Trombi.com

What Trombi.com does

Trombi.com is a French social networking platform operated by Trombi Acquisition Sarl, a private French limited liability company (Société à responsabilité limitée) headquartered in Paris. Founded in 2000, the platform enables users to reconnect with former school classmates by searching through a directory of 13 million registered members organized across all 96 French metropolitan departments, overseas territories (including Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, Réunion, Mayotte, and Polynésie Française), and French-language schools abroad. Its core technology is a web-based directory platform with department/city/school hierarchical navigation and an alphabetical member index, supplemented by native iOS and Android mobile applications branded under StayFriends.

The platform's product surface consists of five core components: a classmate search engine (with maiden name search capability), an archive of over 280,000 class photos with new photos added daily, class reunion organization tools, a searchable member directory, and an international StayFriends sister network spanning Germany (stayfriends.de), Switzerland (stayfriends.ch), Austria (stayfriends.at), and Sweden (stayfriends.se). The underlying platform architecture relies on conventional web and database infrastructure rather than disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

Trombi.com operates a freemium consumer model with free registration and basic search functionality explicitly marketed as 'gratuit' (free) to end users. Premium feature pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company runs with a lean team of 1-10 employees and follows a product-led growth motion, where users self-register and search independently via organic SEO and geographic directory browsing. The customer base consists of individual alumni seeking to reconnect with former classmates, segmented as a horizontal consumer persona with no enterprise or B2B anchor accounts.

Name

Trombi.com

Legal name

Trombi Acquisition Sarl

Website

https://trombi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Trombi.com is a French social networking platform that helps alumni reconnect with former school classmates through a directory of 13 million registered members organized by French geographic departments, serving individual users in France and French-speaking communities abroad as part of the StayFriends international network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Networking

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

akta.pro primary industry

General-Purpose Social Networks (BPAMABAA)

Keywords

• Classmate finder platform
• Alumni social network
• School reunion service
• Class photo archive
• French alumni directory

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Free User Platform: The platform appears to offer free registration and search services for users to find classmates and view photos. Revenue model is not explicitly disclosed in the available content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Trombi.com is a free social networking platform operated by Trombi Acquisition Sarl that enables users in France and French-speaking regions to reconnect with former school classmates. The platform supports registration, search across approximately 13 million registered members (with maiden name lookup), browsing of an archive of more than 280,000 class photos updated daily, and use of reunion organization features. Coverage spans all 96 French metropolitan departments, French overseas territories, and French schools abroad, with sister sites extending the same concept to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Sweden under the StayFriends brand.

Product overview

Trombi.com is a free social networking platform operated by Trombi Acquisition Sarl that helps users reconnect with former school classmates. The platform consists of a core classmate-finder service, an archive of over 280,000 class photos, class reunion organization tools, and a member directory. Mobile applications for iOS and Android provide on-the-go access. The service is part of the international StayFriends network spanning Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Sweden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StayFriends: International sister platform operating in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Sweden

Products and services

• Trombi.com Classmate Finder Platform Free web-based social networking platform for individual users that enables search across 13 million registered former classmates (with maiden name lookup), browsing of an archive of 280,000+ class photos, and on-platform tools to discover profiles, contact classmates, and organize class reunions. Coverage spans all 96 French metropolitan departments plus overseas territories (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, Réunion, Mayotte, St Pierre et Miquelon, Wallis et Futuna, Polynésie Française, Nouvelle Calédonie) and French schools abroad, with an alphabetical member directory as a secondary navigation path.
• Trombi.com Mobile Applications (iOS and Android) Native iOS and Android applications that provide mobile and tablet access to the Trombi.com classmate-finding service, complementing the web platform and allowing users to search classmates, browse class photos, and stay connected on mobile devices.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• StayFriends (Germany)minorOthersSister site operating under the StayFriends brand in Germany, sharing similar classmate reunion platform functionality
• StayFriends (Switzerland)minorOthersSister site operating under the StayFriends brand in Switzerland, sharing similar classmate reunion platform functionality
• StayFriends (Austria)minorOthersSister site operating under the StayFriends brand in Austria, sharing similar classmate reunion platform functionality
• StayFriends (Sweden)minorOthersSister site operating under the StayFriends brand in Sweden, sharing similar classmate reunion platform functionality

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Pipl: Identity resolution and people-search engine used to locate individuals across fragmented public data sources. Functionally analogous to Trombi's member directory and search engine for finding classmates.
• MyLife.com: People-search and reputation platform focused on helping users find and reconnect with acquaintances. Overlapping use case of alumni reconnection with a freemium subscription model.
• StayFriends (DE/CH/AT/SE): Sister platforms operating the same classmate-reunion product under the StayFriends brand across Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and Sweden. Identical feature set (directory, photo archive, reunion tools) and shared corporate parent via Trombi Acquisition Sarl.
• Yasni: German people-search and reputation platform that aggregates publicly available information to help users find individuals. Comparable directory-centric model and overlapping DACH user base to Trombi/StayFriends.
• Copains d'avant (La Poste): French alumni/classmate reunion directory operated by La Poste's Linternaute property. Direct French-market competitor with the same school/department organization and class-photo archive concept.
• Classmates.com: Long-standing US-based alumni reunion and class photo directory service. Closest direct competitor in terms of value proposition (find former classmates, view yearbooks, organize reunions) and freemium business model.
• Spokeo: US people-search aggregator indexing public records and social profiles to identify and reconnect individuals. Closely comparable directory/search model with freemium monetization.

Broad incumbents

• Facebook: Global general-purpose social network where many users already attempt to find former classmates via search. Indirectly competes with Trombi's core use case as a free, mainstream alternative.
• LinkedIn: Professional networking platform where alumni connections are a frequent secondary use case. Represents a broader incumbent encroaching on Trombi's alumni reconnection value proposition.

Regional players

• 192.com: UK-based people search and directory platform offering reverse-lookup of names and addresses. Comparable directory/people-search functionality but primarily serves a different geography than Trombi's French core.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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