Iter

What Iter does

Iter is a French consulting cooperative (SCOP — Société Coopérative et Participative) founded in 1978 in Toulouse, specializing in sustainable mobility, public transport, and travel planning. The firm operates across four practice areas: mobility planning (territorial mobility plans, employer mobility plans, governance and competence transfer); public transport development and contracting (network restructuring, fare and ticketing, DSP delegated public service contracting); road space sharing and public space (parking and circulation studies, cycling and pedestrian master plans, regulatory impact assessments, accessibility audits); and project implementation support (training programs and proprietary software tools). Iter serves French municipalities, metropolitan areas, transport authorities, intermunicipal structures, central government agencies (e.g., DGDDI), and select private clients, with a documented footprint in at least 12 regions of France plus overseas Guadeloupe.

The firm's underlying technology stack centers on three proprietary software tools developed in-house: AudIter (audit and observatory software for public space accessibility and safety), Statiomat (parking survey data organization and analysis), and Mobiter (booking center and management software for on-demand public transport). These are complemented by third-party traffic simulation tooling (Aimsun) and 360° camera route digitization for active mobility field surveys. The methodology combines multidisciplinary technical analysis with participatory consultation, supported by 45+ years of accumulated case data, published white papers, and authoritative industry studies (notably the GART reference study on fare-free public transport).

Iter's business model is professional services, with revenue generated through project-based consulting engagements procured via French public tenders (marchés publics) or direct commissions from public and semi-public clients. Pricing is custom and quote-based, not publicly disclosed. Supplementary revenue streams include training delivered to clients and partner organizations (ADEME, CNFPT, AGIR Transport, Maison du Vélo Toulouse) and licenses of its proprietary software tools. The firm operates without external investors, with 16 of 20 collaborators holding associate status and exercising democratic one-vote governance; profits are shared equitably among associates. Distribution relies on direct field sales, a dedicated commercial lead (Nicolas Bonnet), and referrals through French mobility professional networks (APCC, GART, ADEME, Mob'In Occitanie).

Name

Iter

Legal name

Iter, Scop SARL à Capital Variable

Website

https://iternet.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Iter is a French consulting cooperative (SCOP) founded in 1978 providing sustainable mobility planning, public transport development, and active modes advisory services to public collectivities, transport authorities, and employers across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Iter generates revenue through professional consulting engagements with public and semi-public entities. Projects include mobility plans, road space studies, public transport development, employer mobility plans, circulation and parking studies, regulatory impact assessments, and cycling infrastructure planning. Revenue is project-based, typically procured through public tenders or direct commissions. Iter also provides training services billed to clients and partner organizations such as ADEME, CNFPT, and AGIR Transport.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Iter is a French consulting cooperative that advises public authorities, transport operators, and employers on sustainable mobility, transport planning, and travel demand management. It delivers mobility plans, public transport restructuring and contracting, road-space-sharing studies, cycling and active-mobility schemes, employer mobility plans, regulatory impact assessments, and parking studies, supported by proprietary software tools and professional training. Engagements are won via public tenders and direct commissions across France through its Toulouse and Paris offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AudIter Software for auditing and observing the accessibility and safety of public spaces, used to characterize and monitor conditions for all users of public thoroughfares. Deployed by Iter and made available to transport operators and local authorities.
• Statiomat Software for organizing and processing parking survey data. Supports enumeration, occupation analysis, and reporting on parking inventory and utilization for parking studies.
• Mobiter Booking centre and management software for on-demand transport (TAD). Used by transport operators and authorities to manage reservation and operations of demand-responsive transport services.
• Mobility Planning Consulting Services Iter advises French public collectivities and employers on designing territorial mobility plans (PDU, PDMS), employer mobility plans (PDE/PME/PDA), governance, and competence transfer for sustainable mobility transition.
• Public Transport Development and Contracting Consulting Iter supports transport organizing authorities and operators with network restructuring (urban, interurban, school, on-demand), DSP public service contract drafting and negotiation, and fare and ticketing modernization.
• Road Space and Public Space Sharing Consulting Iter advises on parking and circulation studies, active mobility plans, cycling and pedestrian master plans, regulatory impact studies (CDAC/CNAC), urban project assistance, accessibility and security of roads and transport networks, and bike services.
• Professional Mobility Training Services Iter delivers professional training on sustainable mobility topics to collecting authorities and partner organizations such as ADEME, CNFPT, AGIR Transport, and the Club des villes et territoires cyclables et marchables, including formation on creating a bike house.

Quantifiable outcome

• Iter developed 32 employer mobility plans covering approximately 3,000 customs agents across France.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Maison du Vélo ToulousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Iter collaborated with La Maison du Vélo Toulouse and La Capitainerie SCOP on the Grand Ouest Toulousain mobility house project, which includes a long-term bike rental service and cycling training. Iter helped design and implement the new service at Plaisance-du-Touch, supported by ADEME.
• La Capitainerie SCOPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Iter partnered with La Capitainerie SCOP and Maison du Vélo Toulouse on the Grand Ouest Toulousain mobility house, supporting the launch of a long-term bike rental service.
• Citiz OccitanieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Iter and Citiz Occitanie held a joint seminar on car sharing at Les Imaginations fertiles, exploring topics including electric car sharing in low-density areas, mobility for all, and the role of car sharing in sustainable mobility transitions.
• Ginger BurgeapminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Iter partnered with Ginger Burgeap in a groupement to support Malakoff Humanis in developing its environmental strategy, with Iter contributing specialized mobility expertise to complement Ginger Burgeap's broader environmental consulting capabilities.
• Simon Chalumeau (Expert Independent Consultant)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Iter collaborates with independent expert Simon Chalumeau (Paris) on restructuring and contracting of public transport networks, notably for the Rosny-sous-Bois Titus network redesign in the Île-de-France region.
• Citec Solutions en MobilitéminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Iter worked in co-traitance with Citec solutions en mobilité on the Sytral Mobilités employer mobility advisory service deployment across the Lyon metropolitan area.
• Ethics GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Iter participated in a groupement with Ethics Group (responsible for stakeholder engagement) and Ectare (responsible for environmental assessments) for the first Cap Atlantique La Baule Guérande Agglo mobility plan.
• EctareminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Iter participated in a groupement with Ectare (responsible for environmental assessments) and Ethics Group (responsible for stakeholder engagement) for the Cap Atlantique La Baule Guérande Agglo mobility plan.
• Citec Solutions en MobilitéminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024Iter and Citec solutions en mobilité formed a co-traitance group to support SYTRAL Mobilités in deploying its employer mobility advisory service across the Lyon metropolitan area, identifying and responding to employer needs.
• APCC (Association des Pro en Conseil Climat, Energie et Environnement)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Iter contributes to the APCC network (recently merged with ABC — Association pour la transition Bas Carbone), participating in working groups, delivering webconferences on mobility pricing and climate adaptation, and contributing to publications. Iter is a long-standing member contributing expertise on sustainable mobility.
• Climate Adaptation ConsultingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Iter partnered with Climate Adaptation Consulting and Ec02 Initiatives to support Tisséo Collectivités in revising its 2030 mobility plan with a climate adaptation component, drawing on international benchmarks from Los Angeles Metro, Transport for London, and Keolis/Bordeaux Métropole.
• Ec02 InitiativesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Part of the Tisséo Collectivités climate adaptation mobility plan project, Ec02 Initiatives contributed environmental expertise alongside Iter's mobility planning capabilities and Climate Adaptation Consulting's climate expertise.
• AGIR TransportcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023Iter partners with AGIR Transport (a public transport purchasing centre) to deliver training programmes on cycling topics — including a house bike creation programme — to a network of collecting members. Iter has delivered repeated training engagements through this framework, including formation sessions at La Maison du Vélo Toulouse.
• Club des villes et territoires cyclables et marchablesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2023Iter partnered with the Club des villes et territoires cyclables et marchables alongside AGIR Transport and La Maison du Vélo Toulouse to deliver a formation on creating a bike house to a dozen collecting authorities.
• AGIR Transport (for the Guadeloupe mission)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023Iter was commissioned by the Syndicate of Mobility of the Petit Cul de Sac Marin via AGIR Transport to define active mobility policies in Guadeloupe. The project includes field observation using 360° camera digitization of routes.
• ADEMEcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Iter participates in the TIMS programme (Certificats d'Économie d'Énergie), initiated by ADEME in 2022, to develop, professionalize, and structure the emerging field of sustainable and inclusive mobility. Iter delivers training to programme participants and contributes methodological expertise.
• Mob'In Occitanie (network)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Iter is a member of Mob'In Occitanie, a network of sustainable mobility actors in the Occitanie region, supporting knowledge sharing and professional development across the sector.
• ArteliaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2022Iter supported Artelia (as lead mandataire and project manager) on parking payment and vertical signage components for the Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées airport city zone development, providing technical analysis of payment equipment, signage organization, and cost evaluation through to construction delivery.
• ADEME (Studies for PETR du Périgord Noir)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Iter carried out a mobility competence opportunity study for approximately 15 territories in Nouvelle Aquitaine on behalf of ADEME, informing the later Plan de Mobilité Simplifié for the CC Vallée de l'Homme.
• ADIM OUESTminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2020Iter conducted traffic impact assessments for ADIM OUEST projects, including commercial and healthcare developments, providing traffic generation analysis, modal split, and junction impact evaluation.
• GART (Groupement des Autorités Responsables de Transport)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Iter produced the landmark GART study on public transport fare-free schemes, based on field expertise with approximately 15 urban networks in France and internationally. The study was officially presented at the 27th GART congress and remains a reference publication in French transport policy debates.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Transitec: Transitec is a French-Swiss urban mobility and transport planning consultancy serving public authorities with services very similar to Iter's, including mobility plans, public transport studies, and active modes schemes. It is the closest functional peer in the French-speaking market for sustainable mobility advisory services to local and regional governments.
• Citec: Citec is a European mobility engineering consultancy specializing in traffic modeling, transport studies, and employer mobility advisory work. It is both a partner and direct competitor to Iter, having co-traité on the Sytral Mobilités employer mobility deployment in the Lyon metropolitan area.
• TTK (Transport Technologie Konzepte): TTK is a German transport planning consultancy with comparable offerings in mobility planning, traffic simulation, and public transport strategy work for municipalities and transport authorities. It is a like-for-like European specialist consultancy operating in an adjacent national market.
• Systematica: Systematica is an Italian-headquartered mobility and transport planning consultancy with deep expertise in urban mobility, public transport, and active modes planning. Its scope of services (mobility plans, transit studies, urban planning) overlaps directly with Iter's core offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Artelia: Artelia is a major French engineering group with a sizeable mobility, transport, and urban development practice. Iter has partnered with Artelia (e.g., Tarbes Lourdes Pyrénées airport city zone) and competes with it for larger infrastructure-adjacent mobility mandates where scale and multidisciplinary capabilities are decisive.
• Egis: Egis is a large French transport and infrastructure engineering consultancy operating across the full mobility value chain (planning, design, operations). It is a broad incumbent that competes for major French public transport and urban mobility contracts that Iter typically cannot lead alone.
• Setec: Setec is a major French engineering group combining infrastructure, transport, and urban planning practices. It competes with Iter on integrated mobility and urban planning studies for French local authorities, typically at a larger scale.
• Ginger Burgeap: Ginger Burgeap is a French environmental and infrastructure engineering consultancy with a growing mobility practice. Iter partnered with Ginger Burgeap in a groupement to support Malakoff Humanis on environmental strategy with a mobility component.
• AECOM: AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm with a substantial urban mobility and transport planning practice serving cities and transit authorities. It is a broad incumbent whose transport advisory services overlap with Iter's offerings across larger-scale international programmes.
• Arcadis: Arcadis is a global design and consultancy firm with a recognized urban mobility and sustainable transport practice. It competes with Iter on larger multi-jurisdictional mobility and decarbonisation mandates while also being a more capital-backed alternative for fast-growing European mobility consultancies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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