What AVICEA does

AVICEA is the entity associated with the EX'IM brand, a French private company operating a 14-employee headquarters in Rueil Malmaison that anchors a 25+ year-old franchise network specializing in real estate diagnostics, building control, and energy renovation services across metropolitan France. The legal entity EX'IM Direction Nationale (RCS 451 540 652) is registered in Lille métropole and operates as the national franchisor, with independently owned diagnostic agencies delivering services under the EX'IM brand via an asset-light distribution model.

EX'IM's core offering comprises three service lines: Diagnostics immobiliers (mandatory property diagnostics for sale, rental, and co-ownership, including DPE, asbestos, lead, and termite inspections), Contrôles des bâtiments (asbestos, lead, road bitumen and HAP surveys), and Rénovation énergétique (customized energy renovation advisory). The company monetizes primarily through one-time per-transaction diagnostic fees, per-project building control fees, and project-based or recurring energy renovation engagements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; clients are directed to request quotes. Customer segments span individuals (primary), businesses, and public authorities.

Technology and ecosystem assets include MondomiCIL (a digitalized property document management sub-brand), the Simulateur Réforme DPE 2026 (an online calculator for the upcoming energy performance reform), and Infodiag (an industry media platform under the group). Distribution runs through a franchise network with an agency-locator tool on exim.fr, supported by digital marketing channels (website, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube), email/newsletter, an annual franchise convention (e.g., Convention EXIM 2024 in Chamonix), franchisee testimonials, and Immodvisor-hosted customer reviews (3,615+). Key partnerships include Académie Minerva (training/certification), Observatoire de la Franchise (lead generation), and SIDIANE membership. The company's competitive position rests heavily on the regulatory requirement for certified real estate diagnostics in France.

Name

AVICEA

Legal name

EX'IM Direction Nationale

Website

https://avicea.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AVICEA is the French parent entity anchoring the EX'IM franchise network, which delivers mandatory property diagnostics, building controls, and energy renovation services to individuals, businesses, and public authorities across metropolitan France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Diagnostics Services

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Appraisers (531320)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Appraisal Review & Quality Assurance Services (BPAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Insurance Replacement Cost & Damage/Loss Valuation (BPAJAKAL)

Keywords

• Property diagnostics
• Building inspections
• Energy renovation
• Asbestos testing
• Real estate compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Marcq-en-Baroeul (Lille métropole)

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Diagnostic Services (One-Time Fees): One-time diagnostic fees for property sales, rentals, and co-owned buildings. Services include energy performance diagnostics (DPE), asbestos, lead, termite, and other mandatory inspections for real estate transactions.
2. Building Control Services: Asbestos, lead, road bitumen & HAP surveys for buildings, generating one-time per-project fees.
3. Energy Renovation Services: Customized energy renovation advisory and service offerings, generating project-based or recurring revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

AVICEA (operating the EX'IM brand) provides certified property diagnostic services for real estate transactions (sale, rental, co-owned buildings), building control inspections (asbestos, lead, road bitumen and HAP detection), and customized energy renovation advisory. Operations are delivered through a national franchise network of independently owned diagnostic agencies in Metropolitan France, supported by the proprietary MondomiCIL digital document management platform and the Simulateur Réforme DPE 2026 forecasting tool.

Product overview

EX'IM operates as a multi-service platform offering property diagnostics, building controls, and energy renovation services. The core offerings include Diagnostics immobiliers (property diagnostics for sale, rental, and co-properties), Contrôles des bâtiments (building control services including asbestos, lead, and HAP inspections), and Rénovation énergétique (customized energy renovation solutions). The company also provides MondomiCIL, a 100% digitalized document management solution for housing technical characteristics, and a Simulateur Réforme DPE 2026 tool for calculating future energy performance classes under regulatory reform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MondomiCIL: A 100% digitized and secure solution to track and manage all documents and technical characteristics of a property.

Products and services

• Diagnostics immobiliers

Quantifiable outcome

• 3615+ customer reviews on Immodvisor platform

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Académie MinervacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAcadémie Minerva provides training and certification for EX'IM diagnostic experts. The Minerva Academy logo is displayed prominently on the website under the 'Des experts formés et certifiés' (Trained and certified experts) section, indicating a core training and certification partnership.
• InfodiagcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInfodiag is the industry's influential media platform operated by the EX'IM group, providing daily information monitoring and regulatory intelligence. It is referenced as part of EX'IM's information monitoring capability ('Veille d'informations via le média d'influence du groupe').
• Observatoire de la FranchiseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Observatoire de la Franchise is a franchise industry portal that features the EX'IM franchise opportunity page, providing external visibility and franchise lead generation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Diag Précision: French real estate diagnostics network covering the same mandatory inspections (DPE, asbestos, lead, termites, ERP) for sale, rental and co-ownership, overlapping EX'IM's primary customer use cases.
• Dimo Diagnostic: French real estate diagnostics specialist providing the standard regulatory diagnostics (DPE, lead, asbestos, termites, etc.) for individuals and professionals — directly comparable in service scope and customer base to EX'IM.
• Agenda Diagnostics: One of France's largest real estate diagnostics franchise networks, directly comparable to EX'IM in service mix (DPE, asbestos, lead, termite, etc.) and in operating a national franchise model across France.
• DEFIM: French real estate diagnostics franchise network with a similar national footprint and service catalogue (energy performance, asbestos, lead, termites) targeting individuals, businesses and public bodies — a near-direct competitor to EX'IM.
• AC Environnement: National French diagnostics and building control group offering DPE, asbestos, lead and termite diagnostics for transactions plus building-safety surveys — directly comparable service offering to EX'IM's Diagnostics immobiliers and Contrôles des bâtiments lines.
• Allo Diagnostiqueurs: Aggregator/franchise-style diagnostics network in France that channels individual customers to certified diagnosticians — competes with EX'IM for the same individual and small-business customer base seeking mandatory property diagnostics.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification (TIC) incumbent with a significant French real-estate and building-control practice. Comparable to EX'IM on building control, asbestos/lead and energy services, but operating at much larger scale and across many industries.
• Apave: French TIC and risk-management incumbent offering building diagnostics, asbestos/lead surveys and energy services comparable to EX'IM's, alongside broader industrial inspection and certification activities.
• SOCOTEC: Major French TIC group active in building diagnostics, asbestos, lead, energy performance and construction risk — directly overlaps with EX'IM's diagnostic and building control offerings as part of a broader infrastructure and real-estate services portfolio.
• DEKRA: European TIC group with French operations covering building inspection, asbestos and energy-related services; competes with EX'IM in the higher-end B2B and public-sector segments while also serving automotive and industrial markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EXIM_France
• Facebookfacebook.com/eximfrance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/avicea

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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