Cooproduction

What Cooproduction does

Cooproduction is a Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif (SCIC) headquartered in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, founded in 2011 by three Coopératives d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) — Artenréel (artistic and cultural sector), Coopénates (personal services), and Antigone (services and multi-activities) — with Coobâtir (construction and craft) joining as the fourth member CAE in 2014. The cooperative serves as a mutualization vehicle for its four member CAEs, providing shared administrative, legal, financial, and management infrastructure rather than operating as a technology vendor. Its service portfolio comprises four offerings: development and mutualization of CAEs, support for emerging cooperative enterprises (including project engineering, governance animation, and legal counsel), cooperative education and training, and a project incubator for socially innovative initiatives and PTCEs. The organization also hosts social innovation devices Territoire 100 Apprenant and Byfurk.

Cooproduction's business model is rooted in cooperative membership and service fees charged to its four member CAEs, supplemented by likely public subsidies tied to its Social Economy (ESS) mission under French cooperative law. Its go-to-market is community-led rather than sales-led, relying on weekly collective information sessions in Strasbourg and Mulhouse, regional fairs (Salon de la création, Forum Création, Marché OFF de Noël), a news blog, newsletter, and social channels to attract entrepreneur-salariés. Stéphane Bossuet, founder of the Artenréel CAE in 2004, has served as Président Directeur Général since 2014 and previously presided over the national Coopérer Pour Entreprendre network (74 CAEs, 8,000 entrepreneur-salariés, €120M business volume); the firm is also represented on the Fédération des CAE board (92 member CAEs, created December 1, 2020). Co-operating with Eurométropole de Strasbourg, Maison de l'Emploi and CRESS Grand-Est, Cooproduction is co-developing the KaléidosCOOP cross-border third-place initiative on the former La Coop industrial site at Strasbourg's Port du Rhin. The firm employs ~7 staff, generates no disclosed revenue figures, has no proprietary technology stack, and operates without external equity funding.

Name

Cooproduction

Legal name

Cooproduction

Website

https://cooproduction.coop

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cooproduction is a Strasbourg-based SCIC cooperative that mutualizes administrative, legal, and development services for four member Coopératives d'Activité et d'Emploi in Alsace, supporting entrepreneur-salariés across arts, personal services, multi-activities, and construction sectors.

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Product category

Social Economy Cooperative Services

NAICS

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Fair Trade & Ethical Supply Chains (Certification, Traceability, Producer Support) (BPAGALAL)

Keywords

• Cooperative enterprise support
• CAE management services
• Social economy services
• Social innovation incubation
• Cooperative education training

Headquarters

HQ city

Strasbourg

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cooperative mutualization services: Cooproduction provides shared administrative, management, and development services to its member CAEs (Artenréel, Antigone, Coopénates, Coobatîr). Revenue appears to derive from cooperative membership fees, service fees charged to member CAEs for shared infrastructure, and possibly public funding or subsidies tied to its social economy mission.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cooproduction is a SCIC (Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif) that mutualizes administrative, financial, legal, and operational resources across its four member Coopératives d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) in Alsace: Artenréel (artistic/cultural), Antigone (services/multi-activities), Coopénates (personal services), and Coobatîer (construction). It delivers shared support services for emerging cooperative enterprises, cooperative education and training programs, and runs a project incubator for socially innovative social economy projects.

Product overview

Cooproduction is a SCIC (Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif) that serves as a cooperative mutualization hub for four Coopératives d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) in Alsace: Artenréel (artistic/cultural), Coopénates (personal services), Antigone (services/multi-activities), and Coobatîr (construction). The organization offers four core services: Development and mutualization of CAEs (shared resources and administration), Support for emerging cooperative enterprises (project engineering, legal, governance), Cooperative education and training, and a Project incubator for social innovation. The ecosystem also includes social innovation devices such as Territoire 100 Apprenant and Byfurk. Together with its member CAEs, Cooproduction supports entrepreneurs across Alsace in developing their activities within a cooperative framework.

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Products and services

• Développement et mutualisation des CAE Shared administrative, financial, legal, and operational services mutualized across Cooproduction's four member Coopératives d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE): Artenréel (artistic/cultural), Antigone (services/multi-activities), Coopénates (personal services), and Coobatîer (construction). The service offers resource pooling, organizational support, and collective management of shared means for member CAEs.
• Accompagnement d'entreprises coopératives émergentes Comprehensive support services for emerging cooperative and Social Economy structures, including project engineering, business creation strategy, administrative support, legal counsel, governance animation, and training. Targeted at new cooperative structures in the Social Economy that need help creating and developing their activities within a cooperative framework.
• Éducation coopérative et formations Cooperative education and training programs focused on cooperative principles, the history and organization of the cooperative movement, cooperation dynamics, and the management of cooperative enterprises (SCOP, SCIC, CAE). Targeted at organizations and individuals seeking to understand and adopt cooperative approaches in their activities.
• Incubateur de projets Project incubation program for Social Economy ventures fostering socially innovative projects and new forms of cooperation including PTCE (Pôles Territoriaux de Coopération Économique), clusters, and innovative cooperative projects operating in Alsace and the Eurométropole cross-border region.

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• CoobatîrcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Coobatîr is a CAE serving construction and craft entrepreneurs. It joined Cooproduction as the fourth member CAE in 2014, expanding the cooperative group's coverage to the building and crafts sectors.
• ArtenréelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtenréel is a Coopérative d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) serving artistic and cultural entrepreneurs. It is one of the three founding member CAEs of Cooproduction (SCIC) and specializes in supporting creative and cultural sector entrepreneurs.
• AntigonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAntigone is a CAE providing services and multi-activities support to entrepreneur-salariés. One of the three founding member CAEs of Cooproduction, specializing in general services and diverse professional activities.
• CoopénatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoopénates is a CAE accompanying personal services (services à la personne) entrepreneurs. One of the three founding member CAEs of Cooproduction, providing specialized support for the personal services sector.
• Territoire Apprenant (dispositif d'innovation sociale)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA social innovation device operating under the Cooproduction ecosystem, contributing to learning and development frameworks for cooperative actors.
• ByfurkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn engaged incubator focused on transitions and impacts, operating as a social innovation device within the Cooproduction ecosystem.
• Fédération des CAEmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe CAE Federation (Fédération des CAE), created December 1, 2020, groups 92 CAEs across France including Cooproduction's member CAEs. The federation's board includes representatives from Cooproduction's network. The federation aims to make CAEs the reference model for autonomous work.
• Coopérer Pour EntreprendremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoopérer Pour Entreprendre (CPE) is the leading national network of CAEs in France, comprising 74 CAEs, 8000 entrepreneur-salariés, and generating 120M€ in business volume. Cooproduction's PDG Stéphane Bossuet served as president of CPE. CPE initiated the CAE Federation project.
• CRESS Grand-EstmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Regional Chamber of the Social and Solidarity Economy (CRESS) of Grand Est is a key regional partner of Cooproduction. CRESS co-organizes events such as the Marché OFF de Noël and co-pilots the KaléidosCOOP project.
• Eurométropole de StrasbourgmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Eurometropolis of Strasbourg co-pilots the KaléidosCOOP project with Cooproduction, Maison de l'Emploi, and CRESS. KaléidosCOOP is a cross-border third-place initiative on the former La Coop industrial site at Port du Rhin, targeting 2800m² of innovative workspace.
• Maison de l'Emploi de StrasbourgmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Strasbourg Employment House co-pilots the KaléidosCOOP project alongside Cooproduction, Eurométropole, and CRESS. This partnership positions the initiative at the intersection of employment, economic development, and social economy.
• COOP 2019 / KaléidosCOOPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKaléidosCOOP is a cross-border third-place (tiers-lieu) project co-developed by Cooproduction and a consortium of approximately 20 French and German actors. Planned for 2020 at 2800m² on the former La Coop site in Strasbourg's Port du Rhin, it will offer innovative workspaces, a showcase for ESS products and services, and serve as a hub for cooperation across the France-Germany border.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• France Active: National network financing and supporting social enterprises and ESS structures across France. Broad incumbent providing complementary funding and advisory services to the same entrepreneur population Cooproduction supports.
• AVISE: National French agency supporting the development of social enterprises and the Social and Solidarity Economy. Broad incumbent in ESS support, comparable to Cooproduction's cooperative education and emerging-enterprise accompaniment services.
• Confédération générale des SCOP: National federation representing SCOP and SCIC cooperatives in France. Broad incumbent governing the broader cooperative movement in which Cooproduction's PDG Stéphane Bossuet holds a national direction seat.

Regional players

• Ronalpia: Social entrepreneurship incubator based in Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), supporting innovative social enterprises with incubation and acceleration programs. Regional peer to Cooproduction's incubator arm, operating in a different geography but with a comparable ESS incubation mandate.

Emerging players

• Makesense: International community and incubation program supporting social entrepreneurs across multiple countries. Emerging player in the social entrepreneurship support space, comparable to Cooproduction's emerging-cooperative accompaniment services.

Direct peers

• La Ruche: French network of social impact incubators and workspaces supporting impact-driven entrepreneurs. Direct peer in social-impact incubation, with comparable mission of nurturing purpose-driven cooperatives and startups.
• Alter'Incub: Social economy incubator in Occitanie supporting innovative cooperative and ESS projects. Direct peer to Cooproduction's project incubator arm, with a similar focus on PTCE-style social innovation.
• Coopérer Pour Entreprendre: The leading national network of CAEs in France (74 CAEs, 8,000 entrepreneur-salariés, €120M of business volume) of which Cooproduction is a member through its four CAEs. Direct peer as the umbrella federation governing the same mutualization model.
• Coopaname: One of the largest Coopératives d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) in France, based in Paris. Direct peer to Cooproduction's member CAEs, offering shared cooperative structure to entrepreneur-salariés across multiple sectors.
• Oxalis: Major cooperative SCOP network in Rhône-Alpes operating CAE-like mutualization services for entrepreneur-salariés. Direct peer in cooperative mutualization and shared services for autonomous workers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cooproduction

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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