Abbeal isn't an IT services firm dressed up in modern fonts. It's a tri-geo engineering pod with three synchronised hubs — Paris (EU), Montréal (Americas), Tokyo (Asia) — built to ship continuously, in production, for teams who treat software as a primary asset rather than a cost line. We are featured in JETRO's case study series on French-Japanese tech expansion. Our engineers are senior. Our staffing model is integrated, not body-shopped. Our follow-the-sun model is operational, not a slide.
// 01
2015
Paris
Abbeal founded by Sébastien Lonjon. EU hub in the 2nd arrondissement, focused on senior software squads for French scale-ups.
// 02
2021
Tokyo
First Japanese engagements: PayPay, AXA Japan, Money Forward. Initial bridge built between French engineering and Tokyo enterprise tech.
// 03
2023
Montréal
Americas hub opens at 4388 Saint-Denis. Vianney Blanquart leads North America operations.
// 04
2024
Tokyo
Sébastien relocates to Tokyo. Formal Asia hub launch in Higashi-Azabu. Featured in JETRO case study series on French companies expanding into Japan.
// 05
2026
Tri-geo
150+ clients shipped with, 50+ engineers relocated through Mobbeal, 24/7 Follow-the-Sun operational across the three hubs.
CEO · Founder
EU & Asia Hubs · Tokyo
Founded Abbeal in Paris in 2015 after a decade in French scale-ups. Relocated to Tokyo in 2024 to build the Asia bridge end-to-end. Spends his weeks between Tokyo enterprise CTOs and Paris architects.
COO · Managing Director
Americas Hub · Montréal
Co-founded the Montréal hub in 2023 to anchor Abbeal in North America. Managing Director since November 2024. Owns the Americas P&L, runs Mobbeal candidate ops, hosts the Saint-Denis office Friday demos.
Senior engineers across all three hubs. A few faces from the Abbeal teams embedded with our clients.
Senior Software Engineer
Asia Hub · Tokyo
In Japan for 3 years. Senior Software Engineer at Le Monde (Insights team, from Tokyo). 8 years of dev, specialised in Next.js / React. Living proof of the Follow-the-Sun model.
Senior Engineer
Americas Hub · Montréal
Senior Engineer at Abbeal. Product, delivery and embedded-squad experience with our North American clients.
Software Engineer
Asia Hub · Tokyo
Software Engineer Tokyo. Author of the Japanese-learning article (Anki / WaniKani / Bunpro) after passing JLPT N2. Bilingual tech / Japanese culture.
Senior Engineer
Americas Hub · Montréal
Senior Engineer Montréal. Long-term experience on Quebec telecom / media accounts (Cogeco) and cross-Atlantic squads.
Software Engineer
EU Hub · Paris
Software Engineer Paris. Embedded squads with our European clients, mix of product delivery and platform foundations.
150+
Companies shipped with
50+
Engineers relocated via Mobbeal
3
Hubs · Paris, Montréal, Tokyo
10+
Years of engineering