Locakase

What Locakase does

Locakase is a French self-storage operator founded in 2014 and headquartered in Strasbourg, operating the second-largest self-storage network in France with more than 35 centers spanning all 13 French metropolitan regions. The company rents storage boxes ranging from 1 m² to over 50 m² to two distinct customer segments: individual consumers (households in transition, students, travelers) and businesses (professionals and small-to-mid enterprises needing archive, inventory, or operational storage). Its facility features include individual unit alarms and video surveillance.

The business model is a recurring monthly rental on short-to-medium-term contracts, with customers acquired and onboarded through a proprietary digital platform that supports online booking, online contract signing, a volume simulator, and virtual tours of available units. Beyond the core rental, Locakase has layered revenue through adjacent product lines: wine storage, professional storage, drive-in boxes, parking, merchandise reception, archive storage, and bundled insurance. The digital platform functions as the primary customer-acquisition and conversion channel, reducing reliance on physical walk-ins and enabling national brand consistency across a fragmented local-services category.

Name

Locakase

Legal name

Locakase

Website

https://locakase.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Locakase is a French self-storage operator founded in 2014, running the country's second-largest network of 35+ centers across all 13 regions. It rents 1–50+ m² units to individuals and businesses via an online booking platform, with adjacent offerings in wine, professional, and archive storage.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Self-Storage Services

NAICS

Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units (531130), Other Warehousing and Storage (49319)

SIC

Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Standard/Non-Climate Self-Storage (HSAKAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Business & Commercial Self-Storage (Inventory/Records) (HSAKAGAD), Climate-Controlled Self-Storage (HSAKAGAA), Self-Storage Ancillary Services (Locks, Boxes, Truck Rental, Mailbox/Package Acceptance) (HSAKAGAH)

Keywords

• Self-storage rentals
• Storage box rental
• Business archive storage
• Moving storage solutions
• Furniture storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Storage Unit Rental: Monthly recurring revenue from renting self-storage units (boxes) to customers. Pricing varies by box size, location, and duration. Customers pay for the actual space used with no hidden fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Locakase is the second-largest self-storage network in France, renting secured storage boxes (1 m² to 50 m²+) to individuals and businesses through 35+ physical centers across France and a forthcoming Geneva location. Core services are supplemented with optional insurance, moving supplies, and digital tools for online booking, electronic contract signing, and account management.

Product overview

Locakase is a self-storage (garde-meuble/self-stockage) platform operating as the second-largest self-storage network in France, offering a unified product portfolio centered on rental storage units supplemented by digital tools and value-added services. The core offering consists of self-storage boxes in five standardized size categories (Mini through Extra), ranging from 1 m² to 50 m²+, complemented by digital tools including a Volume Simulator for sizing assistance, Virtual Visit for remote exploration, and an Online Reservation System with electronic contracting. The Customer Portal enables account and invoice management. Value-added services include optional insurance coverage, moving supplies (Kit Déménagement), professional storage solutions for businesses (Stockage Professionnel) with sub-offerings for archive storage, wine storage, drive-in boxes, secure parking, and merchandise reception. The platform serves both individual consumers (particuliers) and business customers (professionnels) across over 80 locations throughout France and Geneva.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self-Storage Boxes (Box de Stockage) Secured self-storage rental units ranging from 1 m² to 50 m²+ for individuals and businesses to store belongings, furniture, inventory, or documents. Available on monthly subscription with 7/7 access from 6h-22h, with optional 24/7 access for professionals.
• Professional Storage Solutions (Stockage Professionnel)

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.9/5 customer satisfaction rating based on 13,300+ verified Google reviews
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Annexx: One of the largest French self-storage networks with dozens of centers across France, offering unit rentals to individuals and professionals with similar monthly subscription model. Directly comparable as a French self-storage competitor at similar scale.
• Homebox: Major French self-storage brand operating a national network of centers with similar product offering (boxes of various sizes, monthly subscription, 24/7 access). Direct competitor in the French self-storage market.
• Mondial Box: French self-storage franchise network with multiple centers across France, offering monthly rentals to individuals and businesses. Comparable in operating model and target customer to Locakase, though typically smaller average footprint per site.
• Une Pièce en Plus: Long-standing French self-storage operator (subsidiary of the Bouygues group historically) with a national network of self-storage facilities. Competes head-to-head with Locakase for individual and professional customers across French metros.
• Allomoa: French self-storage operator with a growing national footprint focused on modernized centers and digital booking. Competes directly with Locakase in major French urban areas for individuals and B2B customers.

Broad incumbents

• Public Storage: Largest self-storage REIT globally (NYSE: PSA), operating thousands of facilities primarily in the US. Useful as a global benchmark for unit economics, technology adoption, and category maturation potential, though not a direct competitor in France.
• Shurgard Self-Storage: European self-storage leader (publicly listed on Euronext Brussels) with an extensive network across France, Benelux, Germany, and the UK. A scaled incumbent whose size, capital access, and brand make it the most important competitor for the French #2.

Emerging players

• Costockage: French peer-to-peer and individual storage marketplace connecting owners of free space with customers needing storage. Partial overlap with Locakase's individual customer segment, but operates a marketplace model rather than owned facilities.
• Box in the City: French self-storage concept with locations primarily in Paris and surrounding areas, offering similar subscription-based unit rentals. Smaller and more urban-focused, but a comparable niche player in the French market.

Regional players

• BigBox Self-Storage: European self-storage operator with presence in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Comparable in product offering (self-storage boxes, monthly rentals) and a relevant peer given Locakase's cross-border expansion into Switzerland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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