. This streamlined the deployment process and allowed us to efficiently manage scaling, updates, and monitoring of all services. Kubernetes also provided the flexibility needed to adapt our deployments to fluctuating workloads, ensuring consistent performance for our users.

How has OVHcloud’s support helped you evolve your infrastructure to meet the demands of your business?

One of the key highlights of our collaboration was OVHcloud’s active and responsive customer support. Whenever challenges arose, their team provided quick and effective solutions, ensuring that any issues were resolved with minimal downtime. The OVHcloud Startup Program further complemented this with infrastructure credits and access to a vibrant ecosystem of partners and startups, helping us optimize our architecture for growth and performance.

With OVHcloud’s cost-effective solutions, scalability, and excellent support, Jumbo Mana was able to overcome its challenges and establish a high-performing, reliable infrastructure. This partnership has been instrumental in enabling us to focus on our mission of delivering innovative Agentic AI solutions, while OVHcloud handles the complexities of infrastructure management.

What tangible results have you achieved since collaborating with OVHcloud?

Since partnering with OVHcloud, we have achieved significant advancements in the performance and scalability of our platform. Thanks to OVHcloud’s reliable infrastructure and robust Kubernetes-managed clusters, we have maintained zero downtime, even during high traffic periods or unexpected surges in demand. This reliability is critical for delivering a seamless user experience and meeting the expectations of our clients in industries like airports and education.

Our platform’s capacity has increased by 300%, now supporting three times the number of concurrent users. This scalability is driven by the ability to dynamically allocate resources and deploy additional replicas as needed, enabling us to handle rapid growth across sectors like airports and education.

We’ve also doubled our GPU capacity while staying within the same budget, thanks to OVHcloud’s competitive GPU pricing. This enhancement has significantly boosted our ability to handle high-performance AI workloads, ensuring fast and efficient service delivery for our clients.

What are your ambitions for the future of your startup, and how do you see it evolving within the cloud ecosystem? What future challenges do you foresee?

Our future is focused on international expansion and significantly growing our client base. By leveraging OVHcloud’s scalable infrastructure and global presence, we aim to adapt to the needs of diverse markets while maintaining high performance and compliance.

As we grow, we anticipate challenges like global scalability, regulatory compliance across regions, and cost management at scale. The flexibility and innovation provided by OVHcloud’s ecosystem will play a critical role in helping us overcome these obstacles and achieve sustainable success.

What advice would you give to other growth-stage startups considering the cloud or joining a support program?

Pick a cloud that supports your growth with scalability, security, and compliance. Make the most of support programs to grow faster and stay focused on your business.

Jumbo Mana’s journey with OVHcloud highlights how the right cloud partnership can help startups overcome challenges, achieve sustainable growth, and scale globally. If you’re a startup looking to transform your business, we encourage you to join the OVHcloud Startup Program or contact OVHcloud to discover how our solutions can support your journey!

At OVHcloud’s Startup Program, we are proud to support innovative startups like Silbo that are reshaping industries.
Today, we speak with Thomas Foricher, CTO of Silbo, a groundbreaking company transforming patient flow management in healthcare.

Can you introduce Silbo and its mission?

Silbo was founded in 2018 by Antoine Bohuon with a clear mission: to serve those who care for others by enabling healthcare professionals to focus on their core mission—delivering quality care.

Our platform addresses the complexities of hospital bed management, facilitating the allocation of beds to patients, improving information sharing among healthcare providers, and optimizing patient trajectories. By offering an intuitive, all-in-one solution, Silbo empowers hospitals to efficiently manage patient flows while enhancing the quality of care provided to patients.

What challenges did Silbo face before partnering with OVHcloud?

Our primary need was to find a sovereign hosting provider with strong expertise in modern technologies such as Kubernetes, MongoDB, and Redis. Additionally, compliance with HDS certification and a guaranteed SLA were critical due to the nature of our work in healthcare.

Managing and securing servers at scale requires highly specialized expertise. With increasing technical interdependencies, ensuring constant security and availability is a dedicated profession. For us, relying on experts like OVHcloud allows us to focus on what we do best—improving healthcare efficiency.

How did OVHcloud help Silbo address these challenges?

OVHcloud was the clear choice. It is the only hosting provider in France that offers a public cloud with high-quality services, combined with HDS and SecNumCloud compliance. Additionally, its strategic vision of deploying local datacenters across Europe aligns with the needs of countries seeking to keep sensitive data, such as health information, close to healthcare institutions.

We use several managed services, including Kubernetes, Object Storage, MongoDB, and Redis. These services are comparable to those offered by other providers, but OVHcloud’s standout feature was Rancher, which we beta-tested. Rancher allowed us to monitor on-premise Kubernetes deployments effectively, with support from OVHcloud’s engineering team.

With the help of OVHcloud experts, we improved our knowledge of Kubernetes. By adopting their best practices, we successfully deployed Kubernetes on-premise and leveraged Rancher for effective monitoring. This expertise has significantly enhanced our ability to scale infrastructure while maintaining high security and reliability.

What tangible results has Silbo achieved through this partnership?

Since partnering with OVHcloud, we’ve seen our infrastructure costs cut in half compared to other providers without public cloud capabilities. Our platform is now faster, providing a noticeably better experience for end-users.

From a development perspective, on-demand Kubernetes allows us to execute large computational jobs and parallelize analyses. This accelerates our deployment workflows and optimizes our processes.

By outsourcing infrastructure management to OVHcloud, we’ve freed up resources to focus on developing new features and enhancing our platform. This enables us to deliver even greater value to our users and maintain our commitment to innovation.

What’s next for Silbo?

Our ambitions are closely aligned with OVHcloud’s vision: expanding across Europe while providing secure, localized services compliant with both international and local regulations.
One of our main challenges will be managing multiple instances that comply with the specific regulations of different countries. Cloud solutions will be key in helping us navigate this complexity while maintaining high standards of security and efficiency.

What advice would you give to startups exploring cloud solutions?

Focus on two key aspects: identifying your user’s problem and solving it as simply and efficiently as possible.
Leverage existing, standardized solutions wherever possible. Avoid reinventing the wheel—your priorities should always align with your clients’ needs, not internal assumptions or preferences.

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Through OVHcloud’s Startup Program, we support startups that tackle complex challenges with groundbreaking solutions.
Today, we interview Louis Dussarps, Co-Founder and CEO of Webcapsule, a platform designed to transform the development and deployment experience for engineering teams.

Can you introduce Webcapsule and its mission?

Webcapsule was born out of frustration. On a Friday night in February 2022, our developers were stuck troubleshooting a critical bug during a web app deployment. This moment of solitude made us realize there had to be a better way—a solution that would free developers from the endless cycle of deployment and infrastructure issues, allowing them to focus on building exceptional products.

Our mission is simple: eliminate deployment stress and empower engineering teams to reclaim their time and control. At Webcapsule, sovereignty and transparency are at the heart of our values. We enable businesses to govern their data while leveraging innovative tools to enhance productivity.

What challenges did Webcapsule face before partnering with OVHcloud?

The diversity of current web tools has made it critical for IT leaders to maintain control over where their data is processed without compromising team productivity. The rise of GenAI tools has amplified this need. Businesses require innovative tools while ensuring their data remains secure and sovereign.
Webcapsule solves this by transforming any SAAS service into a fully managed tool hosted on its own cloud. This approach eliminates data sovereignty concerns while ensuring productivity for tech and business teams alike.

We needed a sovereign cloud provider for long-term scalability. OVHcloud met these requirements with its robust public cloud offerings and managed services, making it an ideal foundation for building our Internal Developer Platform (IDP).
The introduction of AI endpoints further solidified its position as a competitive alternative to American providers. Additionally, OVHcloud’s reputation as a trusted institution among our clients added credibility to our solution.

Thanks to OVHcloud’s expertise and ecosystem, we set up and launched Webcapsule in just six weeks. Tools like Pulumi and the ability to rapidly consume managed services made this process incredibly fast and efficient.
We rely on managed Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Redis, Harbor, DNS zones, and AI endpoints. The introduction of AI endpoints was particularly impactful, allowing us to build AI agents within secure and sovereign environments. OVHcloud’s comprehensive ecosystem made it the most compelling choice among European cloud providers.

While we already had strong technical expertise, OVHcloud’s support went beyond technical assistance. It facilitated meaningful connections, such as our participation in the AI for Health event. This networking has been instrumental in advancing our mission.

What tangible results have you achieved through this collaboration?

For our end clients, the impact has been remarkable:
– 70% reduction in time-to-market for applications.
– 95% fewer configuration scripts required.
– 400% increase in average deployment frequency.

For regulated industries, working with trusted and sovereign partners is essential for long-term success. OVHcloud’s support and visibility through the Startup Program helped us unlock new markets, particularly in the healthcare sector.

What’s next for Webcapsule?

We aim to become the leading engineering platform that guarantees sovereignty across the entire development lifecycle while eliminating deployment challenges.

Our growth strategy focuses on building a community around key components:
– An open-source foundation, Orbits, to encapsulate CI/CD actions like Helm but for deployment pipelines.
– An engineering platform with extensive tool integrations and SaaS partnerships.

We want to be the go-to solution for teams seeking speed and control over their development and infrastructure.

Our main challenges include:
1. Evangelizing our solution: With so many tools available, we must convince the community of our unique value.
2. Integrating AI: As AI grows, data consumption and compartmentalization present new challenges. Webcapsule is addressing these as a member of HubFrance IA.
3. Adapting to evolving legislation: Cloud technologies are central to sovereignty debates, and staying ahead of regulatory changes will be critical.

What advice would you give to startups exploring cloud solutions?

The cloud is complex, but starting on the right foot prevents significant headaches later. That said, not everyone needs to become a cloud expert. With the right division of responsibilities, you can delegate all or part of your infrastructure needs and focus on delivering value.

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