What Digital Reunion does

Digital Reunion (formerly ARTIC — Association Réunionnaise des Professionnels des TIC) is a non-profit professional association founded in 1997 under French law (association loi 1901) that federates digital professionals, startups, and companies on the island of La Réunion, a French overseas territory. The association's core offering consists of membership-based community services: an annual subscription program providing network access, visibility, and partner discounts; a portfolio of events including the NxSE Business Forum (since 2016, international, Indian Ocean/Africa/Europe orientation), Digital Awards (since 2020, in partnership with Région Réunion), and the Web'n Run webinar series; a job board connecting employers with digital talent; and sector studies conducted under the PIA3 (Programme d'Investissement Avenir 3) sector structuring program.

The association does not develop proprietary technology products; its infrastructure is a standard website (digitalreunion.com, hosted by o2switch and built by DigiDatale) supplemented by an assoconnect.com membership portal and active social media presence. Digital Reunion generates revenue primarily through annual membership subscriptions complemented by multi-source public funding from the French Republic, Région Réunion, Bpifrance, the European Union (FEDER), and the PIA3 program, as well as the French Tech label which grants national visibility. It serves approximately 135 member companies and individual professionals across verticals including cybersecurity, data analytics, digital inclusion, healthcare, and agriculture, while also engaging traditional businesses seeking digital transformation guidance. Strategic positioning emphasizes La Réunion as a digital hub bridging Europe, Africa, and the Indian Ocean.

Name

Digital Reunion

Legal name

Digital Reunion

Website

https://digitalreunion.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Digital Reunion is a non-profit professional association founded in 1997 that federates 135 digital companies, startups, and professionals on the French overseas territory of La Réunion, delivering membership services, flagship events (NxSE Forum, Digital Awards), and sector studies funded by annual subscriptions and public institutional partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hybrid Conferences & Conventions (In-Person + Streamed) (MPAGAOAC), Virtual Conferences & Summits (Webinars, Keynotes) (MPAGAOAA), Virtual Awards Ceremonies & Competitions (Judging, Voting) (MPAGAOAN)

Keywords

• Professional association services
• Digital sector federation
• Industry events and forums
• Membership networking services
• Technology ecosystem support

Headquarters

HQ city

Re

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: Digital Reunion generates revenue primarily through annual membership fees paid by digital professionals, companies, and startups in La Réunion. Members pay to join via the association's online subscription portal (assoconnect.com) and receive benefits including network access, visibility, events, and partner discounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Digital Reunion is a non-profit professional association (association loi 1901) that federates and represents the digital sector in La Réunion, France. It sells annual memberships to companies and digital professionals and delivers sector-building services including flagship events (NxSE Business Forum), industry awards (Digital Awards), webinars (Web'n Run), a job board, and partnership programs with public-sector bodies.

Product overview

Digital Reunion is an association of digital professionals in La Réunion, not a product company. Its offering consists of member services including a benefits program (Digital Reunion Services), event programs (Web'n Run webinars, NxSE Business Forum, Digital Awards), employment services (job board), and sector research (digital studies). The organization does not offer a unified software product but rather a portfolio of community services, events, and resources for the local digital ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Reunion Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% of digital sector projects remained active during COVID-19 lockdown, outperforming other sectors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• La French TechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital Reunion benefits from the French Tech label, which positions La Réunion as a recognized digital hub at national and international level. The French Tech community provides access to national support programs, funding, and visibility for the local ecosystem.
• European Digital Innovation Hub La RéunioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) in La Réunion supports digital transformation of businesses through access to testing facilities, skills development, and investment networking, aligned with EU digital strategy.
• CirestminorOthersCirest (Communauté d'Agglomération de l'Est de La Réunion) is listed as a partner on the Digital Reunion website, participating in the local digital ecosystem and community life.
• DigiDataleminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDigiDatale is the web design and development agency credited as the webmaster of digitalreunion.com, responsible for the website's creation and maintenance.
• Nexa (Agence régionale de développement, d'innovation et d'investissement)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNexa conducts the regional innovation strategy evaluation (S3) and partners with Digital Reunion on events including webconferences on responsible digital design and the PIA3 sector structuring study, working to support the La Réunion digital ecosystem.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• La French Tech: La French Tech is the national government-backed network of French tech ecosystems of which Digital Reunion is a labeled community. It is broader in scope, covering all French tech hubs, and provides branding, programming, and funding access to local ecosystems like La Réunion's.

Regional players

• Cap Digital: Cap Digital is a Paris/Île-de-France digital and ecological transformation cluster federating startups, large groups, and academia. It is comparable as a French regional digital cluster with similar member services, R&D programs, and event programming, but operates in a different geography.
• Systematic Paris-Region: Systematic Paris-Region is a deep tech innovation cluster in the Paris region covering AI, cybersecurity, and digital infrastructure. It is comparable as a French regional tech cluster offering member services, ecosystem events, and European-funded structuring programs similar to Digital Reunion's PIA3 model.
• Images & Réseaux: Images & Réseaux is a French tech cluster based in Brittany focused on digital and communication technologies, offering member services, R&D project support, and event programming similar to Digital Reunion's, but at a regional scale in metropolitan France.
• Pôle SCS (Solutions Communicantes Sécurisées): Pôle SCS is the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur cluster for secure communicating solutions. Comparable as a French regional digital cluster with member services, R&D programs, and event programming, though focused on a different technology vertical and geography.

Direct peers

• Numeum: Numeum (formerly Syntec Numérique) is the national French federation of digital technology companies, professional services, and software publishers. Digital Reunion itself hosts a Numeum delegation in La Réunion, making it the closest direct peer in business model and member-services scope, just at a regional versus national scale.
• France Digitale: France Digitale is the leading French startup and investor association, representing the national tech startup ecosystem. Like Digital Reunion, it federates a digital ecosystem, runs flagship events, and advocates with public authorities, but at a national scale and with a venture/investor focus.

Others

• European Digital Innovation Hubs Network (EDIH): The European Digital Innovation Hubs Network is an EU-wide program of hubs supporting business digital transformation. Digital Reunion is a partner of the La Réunion EDIH; the network is comparable as a peer in that EDIHs provide many of the same services (testing, training, investment readiness) that Digital Reunion offers to members.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Digital_Reunion
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ARTIC974
• Facebookfacebook.com/digitalreunion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/artic-association-r-unionnaise-des-professionnels-des-tic
• Instagraminstagram.com/digitalreunion

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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