AFIA

What AFIA does

AFIA (Association Française pour l'Intelligence Artificielle) is a French non-profit association (Association Loi 1901 sans but lucratif) whose stated mission is to promote and develop Artificial Intelligence in all its forms in France, bring together the French AI community, and ensure its visibility. Registered office is at ENSC – Bordeaux INP (109 avenue Roule, 33400 Talence) and it is the French member organization of EURAI (European Association for Artificial Intelligence). Its core constituency spans AI researchers and academics, industry professionals and companies, students, and AI educators—the primary segment being researchers and academics at French universities and research institutions.

AFIA delivers its mission through a portfolio of community services rather than a software product: an annual flagship platform PFIA (Plate-Forme Intelligence Artificielle), parallel annual conferences PDIA (Perspectives et Défis de l'IA), FIIA (Forum Industriel de l'IA), and EFIA (Enseignement et Formation en IA), intensive seasonal schools (ESIA and Ecoles saisonnières), thematic one-day workshops (Journées AFIA), the Prix de Thèse thesis prize, and ongoing publications including Bulletins, Brèves, Ouvrages Annuels, and an open HAL archive collection. The association is organized into eight specialized colleges covering Industrial AI, Machine Learning, CECILIA (collaborative events), HumaniSIA (humanities, society, AI), Représentation et Raisonnement, Ingénierie des Connaissances, Systèmes Multi-Agents, and Technologies du Langage Humain.

Revenue is generated primarily through annual membership fees across three modes (individual person, moral person, and company) and EUR-denominated event registration fees (free for members, 30 EUR for non-members). Distribution runs through the afia.asso.fr website and event venues across French universities and research institutions, with marketing channels spanning LinkedIn, Facebook, BlueSky, Dailymotion, and the HAL open archive. Governance is exercised by an annually elected Conseil d'Administration, currently (2026) including Secretary Ahmed Samet and continuing leadership under President Benoît Le Blanc. The association does not develop proprietary AI technology, has no APIs or SDKs, and discloses no commercial customer relationships.

Name

AFIA

Legal name

Association Française pour l'Intelligence Artificielle (AFIA)

Website

https://afia.asso.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AFIA is the primary French non-profit association (Loi 1901) promoting artificial intelligence, serving researchers, industry professionals, educators, and students through annual conferences, eight specialized colleges, publications, and a national AI community platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Institutes of Technology (IoT / Technical Universities) (EDAHAEAC)

Keywords

• Artificial intelligence association
• AI research community
• Professional membership services
• AI conferences events
• AI education training

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: AFIA generates revenue through annual membership fees with three modes: individual person, moral person, or company membership. The 2026 membership campaign is currently open.
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from event registrations: free for AFIA members, 30 EUR for non-members. Includes conference fees for PFIA, PDIA, FIIA, and other specialized jornadas.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

AFIA (Association Française pour l'Intelligence Artificielle) is a French non-profit association (Loi 1901) that promotes and develops Artificial Intelligence in France. It provides membership subscriptions (for individuals, legal entities, and companies), organizes AI conferences and thematic workshops (PFIA, PDIA, FIIA, EFIA), runs seasonal AI schools, publishes bulletins and annual works, and coordinates eight specialized colleges covering distinct AI domains.

Product overview

AFIA (Association Française pour l'Intelligence Artificielle) is a non-profit association (Association Loi 1901) dedicated to promoting and developing Artificial Intelligence in France. Rather than a software product company, AFIA offers a portfolio of professional services including the organization of the annual PFIA conference (Plate-Forme Intelligence Artificielle), thematic journée events, seasonal schools (Ecoles saisonnières), the Prix de thèse thesis prize, publications (bulletins, brèves, annual works), a HAL archive collection, and a job board. The association is structured around eight specialized colleges covering different AI domains. AFIA is a member of EURAI (European Association for Artificial Intelligence).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PFIA: Plate-Forme Intelligence Artificielle - annual AI conference series organized by AFIA
• PDIA
• FIIA
• EFIA
• ESIA
• Prix de Thèse AFIA

Products and services

• Plate-Forme Intelligence Artificielle (PFIA)
• Journées AFIA (AFIA Days)
• Ecoles saisonnières AFIA (Seasonal Schools)
• Ouvrages Annuels (Annual Publications)
• AFIA Membership
• Perspectives et Défis de l'IA (PDIA)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EURAI (European Association for Artificial Intelligence)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFIA is a member of EURAI (European Association for Artificial Intelligence), the European-level umbrella organization for AI associations. This membership provides international visibility and connectivity to the broader European AI community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ACM (Association for Computing Machinery): The world's largest international professional society for computing, encompassing AI as a sub-field. Operates a comparable model of conferences, publications, awards, and special interest groups (including SIGAI) but at vastly greater scale and global reach than AFIA.
• EurAI (European Association for Artificial Intelligence): Pan-European umbrella organization for national AI associations; AFIA is itself a member of EurAI. Comparable in mission (coordinating European AI activity, visibility, education) but operates at a broader, supra-national level rather than serving a single country.

Others

• INRIA (Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique): France's national public research institute for digital science and AI. Adjacent to AFIA in the French ecosystem — many AFIA members are INRIA-affiliated researchers — but it is a government-funded research organization rather than a membership-based professional association.
• ACL (Association for Computational Linguistics): International scientific and professional society for people working on natural language processing, an area AFIA covers via its 'Technologies du Langage Humain' college. Comparable in being a member-driven organization running major conferences (ACL, EMNLP) and publications, but focused specifically on the NLP sub-field.

Direct peers

• AIXIA (Associazione Italiana per l'Intelligenza Artificiale): Italy's national AI association, structurally analogous to AFIA. Comparable in scope — promotes Italian AI research, organizes national AI events, runs working groups, and represents the Italian community within EurAI.
• AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence): The primary US national scientific association for AI researchers. Directly comparable to AFIA in mission: promoting AI research, running major conferences (AAAI Conference), publishing, and offering awards. Operates at a larger scale and serves as AFIA's most prominent international counterpart.
• SIF (Société Informatique de France): France's national professional society for computer science broadly. Directly comparable to AFIA in operating model and French national scope, but covers all of CS rather than specializing in AI. AFIA and SIF are natural partners in the French computing ecosystem.

Regional players

• Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI): Germany's primary professional society for computer science. Comparable to AFIA in function (membership-based organization promoting CS/AI research, education, and industry-academia dialogue) but covers a broader CS remit and serves a different national market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/afia_info
• YouTubedailymotion.com/asso_AfIA
• Facebookfacebook.com/associationfrancaisepourlintelligenceartificielle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/groups/3870691

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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