WorkAdventure

What WorkAdventure does

WorkAdventure is a Paris-based SaaS company that provides a browser-based 2D virtual world platform for remote and hybrid teams, virtual events, digital classrooms, and online recruitment. Users navigate customizable avatar-driven maps and trigger proximity-based conversation bubbles (text, audio, or video) without scheduling, replicating the spontaneous interactions of a physical office. The technology stack combines WebRTC for real-time audio/video, Matrix protocol for persistent end-to-end encrypted chat, gRPC and REST APIs for developer extensibility, and LiveKit Cloud for video conferencing at scale; an open-source GitHub codebase supports self-hosted deployments and a contributor community.

The platform is offered via a freemium SaaS model with monthly subscription pricing per simultaneous connection, plus a free self-hosted open-source option for organizations with their own infrastructure. Go-to-market blends product-led growth (free tier with no registration), community-led adoption through GitHub and Discord, and enterprise field sales with white-label customization and dedicated implementation support. Named customers include Allianz, Bosch, Capgemini, Danone, Renault Group, Siemens, Société Générale, KPMG, Deutsche Bahn, Total, Saint Gobain, Eiffage, the French government, Gendarmerie Nationale, Gematik, Stanford University, Université de Rennes, and Tel-Aviv University, spanning enterprise, public sector, and education verticals across Europe, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Israel.

WorkAdventure is registered as WORKADVENTU.RE, a French Simplified Joint Stock Company with €100 of share capital (registration 899 556 575), headquartered at 56 rue de Londres, Paris. The company operates with a 1-10 person team, has no disclosed external funding, and is GDPR-compliant with all infrastructure hosted at OVH-Cloud's ISO 27001/27017-certified data center in Gravelines, France. Recent strategic priorities include integrating OpenAI-powered AI bots (2025), accelerating product releases (versions 1.29, 1.30, 1.31 in 2025), and capturing customers migrating from the now-defunct gather.town competitor via a dedicated discount program.

Name

WorkAdventure

Legal name

WORKADVENTU.RE

Website

https://workadventu.re

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WorkAdventure is a Paris-based SaaS platform that delivers browser-based 2D virtual worlds for remote teams, virtual events, digital classrooms, and online recruitment, using proximity-based avatar interactions, WebRTC video, and Matrix chat. It serves enterprises, governments, and universities across Europe and globally, offering freemium SaaS and open-source self-hosted deployment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Virtual Collaboration Platform

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Work Management & Collaboration Suites (BPAMAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workplace Automation & Self-Service (RPA for IT, Chatbots, Virtual Agents) (BPAEAIAI), Group Work, Breakout & Collaborative Document/Workspace Tools (EDAFAGAE)

Keywords

• Virtual office platform
• Remote collaboration software
• Virtual event hosting
• Digital classroom tools
• Avatar-based interaction

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Monthly subscription-based access to the WorkAdventure SaaS platform, with pricing based on number of simultaneous connections (users). Contract renews monthly with 1-month minimum initial term. The company also offers premium plans with additional features beyond the free tier.
2. Self-Hosted Deployment: Organizations can self-host WorkAdventure using the open-source code available on GitHub. While the software is free, organizations bear their own infrastructure costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

WorkAdventure provides a browser-based 2D virtual world platform where teams collaborate through avatars that trigger spontaneous audio/video conversations upon proximity. The platform is delivered as a SaaS subscription with a free tier and as open-source software for self-hosting, and bundles Virtual Office, Virtual Event, Digital Classroom, and Online HR & Recruitment use cases. It integrates natively with Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Discord, and Element, and is offered with an enterprise white-label mode and dedicated support.

Product overview

WorkAdventure is a virtual office and remote collaboration platform that operates as a unified product with multiple functional modules. The core offering consists of Virtual Office (collaborative workspace for hybrid/remote teams), Virtual Event (for conferences, hackathons, workshops, and networking), Digital Classroom (gamified e-learning environment), and Online HR & Recruitment (virtual career fairs, onboarding, job dating). The platform is built on 2D immersive virtual worlds where users navigate with avatars and communicate via proximity-based conversation bubbles. It offers an Open-Source/self-hosted deployment option alongside the SaaS model, and provides an Administration Panel (SaaS Premium) for enterprise management. The platform integrates with communication tools like Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Discord, and Element, and offers multiple APIs (Room, Inbound, Map Storage, Scripting) for developer extensibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Virtual Office A collaborative virtual workspace for hybrid and remote teams where members navigate an immersive digital office and trigger spontaneous conversations with colleagues by approaching their avatars. Designed for organizations seeking natural, in-office collaboration dynamics without requiring meeting scheduling.
• Virtual Event A platform for hosting immersive 2D virtual events including conferences, hackathons, workshops, product launches, networking sessions, and meet & greets. Designed for event organizers and marketing teams seeking engaging, branded interactive event experiences at scale.
• Digital Classroom A gamified virtual learning environment where students and teachers interact seamlessly through avatars, supporting virtual classes with improved focus, participation, and comprehension. Designed for universities, schools, and training institutions deploying virtual campuses, e-learning, and open-house events.
• Online HR & Recruitment A virtual recruitment space for engaging candidates and recruiters in an interactive digital environment, supporting virtual career fairs, online job dating, remote onboarding, employer branding, and recruitment events. Designed for HR teams modernizing hiring and onboarding with immersive experiences.
• WorkAdventure Open-Source The open-source edition of WorkAdventure, available on GitHub, that allows organizations to download the code and deploy their own self-hosted virtual world on their own infrastructure for full data sovereignty.
• WorkAdventure Administration Panel A SaaS-only administration dashboard for managing WorkAdventure worlds, members, access rights, chat configuration, bots, integrations, and SSO settings. Available exclusively with the SaaS Premium plan.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,249 remote conferences launched on the platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OpenAIcoreTechnology or Integration · 20 March 2025WorkAdventure uses OpenAI APIs to power AI bots when customers enable OpenAI integration in their maps. A Data Processing Agreement governs the use of OpenAI services for text and audio queries. The integration is optional and requires explicit customer activation.
• OVH-CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary data center hosting the WorkAdventure platform, website, Jitsi meeting rooms, and all business operation data including user accounts and analytics. Located in Gravelines, France. ISO 27001/27017, SOC 1, CSA certified.
• LiveKitcoreTechnology or IntegrationLiveKit Cloud provides real-time video and audio streaming for WorkAdventure's video conferencing features, used when there are 5 or more users in a room or bubble.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationPayment processing for one-time and recurring subscriptions. PCI Service Provider Level 1 certified.
• Matrix SynapsecoreTechnology or IntegrationOpen-source Matrix homeserver providing persistent chat functionality in WorkAdventure. Supports end-to-end encryption, room folders, and federation with other Matrix servers.
• Implementation PartnerscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTrusted partners who can implement, customize, and support WorkAdventure deployments for enterprise customers. Partners provide assistance with map customization, brand identity integration, and ongoing support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• mmhmm: mmhmm layers virtual presentation and meeting spaces atop video conferencing, targeting a more presentation-driven segment of the virtual collaboration market with overlap in virtual event use cases.
• Whereby: Whereby provides browser-based video meeting rooms and embeddable calls for product teams; while not avatar-driven, it competes for similar browser-first collaboration budgets and PLG-style adoption.
• Spatial (spatial.io): Spatial hosts immersive 3D/2D virtual events and workspaces for enterprise; overlapping use cases in virtual events and hybrid collaboration, with stronger metaverse positioning.

Direct peers

• Tandem: Tandem is a virtual office for distributed teams combining persistent chat rooms with spontaneous audio/video conversations in a shared digital space — direct overlap with WorkAdventure's core virtual office pitch.
• Sococo: Sococo provides a virtual office floor plan with avatar-based presence and proximity chat, a well-established direct competitor in the digital workplace category.
• Kumospace: Kumospace offers a browser-based virtual office with spatial audio and avatar-based proximity interaction, targeting hybrid teams with a similar PLG + enterprise motion to WorkAdventure.
• gather.town: Pioneer of the 2D pixel-art virtual office category with proximity-based video; WorkAdventure explicitly markets migration discounts for gather.town customers, confirming direct competition.

Broad incumbents

• Meta Horizon Workrooms: Meta's VR-first virtual collaboration product targets the same hybrid workforce use case, leveraging Meta's R&D scale though with a different (VR) delivery model.
• Zoom Workplace: Zoom Workplace with Immersive View and Workspace features increasingly competes in the hybrid office category, leveraging Zoom's enormous enterprise install base as a distribution channel.
• Microsoft Teams (Mesh): Microsoft Teams with Mesh adds immersive 3D spaces and avatar-based meetings inside the dominant enterprise collaboration suite; massive bundled distribution creates direct substitution risk for WorkAdventure.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Workadventure_
• GitHubgithub.com/workadventure/workadventure
• Facebookfacebook.com/workadventure.WA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/workadventu-re/mycompany

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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