Club Entreprises de Grenoble

What Club Entreprises de Grenoble does

Club Entreprises de Grenoble is a non-profit association founded in 2015 and headquartered at 2 Place Doyen Gosse, Grenoble, France. It functions as a structured intermediary between IUT1 Grenoble and IUT2 Grenoble (both core institutional partners under Grenoble Alpes University) and the regional business community, facilitating student and graduate recruitment, continuing education partnerships, apprenticeship tax (taxe d'apprentissage) flows via the SOLTÉA platform, vacataire teaching placements, and professional networking. The organization serves approximately 6000 students across the two IUT campuses, over 100 member companies, and a faculty cohort, and is staffed by a small team of 5 employees.

Its core services are delivered through a portfolio of purpose-built channels rather than a single product: a WordPress website for content and event listings, Mailchimp newsletter distribution (archive from 2020, with reported open rates above 40%), integrated JobTeaser Career Centers on IUT1 and IUT2 for self-serve job and internship posting, Zoom-based weekly webinars, and a calendar-management capability for departmental internship cycles. Underlying digital infrastructure is intentionally lightweight and leans on third-party SaaS rather than proprietary technology.

The business model is structured as freemium: companies that are existing IUT partners — through student recruitment, apprenticeship tax contributions, or teaching engagement — can join free of charge by signing the member charter. Non-partner companies join by contacting the permanent team. Revenue, where it exists, is described only as support from institutional partners including Grenoble Alpes University and regional organizations. The GTM motion is community-led and event-driven, anchored on a regular cadence of conferences (Conférences Club, Conférences Métiers), interclub evenings, RH workshops, company visits, and webinars that connect businesses to IUT departments for their hiring and training needs.

Name

Club Entreprises de Grenoble

Legal name

Club Entreprises de Grenoble

Website

https://clubentreprisesgrenoble.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Club Entreprises de Grenoble is a non-profit association founded in 2015 that connects IUT1 and IUT2 Grenoble with 100+ regional companies, serving about 6000 students through recruitment, continuing education, apprenticeship tax, and event programming.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Networking and Community Organization

NAICS

Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Organizations & Club Administration (EDALAHAB)

Keywords

• Business networking
• Student recruitment
• Professional events
• Continuing education
• Community association

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

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

Revenue model

1. Free Membership: Partner companies of IUT can become members free of charge by signing the member charter. The club operates as a non-profit community organization facilitating connections between academia and business.
2. Support from Institutional Partners: The club receives support from institutional partners including Grenoble Alpes University and various regional organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Club Entreprises de Grenoble is a non-profit business network association that connects local businesses with IUT1 and IUT2 Grenoble students and graduates. It facilitates internship and apprenticeship recruitment, organizes professional events (conferences, webinars, company visits), coordinates continuing education programs, manages apprenticeship tax contributions, and publishes newsletters. The club operates as a community intermediary bridging academic training and the Isère regional economy.

Product overview

Club Entreprises de Grenoble is a business network organization (not a software product company) that facilitates connections between IUT Grenoble (IUT1 and IUT2) and local businesses. The organization offers a portfolio of services including job/internship posting platforms integrated with JobTeaser Career Centers, event organization (conferences, webinars, company visits), internship calendar management, professional training coordination, apprenticeship tax (taxe d'apprentissage) management via SOLTÉA, professional vacancy recruitment for teaching positions, and newsletter distribution. These services collectively support work-study programs, internships, and ongoing professional development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SoiteccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Long-term partnership with IUT1 Grenoble for continuing education. Soitec employees undergo training to evolve from operator to technician roles through co-constructed curricula with four IUT1 departments. First cohort launched in 2022 with 9 employees. As of 2026, 27 collaborators have participated in these programs, achieving BUT (Bac+3) competency blocks.
• CPME Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2017Convention of partnership signed for international missions and to facilitate connections with SME members across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
• IUT1 GrenoblecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore institutional partner. IUT1 offers BUT programs in Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physical Measurements, Multimedia, Energy Transition, and Networks/Telecom. The club facilitates all connections between businesses and IUT1 for student recruitment and training partnerships.
• IUT2 GrenoblecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCore institutional partner. IUT2 offers BUT programs in Legal Careers, Social Careers, Business Administration, Information-Communication, Computer Science, Data Science, and Commercial Techniques. The club facilitates connections with businesses for internships, apprenticeships, and professional interventions.
• MIAI (Multidisciplinary AI Institute of University Grenoble Alpes)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for the 3rd edition of Automne des IUT AURA (Autumn of IUTs), focusing on AI challenges for business development. MIAI brings academic AI expertise to facilitate dialogue between academia and industry on AI-related skill needs.
• Interclub de GrenobleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in organizing joint events including the Soirée Interclub on AI transformation in work and management, scheduled for November 2026 at Crédit Agricole Europole.
• ANDRH DauphinéminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for professional events including the Soirée Festive scheduled for June 2026, connecting HR professionals in the Dauphiné region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Club des Entreprises de l'Université Grenoble Alpes: Broader university-level corporate-relations structure at Université Grenoble Alpes (the parent of IUT1/IUT2). Adjacent rather than overlapping, but competes for the same corporate relationship-management function at the wider university level.
• CPME Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Confédération des PME regional chapter, already a partner of Club Entreprises. Operates a similar SME-focused networking and lobbying function in the same Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes geography; a peer in audience overlap rather than direct service offering.
• Fondation Grenoble INP: Foundation of Grenoble INP engineering group, convening corporate partners for research, recruitment, and educational programs. Competes for the same Grenoble-area corporate mindshare as Club Entreprises de Grenoble, but at a different institutional level.

Broad incumbents

• ANDRH (Association Nationale des DRH): National HR directors association that co-hosts events with the club (e.g., the Soirée Festive with the Dauphiné chapter). Provides a broader professional network and continuing-education program for HR professionals — overlapping audience, broader scope.

Direct peers

• Club des Entreprises de l'UTC: Corporate-relations club at the Université de Technologie de Compiègne. Very directly comparable model: a university-business club organizing events, internships, and continuing education in a single regional ecosystem.
• CentraleSupélec Entreprises: Corporate-relations association of CentraleSupélec engineering alumni and students. Provides networking, recruitment, and continuing-education services to a corporate member base — same model, different engineering school.
• INSA Entreprises: National network of corporate-relations clubs at INSA engineering schools across France. Closest direct analog: organizes similar events, internships/apprenticeships, and corporate liaison functions for INSA students and graduates.
• Polytech réseau: National network of Polytech engineering schools, with corporate-relations activities analogous to Club Entreprises de Grenoble. Connects students, faculty, and corporate partners across multiple Polytech campuses in France.
• ParisTech Entreprises: Corporate-relations association for ParisTech engineering schools, connecting students and graduates with corporate partners. Operates the same basic playbook (membership, events, recruitment facilitation) but at the ParisTech network level.

Others

• JobTeaser: Career-center platform integrated with IUT1 and IUT2; the club leverages JobTeaser for its job-posting infrastructure. A platform partner and indirect competitor: schools could deepen direct use of JobTeaser, reducing the club's intermediary role.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CEGrenoble
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCiV38bPRN1qSyLaPFt6_wlg
• Facebookfacebook.com/clubentreprisesgrenoble.fr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/club-entreprises-de-grenoble

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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