Period.

What Period. does

Period. is a French-language digital media and community platform targeting feminist, women, and gender-inclusive audiences. Founded in 2019 and operated through the legal entity JAG (a SAS with €4,500 share capital, RCS Paris 832 111 959), the company is headquartered at 35 rue Beaubourg in Paris and operates under the editorial direction of Giuseppe de Martino as Directeur de la publication. The platform organizes its editorial identity around three content pillars — #Communauté (digital sisterhood without gender, body, or voice limits), #Féministe (feminist content), and #Positive (stories celebrating desires and topics abandoned by traditional media) — and references a 2019 statistic indicating 75% of French women aged 15–24 identify as feminists to anchor its audience positioning. Content is delivered exclusively through digital channels: the period.studio website (hosted on AWS) and social media accounts on Instagram (@period.studio) and Facebook, with no native mobile applications disclosed.

The underlying technology is a straightforward digital media stack — a Next.js-based website (evidenced by the /_next/image asset paths) hosted on AWS, with social-media-native distribution rather than a proprietary app or platform. Period. holds membership in Spiil (Syndicat de la presse indépendante d'information en ligne), granting it independent online press status and adherence to an ethical and deontological charter, and has initiated (but not yet finalized) a simplified CNIL data protection declaration. The company does not disclose any patents, proprietary features, APIs, AI/ML capabilities, integrations, or strategic partnerships.

Revenue mechanics are not explicitly disclosed; the available data categorizes the revenue model as advertising-based media and content, but no advertiser mix, audience size, ad inventory details, subscription tiers, sponsorship structure, or pricing data are publicly available. Headcount is in the 1–10 range, no institutional or venture funding rounds are evidenced, and ownership commentary suggests founder/team-owned status with no parent company. Distribution is direct-to-consumer and domestic-only (France), with no evidence of international expansion, paid acquisition channels, or enterprise sales motions.

Name

Period.

Legal name

JAG

Website

https://period.studio

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Period. is a French-language digital media and community platform, founded in 2019 and based in Paris, that publishes feminist, inclusive, and positive content for French-speaking women and gender-inclusive audiences via its website and social media channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Media and Publishing

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Short-Form User-Generated Video Platforms (MPACABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Social Media Management, Scheduling & Community Tools (BPAMALAJ)

Keywords

• Digital media publishing
• Feminist online community
• Inclusive content platform
• Independent online press
• Social media editorial

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Media and content platform: Period. operates as a digital media publication and community platform targeting French-speaking feminist audiences. The revenue model appears to be based on media content and community engagement, though specific monetization mechanisms are not disclosed in the available sources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Period. operates a digital community and media platform that publishes positive, inclusive, and feminist editorial content for French-speaking audiences. The platform organizes its content around three themes — #Communauté (community), #Féministe (feminist), and #Positive — covering topics underrepresented in traditional French media and targeting a generation of French women who identify as feminists. Distribution is delivered through the period.studio website and social media channels (Instagram and Facebook).

Product overview

Period. is a single digital media community platform focused on feminist, positive, and inclusive content targeting French-speaking audiences. The platform operates through its main website at period.studio, delivering content organized around three pillars: #Communauté (digital sisterhood without gender, body, or voice limits), #Féministe (feminist content), and #Positive (celebrating desires and sharing stories that strengthen the community). The company maintains social media presence on Instagram and Facebook as distribution channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Period. Community Platform A digital community platform delivering positive, inclusive, and feminist editorial content to French-speaking audiences, organized around three themes: Community (#Communauté), Feminist (#Féministe), and Positive (#Positive). It targets women and gender-inclusive individuals interested in feminism and underrepresented media topics, distributed through period.studio, Instagram, and Facebook.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Slate.fr: Established French online news and opinion magazine; comparable independent digital publishing model and French-language audience, though broader scope and more general editorial positioning.
• Konbini: Major French digital-first media brand targeting a young, progressive audience across pop culture, news, and lifestyle; comparable audience demographic and social-native distribution model, though broader than feminism-only.
• Brut. Large French-founded digital media company distributing news and societal content via social platforms; comparable social-native, mobile-first distribution and progressive editorial stance, but at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Causette: Long-established French feminist magazine with a strong digital presence covering women's rights, culture, and society; comparable mission and French feminist audience overlap with Period.
• Les Glorieuses: French feminist newsletter and media project focused on women's economic and social empowerment; comparable French-language feminist media positioning and community-led monetization.
• Madmoizelle: Leading French independent digital media brand targeted at young women and feminist audiences, covering feminism, lifestyle, and pop culture with a community-driven model — the closest analogue to Period.'s positioning and GTM motion.
• Cheek Magazine: French online magazine focused on feminism, gender, sexuality, and pop culture for young French-speaking audiences; comparable in tone, audience, and digital-first editorial model to Period.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Period-368975087307264
• Instagraminstagram.com/period.studio

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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