What Coopetic does

Coopetic is a French Coopérative d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) structured as a SCOP SARL à capital variable, founded in 2009 and headquartered at 7 rue de Palestro in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. The cooperative provides the entrepreneur-salarié status to roughly 100 independent professionals working in communication, digital, and audiovisual sectors, of whom 23 are associates actively participating in cooperative governance. Under this framework, members run their own client-facing activities while the cooperative issues invoices on their behalf, handles accounting, administrative, and HR functions, and provides social protection (unemployment, retirement, mutual health, meal and vacation vouchers). The legal status, exclusive to CAEs under articles L.7331-1 and following of the French Labor Code, removes revenue ceilings faced by micro-entrepreneurs and eliminates the need for members to register their own SIRET.

The core operational technology is Louty, a proprietary in-house management platform that supports quote and invoice issuance, activity tracking, and a member dashboard. Louty is an internal tool rather than a commercial product, and the company discloses no public API, no mobile app, and no AI or ML capabilities. The product portfolio is structured as a three-stage progression: a CAPE (Contrat d'Appui au Projet d'Entreprise) for testing activity while preserving unemployment benefits, a CESA (Contrat d'Entrepreneur Salarié Associé) for full salaried-entrepreneur status with monthly pay slips and social coverage, and associate membership within three years. Cooperative governance is democratic (one person, one vote), and the three co-managers are themselves entrepreneur-salariés.

Coopetic monetizes exclusively through a 12% contribution on the gross invoice amount issued by each entrepreneur-salarié, which bundles all shared services: accounting, administrative and HR management, the Louty platform, individual and collective support, and entrepreneurship training. There is no subscription tier, no usage cap, and no ancillary fee. Go-to-market is event-driven and community-led, centered on bi-monthly information meetings (in-person and via video conference) and referrals through affiliated networks (Urscop, Fédération des CAE, ESS France). The customer base is entirely composed of individual micro-businesses and solo freelancers, with no enterprise clients. Geographic scope is domestic France, concentrated in the Île-de-France region.

Name

Coopetic

Legal name

Coopetic SCOP SARL à capital variable

Website

https://coopetic.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Coopetic is a Paris-based cooperative (CAE / SCOP SARL) founded in 2009 that provides the entrepreneur-salarié status to roughly 100 independent communication, digital, and audiovisual freelancers, handling invoicing, administration, and social protection in exchange for a 12% contribution on member invoice volumes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cooperative Employment Services (CAE)

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

Keywords

• Cooperative employment services
• Entrepreneur-salarié status
• Shared administrative services
• Freelance cooperative framework
• CAE activity cooperative

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cooperative Contribution (12%): The cooperative charges a 12% contribution on all invoices issued by entrepreneur-salariés. This covers all mutualized services including accounting, administrative and HR management, management tools (Louty platform), individual and collective support actions, and entrepreneurship training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Coopetic is a Coopérative d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) operating as a SCOP SARL that provides independent professionals in the communication, digital, and audiovisual sectors with an "entrepreneur-salarié" (salaried entrepreneur) status. It handles invoicing, accounting, HR administration, and social protection on behalf of members through a 12% contribution on issued invoices, while members retain full autonomy with their own clients.

Product overview

Coopetic operates as a Coopérative d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) offering a unified platform for entrepreneurial activity in communication, digital, and audiovisual sectors. The core offering centers on the entrepreneur-salarie (salaried entrepreneur) status, providing access to Louty (an internal management platform for devis/facture issuance and activity tracking), supported by shared services including administrative management, accounting, and professional training programs. Entrepreneurs progress through three stages: starting with a CAPE (test contract), transitioning to CESA (salaried entrepreneur contract with social protections), and ultimately becoming associated members within 3 years. The 12% cooperative contribution covers all shared services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Louty Management Platform
• CAPE (Contrat d'Appui au Projet d'Entreprise)
• CESA (Contrat d'Entrepreneur Salarié Associé)
• Administrative and Accounting Services
• Professional Expense Reimbursement Service
• VAT Recovery Service
• Collective Training Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Unlimited revenue potential - no ceiling on business turnover unlike micro-enterprise
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• Urscop (Union des SCOP)supportingOthersCooperative network organization representing and supporting SCOPs (Société Coopérative Ouvrière de Production). Coopetic participates in this network as part of the cooperative ecosystem, benefiting from resources, advocacy, and best practices sharing within the French cooperative movement.
• Fédération des CAEsupportingOthersNational federation representing Coopératives d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE). Coopetic is affiliated with this federation, participating in the broader CAE network for industry representation, resource sharing, and collective advocacy.
• ESS France (Économie Sociale et Solidaire)supportingOthersNational organization representing the Social and Solidarity Economy in France. Coopetic operates within this ecosystem, aligning with the principles of cooperative enterprise and social economy values.
• MMA (via SARL Solutions Assurances)supportingOthersInsurance provider for professional liability coverage. MMA - SARL Solutions Assurances, 9 rue Frémicourt 75015 Paris, provides the cooperative's mandatory professional liability insurance policy with worldwide territorial coverage (excluding USA and Canada), including decennial guarantee.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Malt: A major European freelance marketplace connecting independent tech and digital professionals with enterprises. Malt overlaps with Coopetic's digital-sector freelancer target segment but operates a marketplace model rather than a cooperative framework.
• Crème de la Crème: A French curated freelance platform focused on digital, tech, and creative talent. Like Malt, it competes with Coopetic for the same freelancer pool in the digital/communication verticals but uses a marketplace rather than cooperative structure.

Direct peers

• Oxalis: A French SCOP/CAE based in the Rhône-Alpes region offering entrepreneur-salarié status across multiple professional sectors. Oxalis is a direct CAE peer to Coopetic, operating under identical legal provisions of the French Labor Code.
• Coopaname: One of the largest Coopératives d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) in France, also structured as a SCOP, providing entrepreneur-salarié status to independent workers. Coopaname and Coopetic operate under the same legal CAE framework and target overlapping freelancer populations.
• CAE Antigone: A Coopérative d'Activité et d'Emploi operating in southern France, providing the same entrepreneur-salarié framework as Coopetic. It is a direct peer in the CAE federation and competes for similar freelancer personas.

Others

• Regus (IWG) Portage / Flexible Office Workforce Solutions: IWG/Regus operates broader flexible workspace and workforce-solutions services that intersect with the freelancer-engagement ecosystem. Included as an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Freelance.com (formerly ITG): A leading French freelance management and portage salarial firm, listed on Euronext. While operating under salary portage rather than the CAE/entrepreneur-salarié framework, it addresses an overlapping French freelancer customer base and is a relevant comparator for go-to-market and scale.
• Deel: A global Employer-of-Record / Agent-of-Record platform for engaging independent contractors internationally. While Deel is not a CAE, it is a relevant comparator for the underlying contractor-engagement and payroll-administration capability that Coopetic provides to its entrepreneur-salariés.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scopcoopetic

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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