Cocolis

What Cocolis does

Cocolis is a French collaborative delivery platform founded in 2015 by Eliette Vincent (Co-founder & President) and Julien Lardé (Co-founder & CEO), headquartered in Dijon and operating exclusively within France. The company operates a two-sided marketplace that connects individuals and businesses who need to send parcels (particularly bulky items, furniture, and appliances) with private drivers and professional transporters who have unused vehicle capacity on planned journeys. Core products include the Cocolis web platform and iOS/Android mobile app (described as the first mobile co-transport application), a secure escrow payment system powered by Mangopay, optional insurance coverage up to €5,000 via partner Mutuaide, real-time parcel tracking, and dedicated B2B solutions for retailers, professional transporters, and moving services. Distribution is anchored by a strategic partnership with Leboncoin, France's leading classifieds platform, through which approximately 95% of transported items originate from circular economy flows.

The underlying technology stack centers on a route-matching algorithm that pairs parcel listings with transporters' declared itineraries in real time, combined with verified user profiles, review systems (435,000+ reviews averaging 4.7/5), and a regulated payments layer routed through Mangopay escrow. The company monetizes via a transaction commission on each completed delivery, with dynamic unit-based pricing reflecting item dimensions, weight, and travel distance. Reported operational metrics include a 99.99% delivery success rate, a sub-0.002% insurance claim rate, over 13.1 million kg of CO2 saved since inception, and an 850,000+ member community.

Cocolis generated approximately 150% revenue growth between early 2021 and December 2021, when it closed a ~€3.16M Series A led by UI Investissement with participation from BDR IT and Crédit Agricole Régions Investissement. The company is registered with ORIAS (no. 20002332) for insurance intermediation and helped amend French Transport Code legislation in December 2019 to legalize parcel co-transportation. Headcount is reported in the 11–50 range and the company remains founder-led and privately held.

Name

Cocolis

Legal name

Cocolis

Website

https://cocolis.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cocolis is a French two-sided marketplace that connects individuals and businesses needing parcel delivery with private drivers and professional transporters who have spare vehicle capacity on planned routes, monetizing via transaction commissions across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Peer-to-peer parcel delivery marketplace

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (48851), Couriers and Express Delivery Services (49211), Freight Transportation Arrangement (4885)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731), Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Large-Item E-commerce Delivery (Bulky/Two-Person/White-Glove) (TLAAAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Removal, Take-Back & Disposal / Recycling (Bulky) (TLAAAKAK), Building Materials & Oversized E-commerce (Residential) Delivery (TLAAAKAH)

Keywords

• Peer-to-peer delivery
• Parcel co-transportation
• Collaborative logistics
• Crowdsourced shipping
• Bulky item transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transaction Commission: Cocolis charges a service fee on each completed delivery transaction between senders and transporters. Payment is held in escrow via Mangopay and released only upon confirmed delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cocolis operates a collaborative parcel co-transportation marketplace that connects individuals who need to send bulky items (parcels, furniture, appliances, vehicles) with private drivers and professional transporters who have empty space in their vehicles along planned routes across France. The platform takes a commission on each completed delivery, with payments secured via Mangopay escrow and optional insurance coverage up to €5,000 provided through partner Mutuaide.

Product overview

Cocolis is a French collaborative logistics platform offering a suite of delivery services centered on parcel co-transportation. The core product is a web and mobile platform that connects senders with transporters (both private individuals and professionals) who are making planned journeys, enabling cost-effective and eco-friendly delivery by utilizing empty vehicle space. The portfolio includes the main Cocolis Platform (web and mobile app), Secure Payment processing via Mangopay, optional Insurance coverage up to €5,000 through MUTUAIDE, Parcel Tracking, B2B Business Solutions for retailers and e-commerce platforms, Moving Services for household relocations, and dedicated tools for professional transporters. The company also provides ancillary services including packing tips, secure payment handling, and customer support. The platform is primarily focused on the French market and positions itself as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional delivery, claiming to save 25kg of CO2 per delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cocolis Platform (Web & Mobile) A collaborative delivery platform connecting senders who need to transport parcels with private and professional transporters who are already making journeys across France. Enables users to send or receive packages at reduced cost by utilizing empty vehicle space.
• Cocolis Mobile App

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% cost savings compared to traditional carriers
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LeboncoincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with France's leading classifieds marketplace. Cocolis is the preferred delivery solution for Leboncoin users, enabling delivery of bulky items that traditional carriers cannot handle. 95% of items transported are second-hand or from circular economy platforms.
• Label EmmaüscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Emmaüs Group's marketplace for reuse and solidarity, supporting circular economy delivery needs.
• youzdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner platform for second-hand appliances and electronics delivery.
• RebornminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircular economy platform partner for sustainable delivery solutions.
• MangopaycoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment provider enabling secure escrow system where funds are held until delivery confirmation. Money is routed through user account with Mangopay, not through Cocolis directly.
• MutuaidecoreTechnology or IntegrationInsurance partner providing coverage up to €5,000 for parcels transported via Cocolis platform.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• BlaBlaCar: French carpooling leader that briefly operated BlaBlaCar Cargo (peer parcel delivery). While focused on passenger carpooling, BlaBlaCar's community, French DNA, and logistics adjacency make it a strategic comparable for Cocolis.
• PiggyBee: French-founded peer-to-peer shipping platform that matches travellers with spare luggage space to people who need parcels sent. PiggyBee is the closest direct competitor to Cocolis in the P2P co-transportation category in Europe.
• GoShare: US-based on-demand delivery marketplace connecting people and businesses with truck drivers and movers for bulky items and same-day deliveries — directly analogous to Cocolis's marketplace for large-parcel matching.
• StepTransport: French collaborative transport platform connecting individuals with drivers for parcel and bulky-item delivery. Direct competitor in the same French market with a similar P2P marketplace model.

Broad incumbents

• Mondial Relay: Major French parcel relay/locker network and last-mile delivery incumbent. Competes with Cocolis in bulky-parcel fulfillment, but operates through an owned relay-network infrastructure rather than a peer marketplace.
• Chronopost: Leading French express parcel carrier (subsidiary of La Poste). Represents the traditional express-parcel baseline against which Cocolis's lower-cost alternative competes on bulky and deferred shipments.
• Uber (Uber Direct / Connect): Global mobility giant whose Uber Direct/Courier products offer on-demand parcel delivery using driver networks. Represents the strategic threat of a much larger platform leveraging existing driver fleets to enter P2P-style delivery.

Emerging players

• Shipsi: US on-demand same-day delivery network aggregating courier capacity for e-commerce parcels. Comparable to Cocolis's platform model for connecting shippers with available route-based delivery capacity.
• Dolly: US on-demand delivery startup focused on heavy/bulky items, furniture, and apartment moves using a crowdsourced driver network. Operates in a similar niche (bulky goods) but in a different geography.
• Bring4You: European peer-to-peer parcel service letting travellers transport items for paying senders. Operates the same P2P co-transport concept as Cocolis across multiple European countries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cocolis_fr
• Facebookfacebook.com/cocolisfr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cocolis

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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