Apes Hauts-de-France

Name

Apes Hauts-de-France

Legal name

APES Hauts-de-France

Website

https://apes-hdf.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Structures and individuals pay membership fees to join the APES network and access collective support services
2. Public funding and grants: APES receives financial support from regional partners including Hauts-de-France Region, EU (Europe s'engage), DREETS, and departmental councils for carrying out its mission activities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

APES Hauts-de-France (Acteurs pour une Économie Solidaire en Hauts-de-France) is a non-profit regional network that animates and supports solidarity economy actors in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It provides collective accompaniment, training programs (including a MOOC and Parours Coopération), thematic morning sessions (Matinales), an annual conference (Rencontres des Solidaires), and methodological publications to help local actors, cooperatives, associations, and territorial collectivities develop solidarity-based economic initiatives.

Product overview

APES Hauts-de-France operates as a regional network for solidarity economy actors, offering a portfolio of event formats, training programs, and publications rather than a unified software product. Its core offerings include Matinales (thematic morning sessions), the annual Rencontres des Solidaires conference, the Parours Coopération accompaniment program, and a MOOC on solidarity economy platforms. The network also produces publications including the Lettre de l'APES newsletter, methodological guides, and territorial portraits. These services collectively support ESS actors in collective accompaniment, territorial animation, and research and development on solidarity economy themes including food democracy, cooperative platforms, and inclusive work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Matinales de l'APES
• Rencontres des Solidaires
• Parcours Coopération 2026
• MOOC Plateformes de l'économie solidaire
• Guide méthodologique - Plateformes de l'Économie Solidaire
• Lettre de l'APES
• Sissa - Plateforme d'échanges entre acteurs

Quantifiable outcome

• 170+ participants at annual Rencontres des Solidaires event
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

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

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• CRESS Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPES is an active member of CRESS (Chambre Régionale de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire), the regional chamber representing and promoting ESS in Hauts-de-France. CRESS is part of the national ESS France network.
• Mouvement pour l'Économie Solidaire (MES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPES is a member of the MES, a national movement founded in 2002 to create a broad movement for solidarity economy initiatives and raise visibility of the sector.
• RIPESS EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAPES is a member of RIPESS Europe, the European network of solidarity economy networks spanning Belgium, Catalonia, France, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, and Germany. RIPESS is part of an intercontinental network connecting continental networks globally.
• Cerdd (Centre Ressource du Développement Durable)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional resource center for sustainable development, supporting and equipping actors in the Hauts-de-France region toward economic, social, and ecological transitions. Hosts the Odema observatory.
• URIAEsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner supporting ESS development initiatives in Hauts-de-France
• IRIAE Hauts-de-FrancesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional institute supporting innovation and ESS actor development
• Institut GodinsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute contributing to solidarity economy knowledge and development
• UDESmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion des Employeurs de l'Économie Sociale, bringing together employers from ESS sector at national level
• URI-OPSS Hauts-de-FrancesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional union of social and medico-social institutions supporting ESS development
• URSCOP Hauts-de-FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional union of SCOP and SCIC cooperatives, supporting cooperative enterprise development
• Centres Sociaux PicardssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of social centers in Picardy region contributing to territorial social development
• Maison Des Associations (MDA) TourcoingsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal association supporting ESS structures and initiatives in Tourcoing area
• MDA RoubaixsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal association supporting social initiatives and ESS in Roubaix
• Chair'ESSsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic chair focused on ESS socio-economic models and research
• LMA Hauts-de-FrancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLieu Multi-Acteurs supporting citizen engagement and ESS development across the region
• Crajep Hauts-de-FrancesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional committee of youth and popular education structures
• Monnaies LocalessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork supporting local complementary currencies (MLML) promoting local economic circulation
• MRES (Maison Régionale de l'Environnement et des Solidarités)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional associative network gathering 117 associations (47,000 members) working for environmental protection, sustainable development education, and human rights promotion. Located in Lille.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CRESS Hauts-de-France: Regional chamber mandated to represent and promote the Social and Solidarity Economy in Hauts-de-France; APES is itself a member of CRESS, making it the closest institutional peer with overlapping mission and member base.
• RTES (Réseau des Territoires pour l'Économie Solidaire): National network of local authorities committed to the solidarity economy; APES and RTES converge on supporting territorial collectivities to develop ESS strategies and on advocacy for public procurement and responsible purchasing.
• Avise: National agency supporting the development of social and solidarity economy structures in France; comparable offer of methodological guides, training programs, MOOC and territorial accompaniment that parallels APES at national level.
• Mouvement pour l'Économie Solidaire (MES): National movement founded in 2002 promoting solidarity economy initiatives; APES is a member, sharing a common advocacy, network-animation and capacity-building role at national vs. regional level.
• Labo de l'ESS: Paris-based think-and-do tank on ESS that produces studies, MOOCs and territorial experiments similar to APES's methodological-guide and MOOC output.

Broad incumbents

• ESS France: National federation representing the Social and Solidarity Economy in France, of which CRESS is the regional arm; comparable advocacy and representation role but at national level, positioning it as the broad incumbent above APES.

Emerging players

• RIPESS Europe: European solidarity-economy network spanning 10 countries of which APES is a member; comparable mission around inter-network coordination, policy advocacy and knowledge production, but at continental scale.

Regional players

• Cerdd: Regional resource center for sustainable development in Hauts-de-France that hosts the Odema observatory; comparable territorial-animation, training and R&D functions targeted at the same transformation agenda.
• URSCOP Hauts-de-France: Regional union of SCOP and SCIC cooperatives supporting cooperative enterprise development; comparable cooperative-ecosystem role in Hauts-de-France and overlapping member base with APES.
• MRES (Maison Régionale de l'Environnement et des Solidarités): Lille-based regional umbrella of 117 environmental and solidarity associations (47,000 members) directly comparable in size, regional anchoring and mission around sustainable development and human rights.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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