Editions Jocatop

What Editions Jocatop does

Éditions Jocatop is a privately held French family-owned educational publishing house founded in 1996 and headquartered in Morières-lès-Avignon, France. The company designs, produces, and distributes pedagogical resources for French preschool and primary school teachers and students (ages 3-11, covering Petite Section through CM2) across metropolitan France, with content spanning mathematics, French, English, history, geography, sciences, civic education, and arts. Its catalog is dual-format: printed workbooks (cahiers) such as the flagship Bout de Gomme co-branded 'Je réussis...' series, and digital interactive applications delivered through the proprietary Jocastore platform, including Applimaths, Quizztop+, Les Leçons Numériques, Zoum+, and Lecthème+.

The technology stack centers on Jocastore, a multi-platform digital hub compatible with Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iOS, and Android that supports both browser-based and offline-access deployment, supplemented by mobile applications such as Hootop. An internal R&D team handles digital product development, and structured progressions with student progress tracking are embedded across the application portfolio. The company also operates wholly-owned subsidiaries and sub-brands including Jocastore, Hootop, and the former Mes cahiers numériques.

The business model combines one-time license sales of digital applications (€94-€188 per license) and unit sales of printed workbooks (€5.00-€7.49 per unit) through a hybrid go-to-market: a 45-person direct field sales force conducting daily school visits across France, complemented by e-commerce through jocatop.fr and jocastore.fr, social media channels, and a teacher-author recruitment program. Customers are highly fragmented across individual teachers and local education authorities, with a 2023 extension into speech-language therapists (orthophonistes). The company is independently owned with no disclosed external investors or public-market participation.

Name

Editions Jocatop

Legal name

Éditions Jocatop

Website

https://jocatop.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Éditions Jocatop is a French family-owned educational publisher founded in 1996 that produces printed workbooks and digital applications for preschool and primary school teachers across metropolitan France, distributed through a 45-rep field sales force and the Jocastore platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Core Subject Textbooks (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies) (EDAGAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s Activity & Workbook Publishing (MPAJAFAG), General Homework Help (Multi-Subject) (EDANADAA)

Keywords

• Educational publishing
• Primary school resources
• Pedagogical workbooks
• Educational software
• Digital learning applications

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Physical Resource Sales: Sale of printed pedagogical workbooks, exercise books, and teaching materials targeting preschool through elementary students (PS to CM2). Products include graphism Cahiers, mathematics Cahiers with Bout de Gomme, and educational games.
2. Digital Application Licensing: Sale of interactive educational software applications accessible via Jocastore platform. Applications include Applimaths, Quizztop+, Les Leçons Numériques, Zoum+, and other digital tools for classroom use.
3. Digital Platform Access: Jocastore platform serves as the delivery mechanism for all digital applications, providing both online browser-based access and downloadable installations for offline use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Éditions Jocatop publishes and sells pedagogical resources for French primary school teachers and students (PS to CM2, ages 3–11) in two formats: printed workbooks covering subjects such as mathematics, French, English, history, geography, sciences, and writing/graphism, plus interactive digital applications (Applimaths, Quizztop+, Les Leçons Numériques, Zoum+, Lecthème+, Hootop) delivered through the proprietary Jocastore cross-platform hub. The portfolio is anchored by the 'Je réussis...' workbook series co-created with the Bout de Gomme teacher blog, and is sold direct via a 45-representative field sales force and the company's own e-commerce sites.

Product overview

Éditions Jocatop is a French educational publishing house specializing in pedagogical resources for elementary and nursery school teachers (ages 3-11, PS to CM2). The company offers a dual-format portfolio: physical workbooks (cahiers) and digital applications accessible through the Jocastore platform. The core product lines include: Applimaths for problem-solving methodology; Mon application de mathématiques comprehensive math apps; the 'Je réussis...' workbook series (geometry, calculations, numeration, problem-solving) developed with teacher-bloggers Bout de Gomme; Les Leçons Numériques for interactive whiteboard lessons; Quizztop+ for quiz-based training; Zoum+ and Lecthème+ for Cycle 1 development; and writing/graphism workbooks from PS through CM2. The company also produces thematic applications including Les Contes Numériques, Enig'Maths, Mon année d'anglais, and the Frise Historique Numérique.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bout de Gomme: Mathematics and language learning workbook collection created in partnership with teacher bloggers Laurence and Vincent Lefèvre
• Jocastore
• Hootop
• Quizztop+
• Applimaths
• Les Leçons Numériques
• Zoum+
• Collection Orthos
• Lecthème+
• Énig'Maths

Products and services

• Jocastore Multi-platform software hub delivering Jocatop's digital educational applications. Supports browser-based launch without installation and downloadable installations for offline use on Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iPad, and Android tablets.
• Hootop Training mobile/tablet application for children ages 6–11, replacing the digital notebooks brand (Mes cahiers numériques) and allowing practice of Jocatop methodology anywhere, anytime.
• Applimaths (CP, CE1, CE2) Interactive mathematics problem-solving application using a structured 7-step methodology, with 550–660 progressive problems per level, student progress tracking, and teacher dashboards for CP, CE1, and CE2 levels.
• Mon application de mathématiques (Bout de Gomme, CE1/CE2) Comprehensive interactive math application covering numbers, calculations, geometry, and measurements with 300+ progressive exercises, two difficulty levels, visual aids, interactive slate tool, and student progress tracking for CE1 and CE2.
• Quizztop+ Quiz-based training application with timed challenges and randomized data generation, multiple difficulty levels, group creation, and progress tracking across CP to CM2 covering numeration, calculation, and conjugation.
• Les Leçons Numériques Digital lessons collection designed for interactive whiteboards (TNI) and video projection, covering History, Sciences, Geography, Moral and Civic Education, and Questioning the World for Cycles 2 and 3.
• Zoum+ Tablet application collection for Cycle 1 (maternelle) covering numeration, space structuring, phonological awareness, and letters and words.
• Lecthème+ Language and reading readiness application collection including language development, reading preparation, and actual reading modules for Cycle 1 and Cycle 2.
• Je réussis en géométrie (Bout de Gomme) Geometry and measurement workbook for CP, CE1, CE2, CM1, and CM2 levels covering tracing, measuring, spatial reasoning, and geometric figure identification; 56-page A4 format.
• Je réussis mes calculs (Bout de Gomme) Mental calculation workbook covering additions, subtractions, multiplications, divisions, and techniques for CE1 and CE2 levels; 64 pages.
• Je réussis en numération (Bout de Gomme) Numeration mastery workbook for understanding and working with numbers, available for CE2 and other primary levels.
• Je réussis à résoudre des problèmes (Bout de Gomme) Problem-solving workbook with 97 progressive exercises covering addition, subtraction, money, and logic contexts for CE1, CE2, CM1, and CM2 levels; 56 pages.
• Mon cahier de graphisme Graphism workbook for Moyenne Section (Cycle 1) with progressive activities developing motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and capital letter tracing; 50 pages (21x25cm) with 24-page teacher guide by Christine Graziano.
• Mon premier cahier d'écriture First writing workbook for Grande Section (Cycle 1) teaching cursive writing through a progressive color-coding system and preparatory graphism activities; 50 pages (17x22cm), by Albert Angelini and Christine Graziano.
• Cahier d'écriture Perfectionnement Writing mastery workbook for CM1–CM2 (Cycle 3) with progressive methodology for cursive and script writing, graphism review, letter practice, and short text copying; 64 pages (17x22cm).
• Collection Orthos Specialized pedagogical materials for orthophonistes (speech-language therapists) supporting language and communication intervention.

Quantifiable outcome

• Products used daily in thousands of French primary schools across metropolitan France
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bout de GommecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership with Bout de Gomme, a popular teacher blog, led to the creation of the flagship 'Collection Bout de Gomme' mathematics workbooks starting in 2015. The collaboration expanded the Jocatop catalog with resources created by teachers for teachers, combining the blog's teaching expertise with Jocatop's publishing infrastructure.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hachette Éducation: Broad umbrella brand under Hachette Livre grouping Nathan, Hatier, Bordas and others covering the full French K–12 curriculum and beyond; competes with Jocatop across the primary pedagogical-publishing space with significantly greater scale and breadth.

Direct peers

• Magnard: French educational publisher (part of Editis) producing school textbooks, workbooks, and digital pedagogical resources for primary and secondary, including primary-level materials aligned to the cycles covered by Jocatop.
• Hatier: Long-standing French educational publisher offering primary and secondary textbooks, teacher's guides, and digital learning materials; competes head-to-head with Jocatop in primary pedagogical resources and is also the parent of Éditions Retz.
• Bordas: Another Hachette Livre French educational publisher competing in K–12 textbooks, workbooks, and digital learning platforms; overlaps with Jocatop's primary curriculum coverage and digital offerings.
• Éditions Retz: French pedagogical publisher (part of Hatier/Hachette Livre) known for teacher's guides, classroom activity books, and primary-focused educational resources, highly comparable to Jocatop's teacher-targeted workbook portfolio.
• Éditions MDI (Maison des Instituteurs): French educational publisher specialized in materials for primary teachers (« maison des instituteurs »), offering workbooks and activity resources for maternelle and élémentaire — very close analogue to Jocatop's primary teacher focus.
• Belin Éducation: French publisher of school and educational resources (Belin group) producing primary and secondary textbooks and teacher's guides across core subjects — direct competitor in the K–12 pedagogical publishing market.
• Génération 5: French educational software and digital-content publisher producing interactive learning applications, printable resources, and school-targeted digital tools — directly comparable to Jocatop's Jocastore digital catalog side.
• Éditions Nathan: A major French K–12 educational publisher (part of Hachette Livre) producing textbooks, workbooks, and digital resources aligned to the French national curriculum across all primary levels — overlapping directly with Jocatop's core primary workbook and digital catalog.

Emerging players

• EvidenceB: French teacher-driven pedagogical platform and digital content marketplace that aggregates resources created by teachers, mirroring the teacher-author content model Jocatop deploys via Bout de Gomme but in a digital-native and community-led format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/editionsJOCATOP
• Facebookfacebook.com/EditionsJocatop
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/-dition-jocatop/mycompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/editionsjocatop
• Xx.com/editionsjocatop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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