Groupe 1001 salles

What Groupe 1001 salles does

Groupe 1001 Salles is a privately held French digital marketplace group founded in 2000 that connects event organizers with venues and event service providers. The group operates a multi-brand ecosystem anchored by 1001 Salles PRO, a B2B platform serving professional event organizers (corporate planners, office managers, marketing managers, communications managers, and event directors) seeking seminar rooms, conference halls, and event spaces across France and seven other markets: Belgium, Switzerland, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Monaco, and Mauritius. A parallel consumer-facing channel under the 1001 Salles brand serves individuals arranging weddings, birthdays, and private celebrations.

The platform's technology layer consists of a searchable directory of venues (chateaux, hotels, restaurants, and atypical spaces) and adjacent service providers (caterers, entertainers, photographers, AV, team building, pyrotechnics), organized by region, department, and city and supporting over 40 professional event types and 20 private event types. Notable platform components include a beta voice search feature, free inquiry submission, and an integrated loyalty program (1001 Rewards) that converts accumulated booking points into monetary value. Sister platforms under the group include 1001 Traiteurs (catering), 1001 Artistes (entertainment), Reserverunbar (bar reservations), MP2 (specialized venues), AppMariage (wedding management), and Agence 10H01 (digital communications).

The business model is marketplace-based, with revenue generated through commissions or transaction fees on bookings completed via the platform; pricing for organizers is a free inquiry, with no publicly disclosed commission rates. The go-to-market motion is self-serve and digital-first, relying primarily on organic search driven by a deep directory structure and a content marketing blog covering event trends, MICE studies, and venue guides. The group is privately held with no disclosed investors, funding rounds, or parent company, and operates without publicly disclosed headcount, revenue, or leadership team data.

Name

Groupe 1001 salles

Legal name

Groupe 1001 Salles

Website

https://1001sallespro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Groupe 1001 Salles is a privately held French digital marketplace group, founded in 2000, that connects professional and private event organizers with venues and service providers across eight countries through a multi-brand ecosystem including 1001 Salles PRO, 1001 Traiteurs, and 1001 Artistes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Marketplace Commission / Transaction Fees: The platform connects venue owners with event organizers and service providers, operating as a marketplace. Revenue is generated through transaction-based fees when venues and services are booked via the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Groupe 1001 Salles operates an online marketplace that connects event organizers with venue owners and event service providers (caterers, entertainers, photographers, AV, teambuilding). The platform offers a searchable database of meeting rooms, seminar venues, chateaux, hotels, restaurants, and atypical event spaces across France, Belgium, Switzerland, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Monaco, and Mauritius, complemented by sister platforms for catering (1001 Traiteurs), entertainment (1001 Artistes), bar reservations (Reserverunbar), and wedding planning (AppMariage).

Product overview

Groupe 1001 Salles operates a multi-platform ecosystem for event venue booking and services. The core offering is 1001 Salles PRO, a professional B2B platform for corporate event venue reservations, complemented by 1001 Salles for private consumers. The group also operates vertical platforms including 1001 Traiteurs (catering), 1001 Artistes (entertainment), Reserverunbar (bars), and AppMariage (wedding management). MP2 serves as another specialized brand within the portfolio. A loyalty program called 1001 Rewards incentivizes repeat bookings. The group also includes 10H01, a digital communication agency specializing in social media marketing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 1001 Rewards: Loyalty program that rewards event organizers with points for each event booked through the platform, convertible to monetary value.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AppMariageminorOthersA dedicated wedding planning application integrated with the 1001 Salles platform. Users can create a free account on AppMariage for managing their wedding, with an option to accept or decline the transfer of data between platforms.
• 1001 TraiteursminorOthersA sister platform under the Groupe 1001 Salles umbrella, dedicated to catering and beverage service providers for events. Cross-promoted alongside venue listings on the main platform.
• 1001 ArtistesminorOthersA sister platform under the Groupe 1001 Salles umbrella, dedicated to artists and performers (musical animation, entertainment) for events. Cross-promoted alongside venue listings.
• ReserverunbarminorOthersA bar and venue reservation platform under the Groupe 1001 Salles umbrella, enabling reservations for bars and similar venues. Cross-promoted within the ecosystem.
• MP2minorOthersA brand under Groupe 1001 Salles, mentioned alongside the main platform. Listed as part of the group's multi-brand portfolio.
• Agence 10H01minorOthersA digital communication consulting agency under the Groupe 1001 Salles umbrella, specialized in social networks. Provides digital marketing and social media advisory services for the group and its partners.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tagvenue: Tagvenue is a UK-based online marketplace for event venue hire, offering searchable listings across London, Manchester, and other cities. It is the closest European peer to 1001 Salles in terms of venue-directory-driven marketplace model, though focused on the UK rather than France.
• Hire Space: Hire Space is a UK venue and event services marketplace connecting corporate event organizers with venues, suppliers, and entertainers. Its multi-vertical marketplace (venues plus ancillary services) is highly comparable to the 1001 Salles ecosystem covering catering, entertainment, and venues in one platform.
• Cvent: Cvent is the global leader in event venue sourcing and meetings management, offering a venue marketplace alongside RFP tools and event management software for corporate event planners. It is the closest large-scale analogue to 1001 Salles PRO in terms of B2B venue booking, but operates at much broader global scale.
• Privateaser: Privateaser is a French marketplace for reserving bars, restaurants, and private event venues for group bookings. It is a near-perfect direct peer for the Reserverunbar sub-brand within Groupe 1001 Salles, operating the same venue-discovery and group-booking model in France.
• Splacer: Splacer is a marketplace for booking unique and non-traditional event venues for productions, meetings, and events. Like 1001 Salles, it curates atypical spaces (chateaux, lofts, unusual venues) and connects them with professional organizers through a transactional platform.
• Eventbrite: Eventbrite is a global event ticketing and registration marketplace that connects event organizers with attendees, with growing tools for venue and experience discovery. While more ticketing-focused, it competes for the same event organizer audience and uses a similar marketplace commission model.
• VenueScanner: VenueScanner is a UK venue sourcing platform offering free venue finding services backed by a curated venue directory for corporate events. It mirrors 1001 Salles PRO's free-inquiry, lead-generation approach for professional event organizers in a different geography.
• Peerspace: Peerspace is a marketplace for hourly rental of unique event spaces, meeting rooms, and production locations, primarily in North America. It shares the same core business model as 1001 Salles (online venue discovery with marketplace commission), targeting corporate and private event organizers.

Emerging players

• Headbox: Headbox is a UK venue sourcing platform for corporate meetings and events, with a curated directory of meeting rooms and event spaces. It is comparable to 1001 Salles PRO in targeting corporate event organizers with a curated, lead-generation-driven marketplace model, though operating at smaller scale.
• The Knot Worldwide: The Knot Worldwide operates The Knot and WeddingWire, two of the largest wedding planning and vendor marketplace platforms globally. It is comparable to the AppMariage sub-brand within Groupe 1001 Salles, focused on wedding venue and vendor discovery for private event organizers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1001sallespro

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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