Sora

What Sora does

Sora is a Paris-based proptech company that operates vacant and underutilized commercial office space on behalf of building tenants under a French "prestation de services" (service agreement) model, thereby avoiding the legal and landlord-consent constraints of traditional subletting. The company serves two customer segments: Hosts — enterprises and organizations with surplus office inventory seeking to monetize empty workstations (clients include Sopra Steria, Ledger, Malt, Innovafeed, CO2AI, The Big Whale, and Pelico) — and Guests — companies of 10 to 200+ employees seeking turnkey, flexible, fully managed workspace without long-term lease commitments. Sora combines a 500+ agent distribution network with a dedicated Workplace Manager per site to handle filling, operations, and day-to-day service delivery.

The core product is the Sora App, a SaaS platform that provides Hosts and Guests with an interactive map of available offices, a real-time revenue dashboard, automated invoicing and overdue-payment management (integrated with Mangopay for payments), multi-channel ticketing, service-provider coordination, document storage, and an OpenAI-powered AI Agent for automated analysis of contracts and legal documents. The platform is free for users; Sora generates revenue by taking a share of the booking economics on the managed offices it operates, with the additional revenue mechanic of selling managed-services contracts to enterprise Hosts over multi-year terms (e.g., the 7-year Sopra Steria agreement covering ~3,000 m² at Place de l'Étoile). The company is headquartered in Clichy (RCS Nanterre 913 423 471), has scaled to 30,000 m² under management across 3,000 workstations in Paris, and raised a €4 million seed round in January 2024 from Daphni and Kernel Investissements to fund platform development and continued Paris expansion.

Name

Sora

Legal name

SORA, Société par Actions Simplifiée (SAS)

Website

https://sora.space

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sora is a Paris-based proptech company that manages vacant commercial office space for enterprises under French service-agreement contracts, using a SaaS platform and a 500+ agent network to fill and operate 30,000 m² of workspace for Host owners and Guest tenants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flexible Office Space Management

NAICS

All Other Support Services (561990), Office Administrative Services (561110)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Workplace Services (DaaS/Workplace-as-a-Service) (BPAEAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Space & Occupancy Services (Move/Add/Change, Seating, Wayfinding) (IMAIALAF), Service Desk & Help Desk Services (BPAEAJAA)

Keywords

• Flexible office space
• Vacant office management
• Serviced office platform
• Commercial real estate
• Workspace as a service

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Office Space Management Services: Sora operates empty office spaces for Hosts, transforming them into turnkey serviced offices for Guests. The company takes a commission or share of the revenue generated from Guest bookings. Hosts receive recurring revenue while Sora retains a portion for platform management and operational services.
2. Service Provision Model: Unlike traditional subletting, Sora operates under a 'prestation de services' (service agreement) model regulated by French Civil Code. The service includes workstations, internet, meeting rooms, cleaning, reception, and maintenance. This allows Hosts to monetize spaces without landlord permission or subletting constraints.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sora transforms vacant commercial office space into turnkey, fully managed serviced offices through a French Civil Code "prestation de services" (service agreement) model that bypasses traditional subletting restrictions. The company connects Hosts (companies with vacant offices) with Guest companies (10–200+ employees) seeking flexible, customizable workspace, and operates the spaces end-to-end via a dedicated Workplace Manager, a network of 500+ specialized agents, and the Sora App SaaS platform with an AI-powered document analysis agent.

Product overview

Sora is a Paris-based real estate technology company operating a platform-plus-services model. The core product is the Sora App, a SaaS platform that serves as the central hub for managing vacant office spaces. The platform is complemented by a suite of integrated services: office matching (connecting hosts with guests), a dedicated Workplace Manager for each space, financial management with automated invoicing via MangoPay, multi-channel ticketing, and document storage. Key platform features include an interactive map for browsing available spaces, a real-time revenue dashboard, and an AI Agent powered by OpenAI for automated document analysis and knowledge retrieval. Sora's model relies on service agreements (prestation de services) rather than traditional subleases, and the platform itself is free for users. The company also provides a free savings calculator tool for prospective hosts to estimate monetization potential.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sora App (SaaS Platform) The primary SaaS platform that enables office Hosts to manage their vacant spaces, track bookings, monitor revenue, handle invoicing, manage support tickets, store legal documents, and coordinate service providers from a single dashboard. Used by Hosts (companies with vacant offices) and Guests (companies renting turnkey office space) in Paris.
• Office Space Matching (Host & Guest Service) Sora's core matching service that connects office space Hosts (companies with vacant space) with Guest companies seeking flexible, fully-serviced office space in Paris, managed via service agreements (prestation de services) without traditional subletting. Includes dedicated filling through a 500+ agent network and end-to-end operational management.
• Workplace Manager Service A dedicated Workplace Manager assigned to each operated office who serves as a single point of contact for Hosts and Guests, handling daily operations, coordination with service providers (cleaning, reception, security, maintenance), and issue resolution via the Sora App ticketing system.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hosts cover between 50% and more than 100% of their own rent on surfaces made available
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 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

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sopra SteriaflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2026Strategic 7-year partnership where Sopra Steria entrusts approximately 3,000 square meters at Place de l'Étoile, Paris to Sora's managed office service model. Sopra Steria operates under a service agreement without subletting, with Sora managing existing square footage. A dedicated Workplace Manager handles all needs of both Host (Sopra Steria) and Guest companies.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Startway: French coworking and shared office operator with a national network. Targets comparable small-business and mid-market segments with managed workspace offerings.
• Wojo: Major French flex-office brand (formerly Bouygues) offering coworking, private offices, and meeting rooms across France. Broad incumbent in the same managed-workspace category with similar full-service model.
• Deskeo: Paris-based premium flex office operator offering fully managed, customizable office spaces to enterprises. Most direct competitor in the French turnkey flex-office segment with comparable target customers (PMEs to large enterprises) and similar all-inclusive service model.
• Worklib: French flex office operator providing managed, customizable workspaces across multiple French cities. Directly competes with Sora in turnkey office-as-a-service for companies seeking flexible terms without long leases.
• Hiptown: Paris-based coworking and flex office operator with a network of premium managed workspaces. Targets similar mid-market and enterprise clients in France and competes for the same supply of vacant corporate space.
• Morning Coworking: French coworking and managed-office operator with locations across major French cities. Competes for similar SME and enterprise customers seeking turnkey office solutions.
• Flex-O: French flex-office operator providing managed, on-demand office spaces with flexible terms. Directly competes with Sora in the Paris and French regional markets for corporate tenants seeking short-to-medium-term workspace.

Broad incumbents

• IWG (Regus): Global leader in flexible workspace with thousands of locations under brands including Regus, Spaces, and HQ. Massive incumbent offering overlapping managed-office capabilities but at global scale and with traditional (not service-agreement) subleasing model.
• WeWork: Global flex-office giant offering coworking, dedicated offices, and enterprise solutions. Overlaps with Sora's managed-workspace value proposition though traditionally operates leased-space model rather than service-agreement model.

Others

• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): Global commercial real estate services firm whose vacancy data Sora cites (54% office vacancy). JLL's flex-office advisory and managed-space services are thematically adjacent but operate at a much larger, broker-driven scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sora-space

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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