Campus des Tiers-Lieux - Sinny&Ooko

What Campus des Tiers-Lieux - Sinny&Ooko does

Campus des Tiers-Lieux is the training and consulting arm of Sinny&Ooko, a French Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) enterprise that has created and operated cultural third places since 1992. Founded in 2017 and headquartered at La Cité Fertile in Pantin, the Campus formalizes three decades of operational know-how from five landmark Parisian venues — La REcyclerie, La Cité Fertile, Le Pavillon des Canaux, Le Bar à Bulles, and La Machine du Moulin Rouge — into a structured pedagogy for third-place ("tiers-lieu") project creators. Its offering centers on four training programs (the flagship CPF-financed "Concevoir un projet de création de tiers-lieu," the "De la Fourche à la Fourchette" food-transition program with Les Cols Verts, the bCompétences local-government training, and the Île-de-France Region-supported Assistant·e Régie program), a six-month incubator with 110 hours of in-person training and 20 hours of mentorship, and bespoke consulting mandates for local authorities, property developers, and institutions. The flagship training is priced at €2,464 net (€2,000 reduced rate), the incubator charges a €500 administrative fee, and consulting engagements are project-based. The organization is Qualiopi-certified (renewed November 2024 with zero non-conformities until November 2027), holds the RS6637 certification registered with France Compétences since May 2024, and sits within the ESUS-approved parent entity. Operationally, the team of 15 employees is supported by Sinny&Ooko's specialized staff across programming, technical, commercial, and partnership functions.

The business model is a hybrid professional-services platform combining fee-for-service training, an effectively free incubator that functions as a pipeline-generation and community-building asset, and higher-value consulting mandates with public-sector and real-estate clients. Distribution occurs primarily through direct website enrollment (Google Forms), channel partners (bCompétences, Les Cols Verts), and ecosystem referrals from CRESS IDF, France Tiers-Lieux, Impact France, Makesense, Avise, and similar networks. To date the Campus has trained or accompanied over 450 project leaders, supported 60+ partner third places ("lieux amis"), and run three incubator cohorts that produced 31 admitted projects, of which 18 have opened physical venues and 4 are mid-launch.

Customer concentration is structurally low by design: the flagship training addresses a long tail of individual project leaders and job seekers, while consulting mandates are diversified across property developers (Groupe Quartus, Groupe Lamotte), engineering schools (JUNIA), tourism agencies (Atout France), intercommunal authorities (Communauté de Communes du Saône-Beaujolais), and industrial-site redevelopments (Michelin AMI F4 Clermont-Ferrand). Geographic reach now spans at least nine French regions beyond Île-de-France plus a first footprint in Belgium, with 65% of incubator projects based outside the Paris region. The organization does not develop proprietary technology — its intellectual property is human expertise, immersive pedagogy delivered inside functioning third places, and a regulatory stack (Qualiopi, RS6637, ESUS) that enables public financing of its offerings.

Name

Campus des Tiers-Lieux - Sinny&Ooko

Legal name

Campus des Tiers-Lieux

Website

https://campusdestierslieux.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Campus des Tiers-Lieux is the training and consulting arm of Sinny&Ooko, helping French entrepreneurs, local authorities, and property developers design, launch, and operate cultural third places through certified training programs, a 6-month incubator, and bespoke advisory services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pantin

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Programs: The Campus generates revenue primarily through professional training programs. The flagship 'Concevoir un projet de création de tiers-lieu' training is priced at €2,464 net (standard) or €2,000 net (reduced rate for job seekers, RSA beneficiaries, students, retirees, under-26s, and RQTH holders). Training is certifiable and finançable via the French CPF system.
2. Advisory and Consulting Services: The Campus acts as a consulting agency for Sinny&Ooko, providing bespoke advisory services to institutions, local authorities, and property developers for the structuring and operational deployment of third-place projects. Multiple named projects (Le F4 Clermont-Ferrand, Palais Rameau Lille, Gratte Ciel Villeurbanne, Château de Bouillancourt, Bouscat tiers-lieu, Pôle De Loisirs Aquatiques et Culturels) indicate ongoing consulting engagements.
3. Incubator Program: The Campus operates a 6-month incubator program (110 hours of in-person training + 20 hours of mentorship) for third-place projects. Pedagogical fees are free, with an administrative fee of €500 per project. The program targets 10–12 projects per cohort.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Campus des Tiers-Lieux is the training and consulting arm of Sinny&Ooko, delivering professional training programs, a 6-month incubator, and bespoke advisory services for the creation and operation of third places (tiers-lieux). Offerings include a flagship certifiable training program (RS6637, CPF-financed), the Programme Incubateur, the food transition program "De la Fourche à la Fourchette" co-delivered with Les Cols Verts, a local-authorities training delivered with bCompétences, and a venue-management program (Assistant.e Régie). Consulting mandates support local authorities, property developers, and project leaders from concept through operational launch.

Product overview

Campus des Tiers-Lieux is the training and consulting arm of Sinny&Ooko, a social utility company operating cultural third places since 1992. Its offering consists of five distinct training and incubation programs delivered through immersive, hands-on pedagogy at Sinny&Ooko's own demonstration venues across the Paris region. The core product is the flagship certifiable training 'Concevoir un projet de création de tiers-lieu' (RS6637, CPF-eligible), supported by a 6-month Incubator Program (110h + 20h mentorship) targeting 10-12 projects per cohort. Supplementary programs include the 'De la Fourche à la Fourchette' food transition program (in partnership with Les Cols Verts), the bCompétences training for local governments, and a venue management (Assistant.e Régie) program. Bespoke consulting and accompaniment services complete the offering, guiding project leaders and territories from inspiration through operational launch. All programs are Qualiopi-certified, with Sinny&Ooko holding ESUS accreditation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Formation « Concevoir un projet de création de tiers-lieu » Flagship one-week (44-hour) immersive training program for designing a third-place creation project, delivered across Sinny&Ooko demonstration venues in Paris and Pantin. Covers positioning, governance, financial management, programming, privatization, café-restaurant operation, ERP legal obligations, communication, and impact evaluation. RS6637-certified and CPF-financed. Priced at €2,464 net (€2,000 net reduced rate for job seekers, RSA beneficiaries, students, retirees, under-26s, and RQTH holders). Targeted at independent project leaders, entrepreneurs, associations, and local-authority staff.
• Programme Incubateur A 6-month incubator program accompanying third-place project creators from concept to opening. Structured over 4 intensive weeks (110 hours of in-person training) plus 20 hours of mentorship. Covers positioning, economic model validation, operational tools, programming development, and impact measurement. Targets 10–12 projects per cohort; pedagogical fees are free with a €500 administrative fee. Conducted at La Cité Fertile (Pantin), La REcyclerie, and Le Pavillon des Canaux (Paris). Three cohorts have graduated 31 projects (18 opened, 4 in opening process); 65% of projects are outside Île-de-France and 65% are led by women.
• Formation « De la Fourche à la Fourchette » A 3-month training program discovering food transition professions, co-delivered with Les Cols Verts. 100% funded by partners, open to Île-de-France residents registered with France Travail. Organized in 5 teaching blocks: Urban Agriculture, Transformation, Distribution, Catering & Food Trades, and Circular Economy. Composed of 30% classroom courses (at La REcyclerie and La Cité Fertile) and 70% field visits. Reported outcomes: 97% satisfaction rate, 70% of graduates work in sustainable food, 100% recommend the training, 75% signed a contract within 6 months.
• Formation Collectivités – avec bCompétences A 2-day (14-hour) in-person training for local government professionals (land development, urban planning, real estate, housing, architecture, engineering, construction) on building economic and legal models for third places. Delivered in immersion across Sinny&Ooko demonstration venues and distributed via partnership with bCompétences.
• Formation Assistant.e Régie A program supported by the Île-de-France region, deployed across three 3-month sessions between 2023 and 2024, training 34 learners distanced from employment in venue-management skills including technical skills (sound, light, video-projection, electricity, DIY), event production management, and eco-responsibility.
• Accompagnement et Conseil Custom consulting and advisory services for third-place projects, supporting local governments, private landowners, institutions, independent project leaders, entrepreneurs, associations, and citizen collectives through all stages of project development (Inspire, Conceive, Structure, Operate).
• Sinny&Ooko – Démonstrateur third-place venues Sinny&Ooko is the parent structure of Campus des Tiers-Lieux and the creator/operator of five third-place demonstration venues used for immersive training: La REcyclerie (Paris 18), Le Pavillon des Canaux (Paris 19), La Cité Fertile (Pantin), Le Bar à Bulles (Paris 18), and La Machine du Moulin Rouge (Paris 18). Founded in 1992 as an ESUS-labeled social utility company and cultural project developer specializing in repurposed spaces.

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% overall satisfaction rate among trainees of the 'De la Fourche à la Fourchette' program
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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AI maturity

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sinny&OokocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSinny&Ooko is the parent company and co-founder of Campus des Tiers-Lieux. Founded in 1992, Sinny&Ooko is a social enterprise in the Économie Environnementale Sociale et Solidaire (EESS), creating and operating cultural third places since 1992. Sinny&Ooko created Campus des Tiers-Lieux in 2017 to transmit its operational expertise to a wider audience. The Campus is both the training organism and consulting agency of Sinny&Ooko. Sinny&Ooko holds ESUS approval (2020) and is the certifier for the RS6637 certification.
• bCompétencescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorbCompétences is a training distributor specializing in professional development for land, urban planning, real estate, and construction sectors. The Campus partners with bCompétences to deliver the 'Le tiers-lieu, outil d'accélération des transitions écologiques et sociales dans les territoires' training to bCompétences' professional network. bCompétences handles registration and commercial distribution; the Campus provides pedagogical content and delivers training at its third-place venues.
• Les Cols VertscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Cols Verts is an association specializing in sustainable food and agricultural transition professions. The Campus co-developed and co-delivers the 'De la Fourche à la Fourchette' training program with Les Cols Verts. Les Cols Verts designs the program curriculum around the full food value chain and recruits job seeker participants; the Campus provides venue access (La REcyclerie, La Cité Fertile) and pedagogical support. Two Breton sessions were held in 2021–2022 and at least two Île-de-France sessions in 2024–2025.
• La REcycleriecoreOthersLa REcyclerie is a landmark Parisian third-place (Paris 18) operated by Sinny&Ooko since its transformation. It serves as an immersive training venue for Campus programs, demonstrating circular economy practices and hosting the 'De la Fourche à la Fourchette' and 'Assistant·e Régie' training sessions. La REcyclerie is one of Sinny&Ooko's flagship third places, having pioneered the third-place model in France.
• La Cité FertilecoreOthersLa Cité Fertile is the headquarters of Campus des Tiers-Lieux and a flagship third-place operated by Sinny&Ooko in Pantin (93). It serves as the primary venue for Campus training programs and incubator activities. The site hosts the Campus office and most training sessions. La Cité Fertile is a multi-activity cultural and eco-responsible venue.
• France Tiers-LieuxminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFrance Tiers-Lieux is a national network or association representing the third-place sector in France. Listed as a trusted partner on the Campus's homepage, indicating mutual collaboration and ecosystem alignment within the French third-place movement.
• CRESS Île-de-FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCRESS (Chambre Régionale de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire) d'Île-de-France is the regional chamber for social and solidarity economy organizations. Sébastien Chaillou, Director General of CRESS IDF, served on the Campus incubator jury. CRESS IDF is part of the CNCRESS national network and facilitates connections between ESS organizations.
• Impact FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerImpact France is a French organization supporting impact entrepreneurs and social enterprises. Listed as a trusted partner on the Campus's homepage, indicating alignment and mutual referrals within the impact/ESS ecosystem.
• MakesenseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMakesense is an international organization supporting social entrepreneurship and citizen engagement. Listed as a partner of the Campus incubator ecosystem, providing connections to social entrepreneurs and innovation communities.
• MediaticominorGTM or Marketing PartnerMediatico is a media and research organization focused on cultural venues and third places. Listed as a partner organization, indicating collaboration in knowledge-sharing and ecosystem development around third-place models.
• CommunemesureminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunemesure is listed as a trusted partner on the Campus homepage. A partner organization within the Campus ecosystem, likely providing measurement or impact assessment tools.
• Lollypop / Ateliers DraftminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAteliers Draft (formerly Lollypop) is a partner intervenor and venue for Campus events such as 'Petit-déjeuners inspirants'. Listed among the Campus's ecosystem partners and intervenors on the team page.
• FinacoopminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFinacoop is a cooperative financial institution serving social enterprises and ESS organizations. Listed among the Campus incubator ecosystem partners, providing financial expertise to incubated projects.
• AviseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAvise is a French organization supporting social innovation and ESS enterprises. Listed as an incubator ecosystem partner, providing resources and connections for social entrepreneurs within the Campus network.
• ICI (Make ICI / ICIMOntreuil)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerMake ICI is a network of collaborative manufacturing spaces (ICI Montreuil, ICI Marseille, ICI Nantes, ICI The Camp). Nicolas Bard, co-founder of Make ICI, served on the Campus incubator jury. Make ICI represents the maker/fablab segment of the third-place ecosystem.
• Villes de FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVilles de France is a national association of French municipalities. Céline Juteau, Conseillère Environnement-Europe-Numérique at Villes de France, served on the Campus incubator jury, representing the interests of medium-sized cities in the third-place development ecosystem.
• Grand Paris AménagementminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGrand Paris Aménagement is a public urban development agency for the Greater Paris area. Géraldine Ajax, Director of Communication and Institutional Relations at Grand Paris Aménagement, served on the Campus incubator jury.
• MouvesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMouves (Mouvement des Entrepreneurs Sociaux) is the French movement for social entrepreneurs. Caroline Neyron, Déléguée générale of Mouves, served on the Campus incubator jury. Mouves represents 750 member social entrepreneurs.
• Coopérative Oasis / Mathieu LabonneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMathieu Labonne of the Coopérative Oasis served on the Campus incubator jury. The Coopérative Oasis operates the Oasis network of third places and is a reference model in the French third-place ecosystem.
• Remix CoworkingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRemix Coworking is one of the largest independent/freelance/creative entrepreneur communities in France, with spaces in Paris and Provins. Anthony Gutman, co-founder of Remix Coworking, served on the Campus incubator jury.
• La Ressourcerie (La Mine)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLa Mine is a Ressourcerie (material recovery/recycling center) listed as a Campus ecosystem partner and intervenor. The Ressourcerie movement supports waste reduction and material reuse, aligning with Campus's sustainability values.
• Atout FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAtout France is France's tourism development agency. The Campus was mandated by Atout France to accompany new owners of the Château de Bouillancourt in structuring a heritage and eco-cultural third-place development — the only Campus consulting mandate explicitly attributed through Atout France.
• Groupe QuartusminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGroupe Quartus is a property development group. Since 2019, the Campus has been engaged by Quartus to design and support the creation of an inter-generational third place in the Gratte-Ciel district of Villeurbanne, embedded within a Quartus-led real estate program.
• Groupe LamotteminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGroupe Lamotte is a property development group. The Campus is accompanying Lamotte in structuring a third place centered on book publishing and editorial trades, located on the ground floor of a new housing complex in Le Bouscat (33110).
• Communauté de Communes du Saône-BeaujolaisminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Campus won a public tender from the Communauté de Communes du Saône-Beaujolais to support the restructuring of an intercommunal swimming pool into a hybrid aquatic and cultural third place — a Poles de Loisirs Aquatiques et Culturels combining swimming, water leisure, and alternative retail activities.
• Collectif On Vous Aime! / Michelin AMI F4minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIn the context of the AMI (Appel à Manifestation d'Intérêt) launched by Michelin for the occupation of the former F4 industrial hall at Parc Cataroux in Clermont-Ferrand, the Campus was engaged by the On Vous Aime! collective to support the operational, partnership, legal, and financial structuring of their planned third place.
• JUNIA (École d'Ingénieurs)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Campus is accompanying JUNIA engineering school in Lille in setting up an urban agriculture demonstrator within the historic Palais Rameau building. The project aims to become a major hub for horticulture and events serving a wide range of users from institutions to the general public.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Avise: French national agency supporting social innovation and ESS enterprises with consulting, resources, and program design. Comparable as a broader incumbent that also serves ESS project leaders and institutions, though it spans the full ESS scope rather than specializing in third places.
• Impact France: National movement/association of impact entrepreneurs in France, providing networking, training, and policy advocacy. Comparable as a broader-incumbent peer operating in the same impact/ESS ecosystem with overlapping audiences (project leaders, public funders).

Direct peers

• Les Cols Verts: Association specializing in sustainable food and agricultural transition professions. Direct comparable and active partner — co-delivers the 'De la Fourche à la Fourchette' program with Campus and shares the same vocational-training-for-ESS-projects positioning.
• France Tiers-Lieux: National federation/network of French third places, founded to structure and represent the tiers-lieu ecosystem. Directly comparable to Campus des Tiers-Lieux as both operate at the ecosystem-orchestration layer between project leaders, public authorities, and funders in the third-place space.
• Coopérative Oasis: Cooperative network of third places across France with shared governance and economic models. A direct comparable as it operates third places and transmits know-how across the same ecosystem as Campus and Sinny&Ooko; referenced on Campus's incubator jury.
• Mouves (Mouvement des Entrepreneurs Sociaux): French movement of social entrepreneurs (750+ members) supporting impact project creation and scaling. Comparable as a peer training/network organization for social entrepreneurs and represented on Campus's incubator jury.
• Makesense: International organization supporting social entrepreneurship and citizen engagement, with incubation and training programs for impact entrepreneurs. Comparable as a peer in the social-enterprise incubation/training space and listed as a Campus ecosystem partner.
• Remix Coworking: One of France's largest independent/freelance/creative entrepreneur coworking networks, with spaces in Paris and Provins. Comparable as a peer operating in the third-place/coworking ecosystem with shared audiences, and represented on Campus's incubator jury.

Others

• CRESS Île-de-France: Regional chamber of the social and solidarity economy for Île-de-France, facilitating connections between ESS organizations and public funders. Ecosystem enabler rather than direct competitor; Campus's Director General Sébastien Chaillou has served on its incubator jury.
• Mediatico: Media and research organization focused on cultural venues and third places in France. Adjacent peer providing knowledge-sharing and ecosystem development that complements Campus's training/consulting layer rather than competing directly.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Profiles14 records

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