What SLOTA does

SLOTA is a Paris-based taxi industry operator founded in 1932, currently structured as a SAS (Société par Actions Simplifiée) and wholly owned since 2022 by HYSETCO, a pioneer in hydrogen mobility. The company runs a vertically integrated ecosystem covering the entire professional lifecycle of a Parisian taxi driver: initial training through Académie Slota (formerly Taxis Ecole 93, acquired 2017, QUALIOPI certified); location-gérance lease contracts providing taxi licence (ADS), hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai 2 vehicle, insurance, maintenance, and hydrogen fuel in a single weekly rent; vehicle rental to artisan licence-owners; licence management services for retired drivers seeking passive income (guaranteed €1,000/month to ADS owners); and an integrated Toyota workshop plus METROCAB metrology services. SLOTA pioneered the location-gérance model in Paris in 2015, two years before the 2017 regulatory liberalization opened the market.

The company's revenue model is dominated by recurring weekly lease fees from approximately 2,000+ active clients, supplemented by training course fees (€1,995-€2,375 initial; €245 continuous), licence management commissions, vehicle rental to artisans, and affiliate income from a SUMUP payment terminal partnership (since February 2023). Since December 2020, SLOTA has executed a strategic pivot toward zero-emission mobility, leveraging HYSETCO's hydrogen refueling network (5 operational stations including Roissy-CDG, Orly, Le Bourget airports and the largest hydrogen station in Europe at Porte de Saint-Cloud, with 8 planned by end-2024) to position as Paris's first major hydrogen taxi fleet operator. The Toyota Mirai 2 fleet offers 650km autonomy, 5-minute refueling, zero CO2 emissions, and Crit'air 0 rating for unrestricted Paris access.

SLOTA operates exclusively in the Île-de-France region, with headquarters relocated in 2024 to a new site at Saint-Denis PLEYEL (103 Rue Charles Michels), an on-site training academy at Porte de La Chapelle, and a customer portal (app.slota.net) for digital self-service. The company holds ISO 9001 (AFNOR) and QUALIOPI certifications, reports a 90%+ customer satisfaction rate (2021 survey), and has registered share capital of €13,898,360 as of 2024. Its 11-50 employees support nearly 10,000 cumulative trained taxi drivers across the ecosystem's history.

Name

SLOTA

Legal name

SLOTA SAS

Website

https://slota.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SLOTA is a Paris-based taxi ecosystem operator providing hydrogen-powered vehicle leasing, professional driver training, and licence management services to 2,000+ taxi drivers across Île-de-France, wholly owned by HYSETCO since 2022.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Taxi Fleet Leasing Services

NAICS

Taxi and Ridesharing Services (485310), Taxi and Ridesharing Services (48531)

SIC

Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510)

akta.pro primary industry

Taxi Fleet Owners & Medallion/Permit Operators (TLAFAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Street-Hail Taxi & Taxi Fleet Operators (THAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Taxi fleet leasing
• Professional driver training
• Hydrogen taxi mobility
• Taxi licence management
• Vehicle rental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Location-Gérance (Lease Management): Weekly rental fees for taxi licence (ADS/Autorisation de Stationnement) combined with hydrogen vehicle, insurance, maintenance, and hydrogen fuel. Customers pay a single all-inclusive weekly rent. This is the primary revenue stream, positioning SLOTA as a specialist in taxi fleet management since 2015.
2. Professional Training Services: Académie Slota provides initial taxi driver training (1,995€ simple / 2,375€ tout inclus), VTC-to-Taxi bridge courses (900€-1,220€), and mandatory continuous training (245€ every 5 years). Training is CPF-eligible.
3. Licence Management (Rentier): Managing taxi licences for owners who wish to become rentiers. SLOTA takes commission from rental income and provides full administrative management, vehicle provision, and guaranteed monthly payment to licence owners.
4. Vehicle Rental to Artisans: Renting hydrogen-powered taxi vehicles to licence-owning artisans, including insurance, maintenance, and fuel services in a fixed weekly rate.
5. Payment Terminal Partnership: SLOTA acts as SUMUP affiliate, offering payment terminals (TPE) at reduced prices to taxi drivers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SLOTA operates an integrated Paris taxi ecosystem spanning professional driver training (Acadé­mie Slota / Taxis Ecole 93), all-inclusive weekly vehicle leasing (location-gérance) using hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai 2 taxis, taxi licence (ADS) management with guaranteed monthly income for licence owners, and an integrated workshop. Since 1932, the company has guided taxi professionals through every career stage from initial qualification to becoming independent artisans or passive-income rentiers.

Product overview

SLOTA is a Paris taxi industry ecosystem operator offering a structured multi-stage career pathway for taxi drivers: (1) Formation Taxi through the Académie Slota — Taxis Ecole 93 for initial professional qualification; (2) Location-Gérance Hydrogène as the core leasing product, providing a hydrogen-powered taxi (Toyota Mirai 2) with all-inclusive weekly rent covering vehicle, fuel, insurance, maintenance, relay vehicles, and metrology; (3) Formation Continue for mandatory 5-year professional card renewal; and (4) Gestion de Licence ADS for license owners seeking passive income management. The ecosystem also includes an integrated Toyota workshop, METROCAB metrology services, and an online client portal. SLOTA is a subsidiary of HYSETCO and the precuror of Location-Gérance on the Paris taxi market since 2015.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Académie Slota: Formation professionnelle et continue pour chauffeurs de taxi, intégrée à l'écosystème Slota. Anciennement Taxis Ecole 93, acquise en 2017.
• Taxis Ecole 93

Products and services

• Formation Taxi (Académie Slota) Professional taxi driver training program delivered at Académie Slota / Taxis Ecole 93 (QUALIOPI certified), covering theoretical coursework, driving lessons, and exam preparation for the French professional taxi card. Also includes VTC-to-Taxi bridge courses and mandatory continuous training every five years. CPF-eligible.
• Location-Gérance Hydrogène Weekly all-inclusive leasing program for aspiring and active taxi drivers, bundling a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai 2 with insurance, maintenance, repairs, relay vehicles, metrology, and hydrogen fuel into a single weekly rent.
• Location d'un Taxi Hydrogène (Artisans)

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer satisfaction rate exceeding 90% based on 2021 survey
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SUMUPminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 28 February 2023SLOTA became a SUMUP affiliate in February 2023, offering taxi payment terminals (TPE) at discounted prices to its driver customers.
• Taxis Ecole 93 (Académie Slota)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRachat of Taxis Ecole 93 in 2017 created the Académie Slota, forming the training pillar of SLOTA's ecosystem. The academy has trained nearly 10,000 taxi drivers over 30+ years and is QUALIOPI certified. Now integrated as SLOTA's dedicated training subsidiary.
• METROCABcoreTechnology or IntegrationMETROCAB manages all taxi equipment (taximeter, luminous sign) for SLOTA vehicles. Services include equipment mounting/dismounting, tariff updates, maintenance, repairs, and annual periodic verification. Located at SLOTA's Porte de la Chapelle site.
• ADN Cab - Cabinet SIXDENIERminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with accounting firm ADN Cab (Cabinet SIXDENIER) providing accounting training courses for taxi drivers at SLOTA's Porte de la Chapelle location.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• FreeNow (mytaxi): FreeNow is a multi-country European taxi and private hire aggregation platform backed by BMW and Mercedes, comparing to SLOTA in targeting licensed taxi and PHV supply in major European cities — though as a platform rather than fleet owner.
• ComfortDelGro: ComfortDelGro is a Singapore-listed global conglomerate operating taxi fleets (including substantial London and China businesses) and point-to-point mobility services at a scale and geographic breadth comparable to SLOTA's model but across many more markets.

Others

• HYSETCO (parent): HYSETCO is SLOTA's 100% shareholder and the operator of the hydrogen refuelling stations that SLOTA's Mirai fleet relies on; included here as an ecosystem/strategic rather than direct competitive comparator.

Emerging players

• Cabify: Cabify is a Spanish-origin VTC/private hire platform active in several European and Latin American cities including France, operating the same on-demand professional ground transport space that competes for Parisian driver supply.
• Curb (Verifone): Curb is a US-based licensed taxi app and payment platform aggregating independent taxi fleets in major American cities, providing a useful reference peer for a technology-driven taxi dispatch and driver-services business model.
• Ornikar: Ornikar is a leading French professional driver training school (car, motorcycle, heavy goods), directly comparable to SLOTA's Académie Slota training pillar offering QUALIOPI-certified taxi/VTC certification pathways.

Direct peers

• Addison Lee: Addison Lee operates a large private hire / taxi fleet in London with driver contracting models similar to SLOTA's location-gérance structure, making it a relevant cross-market fleet operating peer for premium on-demand ground transport.
• Taxi G7: Taxi G7 is the largest licensed taxi dispatch and fleet network in Paris, offering corporate accounts, app-based booking and a central booking operation directly comparable to SLOTA's professional taxi driver services in the same metropolitan market.
• Alpha Taxis Paris: Alpha Taxis operates a large Parisian taxi fleet and cooperative dispatch service, competing for the same professional taxi driver segment and corporate/client booking market as SLOTA.
• Les Taxis Bleus: Les Taxis Bleus is one of the historical Parisian taxi cooperatives, providing licensed taxi bookings, corporate accounts and driver-facing services — overlapping directly with SLOTA's Parisian fleet and dispatch operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/academyslota
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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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