What Prisme does

Prisme (operating as e-prisme.fr) is a French B2B online marketplace founded in 2022 that connects buyers and sellers of used and reconditioned measurement and reality-capture equipment, including 3D laser scanners, portable scanners, total stations, GNSS receivers, professional surveying drones, portable CMM arms, laser trackers, and associated 3D software. The platform is built on the Odoo open-source eCommerce framework and serves a French professional base across surveying, topography, architecture, construction, heritage documentation, industrial metrology, and engineering design, with a primary user persona of surveyors and topographers. The platform differentiates from horizontal marketplaces through mandatory in-house expert verification of instrument condition before delivery to buyers, alongside verified seller profiles and a coordinated revision workflow executed through partner workshops.

The company monetizes through three recurring and transactional streams: a commission on sales transacted between buyers and third-party sellers, a commission on equipment rentals, and a monthly subscription fee paid by sellers to list on the marketplace. Around this core transactional model, Prisme bundles several value-added services that increase attach rates and reinforce trust — equipment valuation (Estimation), a personalized search mandate service, instrument revision coordination, secure payment processing via the MANGOPAY-licensed payment institution (with Stripe also referenced), and SWIKLY-backed deposit handling for rentals. Distribution is single-channel through the e-prisme.fr marketplace, with marketing concentrated on LinkedIn (1,700+ followers), an educational blog, email newsletters, direct relationship management by a named specialist (Eddy Tabary), and selective industry events such as the 48th Congress of Expert Surveyors in Nantes in June 2026. The company is structured as a SAS (Société par Actions Simplifiée) with €10,000 of share capital, registered at RCS Versailles (919 003 731), headquartered in Villepreux with a listed Paris office and a Longjumeau operations/support site, and has disclosed no institutional funding rounds.

Name

Prisme

Legal name

PRISME

Website

https://e-prisme.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prisme (e-prisme.fr) is a French B2B online marketplace, founded in 2022, that connects buyers and sellers of used and reconditioned measurement and reality-capture equipment — including 3D scanners, total stations, and GNSS receivers — serving surveying, architecture, construction, and industrial professionals across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villepreux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sales Commission: The operator earns a commission on sales of products purchased by Clients from third-party Sellers through the Marketplace.
2. Rental Commission: Commission is also charged on equipment rentals facilitated through the platform.
3. Seller Monthly Subscription: Monthly subscription fee paid by Sellers for listing on the platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Prisme operates e-prisme.fr, a B2B online marketplace where professional buyers and third-party sellers transact used and reconditioned measurement and reality-capture equipment — including 3D laser scanners, portable scanners, total stations, GNSS receivers, surveying drones, portable CMM arms, laser trackers, and 3D processing software. The platform supports sales, rentals, and listings, with instruments inspected by Prisme's team before delivery, and is complemented by paid services for instrument revision, valuation, and personalised equipment search.

Product overview

Prisme operates e-prisme.fr, a professional B2B online marketplace for buying, selling, renting, and valuing used and certified measurement and reality-capture equipment. The platform centers on its marketplace (e-prisme.fr) which connects sellers with buyers of professional instruments. Around this core marketplace, Prisme offers a suite of value-added services: equipment revision/maintenance coordination through specialist partners, professional equipment valuation (estimation), a personalized search mandate service for locating specific instruments, secure payment processing via MANGOPAY and Stripe, and expert appointment booking. The product portfolio spans major equipment categories including 3D laser scanners (Leica BLK360, RTC360, ScanStation P30, FARO Focus Premium), portable 3D scanners (Leica BLK2GO, Creaform HandySCAN, FARO Orbis, NavVis VLX), total stations (Trimble S Series, Leica TS Series), GNSS/GPS receivers, professional surveying drones (DJI Matrice 350 RTK with Zenmuse P1), portable CMM arms (FARO Quantum E V2), laser trackers (Leica AT401/402), and bundled software (Cyclone REGISTER 360, CloudWorx, Pix4Dmapper, FARO SCENE). All hardware is inspected and certified before listing, and both rental and resale channels are supported.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• e-prisme.fr Marketplace A professional B2B online marketplace where sellers list and buyers search, purchase, or rent used and reconditioned measurement and reality-capture equipment (3D scanners, total stations, GNSS, drones, etc.), with verified sellers, expert-checked instruments, and secure payment processing.
• Estimation (Equipment Valuation) A valuation service that analyses equipment model, brand, condition, accessories, and usage to provide a rapid and transparent market-price estimate for sellers looking to list instruments on the marketplace.
• Révision (Maintenance Service) A managed instrument revision and maintenance service where Prisme coordinates with specialist partner centres to organise pickup, inspection, repair, and return of measurement equipment.
• Mandat de Recherche (Search Mandate) A personalised equipment-search service where Prisme's team uses its partner network to locate specific instruments matching a buyer's brand, model, budget, technical specifications, and condition requirements.
• Location (Equipment Rental) An equipment rental service enabling owners to list measurement instruments for short-term hire and buyers to rent equipment for specific projects, missions, or to cover peak demand periods.
• Rendez-vous Expert (Expert Appointment Booking) A scheduled one-on-one consultation service with Prisme specialists (such as Eddy Tabary) providing expert advice on equipment selection, buying, selling, or valuation of measurement instruments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment revision completed in less than one week with coordinated logistics
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• MANGOPAYcoreTechnology or IntegrationMANGOPAY provides payment processing services as the payment service provider (PSP) for the Prisme marketplace. They are a licensed electronic money institution authorized by CSSF in Luxembourg, enabling secure payment processing for marketplace transactions.
• SWIKLYsupportingTechnology or IntegrationSWIKLY provides online deposit/caution services for equipment rentals, enabling secure deposit handling for rental transactions on the platform.
• Partner Workshops (Revision Services)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrisme works with specialized partner workshops to provide equipment revision and maintenance services. Prisme coordinates the logistics, organization, and follow-up while partners perform the actual technical work.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Perry Videx: Dealer and broker of used process equipment with a strong digital listing platform. A direct comparable in operating a curated marketplace for high-value, specialized industrial equipment.
• Kitmondo: Online B2B marketplace for used industrial equipment. Same core business model as Prisme — connecting sellers of idle professional equipment with buyers — making it a direct peer in the used-equipment vertical.
• Surplex: European online auction and marketplace for used industrial machinery and equipment. Comparable to Prisme as a B2B marketplace intermediating resale of high-value professional equipment, though broader in scope (machinery vs. measurement-only).
• EquipNet: Global marketplace and asset management service for used industrial equipment. Comparable in intermediating resale of high-value professional equipment with added services around remarketing.
• Exapro: Online marketplace dedicated to used industrial machines and equipment. Operates a similar transactional marketplace model with listings, valuation, and broker-mediated sales, making it a direct analog in the used-equipment space.
• Troostwijk: European B2B auction house for used machinery and industrial assets. Comparable transaction intermediation model (online auctions connecting professional sellers and buyers) with strong European presence.
• MachinePoint: Used machinery marketplace serving industrial buyers and sellers globally. Closely comparable business model — a curated B2B marketplace with resale and resale-related services for high-value professional equipment.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble Geospatial: Major OEM of surveying, GNSS, and 3D scanning equipment (Trimble S Series, GNSS receivers, scanning systems). Comparable as the upstream supplier whose hardware populates Prisme's marketplace and whose trade-in programs could disintermediate the platform.
• Hexagon Geosystems (Leica Geosystems): Global OEM of measurement and reality-capture equipment (Leica BLK360, RTC360, BLK2GO, ScanStation, Cyclone software). Comparable as the dominant supplier-side counterpart whose installed base fuels Prisme's secondary market, and whose certified pre-owned programs could compete with Prisme directly.

Emerging players

• Catawiki: Online auction platform specializing in curated specialty objects, including occasional industrial and measurement equipment. Comparable as an online auction/marketplace model, though serving broader consumer-collector categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eprismefr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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