La Fabrique des Mobilités

What La Fabrique des Mobilités does

La Fabrique des Mobilités (FabMob) is a French association loi de 1901, recognized as d'intérêt général since November 2024, that federates public authorities, transport operators, researchers, and civil-society actors to co-develop open-source digital commons for sustainable mobility. Founded in 2015 and formalized as an association in 2017, FabMob maintains a portfolio of interconnected commons including Mon Compte Mobilité (identity infrastructure), Tracemob (citizen GPS trace collection), the Registre de Preuve de Covoiturage (carpooling proof registry, mandatory for national subsidies), Aequilibrae (transport modeling), Keyple (contactless ticketing), Vigilo (active-mobility reporting), and open standards for MaaS. Its technology base is open collaboration infrastructure — wiki, forum, chat, GitHub repositories — supporting 850+ documented commons with co-governance from DGITM, GART, ADEME, AIT, Cerema, and DGE.

FabMob monetizes through a hybrid of annual tiered membership subscriptions (240€–9,500€ depending on organization size), commissioned studies for public bodies, mécénat de compétences (skills-based patronage), and multi-year partnership conventions with institutional funders such as ADEME and AIT. Customer segments span mobility operators (SNCF, Flowbird, Kisio, AREP), local and regional authorities, state agencies, research institutions, NGOs, and rural inter-municipal structures, with the most influential economic counterparties being national mobility policy agencies. Distribution runs through direct engagement with the membership community, public events, open-source self-serve platforms, and a network of thematic Fabriques (Logistique, Géocommuns, Santé, Communs Pédagogiques, Bifurcations Énergétiques) plus a Québec chapter extending the model internationally.

Name

La Fabrique des Mobilités

Legal name

La Fabrique des Mobilités

Website

https://lafabriquedesmobilites.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Fabrique des Mobilités is a French association (loi 1901) that federates public, private, academic, and civic actors to co-develop open-source digital commons — including mobility identity, GPS traces, carpooling registries, and MaaS standards — that serve French transport authorities, operators, and citizens pursuing sustainable mobility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobility Innovation Commons

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Sustainable mobility commons
• Open-source transport standards
• Carpooling proof registry
• Multimodal journey planning
• Mobility data infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Sophia Antipolis

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: The association generates revenue primarily through annual membership fees paid by companies, associations, research institutions, and public authorities. Fee structures range from 240€ (small associations) to 9,500€ (large enterprises), with most organizational tiers eligible for 60% tax reduction as a recognized d'intérêt général entity. This diversity of membership fees supports financial independence.
2. Project-based contracts and commissioned studies: The FabMob conducts commissioned studies and provides expertise to public bodies (e.g., DGITM, CEREMA) and institutional partners (ADEME). These project conventions form a major pillar of revenue, alongside co-funding from foundations and industrial partners to diversify away from dependence on a small number of institutional actors.
3. Mécénat de compétences (Skills-based patronage): Organizations contribute skilled labor and expertise to FabMob projects (e.g., UI/UX design, software development, technical writing) through structured patronage arrangements, which are eligible for 60% tax reduction.
4. Multi-year partnership agreements: Longer-term financing through multi-year conventions with institutional partners such as ADEME and AIT, providing greater financial visibility and enabling strategic planning beyond annual cycles.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

La Fabrique des Mobilités (FabMob) is a French multi-stakeholder association that co-develops, maintains, and disseminates open-source digital commons for sustainable mobility. Its core offerings include a portfolio of named commons — Mon Compte Mobilité (moB), Tracemob, Registre de Preuve de Covoiturage (RPC), Standards Ouverts MaaS, Keyple, Aequilibrae, Vigilo, Open Data Cam, and Diagnostic Mobilité — alongside methodological guides, commissioned studies, and a tiered membership program for public authorities, mobility operators, research institutions, and civil society organizations.

Product overview

La Fabrique des Mobilités operates as a platform of open-source digital commons for sustainable mobility. The organization does not offer a single unified product but rather maintains and develops multiple interconnected commons: mobility identity infrastructure (Mon Compte Mobilité/moB), mobility trace collection (Tracemob), carpooling proof registry (RPC), transport modeling tools (Aequilibrae), open standards for MaaS, and various sector-specific tools like Keyple for ticketing, Vigilo for active mobility reporting, and Diagnostic Mobilité for territorial planning. These commons are collaborative open-source projects that serve public-interest mobility objectives and are accessible to territories, citizens, and enterprises.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mon Compte Mobilité (moB)

Quantifiable outcome

• The Registre de Preuve de Covoiturage (RPC) became mandatory for distributing national carpooling subsidies in France, making it a foundational digital infrastructure for short-distance carpooling policy.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerADEME is the primary institutional backer of FabMob, providing multi-year project funding and strategic alignment on decarbonation of mobility. FabMob's work on light vehicles, digital commons, and mobility traces is conducted in close partnership with ADEME programs including the eXtrême Défi and Résilience des Territoires initiatives.
• AIT (Agence de l'Innovation pour les Transports)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIT is a key institutional partner providing funding and strategic direction for FabMob's activities, particularly around light vehicles, rail innovation, and mobility infrastructure. AIT co-pilots the Trains Très Légers (TTL) initiative with ADEME and has mandated FabMob to animate the commons community around this topic.
• GART (Groupement des Autorités Responsables de Transport)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGART represents public transport organizing authorities in France and co-pilots the MaaS standards and Mon Compte Mobilité (moB) project with FabMob. As a key actor in urban mobility policy, GART provides institutional legitimacy and direct connection to AOM decision-makers.
• DGITM (Direction Générale des Infrastructures, des Transports et de la Mer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGITM is the French Ministry's directorate responsible for transport infrastructure and maritime affairs. It co-funds and co-governs the MaaS standards and Mon Compte Mobilité projects with FabMob, providing regulatory alignment and national policy context.
• Cerema (Centre d'études et d'expertise sur les risques, l'environnement, la mobilité et l'aménagement)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCerema is the French public institute for technical expertise on risk, environment, mobility, and land-use planning. It participates in FabMob's MaaS standards work and co-produces research on mobility data standards and certification methods.
• DGE (Direction Générale des Entreprises)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGE is the French Ministry's directorate for enterprise policy. It participates in the MAS (Mobility as a Service) state-of-the-art study commissioned by FabMob, contributing business development and regulatory expertise.
• SNCFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNCF is a major French transport operator and FabMob board member. It contributes open data platforms, real-time travel APIs, and participates in open-source railway initiatives (Open Rail Association, EONA-X). FabMob benefits from SNCF's scale (276,000 employees, 15M daily passengers) and technical infrastructure.
• Communauté d'Agglomération de La RochellemajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLa Rochelle co-founded and co-developed the Tracemob and CoachCO2 mobility trace app within the Agremob project. It is a pioneering territory for citizen self-data approaches to mobility planning, hosting sociological research (with CNAM-GRICO) on mobility trace acceptance and usage.
• Département des Alpes-MaritimesmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Alpes-Maritimes department is a founding partner of the Registre de Preuve de Covoiturage and expanded its collaboration with FabMob to include Tracemob for the '100 days cycling' FMD program, generating automatic ride attestations from GPS traces.
• FlowbirdmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlowbird (French ETI, 900 employees in France, 1,700+ globally, present in 4,350 cities) serves as co-operator of the Mon Compte Mobilité (moB) project. Flowbird brings its urban digital infrastructure expertise and field presence to help deploy moB across its client cities.
• AVELI (Association des Véhicules Électriques Légers Intermédiaires)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAVELI is the association structuring the light intermediate vehicle (veli) sector in France. FabMob and its board members (Nicolas Le Douarec, AVELI representative) actively participate in AVELI's governance and work on the eXtreme Défi vehicle program.
• SMMAG (Syndicat Mixte des Mobilités de l'Aire Grenobloise)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSMMAG is a FabMob board member organization representing the Grenoble metropolitan area's mobility authority. Its representative Frédérick Petit sits on the board.
• CozyCloudmajorTechnology or IntegrationCozyCloud provides the personal cloud infrastructure for Tracemob, enabling citizens to store and manage their mobility trace data locally before optionally sharing it with authorities. CozyCloud is a core technical partner for the self-data approach in FabMob's trace commons.
• CAP GEMINI InventmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCapgemini Invent is a development partner for Mon Compte Mobilité (moB), providing technical development capacity under the CEE 2019 program. This partnership brings private-sector software engineering resources to an open, public-interest mobility infrastructure project.
• La FabMob Québec (Centre d'excellence des technologiques ouvertes pour la mobilité)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFabMob's Quebec chapter replicates the FabMob model in Canada, adapting the commons-based approach to local mobility contexts. Part of the broader network of thematic Fabriques.
• La Fabrique de la LogistiquemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFabLog shares the FabMob model adapted to logistics and supply chain innovation. The two associations have cross-membership, with FabMob represented on FabLog's board, and collaborate on topics linking mobility and logistics (cyclologistics, shared rail corridors).
• La Fabrique des SantésminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the network of thematic Fabriques, applying the commons-based collaborative approach to health sector innovation.
• La Fabrique des Communs PédagogiquesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the network of thematic Fabriques, applying the commons-based collaborative approach to educational resources and pedagogy.
• La Fabrique des Bifurcations ÉnergétiquesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the network of thematic Fabriques, applying the commons-based collaborative approach to energy transition topics.
• La Fabrique des Géocommuns (IGN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIncubator of geographic commons at IGN (French national geographic institute), applying the FabMob model to geographic data commons that directly support mobility mapping and navigation. Natural complement to FabMob's digital commons work.
• Make.orgminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a FabMob institutional partner. Make.org operates civic participation platforms and may collaborate on citizen engagement aspects of mobility policy.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Open Mobility Foundation: US-headquartered non-profit stewarding open mobility data standards (MDS, Curb Data Specification). Closest international peer in terms of mission (open standards for mobility) and governance (multi-stakeholder non-profit producing commons for cities).
• transport.data.gouv.fr: French state intrapreneur program within beta.gouv, stewarding the national mobility open-data portal. Operates adjacent to FabMob on similar open-data and MaaS standards issues; FabMob board member Stéphane Pignal represents it, evidencing deep operational overlap in French transport data commons.
• The Shift Project: French think tank on post-carbon transition, a primary endorser of the 'avoid-shift-improve' framework that underpins FabMob's roadmap. Comparable in producing applied research, methodology and convening influence on French sustainability policy.
• Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP): International NGO promoting sustainable and equitable urban transport, working with cities on mobility standards and policy. Closely comparable role to FabMob at the international level: producing research, convening multi-stakeholder action, and shaping urban mobility policy.
• La Fabrique de la Logistique: Sister 'Fabrique' in the same réseau des fabriques, applying the FabMob commons-based methodology to logistics and supply-chain innovation. Same organizational model, board overlap and cross-membership; the most direct analog to FabMob's operating playbook.
• France Mobilités: French national public-private platform for mobility data sharing and MaaS coordination, with direct co-funding of Mon Compte Mobilité alongside FabMob. Operates in the same French mobility commons niche and shares many institutional partners (DGITM, GART).

Broad incumbents

• Mozilla Foundation: Larger, better-resourced open-source / open-commons foundation stewarding internet commons (Firefox, Common Voice, open-source AI). Comparable mission ethos (open digital commons as public-interest infrastructure) and revenue mix (memberships, grants, individual philanthropy), but at substantially greater scale.
• European Cyclists' Federation (ECF): European-level civil society organization advocating active mobility and cycling infrastructure, with similar association governance, multi-stakeholder advocacy and policy-influence model. Adjacent in mission and serves as a reference point for European mobility commons advocacy.
• ADEME (Agence de la Transition Écologique): FabMob's primary institutional funder and strategic partner. As a French public agency it sits in a different category (state funder vs. association), but its eXtrême Défi, Résilience des Territoires and AIT programs co-shape FabMob's portfolio, making it the dominant counterpart shaping the open-mobility commons agenda.
• OpenStreetMap Foundation: Mature, well-established open geographic data commons referenced by FabMob (Tracemob, OpenTripPlanner) and used by its members. Same 'open commons infrastructure for public-interest applications' mission and nonprofit governance model, but at much larger scale and global reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/fabmob
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7jt1WuLQbb15ois1PQ-clw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fabmob
• Xx.com/fab_mob

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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