Alive Sports

What Alive Sports does

Alive Sports is a French event services company founded in 2012 by Raphaël Kips and headquartered in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), with a secondary base in Bénesse-Maremne (Landes). It designs, organizes, and delivers original and unusual sports activities, inflatable structure rentals, mobile escape games, and corporate team-building events. Its customer base spans individual consumers (birthdays, bachelor/bachelorette parties, family celebrations) and corporate clients (seminars, team-building, incentive events, RSE challenges). The company runs a mobile delivery model, traveling to client sites across Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes, all of France, and internationally with full equipment, animators, and on-site setup/takedown, and also operates Alive Room, a fixed-location escape game establishment in Bayonne.

The product portfolio is built around self-designed and in-house fabricated physical assets: 25+ wooden games manufactured in the company's own workshops, 20+ inflatable structures (castles, slides, obstacle courses, carnival stands), mobile escape game scenarios (e.g., Le Docteur Frankenstein, La Quête du Vin, Giant Escape Game), and supervised activities such as axe throwing, bubble foot, archery combat, climbing wall, zorball, human bowling, and HTC Vive-based virtual reality. A new venue-based line (Château d'Abbadia evening investigations in Hendaye) has been added under the Alive Room brand. The company states it develops new activities annually using equipment it describes as unprecedented in France.

The business model is predominantly project-based and transactional: pay-as-you-go rentals priced per day or per hour (€80-300/day for inflatables; €150-400/hour for sports activities), per-person pricing for escape games (€15-20/person with minimum participant thresholds), and custom quotes for team-building and corporate engagements. Distribution is direct via the company website, social media (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook), and phone/email booking, supplemented by partnerships such as the EVAD STORY mobile escape game network and local alliances with CLUB64, Sud Ouest Secourisme, and Club de Plage Capbreton. No external funding, M&A, or recurring SaaS-style contracts are evident from the input.

Name

Alive Sports

Legal name

Alive Sports

Website

https://alivesports.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alive Sports is a French mobile event services company, founded in 2012 and based in Bayonne, that designs and delivers unusual sports activities, inflatable rentals, mobile escape games, and corporate team-building events to individual consumers and businesses across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Entertainment Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities (711320), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (7139)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Party Games, Activities & Interactive Entertainment (HSACACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outdoor, Sportsman & Recreation Shows (MPAGAFAM), Local Community & Multi-Category Fairs (MPAGAFAO)

Keywords

• Mobile event entertainment
• Inflatable structure rentals
• Mobile escape games
• Corporate team building
• Unusual sports activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Bayonne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rental: Rental of inflatable structures, bouncy castles, game equipment (archery stands, sumos, wooden games, etc.) on a per-day or per-hour basis, with optional animator services.
2. Escape Game Experiences: Mobile escape game experiences priced per person (15-20 euros/person) with minimum participant requirements (7 players for mobile). Also offers fixed-location escape games at Alive Room Bayonne.
3. Team-building and Corporate Events: Organized team-building activities, seminars, incentive events, and corporate entertainment including challenges like 'A l'Aventure', Basque Games, unusual Olympics, and sports tournaments. Pricing varies by activity type and duration.
4. Supervised Sports Activities: Professional-led activities including rock climbing (600 euros/half-day), archery arena (200 euros/hour), bubble foot (240 euros/hour), and axe throwing (200 euros/hour) with certified animators.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Alive Sports designs, organizes, and delivers mobile event entertainment services including supervised sports activities (axe throwing, bubble foot, archery combat, climbing wall, zorball, human bowling, VR), rental of inflatable structures and castles, mobile escape games with proprietary scenarios, and corporate team-building packages. The company provides turnkey event solutions with equipment delivery, professional animators, setup, and takedown at customer locations across France and internationally.

Product overview

Alive Sports is an event company based in Bayonne (Pays Basque, 64) and Benesse-Maremne (Landes, 40), France, founded in 2012 by Raphaël Kips, specializing in the design and organization of original and unusual sports activities and animations. The company's product portfolio consists of five interconnected service lines: (1) Animations Sportives - supervised sports activities including axe throwing, bubble foot, archery combat, climbing wall, zorball, human bowling, and HTC Vive virtual reality; (2) Structures Gonflables - rental of inflatable castles (Mega Château 70m², Château Dragon, Château Jungle, Château Circus, Château Multi-Activités, Fun City) and carnival attractions (Mega Toboggan, Pirate Ship, Obstacle Course, Ventrigliss, Irish Pub, Human Foosball, Speed Buttons, Connect-4 Basketball, Giant Target, Sumo Wrestling, Mini Target, Archery Stand, Carnival Stands, Cotton Candy Machine, and 25 Wooden Games); (3) Escape Game Mobile - portable escape room experiences with multiple scenarios (Le Docteur Frankenstein, Very Bad Trip, La Maille du Vampire, Le Trésor de Black Sam, Les Voyoux de l'Ouest, La Quête du Vin, Escape Car) plus Giant Escape Game for large groups; (4) Team Building / Séminaires - corporate event activities including 'A l'Aventure!' challenges, Basque Games, Unusual Olympics, Sports Tournaments, and RSE Challenges; and (5) Château d'Abbadia - immersive evening investigation events at the historic Château d'Abbadia in Hendaye managed through the affiliated Alive Room brand. The company also operates Alive Room, an Escape Game establishment in Bayonne.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Animations Sportives (Sports Activities) Supervised sports activities led by trained animators, including axe throwing, bubble foot, archery combat, climbing wall, zorball, human bowling, and HTC Vive virtual reality experiences. Designed for both individual consumers and corporate clients across France.
• Structures Gonflables (Inflatable Structures Rental) Rental of inflatable castles, structures, and fairground attractions without animator, including Mega Château, Dragon Castle, Jungle Castle, Mega Toboggan, Pirate Ship, Circus Castle, Multi-Activity Castle, obstacle courses, Irish Pub, and carnival game stands. Targeted at children's parties and private events.
• Escape Game Mobile (Mobile Escape Game) Mobile escape room experiences that travel to client locations with proprietary scenarios including Le Docteur Frankenstein, Very Bad Trip, La Maille du Vampire, Le Trésor de Black Sam, Les Voyoux de l'Ouest, La Quête du Vin, Escape Car, and Giant Escape Game for large groups. Priced per person (15-20 euros) with minimum 7 players for mobile format.
• Activités Team Building / Séminaire (Team Building & Seminar Activities) Corporate team-building and seminar activities for enterprises, including 'A l'Aventure!' adventure challenges, Basque Games, Unusual Olympics, Sports Tournaments, Mobile Escape Game, Giant Escape Game, and RSE (Corporate Social Responsibility) Challenges. Customized quotes based on requirements.
• Château d'Abbadia (Immersive Evening Events) Immersive evening investigation events held at Château d'Abbadia in Hendaye, where participants act as temporal watchers solving mysteries related to historical spirits of the castle. Managed through the affiliated Alive Room brand. Priced at 30 euros/adult and 15 euros/child.
• Jeux en Bois (Wooden Games Rental) Rental of 25 different wooden games carefully crafted in Alive Sports' workshops, environmentally friendly and durable. Priced at 35 euros per game per day.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CLUB64minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal sports club partnership in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region (64), promoting sports and physical activity in the Basque Country.
• EVAD STORYcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFirst mobile escape game network. Alive Sports participates as a provider through this network, offering mobile escape games under the EVAD STORY brand umbrella.
• Sud Ouest SecourismeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSouthwest first aid and safety training organization. Partnership likely relates to safety certification and training for event animators.
• Club de Plage CapbretonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBeach club partnership in Capbreton, extending Alive Sports' service reach to coastal event locations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AliveSports
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alivesports
• Instagraminstagram.com/alivesportsevents

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

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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