Archipel&Co.

What Archipel&Co. does

Archipel&Co. is a Paris-headquartered, privately held social innovation and social entrepreneurship agency founded in 2011, operating across four inclusion pillars: work, consumption, the city, and the environment. The firm delivers impact consulting, market studies, and impact measurement services to corporations, international organizations (notably UNIDO, the European Union, and the Finnish Government), and public institutions, with documented engagements including a multi-year circular economy value chains programme with Orange in Egypt and an impact evaluation for Roole's solidary mobility programme in France. Its service architecture is project-based and consultative, organized around a dedicated startup studio branded '113' that incubates social and environmental impact ventures alongside co-founders.

The company's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with no disclosed software platform, proprietary technology stack, or AI capabilities — its core technology is listed as 'Not disclosed'. Revenue is generated through quote-based professional services engagements rather than packaged products or recurring SaaS fees. Distribution is exclusively direct, with engagement via the corporate website (bilingual French/English) and LinkedIn for top-of-funnel activity. Archipel&Co. claims more than 20 million people impacted across its projects, supports a workforce in the 11–50 range, and maintains general offices in Marseille, Cambridge (England), Hyderabad, and Dakar in addition to its Paris headquarters, giving it a five-city, four-continent operational footprint.

Name

Archipel&Co.

Legal name

Archipel&Co.

Website

https://archipel-co.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Archipel&Co. is a Paris-based social innovation and impact consulting agency founded in 2011 that delivers impact measurement, circular economy studies, and strategic advisory to corporations, international organizations, and public institutions across France, the UK, India, and Senegal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Impact Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Circular Economy & Sustainable Products (Reuse, Repair, Upcycling) (BPAGALAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency (BPADALAM)

Keywords

• Social impact consulting
• Impact measurement services
• Circular economy research
• Social entrepreneurship advisory
• Startup studio incubation

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Impact Consulting and Research Services: Consulting and research services for impact measurement, circular economy studies, and social innovation advisory. Projects typically involve partnerships with international organizations, corporations, and public institutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Archipel&Co. is a social innovation and entrepreneurship agency that delivers project-based consulting, impact measurement and evaluation studies, circular economy market research, and a startup studio (113) that incubates social and environmental ventures. Its work is organized around four inclusion pillars — work, consumption, the city, and the environment — and is sold to corporations, international organizations, and public institutions.

Product overview

Archipel&Co is a social innovation and social entrepreneurship agency operating as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Their portfolio consists primarily of strategic consulting and advisory services centered on social impact transformation, startup studio incubation under the '113' brand, impact measurement and evaluation studies, and thought leadership content including publications on circular economy and sustainable mobility. The company works across four thematic levers: labor/employment, consumption, the city, and the environment. Their services are delivered through project-based engagements rather than packaged software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Impact Consulting and Advisory Project-based consulting engagements that develop organizational solutions to urban and social challenges, supporting clients on inclusive business models, just transition, and social entrepreneurship.
• 113 Startup Studio An in-house startup studio that identifies opportunities, designs robust and scalable solutions, assembles the right people, and transforms ambitious ideas into viable social and environmental businesses.
• Impact Measurement and Evaluation Studies Rigorous third-party evaluations of the social and territorial impact of client programs, producing quantified outcomes and narrative reports (e.g., evaluation of Roole's 'Donnez votre voiture' solidary mobility program).
• Circular Economy Market Studies In-market research and opportunity sizing for circular-economy and refurbishment value chains, including the smartphone refurbishment study conducted in Egypt for Orange and the Switch to Circular Economy Value Chains programme.

Quantifiable outcome

• 84% of beneficiaries report life change from solidary mobility programs; 92% of job seekers found employment through mobility support; unemployment rate halved among beneficiaries; 1h30 saved daily on average

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OrangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorked alongside Orange for over two years on the Switch to Circular Economy Value Chains programme, exploring professional refurbishment sector potential for smartphones and IT equipment in Egypt. Orange served as a key private sector partner in this circular economy initiative.
• ONUDI (UNIDO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational UNIDO organization partnered on the global Switch to Circular Economy Value Chains programme. UNIDO provided institutional support and international development framework for circular economy market development in Egypt.
• Cordon GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal and international partner network member contributing to the circular economy value chains programme in Egypt alongside Orange and UNIDO.
• SofrecomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgramme partner providing technical consulting expertise in the Switch to Circular Economy Value Chains initiative, working with Archipel&Co, Orange, and UNIDO.
• RoolecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchipel&Co conducted impact evaluation study for Roole's 'Donnez votre voiture' solidary mobility programme, measuring outcomes for beneficiaries in precarious mobility situations. This partnership demonstrates expertise in impact measurement and social inclusion initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SystemIQ: SystemIQ is a systems-change consultancy and incubator focused on circular economy, climate and land-use. Like Archipel&Co, it pairs deep circular-economy program work with multilateral backers (e.g. Ellen MacArthur Foundation, UN agencies) and incubator-style venture building, making it the closest direct peer in the niche.
• FSG (Foundation Strategy Group): FSG is a global mission-driven consultancy advising foundations, corporates and governments on impact strategy and measurement. Its focus on rigorous impact evaluation methodology is directly comparable to Archipel&Co's measurement-and-narrative offer.
• Volans: Volans is a London-based sustainability consultancy and think tank advising corporates and investors on circular economy, sustainable finance and impact strategy. Comparable to Archipel&Co in size, niche focus and thought-leadership-led GTM.
• Circle Economy: Circle Economy is an Amsterdam-based impact organization producing the Circularity Gap Report and advising governments and corporates on circular-economy transitions. It is highly comparable to Archipel&Co in combining circular-economy research, advisory for telecom/multilateral clients, and impact storytelling.
• BSR (Business for Social Responsibility): BSR is a global sustainable business consultancy working with multinationals on circular economy, human rights and inclusive business. It mirrors Archipel&Co's enterprise-focused consulting on social-environmental impact, but at materially larger scale.

Regional players

• Quintet Consulting: Quintet is a Paris-based impact and CSR consultancy serving French and European enterprises on social innovation and sustainability strategy. It is a geographic peer to Archipel&Co's French home market with highly comparable service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte Sustainability Services: Deloitte's global sustainability practice delivers circular economy, ESG reporting and impact advisory to multinationals. It represents the broad-incumbent threat: comparable capability set to Archipel&Co but bundled with much larger transformation mandates.
• Accenture Strategy — Sustainability: Accenture's sustainability and circular-economy offerings serve large enterprise clients globally. It competes with Archipel&Co for impact and circular-economy mandates, but at a fundamentally different scale and with broader service breadth.

Emerging players

• Ellen MacArthur Foundation: EMF drives circular-economy thought leadership and programs with corporate and governmental partners. Its program work (e.g. circular electronics initiatives) is thematically aligned with Archipel&Co's telecom refurbishment engagements in Egypt.
• Social Value International: Social Value International is a membership network that sets standards (Social Value / SROI) and trains practitioners in impact measurement. It overlaps with Archipel&Co's methodology-led differentiator but is positioned more as a standards body than as a project delivery firm.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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