CodePhenix

What CodePhenix does

CodePhenix is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901, registration W751240475) that operates as a solidarity web agency inside French detention facilities. Its core function is to train incarcerated individuals in front-end web development over a structured 9-month program — six months of technical training (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Vue.js, Bootstrap, jQuery, Ajax), followed by an application phase where learners execute real client projects from prison under the supervision of an experienced CodePhenix engineer, and a post-release employment support phase. The organization frames its value proposition around replacing France's 61% five-year recidivism rate (at a public cost of €47,000 per recidivist prisoner) with pathways into the digital sector, which it cites as having 130,000 unfilled positions and roughly 11 job offers per candidate.

The agency's commercial offering is professional web integration services — responsive landing pages, JavaScript modules, animations, email signatures — delivered to business clients via a managed agency process (scoping, supervised build, quality and security review, final delivery). Pricing is custom and quote-based, with no publicly disclosed rate cards. Go-to-market is sales-led, relying on the codephenix.fr website, contact forms, earned media coverage in outlets such as Les Échos, Maddyness, France Info and Causette, and an institutional partner network that includes the Administration Pénitentiaire, Atigip, Fondation de France, AFNIC, NOAM by BearingPoint, and multiple reintegration-focused associations.

Operationally, CodePhenix is a small organization — only three core leaders are named (President Gatien Bon, Director Brieuc Le Bars, General Secretary Xavier de Boisredon) — with no disclosed revenue, no funding rounds, and a France-only footprint. Its PEPS label certification signals compliance with recognized standards for dignified working conditions and hourly pay for detained learners. The business model is hybrid: revenue from client web projects is supplemented by philanthropic and institutional support, consistent with its non-profit status and its social-impact positioning.

Name

CodePhenix

Legal name

Code Phenix, Association loi 1901

Website

https://codephenix.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CodePhenix is a French non-profit association that runs a solidarity web agency inside prisons, training detainees in front-end web development and employing them on supervised client projects to support reintegration into the digital workforce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Coding & Programming Learning Platforms (EDAFANAA)

Keywords

• Web integration services
• Front-end development
• Prison rehabilitation program
• Vocational coding training
• Social enterprise web agency

Headquarters

HQ city

France (prison facilities)

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Web Development Services: CodePhenix provides professional web integration services (landing pages, responsive integration, JavaScript modules, email signatures) to businesses. Detained learners perform the work under supervision, creating a social enterprise model where revenue funds operations while providing employment to detainees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CodePhenix is a solidarity web agency operating inside French prisons that trains detained individuals as web integrators and uses them to deliver professional web development services to businesses. The offering includes responsive and accessible landing page integration, JavaScript animations and modules, and email signature integration, all executed by detained learners under supervision by experienced CodePhenix developers, with quality and security control. Clients submit project briefs via the website, the work is scoped and executed by trained detainees, and the final deliverables are handed off to the client.

Product overview

CodePhenix is a solidarity web agency operating inside French prisons. The company runs a 9-month reintegration program composed of three sequential stages: a 6-month training phase where detained learners acquire web integration skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Vue.js, Bootstrap, jQuery, Ajax); followed by an application phase where trained students work on real client web projects under expert supervision, building their first professional experience; and finally an employment support phase, where post-release graduates are coached and connected with sensitized employers. CodePhenix's service offering is delivered as a managed agency model — clients submit web project briefs, detained developers execute the work under quality and security review by a CodePhenix engineer, and the final deliverable is handed off to the client. No standalone software product, module, or named SaaS offering was identified beyond the core agency service.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Solidarity Web Agency Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 86 students trained with 0% recidivism rate and 100% employment rate (TheLastMile.org benchmark)

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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Administration PénitentiairecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner overseeing prison operations. CodePhenix works in close collaboration with the prison administration to implement training and work programs within detention facilities.
• Atigip (Agence du Travail d'Intérêt Général et de l'Insertion Professionnelle)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment agency supporting professional insertion for incarcerated individuals. Provides institutional support and legitimacy for CodePhenix's prison-based training programs.
• AFNICminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSupporter of CodePhenix's mission. AFNIC manages .fr domain registry and supports digital inclusion initiatives.
• Uptime RobotminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTechnology company providing monitoring services for CodePhenix's website, supporting their digital infrastructure.
• L'ilot (Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation working on prison issues and reintegration. Shares network and expertise around incarceration and professional insertion.
• Simplon.cominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInspiration and reference partner. Simplon.co successfully trains people from disadvantaged backgrounds in digital skills in France, providing proof of concept for inclusive coding education.
• NOAM by BearingPointminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConsulting firm's social initiative that partners with CodePhenix, providing project opportunities and professional visibility.
• La Cravate SolidaireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation supporting professional reintegration through clothing and coaching. Aligned mission around helping incarcerated individuals re-enter the workforce.
• Association Le ParcminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal association supporting reintegration efforts, aligned with CodePhenix's mission around professional insertion.
• Association MageminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation focused on women's reintegration support (Eve-Mage), sharing CodePhenix's professional insertion goals.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FreeCodeCamp: Global free coding education platform teaching web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript — the same stack CodePhenix trains in). Comparable curriculum outcomes though delivered as a self-serve online platform rather than supervised vocational training.

Emerging players

• Le Wagon: International coding bootcamp with French origins offering web development courses. Overlaps on producing job-ready web developers but operates as a commercial training provider without social reintegration focus.
• Wild Code School: French coding bootcamp offering web development training programs. Comparable technical curriculum and target outcome of employment-ready developers, though delivered as paid bootcamps rather than reintegration-focused training.
• Ada Tech School: French inclusive coding school focused on women and non-binary learners from diverse backgrounds. Shares the inclusion-through-tech-training mission and pedagogical approach with CodePhenix.
• O'clock: French remote-first coding school with an inclusive admissions policy. Comparable in producing employment-ready web developers through intensive training programs in France.
• École 42: Free, peer-to-peer coding school founded by Xavier Niel with multiple French campuses. Comparable in teaching coding without traditional credentials, though not specifically targeted at incarcerated populations.

Others

• Emmaüs Connect: French association promoting digital inclusion for people in precarious situations. Adjacent mission of using digital skills/training as a vehicle for social and economic inclusion.
• La Cravate Solidaire: French association supporting professional reintegration (clothing, coaching) for people in vulnerable situations including former detainees. Existing CodePhenix partner with aligned mission around prisoner workforce re-entry.

Direct peers

• Simplon.co: French social enterprise training people from disadvantaged backgrounds in digital skills. CodePhenix explicitly references Simplon as inspiration and proof that inclusive coding education works in France. Closely aligned mission and pedagogy.
• TheLastMile.org: US non-profit that trains incarcerated individuals in coding (Code.7370 program), cited explicitly by CodePhenix as its proof-of-concept benchmark with 86 students trained and 0% recidivism. Same prisoner-to-developer reintegration model, just at US scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CodePhenix
• GitHubgithub.com/CodePhenix
• Facebookfacebook.com/CodePhenix
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/codephenix

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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