GLOBAL HEART WATCH

What GLOBAL HEART WATCH does

GLOBAL HEART WATCH is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) founded in 2013 by Gilbert and Tina Blaise following the death of their son Pierre Blaise from sudden cardiac death in 2012. The organization's mission is the prevention of sudden cardiac death, delivered through public awareness campaigns, training, and the funding of cardiovascular research. It operates two physical centers under the "Pierre Blaise - La Main sur le Cœur" banner, headquartered in Paris with a second location in Sophia Antipolis (Biot), and has sensitized over 105,000 people to cardiac emergency response across its ten-year history.

The organization's business model is mécénat-based: it is funded by donations and corporate sponsorships from a network of 50+ corporate partners, conducts 120+ events per year, and 2 designated "Territoires Remarquables GQS" anchor its regional presence (Alpes-Maritimes and Val d'Europe). The association allocates capital to research — €1.49M cumulatively, with €280K distributed in 2025 — through partnerships with CEMS at Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (including support for AI-based predictive analytics for sudden cardiac death), Fondation Cœur et Recherche, Institut Arnault Tzanck, and Vert Marine. It has also contributed to French public-health legislation, including the creation of the "Citoyen Sauveteur" status and the mandate for defibrillator deployment, and counts Olympic medalist Alain Bernard as an ambassador. The organization operates with 5 employees.

Name

GLOBAL HEART WATCH

Legal name

Global Heart Watch

Website

https://globalheartwatch.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

French non-profit association founded in 2013 that prevents sudden cardiac death through public awareness, training, and research funding, operating two centers in Paris and Sophia Antipolis with 50+ corporate sponsors and 5 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Non-Profit Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN), International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD), Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

Keywords

• Cardiac arrest prevention
• First aid training
• Public health awareness
• Cardiac research funding
• Nonprofit association

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Mécénat / Sponsorship: GHW operates as a nonprofit association (Association loi 1901) funded primarily through corporate sponsorships (mécénat). Companies become sponsors/mécènes by supporting the association's mission of cardiac arrest prevention and research funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Global Heart Watch is a French nonprofit association that delivers free public awareness and life-saving gesture training (Alert-Massage-Defibrillate) targeting adults, youth, athletes, employees, and affected families. It funds cardiac research projects at partner institutions, operates the Pierre Blaise – La Main sur le Cœur welcoming centers in Paris and Sophia Antipolis, and certifies "Territoires Remarquables GQS" territories engaged in sudden cardiac death prevention. Its services are offered free of charge, funded by corporate sponsorships and donations.

Product overview

Global Heart Watch is a French non-profit association (Association loi 1901) dedicated to preventing sudden cardiac death through a multi-faceted approach comprising four core pillars: (1) Sensibiliser - awareness campaigns and first aid training sessions teaching Alert-Massage-Defibrillation; (2) Soutenir - financial support for scientific cardiac research projects; (3) Accueillir - operating Pierre Blaise - La Main sur le Cœur welcoming centers for families, researchers, partners and GHW teams; and (4) Agir - creating Territories Remarquables GQS territories engaged in cardiac prevention. The organization has sensitized over 105,000 people to life-saving gestures and contributed over €1.49 million to cardiac research since its 2013 founding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Territoire Remarquable GQS: A territorial certification program created by GHW to mobilize economic and institutional actors to fight against sudden cardiac arrest, with concrete actions including awareness events, defibrillator equipment, research donations, and GHW center establishment.
• Pierre Blaise – La Main sur le Cœur
• Citoyen Sauveteur

Products and services

• Sensibilisation et Formation aux Gestes qui Sauvent Awareness and training program teaching three essential life-saving actions (Alerter, Masser, Défibriller) to the general public, including adults, youth, children, athletes, and employees. Over 120 events are organized annually across France.
• Soutien à la Recherche Scientifique Financial grants program supporting cardiac research at partner institutions including INSERM-CEMS Paris, Fondation Coeur et Recherche, and Institut A. Tzanck, focused on sudden cardiac death prediction, prevention, and treatment.
• Centres Pierre Blaise – La Main sur le Coeur Welcoming centers in Paris 16th arrondissement and Sophia Antipolis (inaugurated March 23, 2024) that host families impacted by sudden cardiac death, cardiac arrest survivors, scientists, partners, donors, elected officials, and volunteers.
• Territoire Remarquable GQS Registered trademark and territorial certification program created by GHW in 2019 to mobilize economic and institutional actors to fight sudden cardiac death through concrete actions including AED equipment deployment, awareness events, and research donations. Currently certified in Alpes-Maritimes (06) and Val d'Europe – Marne-la-Vallée (77).

Quantifiable outcome

• Every minute without intervention decreases survival chances by 10%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vert MarinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Vert Marine, a delegated manager of sports and leisure facilities (swimming pools, ice rinks, wellness spaces, camps), partnered with GHW to train 60 employees on life-saving gestures. The partnership aims to deploy cardiac arrest prevention across Vert Marine facilities.
• Fondation Cœur et Recherche (Cœur des Femmes campaign)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026GHW collaborated with Fondation Cœur et Recherche on the 'Le cœur des femmes nous concerne tous' awareness campaign, producing a video featuring committed women, doctors, and public figures to highlight women's cardiac health risks.
• CEMS (Centre d'Expertise de la Mort Subite)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2025GHW has partnered with CEMS at Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou in Paris since its creation in 2013. In September 2025, GHW donated €100,000 to CEMS for AI-based prediction of sudden cardiac death research and the children's cardiac arrest registry in Paris and Île-de-France.
• Fondation Cœur et RecherchecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2025GHW partners annually with Fondation Cœur et Recherche through joint research project calls. Together they support projects including 'Cœur des Femmes' (€100,000 in 2025), RÉSOUDRE (sudden death in young athletes), SIGNAL SCD, Cœur et Sport, and FIBRILLATE.
• Institut Arnault TzanckcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 September 2025Located in Saint-Laurent du Var and Mougins (06), Institut Arnault Tzanck received €40,000 in December 2025 for medical innovation projects, including AI-based coronary reserve measurement modeling led by Dr. Julien Adjedj.
• Olympic Medalist Alain BernardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAlain Bernard, Olympic swimming champion, entrepreneur, and city council member of Antibes, serves as GHW ambassador to sensitize families of young swimmers to life-saving gestures in aquatic centers.
• Pierre Blaise Foundation / Abbé Pierre FoundationminorOthersGHW was founded following the death of Pierre Blaise during a 10km race organized for the Fondation Abbé Pierre on June 24, 2012. The founding tragedy connects GHW to this original charity event.
• BEXTERminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBEXTER, based in La Seyne-sur-Mer, is the website design, development, and hosting partner for globalheartwatch.org.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sasglobalheart
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/global-heart-watch

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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