What Captain Contrat does

Captain Contrat (legally WaasBros SAS) is a French legaltech SaaS platform founded in 2013 by brothers Philippe Wagner (CEO) and Maxime Wagner (COO), headquartered in Paris and serving French entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small business owners (VSEs/SMEs) across the full lifecycle of company creation, management, and closure. The platform delivers automated legal document generation through structured questionnaires, producing customized documents such as company statutes, commercial contracts (CGV, service agreements, commercial leases), employment contracts, and IP protection instruments. It also provides administrative formalities handling under French Civil Code mandate, automated deadline tracking (Échéances Automatisées), and integrated access to a curated network of partner lawyers (for consultation, document review, and legal services up to €3,000 HT/year) and certified experts-comptables via its sibling firm implid Expertise Conseil, with unified billing through Mangopay.

The underlying technology is a web-based SaaS platform hosted on AWS (Ireland, 256-bit SSL), leveraging HubSpot for CRM and marketing automation, and integrating payment processing via Mangopay. The platform is GDPR-compliant with CNIL declaration and Schrems II-compliant data transfers, and holds ORIAS registration as an IOBSP credit broker (21008076). Captain Contrat employs approximately 40 staff across Product, Marketing, Tech & Data, Clients (jurists), and Sales teams, supported by ecosystem partners including Microsoft for Startups, Station F, BPI France, Qonto, BNP Paribas, and French Tech.

Captain Contrat monetizes through a hybrid model: one-time fees for individual legal document generation and administrative formalities (company creation promoted at €0, normally €99, with mandatory administrative fees such as greffe, legal announcements, and INPI fees passed through at cost), plus recurring monthly subscriptions for legal accompaniment (Essentiel and Performance tiers, the latter including lawyer-reviewed documents and up to €3,000 HT/year in legal services) and accounting services (Essentiel and Performance) delivered through implid Expertise Conseil. Distribution is exclusively direct-to-consumer via captaincontrat.com, with a content-driven SEO blog and organic social presence (LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) as the primary customer acquisition channels, supplemented by a sales team for higher-value conversions.

Name

Captain Contrat

Legal name

WaasBros SAS

Website

https://captaincontrat.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Captain Contrat is a French legaltech SaaS platform that automates company creation, legal document generation, and administrative formalities for entrepreneurs and SMBs, supplemented by subscriptions to partner lawyers and certified accountants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Technology Platform

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Standards-Essential Patents (SEP) & FRAND Advisory (BPAHAMAL)

Keywords

• Legal document automation
• Company formation services
• Online legal platform
• Business compliance solutions
• Accounting legal support

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Document Generation (One-time): One-time fees for generating individual legal documents such as company statutes, commercial contracts (CGV, service contracts, commercial leases), employment contracts, and other legal instruments. The client creates and personalizes documents via the platform's questionnaire-based generator. Fees are charged per document.
2. Legal Accompaniment Subscription: Monthly subscription for ongoing legal support comprising unlimited questions to a jurist, legal document templates, and in higher tiers, document review by partner lawyers. Also includes an 'Accompaniment Juridique Performance' tier with lawyer-provided legal services up to 3,000 EUR HT per year per client.
3. Accounting (Comptabilité) Subscription: Monthly subscription for accounting accompaniment services provided by implid Expertise Conseil (a certified accounting firm within the implid group). Services include fiscal optimization advice and management of accounting obligations. Billed via Mangopay through WAASBROS platform.
4. Administrative Formalities (Formalités): Service fees (Frais de Service) for completing administrative legal formalities on behalf of clients (company registration, modifications, dissolution) under a mandate per Articles 1984+ of the French Civil Code. Additional mandatory administrative fees (Frais Obligatoires) for greffe, legal announcements, INPI, etc. are passed through at cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Captain Contrat is an online legaltech platform that helps French entrepreneurs and small business owners create, manage, and develop their companies. It provides company formation services (SAS, SASU, SARL, EURL, micro-entreprise, SCI), automated legal document generation, administrative formalities handling, and recurring legal and accounting subscriptions that connect customers with in-house jurists, partner lawyers, and certified accountants. The platform combines a self-service questionnaire-based document generator with on-demand human expert support across the full business lifecycle.

Product overview

Captain Contrat operates as a unified SaaS platform combining legal, administrative, and accounting services for entrepreneurs. The core offering centers on company creation and management tools, supplemented by an integrated subscription model for legal support and outsourced accounting. The platform provides automated legal document generation, connects users with partner lawyers and chartered accountants, and delivers automated deadline tracking. Services span company formation (multiple entity types), contract drafting, statute modifications, intellectual property protection, HR document management, dispute resolution, and ongoing accounting through strategic partnerships.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Création d'entreprise (Company Formation) Online company formation service for French entrepreneurs, covering legal structure selection (SAS, SASU, SARL, EURL, micro-entreprise, SCI), preparation of statutes, completion of administrative formalities, and K-bis extraction. Promotional offer available at 0€ instead of 99€, with mandatory administrative fees (greffe, legal announcements, INPI, chamber fees) charged separately.
• Rédaction de contrats (Legal Document Drafting) Automated legal document generation service for commercial contracts including general terms and conditions of sale (CGV), service agreements, partnership/shareholder agreements (pacte d'associés), commercial leases, and other business contracts. Clients answer structured questionnaires and receive customized legal documents.
• Expertise Comptable (Outsourced Accounting Services) Outsourced accounting service provided by certified experts-comptables via the implid Expertise Conseil partnership. Includes bookkeeping, fiscal declarations, account approvals, fiscal optimization advice, and management of ongoing accounting obligations for French SMBs.
• Abonnement Juridique (Legal Accompaniment Subscription) Recurring monthly subscription for ongoing legal accompaniment including unlimited questions to in-house jurists, access to legal document templates, and — in the Performance tier — document review and legal services by partner lawyers up to €3,000 HT per year per client. Offered in at least two tiers (Essentiel and Performance).
• Abonnement Compta (Accounting Subscription) Recurring monthly subscription providing bookkeeping, fiscal optimization, and ongoing management of accounting obligations delivered by certified chartered accountants from partner firm implid Expertise Conseil. Offered in Essentiel and Performance tiers.
• Consultation Avocat (Lawyer Consultation) On-demand access to partner lawyers (avocats) admitted to French bars, covering business law, commercial law, intellectual property, labor law, and litigation matters. Available 24-hour consultations via the Captain Contrat platform.
• Modification des statuts (Statutes Modification) Service for executing corporate statute modifications during the life of a company, including registered office transfers (transfert de siège social), share/equity transfers (cessions d'actions), statutory modifications, and account approvals (approbation des comptes).
• Gestion du personnel (HR / Personnel Document Services) HR/personnel management services covering drafting of permanent (CDI) and fixed-term (CDD) employment contracts, employee warning letters, termination procedures, and drafting of internal regulations for French small businesses.
• Protection de la société (Company / IP Protection) Intellectual property and corporate protection services including trademark filing at INPI, design registration, GDPR compliance documentation, and drafting of confidentiality agreements (politique de confidentialité).
• Gestion des litiges (Dispute and Closure Management) Dispute management and company closure services including injunctions, recovery of unpaid invoices, support for legal proceedings, and full company dissolution/closure procedures (fermeture).

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• implid Expertise ConseilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertified accounting firm (Société Anonyme, registered with the Ordre des Experts-Comptables) based in Brives-Charensac. Part of the implid group, which is also the parent of WAASBROS (Captain Contract's operating entity). Provides all accounting accompaniment services offered on the Captain Contrat platform. Invoices clients through WAASBROS via Mangopay. Members are bound by professional secrecy obligations.
• QontominorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline banking provider and payment institution (SA, regulated). Customers can be referred to Qonto for business banking needs. Listed among long-term supporters on the Captain Contrat website.
• BPI FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrench public investment bank. Listed among long-term supporters on the Captain Contrat website. Partnership supports entrepreneurs in accessing financing and business development resources.
• BNP ParibasminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor French banking group. Listed among long-term supporters and partners on the Captain Contrat website.
• GoogleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a long-term supporter of Captain Contrat. Partnership likely relates to Google Cloud, Google Ads, or other Google services supporting the platform.
• KandbazminorOthersListed as a long-term supporter of Captain Contrat. May be a partner for legal services or administrative solutions.
• Plateforme Loi (PL)minorOthersListed as a long-term supporter of Captain Contrat. Nature of partnership not specified in available source material.
• MangopaycoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment services provider operated by WAASBROS for the platform. Handles secure payment processing for legal documents, subscriptions, and expert fees (lawyers and accountants). Provides payment infrastructure including card payments and SEPA direct debit. Sensitive banking data is not stored by WAASBROS.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationCloud hosting provider for the captaincontrat.com platform. Servers are located in Ireland. Data is secured via 256-bit SSL protocol. AWS is headquartered in Seattle, WA, USA.
• Station FminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's largest startup incubator, based in Paris. Listed among incubators and accelerators supporting Captain Contrat. Partnership provides access to the startup ecosystem and entrepreneur community.
• French TechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench public initiative supporting digital startups and entrepreneurs. Listed among Captain Contrat's supporting ecosystem partners.
• France DigitaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench association representing digital startups and investors. Listed as a supporting ecosystem partner of Captain Contrat.
• Microsoft for Startups (M12)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicrosoft's startup accelerator program. Listed as an ecosystem partner supporting Captain Contrat.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Doctrine.fr: French legal information and case-law search platform; adjacent LegalTech that shares the same French legal content/SEO ecosystem as Captain Contrat.
• Qonto: Major French SMB neobank that is both a Captain Contrat partner and an ecosystem competitor; relevant for comparison on SMB distribution and adjacent services.
• Predictice: French legal analytics and AI platform for legal professionals; an adjacent LegalTech where Captain Contrat's content team has direct prior experience (Pierre-Florian Dumez).

Direct peers

• Legalstart: A French LegalTech platform offering company formation, legal documents, and administrative formalities online for entrepreneurs — the closest direct competitor to Captain Contrat in the French SMB legal-services space.
• Dougs: French online accounting and tax service for entrepreneurs and SMBs; competes directly with Captain Contrat's outsourced accounting offering and also overlaps on company creation.
• Indy: All-in-one financial management platform for French freelancers and small businesses covering accounting, invoicing, and tax — directly competing with Captain Contrat's accounting subscription.
• Pennylane: French financial management platform combining accounting, banking, and practice-management tooling for SMBs and accountants; overlaps with Captain Contrat's accounting proposition and broader SMB services.

Emerging players

• Shine: French neobank and business account provider for entrepreneurs and micro-businesses that also offers administrative and accounting-adjacent services, creating partial overlap with Captain Contrat's SMB lifecycle stack.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/Captaincontrat
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/captaincontrat
• Instagraminstagram.com/captain_contrat
• TikToktiktok.com/@captaincontrat
• Xx.com/captaincontrat
• Facebookfacebook.com/captaincontrat

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors5 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 →

Frequently asked questions about Captain Contrat