Resonantes

What Resonantes does

Resonantes is a French non-profit association (loi 1901), founded in 2015 by artist and activist Diariata N'Diaye and headquartered in Nantes (15 Quai Ernest Renaud), with a mission to prevent and raise awareness of gender-based and sexual violence. It operates with a lean team of approximately 12 employees and delivers services to youth aged 15–24, adults, schools, companies, and public authorities across France. Its product portfolio combines a mobile application (App-Elles, the first French personal-safety app for women, with 200,000+ downloads and 140,000+ active accounts), a three-part interactive exhibition series ('Fais Pas Genre…'), the certified Stand Up 5D Method training, a slam-style illustrated book on school harassment (Arsène et Marcelle me harcèlent), writing workshops (W'Right), a debate-show format (Mots Pour Maux), film projection-debates, conferences, group-discussion sessions, an interactive worldwide support-resources map, a multimedia platform, and a podcast series.

Underlying delivery combines direct in-person interventions — workshops, performances and exhibitions delivered on-site — with digital channels including QR-coded exhibition panels linking to specialist video content and the App-Elles app. Content is developed in collaboration with named experts and cultural figures (Dr. Muriel Salmona, Alexandra Lamy, Lisa Azuelos, regional observatories) and is packaged into formats tailored for schools, municipalities, corporates and the general public. Resonantes' technology footprint is intentionally low-tech and human-mediated rather than AI-driven; data assets reside in the App-Elles user base and intervention reach statistics.

The business model is donation-, grant-, prize-, and sponsorship-funded, with a rescrit fiscal (July 2020) enabling 66% tax-deductible donor receipts and a national educational approval (September 2022) under article D.551-1 of the Education Code. Additional revenue channels include corporate sponsorships (notably L'Oréal Paris within the Stand Up coalition alongside Right To Be and Fondation des Femmes), public subsidies, cryptocurrency donations (BTC, ETH, USDT, USDC, Tezos) processed via HelloAsso, and Lilo search-engine referral revenue. Intervention services to enterprises and institutions are priced on a custom-quote, multi-year contract basis, while the App-Elles app and digital resources are distributed self-serve.

Name

Resonantes

Legal name

Association Resonantes

Website

https://association.resonantes.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Violence Prevention Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Violence prevention education
• Gender-based violence prevention
• Personal safety applications
• Interactive awareness exhibitions
• Sensitization workshop services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Resonantes operates as a non-profit association recognized as being of general interest. The association finances its work through donations, subsidies, prizes, and sponsorship. Donors receive a 66% tax deduction on their contributions.
2. Cryptocurrency Donations: The association accepts cryptocurrency donations (Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, USDC, Tezos) which are immediately converted to euros.
3. Search Engine Donations (Lilo): Partnership with Lilo search engine where a portion of ad revenue from searches funds the association's activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Resonantes is a non-profit association that designs and delivers educational tools and intervention programs to prevent gender-based and sexual violence. Its core offering is the App-Elles mobile application for personal safety resources, complemented by a suite of in-person intervention services including interactive exhibitions, writing workshops, debate performances, certified training, film screenings, conferences, and group discussions targeting youth aged 15-24 and adult professionals.

Product overview

Resonantes is a non-profit association founded in 2015 offering a portfolio of educational products and services for preventing gender-based and sexual violence. The core offering is the App-elles mobile application, described as the first personal safety application for women. Complementing the app are interactive services including: writing workshops (W'Right), the illustrated bullying prevention book (Arsène et Marcelle me harcèlent), film screening-debates with a video library, the Mots Pour Maux performance-debate format, the Stand Up 5D Method certified training program, the three-part 'Fais Pas Genre...' interactive exhibition series (covering gender-based violence, cyber violence, and sexual exploitation of minors), conferences, group discussion sessions, a multimedia information platform for youth, an interactive world map of support resources, and podcasts. The services are designed to reach youth aged 15-24 through schools, events, public spaces, and private digital spaces, collectively reaching over 80,000 participants in establishments, 180,000 spectators at events, and 800,000 beneficiaries in public spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• App-Elles: The first personal safety application for women, a resource application for victims and witnesses of gender-based and sexual violence.
• Fais Pas Genre...
• Mots Pour Maux
• Stand Up / La Méthode des 5 D
• W-Right
• Arsène et Marcelle me harcèlent

Products and services

• App-Elles Mobile Application A personal safety resource mobile application for victims and witnesses of gender-based and sexual violence. Provides access to resources, information, and support tools for users in dangerous situations. Has 200,000+ downloads and 140,000+ active accounts.
• Fais Pas Genre... Interactive Exhibitions Series of three interactive exhibitions using roll-ups, QR codes, and video content on gender-based and sexual violence, cyber violence, and sexual exploitation of minors. Available as guided or self-guided tours.
• W'Right Writing Workshops Creative writing workshops teaching slam, poetry, and rap techniques to enable participants to express themselves, tell stories, react, testify, and position themselves on violence prevention topics.
• Mots Pour Maux Spectacle-Débat An interactive awareness performance featuring 10 realistic songs addressing violence against women topics including forced marriages, domestic violence, rape, FGM, psychological harassment, and workplace sexism, followed by audience debate.
• Stand Up 5D Method Training Certified training program on the 5D method (Distract, Delegate, Document, Direct, Dialog) to combat street harassment. Available online or in-person, delivered in partnership with L'Oréal Paris, Right To Be, and Fondation des Femmes.
• Arsène et Marcelle me harcèlent (Book and Public Reading Program) An illustrated book and public reading program about school bullying, featuring a slam text that tells the story of young Moa and includes practical advice for victims, witnesses, and parents. Accompanied by a musical reading session and exchange with author Diariata N'Diaye.
• Projection-Débat (Film Screenings with Debates) Film and documentary screenings followed by discussion sessions between the public and Resonantes association speakers and invited experts. Includes a video library with films like Yolove, Touchées, and the Balance Ton Hashtag series.
• Conferences and Speaking Engagements Conference presentations and speaking engagements at colloquia, trade shows, and conferences around current events, actions, and prevention tools. Founder Diariata N'Diaye speaks as an expert on gender-based and sexual violence prevention.
• Interactive World Map of Support Resources An interactive worldwide map cataloging all reception locations and support structures available in territories, helping users find local resources for violence support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800,000+ people reached through public space interventions
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• L'Oréal PariscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for the Stand Up program against street harassment. L'Oréal Paris co-created the international Stand Up training program with Right To Be and Fondation des Femmes, with Resonantes delivering the training in France.
• Right To Be (formerly Hollaback)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational NGO that co-created the Stand Up program against street harassment. Resonantes is an authorized provider of Stand Up training in France, delivering the 5D methodology training.
• Fondation des FemmescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench foundation co-creator of the Stand Up program against street harassment. Works with Resonantes to deliver training and online formation resources.
• Dr. Muriel Salmona / Victimologie et Mémoire TraumatiqueminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsychiatrist and psycho-traumatologist whose work was used to create the first exhibition 'Les Violences Sexistes et Sexuelles' by Resonantes.
• Collectif Féministe Contre le Cyber HarcèlementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Resonantes to create the second exhibition 'Les Cyber Violences' addressing online harassment and cyberviolence.
• Atdec Nantes Métropole - Dispositif AlbaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration to create the third exhibition 'L'exploitation sexuelle des mineurs' addressing sexual exploitation of minors, with video interventions by Lea Messina.
• Lisa AzuelosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilm director who created the documentary 'Yolove' addressing gender-based violence in schools, following #MeToo revelations.
• Alexandra LamyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActress and director who created the film 'Touchées' about women's reconstruction after violence. Partnered with Resonantes for screening-debates.
• Observatoire des Violences envers les Femmes - Conseil Général Seine-Saint-DenisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body that collaborated with Resonantes to create the 'Mots Pour Maux' show addressing violence against women.
• HelloassominorOthersSocial and solidarity enterprise providing free payment technology services for donations to Resonantes.
• LilominorOthersFrench solidarity search engine that distributes 50% of advertising revenue to charitable projects including Resonantes.
• Sport dans la VilleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganization hosting W-Right writing workshops as part of their youth programs.
• Collège Jean Zay de BondyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEducational institution hosting W-Right writing workshops on the theme 'Le Mariage forcé'.
• Adric & Région Ile-de-FranceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional partner supporting 'Jeunes pour l'égalité' programming through W-Right workshops.
• Le FIT, un Toit une FemmeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganization hosting W-Right writing workshops as part of their support programs for women.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nous Toutes: Major French feminist movement organizing against gender-based violence. Comparable as a French nonprofit/activist organization in the same cause area with similar awareness and mobilization mandate.
• Right To Be (formerly Hollaback!): International NGO co-creator of the Stand Up anti-street-harassment training program. Directly comparable as a peer organization delivering violence-prevention training; Resonantes is its licensed French delivery partner.
• Collectif Féministe Contre le Cyber Harcèlement: French feminist collective against online harassment. Direct peer that collaborated with Resonantes on the 'Fais Pas Genre' cyberviolence exhibition; comparable mission around prevention and awareness.
• Fondation des Femmes: French foundation focused on women's rights and combating gender-based violence. Directly comparable as a French nonprofit in the violence-prevention space; co-created the Stand Up program with Resonantes.
• Filactions: French association specialized in combating sexual violence and supporting victims, with similar educational intervention formats (workshops, training) aimed at preventing gender-based violence.
• En avant toute(s): French feminist association focused on young women's empowerment and combating sexual violence. Directly comparable as a French youth-targeted violence-prevention nonprofit.

Broad incumbents

• Observatoire des Violences envers les Femmes du Conseil Départemental de Seine-Saint-Denis: Government-affiliated observatory for violence against women. Co-developed the Mots Pour Maux show with Resonantes; comparable as an institutional actor in violence-prevention awareness.
• France Victimes / INAVEM: Federation of victim-support associations in France providing direct aid to victims of crime including gender-based violence. Comparable as a French victim-support NGO with a broader crime scope.
• Planning Familial (Le Planning Familial): Established French federation for sexual and reproductive rights and gender equality education. Comparable in mission around sexual violence prevention and youth education but with a broader mandate and longer history.

Emerging players

• App-Elles equivalents: Hollaback! / bSafe / Circle of 6: Personal safety mobile apps for women including Circle of 6 and bSafe. Direct functional peer to Resonantes' App-Elles in the personal-safety mobile app category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Resonantes_FR
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCa4vK5ifVK8bqpfOMmrcrvg
• Facebookfacebook.com/resonantes44
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/resonantes
• Instagraminstagram.com/resonantes_44
• Pinterestpinterest.fr/App_Elles
• TikToktiktok.com/@resonantes_fr

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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