What Tech.Rocks does

Tech.Rocks is the first and largest community platform dedicated to CTOs and Tech Leaders in France, operating under the legal entity NFC EVENTS, SAS and headquartered in Paris. Founded in 2017, the company has built a tiered membership and event franchise serving 3,500+ registered community members, including a capped 60-person Tech.Rocks Core tier for senior CTOs and a Tech.Rocks+ 9-month mentorship program. The core technology stack is a community platform combining Slack-based communication across 30+ topic channels, event management infrastructure, and curated content assets (articles, podcasts, white papers, the Tech Readers newsletter with 2,250 subscribers curated by 20 tech leaders). Professional development tools include the CTO Assessment (co-developed with Globant and incorporating AI-generated performance analysis), a 10-session mentoring program, and manager-coach training delivered through a partnership with Will Academy.

The business operates a multi-stream revenue model: tiered event ticket sales (€399–€799 for the annual Tech.Rocks Summit, €800 HT for professional training under continuing education funding), corporate sponsorship with named Gold (Vonage, Checkmarx), Silver (Opsima, Jawg.io, Everping), and Media (Blog du Modérateur, Les Echos) tiers, paid professional services (CTO Assessment, mentoring, training), and the annual Tech.Rocks Core subscription. The signature event is the Tech.Rocks Summit, a 2-day conference that will host its 10th edition in November–December 2026 at Théâtre de Paris, with historical attendance of 3,700+ participants and 380+ speakers across all editions. Distribution is primarily direct via the tech.rocks website and the Inwink event ticketing platform, with Will Academy serving as a channel partner for training and HS Forms enabling self-service enrollment for mentorship and assessment programs.

The operating model is bootstrapped and founder-led, with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, and a small core team of 1–10 employees including General Manager Noémie Coget, Sales Manager Carla Macciocu, Speaker Manager Amélie Deguerry, Events & Communication Manager Elsa Fidji, and Community Manager Alexandra Da Costa. Legal representative of NFC EVENTS is Francis Nappez. Geographic focus is exclusively France, with no current international expansion announced despite the leadership positioning as the country's premier CTO community.

Name

Tech.Rocks

Legal name

NFC EVENTS, SAS

Website

https://tech.rocks

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Tech.Rocks is the first community platform for CTOs and Tech Leaders in France, offering tiered membership, events, mentorship, training, and CTO assessment serving 3,500+ members and an annual flagship Summit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Tickets: Revenue from Tech.Rocks Summit ticket sales with tiered pricing (399€-799€ depending on booking timing) and professional training ticket at 800€ HT for continuing education funding.
2. Training Programs: Revenue from management-coach training programs in partnership with Will Academy, featuring 12 sessions of 1h30 focused on reconciling human and performance aspects.
3. CTO Assessment: Paid evaluation service for tech leaders including interview, analysis, feedback, and AI-generated balance report.
4. Sponsorship & Partnerships: Revenue from corporate sponsors for events and community programs, including Gold (Vonage, Checkmarx), Silver (Opsima, Jawg-io, Everping), and Media (Blog du Modérateur, Les Echos) partnership tiers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Tech.Rocks operates a tiered community and professional development platform for CTOs and Tech Leaders in France, offering free basic membership, a paid Tech.Rocks Core annual membership (60 senior CTOs), a 9-month Tech.Rocks+ mentorship program, manager-coach training with Will Academy, an AI-powered CTO Assessment co-developed with Globant, and the annual Tech.Rocks Summit 2-day conference. Supporting assets include a Slack-based community with 30+ topic channels, the Tech Readers newsletter, an insights library (articles, podcasts, white papers), and the Reboost by Tech.Rocks sub-brand for growth programs.

Product overview

Tech.Rocks is a community platform for CTOs and Tech Leaders in France, structured as a tiered membership model. The core offering includes Tech.Rocks Classique (the historical community with 3,500+ members offering events, Slack channels, and resources), Tech.Rocks+ (a 9-month mentorship program), and Tech.Rocks Core (an annual membership of 60 senior CTOs). Professional development tools include CTO Assessment (skills evaluation tool), the Mentoring Program (10 sessions), and Formation (manager-coach training via Will Academy partnership). The flagship event is the annual Tech.Rocks Summit (2-day conference with 10 editions). Additional offerings include Random Coffee (virtual networking), the Tech Readers Newsletter, and Reboost by Tech.Rocks as a sub-brand for growth programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tech.Rocks Classique Free, profile-validated community membership for CTOs and Tech Leaders in France, providing access to Meetups, Tech Coffees, Afterworks, Slack with 30+ topic channels, and resources (articles, interviews, podcasts, white papers, case studies).
• Tech.Rocks Core Annual paid membership limited to 60 senior CTOs, providing mutual assistance through a personalized annual roadmap and exclusive events and content.
• Tech.Rocks+ 9-month mentorship and support program for experienced Tech Leaders and aspiring CTOs, featuring 10 hours of structured mentorship with matching, confidentiality clause, and progress tracking.
• CTO Assessment Paid evaluation tool for tech leaders that assesses skills, strategic vision, and management capabilities against CTO role requirements; includes an interview with an expert CTO, detailed feedback analysis, and an AI-generated performance report. Joint initiative by Tech.Rocks and Globant.
• Mentoring Program Standalone 10-session mentorship program pairing Tech Leaders with experienced mentors from the community, including diagnostic, matching, launch, mentorship sessions, and final assessment phases.
• Formation (Will Academy Partnership) Manager-coach training program co-branded with Will Academy, consisting of 12 sessions of 1h30 (Formation Continue ticket at 800€ HT for continuing education funding) reconciling humanity and performance through a specially developed method.
• Tech.Rocks Summit Annual 2-day flagship conference for CTOs and Tech Leaders, featuring experiences, conferences, and networking, with tiered ticketing (399€–799€ plus a 800€ HT Formation Continue ticket) and corporate sponsorship tiers.
• Tech Readers Newsletter Bi-weekly curated newsletter for CTOs and Tech Leaders delivering rigorous tech news selection, curated by 20 tech leader curators with 2,250 subscribers.
• Reboost by Tech.Rocks Sub-brand offering professional development resources, training, and acceleration programs for Tech Leaders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 editions of Tech.Rocks Summit completed
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor, gold, silver and media.

• Will AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Partnership with Will Academy (founded by Pierre Fournier) to deliver manager-coach training for Tech Leaders. Tech.Rocks co-brands the 12-session training program focused on reconciling human and performance aspects of tech leadership.
• GlobantcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Co-development partnership with Globant for the CTO Assessment tool. Combines Tech.Rocks community expertise with Globant's industry standards to evaluate tech leaders' competencies, strategic vision, and management capabilities.
• SiidesminorOthersFooter credit/design partnership with Siides agency.
• VonagegoldGTM or Marketing PartnerGold tier sponsor for Tech.Rocks Summit 2026 (10th edition).
• CheckmarxgoldGTM or Marketing PartnerGold tier sponsor for Tech.Rocks Summit 2026. Co-branded Tech Dinner event mentioned in agenda.
• OpsimasilverGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver tier sponsor for Tech.Rocks Summit 2026. AWS commitment optimization platform.
• Jawg.iosilverGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver tier sponsor for Tech.Rocks Summit 2026. SaaS platform for geolocation data including maps, address search, and routing - French alternative to Google Maps.
• EverpingsilverGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver tier sponsor for Tech.Rocks Summit 2026. IT services company simplifying business IT management.
• Blog du ModérateurmediaGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for Tech.Rocks Summit 2026. French digital media outlet covering tech and marketing topics.
• Les EchosmediaGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner for Tech.Rocks Summit 2026. Major French business newspaper.
• DataDomeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue host for Tech.Rocks Meetup on May 21, 2026 regarding transformations at Payfit & Believe.
• Google FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVenue host for Tech.Rocks Meetup on June 25, 2026 regarding Agentic AI.
• Viva TechnologycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-production partnership for Exec Arena program at Viva Technology 2024. Tech.Rocks co-designed the CTO/Tech Leader focused content track covering cybersecurity, platforms/products, and data/AI/cloud topics.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CTO Craft: A community and event platform dedicated to CTOs and senior technology leaders, offering workshops, summits, and peer learning. Most directly comparable in mission, audience, and content model to Tech.Rocks, though UK-rooted.
• The Family: France-based community and education platform supporting tech founders and operators with programs, events, and content. Comparable as a French tech-leader community operator with programs and curated gatherings.
• Honeypot: European tech-talent community and recruiting platform with curated events and content for developers and tech leaders. Comparable community-led GTM and audience overlap with senior tech talent.
• Mind the Product: Global community and event series for product managers and product leaders, including ProductTank meetups and conferences. Closely comparable in event- and content-driven community model targeting senior product/tech leaders.
• ProductTank: Global meetup network for product managers, part of the Mind the Product family. Comparable volunteer-led, local-chapter community model with a senior product/tech-leader audience.
• Founders Forum: Invitation-only community and events for technology founders, CEOs, and senior tech leaders. Comparable in audience (senior tech leaders) and curated, high-touch event-driven GTM.

Broad incumbents

• Viva Technology: Major European tech conference and ecosystem event with broad B2B/enterprise focus. Already partners with Tech.Rocks on the Exec Arena track, indicating overlapping audience and a larger incumbent event alternative.
• Web Summit: Global large-scale tech conference series (Web Summit, Collision). Competes for senior tech-leader attention and corporate sponsorship budgets even though the audience is much broader than Tech.Rocks' CTO focus.

Regional players

• France Digitale: France's leading startup and investor association, running events, reports, and policy work for the French tech ecosystem. Comparable as a French-franchise community/ecosystem organizer with a different membership model.
• Station F: World's largest startup campus in Paris, hosting programs, partners, and events for tech founders and operators. Adjacent community/ecosystem player in the same French tech-leader audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/company/tech-rocks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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