What Lita.co does

Lita.co, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Paris (68 rue de Hauteville, 75010), operates an AMF-regulated European crowdfunding platform (PSFP license FP-2023-27) that connects individual retail investors with impact-driven startups, scale-ups, and SMEs across four verticals: capital-investissement (equity), dette privée (private debt/bonds at 8.5-9.5% interest), immobilier (solidarity real estate funds), and énergies renouvelables (renewable energy projects). The platform supports a minimum €100 investment ticket, offers tax advantages via IR-PME (up to 50% reduction), PEA/PEA-PME, and 150-O B Ter apport-cession mechanisms, and serves a community of 50,000+ investors that has financed 310+ companies with cumulative transaction volume exceeding €220M. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through a self-serve web platform, mobile app (Rift), and the 'La Fabrique de Lita' editorial media platform, with no intermediary channels.

The business model combines transaction-based platform fees on crowdfunding campaigns with professional fund management revenue from Lita Gestion, a wholly-owned subsidiary created in 2024 that manages the Lita Sobriété Juste Article 9 SFDR private equity fund (€30M first close June 2025, targeting €50-60M by June 2027) backed by the European Investment Fund and Mirova. The fund co-invests minority stakes of €1-5M in seed, Series A, and growth-stage SMEs alongside retail investors on the platform, with institutional co-investors including Supernova Invest, MAIF Impact, and BNP Paribas Développement. Supporting credentials include ESUS (Entreprise Solidaire d'Utilité Sociale), Finansol, EU co-funding, and FPF ethics charter memberships. Geographic operations span France and Belgium, with 51-100 employees and no external venture capital at the parent level identified.

Name

Lita.co

Legal name

Lita

Website

https://fr.lita.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Lita.co is an AMF-regulated French crowdfunding platform that connects 50,000+ retail investors with impact-driven startups and SMEs via equity, bonds, real estate, and renewable energy offerings, operating a €100 minimum ticket and managing an Article 9 SFDR fund through its Lita Gestion subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Impact Investing Platform

NAICS

Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (523150), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525), Open-End Investment Funds (525910)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Co-Investment / Direct Allocation Platforms (alongside FoF) (FSANAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Infrastructure & Energy Fundraising Placement (FSAEALAF), Project Finance & Capital Structuring (Debt/Tax Equity/Project Bonds) (EUAMAAAD)

Keywords

• Equity crowdfunding
• Impact investing
• Private debt securities
• Renewable energy financing
• Sustainable finance platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Lita Gestion Fund Management: Lita Gestion manages professional private equity funds. The first fund Lita Sobriété Juste (Article 9 SFDR) achieved first closing of €30 million in June 2025, targeting €50-60 million by June 2027. The fund operates a co-investment model with citizens, investing minority stakes of €1-5 million in seed, Series A, and growth-stage SMEs.
2. Crowdfunding Platform Fees: Platform facilitates investment transactions between investors and companies seeking capital. Revenue derived from structuring and listing fees on funded campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lita.co is an AMF-regulated crowdfunding investment platform (PSFP) that connects individual investors with impact-driven companies through equity, private debt (bonds), real estate, and renewable energy offerings, with a minimum investment ticket of €100. The platform operates four investment verticals — Capital-investissement, Dette privée, Immobilier, and Énergies renouvelables — and extends its offering through the Lita Gestion fund management subsidiary (AIFM, Article 9 SFDR), supported by a Rift mobile application and La Fabrique de Lita media platform.

Product overview

Lita.co is a European non-listed investment platform offering four core investment verticals: Capital-investissement (equity crowdfunding), Dette privée (private debt/bonds), Immobilier (real estate), and Énergies renouvelables (renewable energy projects). Operating as an AMF-licensed PSFP (Prestataire Européen de Services de Financement Participatif), the platform connects impact-focused investors with sustainable economy enterprises. The subsidiary Lita Gestion manages the Lita Sobriété Juste Article 9 SFDR fund. Supporting investment instruments include tax optimization vehicles (PEA, PEA-PME, IR-PME, apport-cession 150-O B Ter). The mobile app Rift scans impact of personal finances, while La Fabrique de Lita provides editorial content. Companies can finance through equity, bonds, or green project routes, with minimum investment tickets starting at 100 euros.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lita Gestion: Fund management company created in 2024 as part of the Lita group, managing professional private equity funds classified under SFDR Article 9.
• Rift
• La Fabrique de Lita

Products and services

• Capital-investissement (Equity Crowdfunding) Equity crowdfunding vertical of the Lita platform that enables retail investors to subscribe to non-listed impact-company equity for capital-gain upside, available alongside tax-advantaged wrappers such as PEA/PEA-PME.
• Dette privée (Private Debt / Bonds) Private debt vertical of the Lita platform that allows retail investors to invest in non-listed company bonds, with reported yields up to 11% and accessibility via the IR-PME tax wrapper.
• Immobilier (Real Estate) Real estate vertical of the Lita platform that provides retail investors access to property investment opportunities within the regulated PSFP framework.
• Énergies renouvelables (Renewable Energy)

Quantifiable outcome

• €220M+ invested in sustainable transition economy
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Seedrs: UK-based equity crowdfunding platform with European operations offering retail investors access to startup equity. Comparable on equity crowdfunding mechanics and platform UX, though more generalist than Lita's impact focus.
• Crowdcube: Major UK and European equity crowdfunding platform with a scaled retail investor base. Comparable as a competing equity crowdfunding venue, though Lita's impact and SFDR Article 9 framing differentiates its positioning.
• Companisto: German equity crowdfunding platform with a large retail investor community across DACH. Useful comparable for European expansion benchmarking and platform-economics analysis, though less focused on impact investing.

Broad incumbents

• Bpifrance: French public investment bank and a Lita shareholder, providing SME financing across debt, equity and guarantees at massive scale. Comparable as both a funding partner and a potential competitor for SME deal flow in France.
• Mirova: Paris-based asset manager specializing in sustainable and impact investing, and a co-investor in Lita Gestion's Lita Sobriété Juste fund. Comparable as an institutional capital allocator in French sustainable SME investing and a potential partner or competitor for impact AUM.

Direct peers

• WiSEED: One of the original French equity and debt crowdfunding platforms, regulated as a PSFP, offering similar unlisted securities investment opportunities to retail investors. Directly comparable to Lita in product mix (equity, bonds, renewable energy) and target customer (French retail impact investors).
• Anaxago: French real-estate and SME crowdfunding platform that intermediates equity and debt investments in unlisted French companies. Closely overlaps with Lita on capital-investissement and immobilier verticals and shares the AMF PSFP regulatory framework.
• Tudigo: French investment crowdfunding platform focused on equity and bond offerings for SMEs and startups, also AMF-regulated. Competes head-to-head with Lita for both investor community and SME deal flow in France.
• Enerfip: French crowdfunding platform specialized in renewable energy project financing, AMF-registered. Directly competes with Lita's Énergies renouvelables vertical for both green-project deal flow and impact-investor capital.
• October (formerly Lendopolis): European SME lending platform operating in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, focused on private debt to SMEs. Comparable to Lita on the dette privée vertical and the cross-border European footprint ambition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LITAco_

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors10 records

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M&A

Investments19 records

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