CETIR

Name

CETIR

Legal name

CETIR - Centre Européen des Technologies de l'Information en milieu Rural

Website

https://cetir.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-laurent-de-neste

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Incubation and Business Support Services: Provides infrastructure, office rental, business domiciliation, shared services, and support for entrepreneurs and project founders to create and develop companies in rural areas. Revenue from service fees, membership dues, and rental income.
2. Digital Services (Web, Multimedia, Spatial): Delivers custom web development, video production, drone footage, mobile applications, graphic design, and GIS solutions to institutional and private clients. One-time project fees and ongoing retainer arrangements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CETIR is a French non-profit association (Centre Européen des Technologies de l'Information en milieu Rural) that operates a rural technology center combining a business incubator with digital services delivery. It offers custom website design, visual identity, photo/video production, drone videography, mobile applications, GIS/cartography, spatial applications (e-health, e-tourism, e-forestry), and physical incubation infrastructure including office rental and business domiciliation in the Hautes-Pyrénées region of France.

Product overview

CETIR (Centre Européen des Technologies de l'Information en milieu Rural) is a business incubator and digital services provider operating as an association loi 1901. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of digital services organized around three main activity domains: Multimédia (web creation, visual identity, photo/video production, drone videography, mobile applications, and interactive kiosks), Applications spatiales (spatial/GIS solutions for e-health, e-forestry, e-tourism, e-security, and cartography), and Incubation (business support services, office rental, and company domiciliation). The service offering combines custom web development, audiovisual production, mobile applications with geolocation features, GIS/cartography systems, and business incubation infrastructure to support digital innovation in rural areas of the French Pyrenees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pic Pyrénées Innovation: The business park/innovation zone where CETIR is located and operates.

Products and services

• Création de sites internet (Website Design & Development) Website design and development services including WordPress integration, responsive design, and CMS implementation for businesses, institutions, and organizations.
• Identité visuelle (Visual Identity & Logo Design) Visual identity creation services including logo design and graphic elements composing a company's brand identity.
• Photo & Vidéo (Audiovisual Production) Audiovisual production services including promotional videos, event coverage, and web advertising content creation.
• Vidéo Drone (Aerial Drone Videography) Aerial photography and video capture using drone technology with HD 4K cameras for company presentations, territory promotion, event coverage, infrastructure inspection, and social media content.
• Application mobile (Mobile App Development) Mobile application development for iOS and Android platforms, specializing in tourism, museum, and interactive audio guide applications with geolocation features.
• Applications spatiales (Spatial Applications) Spatial applications including e-health (telemedicine), e-forestry, e-tourism, e-security, and e-mobility solutions leveraging satellite data, LIDAR, and GPS for rural territory management.
• Cartographie et SIG (GIS & Cartography) Geographic Information System (GIS) and cartography services with over 15 years of experience, combining digitized data (IGN maps, État-Major maps) with newly exploitable data (DEM, LIDAR, real-time GPS beacons).
• Incubation (Business Incubation Services) Business incubator providing infrastructure, equipment, and support services for entrepreneurs and digital projects establishing in rural areas of the French Pyrenees.
• Location de bureau et domiciliation (Office Rental & Domiciliation) Office rental and company domiciliation services with fiber optic internet, shared services, and office equipment in the Pic Pyrénées Innovation zone.
• Borne interactive multimédia (Interactive Multimedia Kiosks) Interactive multimedia kiosk solutions for indoor and outdoor use, serving as cultural content devices, tourism information displays, and website access terminals.
• Vidéo & Motion Design Video production and motion design services using modern techniques with effects to animate images, text, and illustrations for marketing and engagement purposes.
• Refonte graphique (Graphic & Website Redesign) Graphic redesign and website modernization services including strategy updates, navigation adaptation, and refreshed graphics to reflect current business domains.
• Produits imprimés (Print Product Design) Print product design and production including posters, brochures, business cards, and promotional materials with graphic design and pre-press services.
• Game design Game design services from scenario development through storyboarding to final illustrations for dedicated applications and mobile platforms.
• Boutique en ligne (E-commerce Website Development) E-commerce website development providing intuitive interfaces, attractive design, and marketing-focused features for online sales.

Quantifiable outcome

• 32 companies created and 1,247+ direct jobs since inception

Named customers15 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Communauté des Communes du Canton de Saint Laurent de NestecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 1998Founded through a protocol of agreement signed on May 20, 1998 between the Communauté des Communes du Canton de Saint Laurent de Neste (presided by Josette DURRIEU, Senator of Hautes-Pyrénées) and Bernard PLANO, Mayor of Lannemezan and Regional Councilor, to establish CETIR as a technology and business incubator for rural areas.
• Midi Pyrénées ExpansioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMidi Pyrénées Expansion (regional development agency) collaborates with CETIR on the regional spatial applications development scheme (schéma directeur des applications spatiales), with CETIR serving as a key local implementation partner.
• Pic Pyrénées Innovation Business Park NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCETIR is part of the Pic Pyrénées Innovation zone and the broader Midi-Pyrénées business incubator/pepinière network. This network provides shared resources, credibility, and cross-referrals among member organizations in the region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Camineo: French digital storytelling and mobile-application agency specializing in tourism, heritage and museum apps (Parcs Canada, museum apps). Already a CETIR partner on Explora and museum projects and a direct comparable on the cultural/heritage mobile-app service line.
• France Active: National network of territorial associations financing and supporting social-purpose and conventional entrepreneurs, with strong rural footprint. Comparable to CETIR's hybrid support-plus-financing role for rural project founders.
• BGE Réseau: National French network of business incubators ('Boutiques de Gestion Entreprises') supporting entrepreneurship creation, including in rural and small-town territories. Highly comparable to CETIR on the incubation and business-support side, though BGE typically does not deliver digital services in-house.
• Altereo: French engineering and GIS consulting firm specialized in water, environment and territorial planning. Comparable to CETIR's spatial applications and cartography/SIG capability, particularly for rural territory management.
• Initiative France: Federation of local 'Initiative' associations providing incubation, mentoring and zero-interest loans to entrepreneurs across France, including rural zones. Comparable to CETIR on the entrepreneur-support mission and reliance on regional government co-funding.
• Réseau Entreprendre: French non-profit network of business leaders supporting entrepreneurs via mentoring and financing. Comparable to CETIR as a French non-profit entrepreneur-support ecosystem, although it focuses on growth-stage rather than early-stage rural founders.
• Village by CA: Crédit Agricole's regional startup incubator and acceleration network with multiple rural and small-city sites across France. Comparable to CETIR on the regional incubator model and institutional backing, though Village by CA targets later-stage startups and is for-profit structured.

Broad incumbents

• Station F: Paris-based mega-incubator and startup campus. Comparable as a French incubator platform, but operates at very different scale, urban setting and capital base than CETIR's rural non-profit model.

Regional players

• La Mêlée: Toulouse-based digital and tech association running events, training and an incubator, focused on the Occitanie region. Comparable to CETIR as a regional digital ecosystem actor, but anchored in Toulouse rather than a rural territory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzo28VEvDWFZO4IOv5fXiDQ
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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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