Nexem

What Nexem does

Nexem is a French professional employer organization constituted as a non-profit association under the loi du 1er juillet 1901 (SIREN 817664659), headquartered at 3 rue au Maire, 75003 Paris. It represents approximately 11,000 establishments and services in France's private non-profit social, medico-social, and healthcare sector, collectively employing around 330,000 professionals who serve vulnerable populations across disability, elderly care, child protection, and medico-social services. Its mission is to act as the collective voice and operational backbone for these associative employers, providing legal and HR expertise, training, advocacy, and representation in collective bargaining through the AXESS confederation. Nexem holds formal seats in national regulatory bodies (CNSA, HAS, CNCPH, Cnoss, CNS, CRSA, CDCA, CPNE-FP, Crefop, UDES) and operates 16 regional delegations across metropolitan France and overseas departments, led by 79 regional delegates and 13 Nexem advisors.

Nexem's core products and programs include a Qualiopi-certified training center (Centre de Formation Nexem) with an online catalog of training courses covering strategy, governance, social law, HR, management, finance, evaluation/quality, and digital transformation; the Humanifest multi-chapter reform manifesto (organization/governance, management, sustainable development, digital/AI); the AXESS Baromètre RH tracking recruitment tensions across the sector; the Accélérateur 21 innovation/incubation program; the R.E.V.E experimentation project on team empowerment (financed with CNSA and Harmonie Mutuelle); and a social impact measurement framework for child protection piloted across 23 establishments (with Impact Track, FSE+, Caisse d'Épargne, AÉSIO mutuelle). It also operates media properties (La Parole aux Professionnels, Le Live by Nexem, Le Grand Entretien) and the Indice d'Alignement Humain (IAH) questionnaire used in the R.E.V.E project.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring membership dues from the 11,000 associate establishments, supplemented by training fees at Qualiopi-certified programs (e.g., €345–€910 net per participant per course, with member/non-member tiering), intra-association bespoke training engagements, and grant/project funding for specific initiatives (e.g., CNSA, FSE+, Harmonie Mutuelle). The organization sells no proprietary software; its digital surface consists of a public website, member portal, online training catalog, and video channels. Go-to-market is membership-led (organizations apply via adhesion form) with a sales-led motion backed by regional delegations providing local outreach. Customers span three primary personas — employer organizations (associations, foundations, mutuals), HR directors and managers, and executive directors of ESMS — across vertical sub-segments including disability, elderly care, child protection, social exclusion, and healthcare.

Name

Nexem

Legal name

Nexem

Website

https://nexem.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Nexem is a French non-profit professional organization representing approximately 11,000 employers in the social, medico-social, and private non-profit healthcare sector. It provides advocacy, Qualiopi-certified training, HR and legal advisory, and collective bargaining via its AXESS confederation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Nexem operates primarily through membership fees from associate employers in the social, medico-social, and healthcare sector. Membership provides access to expert services, representation, training, and the organization's network of 11,000 establishments.
2. Training Services: Nexem operates a certified training center (Qualiopi certified) offering inter-association and intra-company training programs. Revenue is generated through training fees paid by members and non-members for professional development courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Nexem is a French professional employer association representing organizations in the social, medico-social, and private non-profit healthcare sector. It delivers membership-based services including expert advisory across nine domains (social law, HR, finance, evaluation, governance, strategy, user rights, CSR, and digital transformation), a Qualiopi-certified training center, sector advocacy, and collective bargaining representation to approximately 11,000 establishments employing 330,000 professionals across 16 regional delegations.

Product overview

Nexem is a professional organization representing employers in the social, medico-social, and health sector in France, not a traditional software product company. Its offerings consist of advocacy, training services, publications, and sector support programs. The core products include the Qualiopi-certified Centre de Formation Nexem offering 97+ training courses; Humanifest, a multi-chapter reform proposal project; AXESS Baromètre RH for workforce monitoring; Accélérateur 21 for innovation incubation; Projet R.E.V.E for team empowerment experiments; and social impact measurement tools developed with partners. The organization also produces video content (Émissions Nexem), publishes sector reports and guides, and provides expert advisory services across 9 domains to its 11,000 member establishments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AXESS: A confederation representing employers in the sanitary, social, and medico-social private non-profit sector. AXESS is a structured confederation within the sector, with Nexem being a major member and AXESS representing the sector in collective bargaining (CCUE, CCU, salary negotiations).
• Humanifest
• Centre de formation Nexem

Products and services

• Centre de Formation Nexem Qualiopi-certified training center providing courses specifically designed for social, medico-social, and health sector organizations, covering strategy, governance, labor law, HR, management, finance, evaluation, and quality.
• Humanifest Multi-chapter collective project containing proposals for comprehensive reform of the social, medico-social, and health sector in France, covering organization and governance, management, sustainable development, and digital/AI.
• Catalogue de Formations Online catalog of Nexem's training offerings organized by categories including accompaniment, strategy and innovation, social law, HR, management, finance, evaluation, and digital transformation.
• AXESS Baromètre RH Annual HR barometer tracking recruitment tensions and workforce challenges in the social, medico-social, and health sector, published by the AXESS confederation.
• Accélérateur 21 Incubation program including intrapreneurship and Employment Health Disability programs, supporting innovative projects in the social sector through accompaniment and funding guidance.
• Projet R.E.V.E Experimental project on team empowerment and new forms of work organization in medico-social establishments, piloted by Nexem's Social and Medico-Social Offer pole with CNSA support and consulting partner Compani.
• Mesure d'Impact Social en Protection de l'Enfance Social impact measurement methodology for child protection structures, developed with Impact Track and deployed across 23 pilot organizations with FSE+, Avise, Caisse d'Épargne, and AÉSIO mutuelle funding.
• Accompagnement Adhérents Expert advisory and support services for member organizations across nine domains: social law, HR, financial and budgetary management, evaluation and quality, associative governance, development strategy, user rights, corporate social responsibility, and digital transformation.

Named customers22 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EASPD (European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026European organization representing disability service providers. Nexem is an active member and co-organizer of the 2026 conference 'Leading change in disability services' in Porto with Humanitas (Portuguese federation).
• Cnam (Conservatoire national des arts et métiers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-construction of training programs including 'Leadership et management des équipes dans le secteur sanitaire, social et médico-social' DU (launched Jan 2025, second promotion Sept 2025) and 'Stratégie et pilotage social' DU (launched Feb 2026 with 41 participants). Partnered with Chaire de gestion des services de santé for 'Rendez-vous Management' webinars.
• CompanicoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 April 2024Consulting partner for the R.E.V.E project (Responsabiliser les Équipes dans la Vie des Établissements), providing expertise on empowering teams and new organizational models in medico-social establishments.
• La Croix-Rouge françaisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2022Major French nonprofit healthcare and social services provider joined Nexem in March 2022. Collaboration focuses on collective bargaining work and representing employers' interests in the social and healthcare sector.
• Tardigrade AIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting the Pays de la Loire regional day on emerging risks and crisis management. Listed among institutional and expert partners for the event.
• CNSA (Caisse nationale de solidarité pour l'autonomie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-financier of the R.E.V.E project along with Harmonie Mutuelle's ESS expertise pole. Provides national funding for autonomy and disability services.
• Impact TrackcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnical partner for social impact measurement project in child protection. Provided methodological support and tools for the 23 pilot structures implementing impact measurement methodologies.
• AXESS (Confédération)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNexem's confederation representing employers in the social, medico-social, and healthcare sector. AXESS conducts collective bargaining and publishes annual RH barometers on recruitment tensions.
• Adapei de la SartheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional disability federation partner for the Pays de la Loire regional day on emerging risks and crisis management.
• ANAPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for the Pays de la Loire regional day on emerging risks and crisis management, bringing expertise in performance support for healthcare establishments.
• Comité 21 Grand OuestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for the Pays de la Loire regional day, providing expertise on emerging risks analysis and sustainable development.
• Groupement e-santé Pays de la LoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for the Pays de la Loire regional day on emerging risks and crisis management.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• FHF (Fédération Hospitalière de France): FHF is the federation of French public hospitals, the dominant incumbent player in the broader hospital sector that Nexem's private non-profit members also operate in. It is comparable as a sector-wide employer/representative federation but focuses on the public segment, making it a broad incumbent rather than direct competitor.

Others

• AXESS (Confédération): AXESS is the confederation of which Nexem is a member, representing the sanitary, social, and medico-social private non-profit sector in collective bargaining (CCUE, CCU, salary negotiations). It is included as an OTHERS peer because it sits one level above Nexem in the sector's representational architecture.

Direct peers

• UNIOPSS (Union nationale interfédérale des œuvres et organismes privés non lucratifs sanitaires et sociaux): UNIOPSS is a French umbrella network of associative organizations in the social, medico-social, and health sectors, performing member representation, training, and advocacy. It overlaps Nexem's constituency and competes for the same associative employers, though at a more aggregated network level.
• FEHAP (Fédération des Établissements Hospitaliers et d'Assistance Privés): FEHAP is the other major French federation of private non-profit healthcare and social employers — Nexem's closest direct competitor in representing the same associative establishments. FEHAP and Nexem jointly co-organise the Solicare trade fair (announced May 2026), underscoring their parallel positioning as employer representatives.
• SYNERPA (Syndicat national des établissements et résidences privés pour personnes âgées): SYNERPA is the French trade union for private (commercial, non-associative) elderly care residences, the for-profit counterpart to Nexem's associative segment of the same sector. It is comparable as an employer federation in the medico-social space but serves a different ownership model.
• Mutualité Française: Mutualité Française is the national federation of French mutual health insurers, many of which are also members of Nexem. It represents an overlapping segment of the private non-profit health/social employer space and is Nexem's partner in co-organising the Solicare trade fair.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCW-jlWvQV7UKm6aXFIFJxew
• Facebookfacebook.com/Nexem.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nexem
• Instagraminstagram.com/nexem_
• Xx.com/Nexem_actu

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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