Cocoparks

What Cocoparks does

Cocoparks is a French business-to-government smart parking and curb management technology company founded in 2020 by Raphael Jatteau. The company develops AI-powered edge computing hardware and software that detects parking space occupancy in real time using proprietary sensors installed on existing city infrastructure such as lampposts. Its technology, described as 20 to 50 times more effective than traditional detection devices, runs computer vision locally at the edge for privacy-by-design processing and feeds both a consumer-facing mobile application and a city management software platform.

Cocoparks offers an integrated platform comprising six core products: real-time in-place guidance, a parking analytics observatory, enforcement control assistance, a consumer-facing mobile app, curb collaboration and by-law management tooling, and parking optimization modules. The company serves municipalities and public institutions as its primary customer segment, with named deployments in Saint-Denis de la Réunion, Sens, Enghien-Les-Bains, Levallois-Perret, Bordeaux, and Shimla (India). Secondary use cases target healthcare facilities, school and university campuses, airports, retail centers, tourist sites, urban logistics, and EV charging infrastructure, with Stations-e disclosed as an enterprise customer.

The company operates a hybrid SaaS subscription and hardware sales revenue model on quote-based enterprise pricing. Deployments are executed through a network of certified integrator partners including Citeos, Eiffage, Spie, and SCC, supplemented by direct enterprise field sales. Cocoparks raised €600,000 in seed funding in October 2023 and operates with a 1-10 person team from its Vincennes, France headquarters near Paris.

Name

Cocoparks

Legal name

Cocoparks

Website

https://cocoparks.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cocoparks is a French B2G smart parking and curb management platform that uses proprietary edge-AI sensors on city lampposts to deliver real-time parking detection, analytics, enforcement, and curb management tools to municipalities and enterprises across Europe and India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Parking Management

NAICS

Parking Lots and Garages (812930), Parking Lots and Garages (81293)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Parking Technology Platforms (Occupancy Sensors, Guidance, Reservations, Analytics) (TLAJAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parking Guidance, Wayfinding & Occupancy Management (Sensors, Signage) (BPABAKAH), On-Street Parking Operations & Curbside Management (Meters, Permits, Loading Zones) (TLAJAIAA), Indoor Mapping & Wayfinding Platforms (BPAMANAG)

Keywords

• Smart parking management
• Urban mobility solutions
• Curb management software
• Edge AI parking sensors
• Smart city infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Smart parking management platform subscription: SaaS platform subscription for cities and municipalities to manage parking and curb infrastructure with real-time data and analytics.
2. Hardware sensor deployment: Physical sensor installation on existing infrastructure (lampposts) for parking detection.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Cocoparks provides an AI-powered smart parking and curb management platform that combines proprietary edge-AI sensors mounted on city lampposts with a SaaS platform for real-time parking occupancy detection, analytics, enforcement assistance, and curb management. The platform is sold primarily to municipalities and public organizations, with a companion consumer-facing mobile app for drivers. The solution includes hardware sensors and a software suite covering in-place guidance, parking analytics observatory, enforcement assistance, curb collaboration, and parking optimization.

Product overview

Cocoparks offers a comprehensive, integrated smart parking and curb management platform with six interconnected modules. The core offering centers on a proprietary 'made in France' AI-powered technology platform that enables real-time parking space detection using edge AI deployed on city lampposts. The platform includes: (1) In-Place Guidance for real-time parking navigation, (2) Parking Analytics Observatory for precise data collection and studies, (3) Control Assistance for enforcement optimization, (4) Cocoparks Mobile App for consumer-facing real-time parking services, (5) Curb Collaboration for managing by-laws and roadway regulations, and (6) Parking Optimization for reorganizing spaces. All modules share the same technology platform and data layer, providing cities with a unified solution from real-time detection through to end-user services and city management dashboards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Guidage à la place (In-Place Guidance) Real-time parking space guidance product that directs users to available parking spots through dynamic signage and mobile notifications, providing visible daily service for city users.
• Observatoire analytique du stationnement (Parking Analytics Observatory) Digital twin and analytical studies platform providing precise, objective parking data for city decision-making and urban planning through comprehensive dashboards and reports.
• Aide au contrôle (Control Assistance) Enforcement assistance tool that improves parking control efficiency by providing data-driven insights for identifying violations and optimizing patrol routes for parking enforcement officers.
• L'appli Cocoparks (Cocoparks Mobile App) Consumer-facing mobile application providing real-time parking information, availability, and payment capabilities directly in users' pockets for finding the nearest and cheapest parking spots.
• Collaboration et gestion des arrêtés (Curb Collaboration) Collaboration and by-law management product enabling cities to save time and improve quality in transforming roadway management and issuing traffic orders through a collaborative workflow.
• Optimisation du stationnement (Parking Optimization)

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces time to find parking by 30% to 50%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ShimlacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 September 2024Smart parking project launch in Shimla, India in September 2024. Cocoparks is deploying its smart parking solution in this strategic international market expansion.
• Levallois-PerretcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 December 2022Launch of observatory for 40 delivery areas in downtown Levallois-Perret, monitoring usage in real-time. Partnership to understand urban logistics and curb management.
• CNAM IncubatorminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Cocoparks won CNAM incubator competition and developed initial concept through this incubator.
• Centrale Supélec 21st Gas Pedal (Station F)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Selected to join Centrale Supélec's accelerator program at Station F for startups.
• CiteoscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMajor integrator partner deploying Cocoparks smart parking solutions for city clients.
• EiffagecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMajor infrastructure company deploying Cocoparks solutions through their smart parking projects.
• SpiecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnology and services company integrating Cocoparks smart parking solutions.
• SCCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIT services company deploying Cocoparks solutions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Fybr: US smart city IoT company offering wireless sensors for parking and traffic monitoring with a cloud analytics platform. Overlapping product technology and end-market focus on municipalities.
• Nwave Technologies: UK/US-based provider of long-range wireless parking sensors with cloud-based analytics for smart cities. Comparable hardware-software hybrid model targeting municipal parking optimization.

Direct peers

• ParkHelp: Spanish-headquartered provider of parking guidance systems using ultrasonic sensors and LED signage, serving airports, shopping centers, and cities across Europe and Latin America. Comparable sensor + guidance offering.
• Urbiotica: Spanish IoT company specializing in wireless sensors for smart parking and waste management, deployed across European cities. Direct competitor in the lamppost/surface-mounted municipal smart parking segment.
• Smart Parking Limited: ASX-listed smart parking company providing sensor-based occupancy detection, guidance systems, and enforcement tools to municipalities and commercial operators globally. Comparable full-stack B2G/B2B smart parking model.
• Cleverciti Systems: German-based smart parking company offering overhead sensor-based real-time occupancy detection, guidance signage, and a SaaS platform for municipalities — directly comparable to Cocoparks' lamppost-mounted sensor + analytics stack.
• Streetline: US-based smart parking pioneer (acquired by Kapsch) offering in-ground and surface-mounted sensors, real-time guidance apps, and analytics for cities and universities — overlapping product offering and B2G go-to-market.

Broad incumbents

• Flowbird (formerly Parkeon): French-headquartered (Douai) global leader in parking meters, ticketing machines, and transport ticketing — a strong incumbent in the French municipal parking market that could bundle smart parking features into its existing city contracts.
• Indect (Modaxo): Part of Modaxo's parking technology group, offering ultrasonic parking guidance, bay-finding sensors, and analytics for cities and parking operators. Larger incumbent with comparable municipal smart parking capabilities.
• Tiba Parking Systems: Spain-based global provider of parking access and revenue control systems, guidance, and management software serving commercial and municipal operators. Broader portfolio including gates/payment hardware but overlapping in guidance and analytics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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