Press release
Ctrl+Alt+Create acquires 70% of All Blue World, the first startup studio dedicated to publishing in France, Europe and the United States
A strategic transaction creating the Publishing and Cultural & Creative Industries vertical of the global venture studio Ctrl+Alt+Create.
Paris, 11 September 2026. Ctrl+Alt+Create announces the acquisition of 70% of the share capital of All Blue World, an integrated group specialising in publishing and the cultural and creative industries, generating $17 million in consolidated revenue in 2025.
The transaction, structured and led by Meridian Advisory Capital, an investment and strategic advisory firm based in New York, marks a new stage in the development of Ctrl+Alt+Create and confirms the group's ambition to build an international entrepreneurial ecosystem able to create, develop and accelerate companies in strategic sectors.
With this acquisition, All Blue World becomes the startup studio dedicated to the cultural and creative industries within Ctrl+Alt+Create.
From a vision born in 2016 to a new entrepreneurial model for publishing
All Blue World's story began in 2016 with an ambition: to reinvent the book industry by applying the methods, technologies and entrepreneurial models of tech and venture building.
Officially created in 2021 as a publishing house, All Blue World has gradually transformed its model to become today the first startup studio dedicated to publishing in France, Europe and the United States. The group develops an integrated approach combining editorial creation, technology, entrepreneurship and the industrialisation of cultural activities.
All Blue World today covers the entire book value chain through five complementary subsidiaries:
- Publishing: creating and developing editorial brands and catalogues
- Content: design, production and management of content
- Distribution: logistics, circulation and bringing books to market
- Sales representation: listings, sales force and revenue development
- Bookselling: direct relationship with readers and the end customer experience
This integration allows All Blue World to develop new business models, to accelerate the launch of editorial projects and to create new opportunities in a sector undergoing deep transformation.
Statements
Mélanie Martin, CEO of Solal
Our mission at Solal is to support companies through deep transformation. All Blue World is a perfect illustration: we started from a publishing house and helped bring about an unprecedented startup studio model applied to the cultural industry. Joining Ctrl+Alt+Create opens a new phase: industrialising this model and deploying it internationally.
Sami Jemni, Co-CEO of Ctrl+Alt+Create
We are not simply bringing in a publishing group. We are bringing in a vision, an expertise and a method for building companies. All Blue World shows that a long-established sector can be transformed in depth through entrepreneurship, technology and a startup studio approach. With its integration into Ctrl+Alt+Create, we take a new step in our ambition to create the platforms, companies and technologies that will shape tomorrow's economy.
Gille Amont, CEO of All Blue World
This transaction is a recognition of the work accomplished by all the teams at All Blue World since 2016. Turning a publishing house into an integrated group covering the entire book chain was a major challenge. By joining Ctrl+Alt+Create, we keep our editorial DNA while gaining access to an ecosystem able to accelerate our technological development, our international growth and our capacity to support authors and readers even further.
About All Blue World
Founded in 2021, from a project started in 2016 within French BookStore, All Blue World is the first startup studio dedicated to publishing in France, Europe and the United States. Made up of five integrated subsidiaries, the group covers the entire book value chain, from editorial creation to the direct relationship with readers. At the crossroads of publishing, entrepreneurship and technology, All Blue World is developing a new generation of cultural players able to create, structure and accelerate editorial and creative projects. Its website: allblueworld.net
About Solal
Solal is a startup studio that creates, transforms and accelerates companies by combining strategy, innovation, technology, operational expertise and international development. Solal supports entrepreneurs and organisations in building new business models and scaling them.
About Ctrl+Alt+Create
Ctrl+Alt+Create is a global venture studio at the head of an international entrepreneurial ecosystem bringing together five startup studios, more than 120 companies, over 330 projects and a presence across five continents. The group builds the platforms, technologies, services and companies that will help shape tomorrow's economy.
About Meridian Advisory Capital
Meridian Advisory Capital is an investment and strategic advisory firm based in New York, specialising in growth, structuring and international development transactions.
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