CARRE FRANCE

What CARRE FRANCE does

Carré France operates a coworking space and business center located in a 19th-century townhouse at 10/1 Milyutinsky Pereulok in central Moscow, founded in 2014. The company targets French and Francophone entrepreneurs, SME/SMI owners, and professionals working in Russia who need a French-language work environment, professional meeting facilities, and access to the francophone business network. Its core product is an equipped workspace comprising private offices, a modular open space, meeting rooms with equipment, phone booths, and personal lockers, complemented by cultural and business events that position the venue as the primary community hub for francophone professionals in Moscow.

The offering is monetized through a three-tier subscription membership model denominated in Russian rubles: Carte Carré France (8,000 RUB/year) for annual event and discovery access, Permis de séjour (10,000 RUB/month) providing 15 workstation days and 20 meeting room hours, and Passeport (20,000 RUB/month) offering unlimited workstation access, 40 meeting room hours, and optional legal address services for registered business presence. Day-pass and à la carte meeting room fees (400-500 RUB) provide ancillary revenue, and event hosting with member-discounted tickets contributes a community revenue stream.

Carré France employs a community-led go-to-market motion, acquiring members through its role as an event hub, word-of-mouth within the francophone network, and direct-to-consumer booking via its website and Telegram channel. Distribution is purely self-serve/PLG with no intermediaries, and the operating model is asset-light with 1-10 employees. There are no disclosed technology, AI, or proprietary platform features; the business is fundamentally a hospitality and real-estate-as-a-service operation wrapped around a niche community.

Name

CARRE FRANCE

Legal name

Carré France

Website

https://carre-france.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Carré France operates a coworking space and business center in central Moscow, serving French and Francophone entrepreneurs, SMEs, and professionals in Russia through tiered subscription memberships and a community events program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking & Flexible Workspace Services

NAICS

Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (531120)

SIC

Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510)

akta.pro primary industry

Coworking Cafes / Work Cafes (THAFADAJ)

Keywords

• Coworking space
• Business center
• Flexible workspace
• Meeting room rental
• Community events

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Coworking Membership Subscriptions: Monthly and annual subscription-based revenue from three membership tiers (Carte, Permis de séjour, and Passeport) providing access to coworking workstations, meeting rooms, and event privileges. Additional revenue from day-pass sales beyond included quotas and meeting room rentals at non-resident rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CARRE FRANCE operates a coworking space and business center in a 19th-century private hotel in central Moscow, offering equipped workspaces (private offices, modular open space, meeting rooms, phone booths) to SMEs, startups, and entrepreneurs. The company sells tiered memberships (Carte Carré France, Permis de séjour, Passeport) providing workstation access, meeting room hours, event discounts, and optional legal address services. It also hosts cultural and business events for the French and Francophone community in Moscow.

Product overview

CARRE FRANCE is a business center and coworking space operating from a 19th-century townhouse in central Moscow. The offering consists of a core coworking service with equipped workspaces (offices, open space, meeting rooms, phone booths) combined with a tiered membership system (Carte Carré France annual card, Permis de séjour and Passeport monthly memberships) that provides varying levels of workstation access, meeting room hours, and event benefits. The company also hosts cultural and business events for the French and Francophone community, functioning as a hub for francophone professionals in Moscow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Coworking Space A 19th-century townhouse business center in central Moscow offering equipped workspaces including private offices, modern modular open space, meeting rooms, and phone booths for the French and Francophone business community in Russia.
• Carte Carré France Annual membership card offering reduced rates for all events, two discovery days per month (beyond which 500 rub/day applies), and resident rates for meeting room bookings. Priced at 8,000 rub/year.
• Permis de séjour Monthly mid-tier membership providing 15 days/month of workstation access (400 rub/day beyond limit) and 20 hours of meeting room access included. Priced at 10,000 rub/month.
• Passeport Premium monthly membership with unlimited workstation access, 40 hours of meeting room access, and optional legal address services. Priced at 20,000 rub/month.
• Event Hosting Cultural and business events for the French and Francophone community in Moscow, with discounted rates for members.
• Meeting Room Rental Meeting room booking available to members at included hours per tier and to non-residents at standard rates. Equipped for business negotiations and Zoom/video calls.
• Legal Address Service Registered legal address service offered to Passeport (premium) members who need a Russian business address for company registration.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• WeWork: Global coworking and flexible-workspace operator offering tiered memberships, meeting rooms, and community events. Directly comparable product and pricing model, though at vastly larger scale and a broader (non-French-specific) customer base.
• Mindspace: Premium coworking operator with locations across Europe and Israel, offering tiered memberships, meeting rooms, and curated events. Comparable in service mix and member-experience focus.
• Spaces (by IWG): IWG's creative, design-led coworking brand. Comparable in offering tiered memberships, meeting rooms, and curated community events, with a focus on stylish physical environments — directly mirroring Carré France's heritage-venue positioning.
• Industrious: Premium flexible-workspace operator offering subscription-based private offices and coworking with hospitality-grade amenities. Comparable premium positioning, tiered membership, and event-driven community programming.
• CEO Centre: Global network of executive coworking centers offering serviced offices, virtual offices (legal address), and meeting rooms. Closely comparable to Carré France's bundle of coworking + legal-address + meeting-room services.

Regional players

• Hubble: UK-based flexible-workspace platform offering on-demand office and meeting-room access on subscription. Comparable flexible-usage model targeting small businesses and professionals.
• SOK (SOK Works): Russian coworking and flexible-office operator with multiple Moscow locations. Directly comparable geographic market and service offering, though broader (non-French-specific) customer base.
• KleverWork: Russian coworking chain operating in Moscow and other Russian cities, offering tiered memberships and meeting rooms. Comparable service model in the same domestic market.

Broad incumbents

• IWG (Regus): World's largest flexible-workspace operator (Regus, Spaces, HQ, Signature brands). Provides the same core service of renting workstations and meeting rooms on subscription, but as a broad incumbent across geographies and customer types rather than a niche community operator.
• Alliance Business Centers Network: Global network of independent serviced-office and coworking centers offering offices, meeting rooms, and virtual office (legal address) services. Comparable service bundle, though operating as a franchise network rather than a single community-driven venue.

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

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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