What Fasterclass (certifié Qualiopi) does

Fasterclass (certifié Qualiopi) is a privately held, French national training and coaching organization headquartered in Paris with a secondary office in Montpellier. Founded in 2020 by Raphaël Maisonnier (CEO), Amory Panné (COO), Souad Talal (Pedagogy Director), and Thibaud Caremoli (IT Director), the company delivers blended learning programs in management, leadership, communication, feedback culture, and change management to enterprise and mid-market buyers, with offerings extending to SMBs and startups across retail/luxury, banking/finance, services/tech, industry, and HR/L&D verticals. Core revenue comes from customized multi-week hybrid training programs (typically 4–8 weeks, ~9 hours of instruction), individual and group coaching engagements delivered by certified coaches (DISC, MBTI, ICF, EMCC), self-paced e-learning subscriptions with 1-year access, on-demand workshops/conferences, and a Studio & Conseil bespoke content design service, all sold on a quote-based model often financed through OPCO vocational training funds.

The company's technology stack centers on a web-based training delivery platform combining short video mini-series, live virtual workshops (Fastercamps), inter-session exercises, and a chat-based pedagogical hotline open five days per week (9h–19h). A 2024 beta product, Feedbackinator, applies generative AI to help managers produce STAR-method-structured feedback. Fasterclass supports this delivery with a curated European network of certified trainers and coaches (minimum 10 years of experience) and a content-led demand generation engine spanning a blog, monthly newsletter ('L'email pour travailler mieux'), webinars, free toolkits (Management Kit, DISC test), the Club DRH HR peer community, and SOS Learning office hours.

Commercially, the company runs a hybrid sales- and product-led model: direct enterprise sales to HR/L&D buyers with 45-minute discovery diagnostics and tailored proposals, alongside self-serve e-learning paths. Qualiopi certification (organisme de formation N°11756059775) underwrites eligibility for French OPCO funding. Reported operational metrics include 10,000+ collaborators trained, 4.8/5 average satisfaction across programs, 89% engagement, and 91% declared in-practice application of learnings. No external funding rounds have been disclosed.

Name

Fasterclass (certifié Qualiopi)

Legal name

Fasterclass

Website

https://fasterclass.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fasterclass (certifié Qualiopi) is a French training and coaching firm that delivers blended learning programs — combining video, live virtual workshops, and pedagogical coaching — in management, leadership, feedback, and change management to enterprise, mid-market, and SMB clients, primarily in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris, Île-de-France

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. Blended Learning Training Programs: Multi-week training programs (4-8 weeks, 9 hours total) combining virtual classes and e-learning, sold to enterprise clients. Pricing is per participant and group-based with volume discounts.
2. Coaching Services: Individual and group coaching programs delivered by certified coaches (DISC, MBTI, ICF, EMCC), priced per engagement.
3. E-Learning Subscriptions: Self-paced e-learning mini-series with 1-year access and hotline pedagogical support. Sold as standalone subscriptions or bundled with training programs.
4. Studio & Custom Content Creation: Bespoke training content design and co-construction of customized learning programs aligned with client culture and business challenges.
5. Workshops & Conferences: On-demand workshops and conference sessions for events, priced per session based on audience size and format.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Fasterclass is a Qualiopi-certified French training organization that designs and delivers blended learning programs for managers and teams. Its core offering combines multi-week hybrid formation programs (live virtual classes + e-learning modules + supervised practice), individual and group coaching delivered by certified coaches, self-paced e-learning mini-series with annual access, in-person workshops and conferences, and bespoke custom-content design through its Studio & Conseil arm, all centered on management, feedback culture, and change management themes.

Product overview

Fasterclass is a Qualiopi-certified training and coaching organization offering a modular portfolio of solutions organized around three thematic pillars: Management & Leadership, Communication & Feedback, and Change Management & Project. The core offering consists of five interconnected product lines — Formation (hybrid/blended training), Coaching, E-Learning, Ateliers & Conférences, and Studio & Conseil — supplemented by a free AI-powered feedback tool (Feedbackinator), an HR expert hotline (SOS Learning), and a downloadable Management Kit. Training programs run 4–8 weeks with a structure combining 4 virtual classes of 90 minutes (6 hours total), approximately 3 hours of e-learning content, and practical exercises, with 1-on-1 pedagogical support throughout. The company also publishes the book 'Feedback en action' and runs a peer community (Club DRH) for HR professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Feedbackinator: AI assistant tool for generating feedback using the STAR method.
• SOS Learning
• Kit Management

Products and services

• Formation (Hybrid Blended Training)

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% of learners declare having applied training learnings in their work (IRL)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Réseau Entreprendre PariscoreOthers · 1 January 2018Fasterclass was awarded laureate status and has been a member of Réseau Entreprendre Paris since 2018. This entrepreneurial network provides support, mentoring, and peer connections for high-potential startups. The membership recognizes Fasterclass's contribution to job creation and economic development in the region.
• Station FcoreOthersFasterclass was incubated at Station F, the world's largest startup campus in Paris, through the Founders Program. This provided access to the Station F ecosystem, facilities, and startup support resources during the company's early growth phase.
• Ignition ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-partnership with Ignition Program to create the 'Manager Survival Kit' (Kit de survie du manager), a toolbox for the back-to-work season. The kit includes management visualization tools, personal checklists for organization, team checklists for communication, and manager/team ritual templates. This was a content co-creation partnership delivering free value-added resources to the market.
• Fly The Nest (Sophie Boquého & Anne-Claire Chanut)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSophie Boquého and Anne-Claire Chanut are expert facilitators in project management and team facilitation who partnered with Fasterclass to deliver the 'Fundamentals of Project Management' training. Their methodology has been used by hundreds of companies including two French unicorns (BackMarket and Contentsquare). The partnership brings their expertise into Fasterclass's blended learning format.
• Philippe BoyerminorOthersPhilippe Boyer, VP HR with 30 years of experience (20 years as HRD in France and internationally), serves as an expert advisor and consultant for Fasterclass's SOS Learning initiative. He brings strategic HR expertise and a global vision of HR challenges across diverse cultural and organizational contexts. Previously held senior HR roles at Bic, Hermès, and Coca-Cola France.
• Gaël Chatelain-BerryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGaël Chatelain-Berry, creator of the 'management bienveillant' (kind management) concept and pioneer in workplace kindness in France, partnered with Fasterclass as an expert trainer for the 'Management Bienveillant au service de la performance' training program. With 20+ years of HR experience and 170,000+ LinkedIn followers, he brings significant credibility and thought leadership to the partnership.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Akteos: French-language professional training and coaching firm specializing in management and leadership development. Directly comparable boutique competitor in the French enterprise L&D market, with similar methodology and customer profile.

Direct peers

• Demos: Major French professional training organization offering management, leadership, and soft-skills programs to enterprise clients. Directly competes with Fasterclass for HR/L&D budgets in France, with overlapping catalog and similar target buyer personas.
• CrossKnowledge: Digital learning platform focused on management and leadership development for enterprises, with strong roots in France and Europe. Comparable to Fasterclass in blended learning delivery and enterprise-focused content, with a more digital-native tech stack.
• Dale Carnegie: Iconic global corporate training brand specializing in leadership, communication, and management courses. Targets a similar enterprise HR/L&D buyer and delivers comparable instructor-led soft-skills programs.

Broad incumbents

• Cegos: Global leader in professional training and corporate L&D, with a strong presence in France. Cegos is a direct competitor for enterprise training budgets across management, leadership, and soft skills, and stands as the dominant incumbent in the category Fasterclass targets.
• Skillsoft: Global enterprise learning platform offering content and courses across leadership, business, and technology. Competes for the same L&D buyer as Fasterclass, especially in large multinational accounts, with a much broader content catalog but less customization.
• Coursera for Business: Enterprise tier of Coursera offering self-paced courses and content from top universities. Alternative procurement option for HR/L&D buyers comparing Fasterclass's soft-skills programs against a scalable, lower-touch digital catalog.
• LinkedIn Learning: Enterprise e-learning platform bundled with LinkedIn Talent Solutions. Provides on-demand soft-skills and business content at relatively low per-seat pricing, anchoring the bottom of the corporate training market that Fasterclass competes against.

Emerging players

• Talenco: French executive and team coaching platform that connects companies with certified coaches. Adjacent competitor in the coaching segment of Fasterclass's portfolio, with overlap on coaching services and feedback culture positioning.
• 360Learning: Paris-based collaborative learning platform that enables enterprises to author and deploy their own training programs. Competitor at the platform layer for enterprise L&D, with comparable French roots and overlapping target customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@fasterclass_
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fasterclass

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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