CollectivZ

What CollectivZ does

CollectivZ is a Paris-based, privately-held SAS founded in 2015 operating as a collective network of approximately 23 entrepreneur-partners specializing in collective intelligence, pedagogical innovation, digital transformation, coaching, and "antifragile" organizational design. The company serves French enterprise clients — primarily HR and L&D functions within mid-to-large organizations — through intra-company management training, systemic diagnostics, co-development sessions, and consulting built around its proprietary "5 Systemic Frameworks" methodology (relational, meaning, governance, operational, and learning cadres). Named deployments include insurance broker Verlingue, public housing operator Paris Habitat, and Hôpital Simone Veil. The collective also operates a digital learning product, ze.game, a gamified application that develops 15 psychosocial capacities aligned with OECD 21st-century competencies (Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Communication, Body-Mind), and a complementary pedagogical toolkit, ze.kit, designed for educators and trainers.

CollectivZ delivers services through two Qualiopi-certified training organizations registered in Paris (ze.game and CollectivZ OF) — a French government certification required for state-funded training — and monetizes via bespoke, quote-based multi-day training engagements, co-development programs, systemic diagnostic days, and facilitator trainings. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements follow multi-year contractual cadences tailored to client needs. The go-to-market is primarily enterprise field sales driven through a website contact form, LinkedIn presence, and a network of roughly 18 ecosystem partners including La Coalition du Point 0, ESSAIM Community, Imfusio, NS Pulse, Motherbase.ai (Edtech Pulse initiative), Le Lab RH, and France Apprenante. Recent positioning has emphasized AI ethics training through a role-play format (ZOÉ vs A.D.A.M. 2030 Game) and a March 2025 publication in Annales des Mines (French Ministry of Economy) titled "IA et futur de la civilisation: dystopie transhumaniste ou métamorphose créatrice?"

The business is structurally a partnership-style SAS with variable capital (minimum €1,000), held by its founding members. No external institutional investment, private equity backing, parent company, or M&A activity is disclosed in the available data, and no funding rounds have been recorded. Geographic scope is currently limited to France (Île-de-France focus), and the organization appears to operate at boutique scale with no public revenue disclosure.

Name

CollectivZ

Legal name

COLLECTIVZ

Website

https://collectivz.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CollectivZ is a Paris-based collective of entrepreneur-partners founded in 2015 that delivers bespoke intra-company management training, systemic diagnostics, and the ze.game gamified learning application to French enterprises, centered on its proprietary 5 Systemic Frameworks methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Training & Consulting

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Experience Marketplaces (Workshops, Mentorships, Projects) (EDAFAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses (MPACALAD)

Keywords

• Corporate training services
• Management consulting
• Collective intelligence
• Pedagogical innovation
• Organizational transformation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Training Services: Intra-company training programs for managers and organizations including multi-day training sessions, co-development sessions, collaborative workshops, and systemic diagnostic services. Pricing is quote-based and customized to client needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CollectivZ is a French network of entrepreneur-consultants that designs and delivers intra-company training programs, systemic diagnostics, and coaching for managers and organizations. Its offering centers on the proprietary "5 systemic frameworks" methodology and the ze.game gamified learning application, which develops 15 psychosocial capacities mapped to OECD 21st-century competencies. Services are provided by Qualiopi-certified training organisms (CollectivZ and ze.game) based in Paris.

Product overview

CollectivZ operates as a platform-plus-training organization offering two interconnected products: ze.game, a gamified learning application for developing 15 psychosocial capabilities through interactive challenges, and ze.kit, a complementary pedagogical toolkit for educators. The organization also delivers instructor-led training programs including intra-company management training, systemic diagnostics, and AI literacy sessions, supported by its own Qualiopi-certified training organisms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ze.game: A gamified learning application and hero's journey framework designed for education and training environments, developing 15 practical capacities across 5 competencies of the 21st century as defined by the OECD.
• Le Point Zéro

Products and services

• ze.game

Quantifiable outcome

• Development of 15 practical psychosocial capacities aligned with 5 OECD 21st century competencies through gamified challenges

Named customers4 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

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• La Coalition du Point 0coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic ecosystem partner for Point Zéro initiative exploring civilization cycles and future of work transformation. Boris Sirbey, co-founder of CollectivZ, contributes to this coalition.
• ESSAIM CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative initiative for 'learning to learn' that trains training professionals to integrate ESSAIM criteria. Johann Pons, CollectivZ member, designed ze.kit 'soft skills' for this community.
• ImfusiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership ecosystem member contributing to future of work transformation and emergence of deeply human and sustainable work futures.
• NS PulsecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner collaborating with CollectivZ on Edtech Pulse initiative for independent edtech directory.
• Motherbase.aicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with CollectivZ and NS Pulse on Edtech Pulse initiative for independent edtech classification and selection.
• OntrainminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network.
• Tomorrow TheoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network.
• Valeurs & développementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network.
• Le Lab RHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network focused on HR innovation.
• France ApprenanteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network focused on learning and education.
• Les ÉmergencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network.
• Transformance ProminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network.
• Terres inconnuesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network.
• POWAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network.
• We Are OneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network.
• Humans MatterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network.
• AmnyosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network.
• Maison de l'Emploi de MarseilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network focused on employment and labor market.
• Collectif OrientationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem partner in future of work transformation network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BearingPoint: Global management and technology consultancy with strong French presence and organizational transformation practice. Overlaps with CollectivZ on transformation consulting and change management engagements to large enterprises.
• Devoteam: European digital transformation consultancy with French roots and a training/certification arm. Comparable in digital transformation advisory and capability-building engagements for enterprise clients.
• Sia Partners: Paris-headquartered global management consulting firm with deep organizational transformation and HR transformation practices. Comparable in transformation consulting for large French enterprise clients.

Direct peers

• Cegos: Largest French corporate training and professional development group, offering multi-format intra-company programs, leadership development, and certified training. Directly comparable in GTM (enterprise field sales, intra-company training) and target customer (French enterprise managers).
• Orsys: French professional training provider specializing in IT, management, and soft-skills intra-company programs. Comparable in delivery format (customized intra-company training, multi-day sessions, Qualiopi certification) and enterprise customer base.
• CrossKnowledge: Digital learning solutions provider focused on leadership and management development for global enterprises. Comparable in productized methodology, leadership development offering, and enterprise SaaS-plus-services model targeting French and European corporates.
• Dale Carnegie Training France: French arm of the global corporate training franchise offering leadership, communication, and management programs. Comparable in B2B enterprise intra-company training, leadership development focus, and proprietary methodology framework.

Emerging players

• OpenClassrooms: France-based online education-to-employment platform with employer partnerships. Comparable in addressing French workforce upskilling and OECD-aligned competency frameworks, though delivered via a more digital-native model.

Others

• Le Lab RH: French HR innovation think-tank and community focused on future of work experimentation. Listed as a CollectivZ ecosystem partner, addressing overlapping themes around HR transformation, learning posture, and emerging work practices in France.
• Humans Matter: French ecosystem partner specializing in human-centered transformation consulting. Listed in CollectivZ's strategic partner network and operates in the same future-of-work transformation space with overlapping target customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/collectivz

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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