What Innovales does

Innovales is a French Pôle Territorial de Coopération Économique (PTCE) founded in 2013 and headquartered in Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny, Haute-Savoie. It operates as a multi-stakeholder cooperative that brings together entrepreneurs, public institutions, associations, and citizens to develop social and solidarity economy projects in the Genevois français, Haute-Savoie, and Savoie territories. The organization runs four core service lines: ID Cube (a year-long business incubator for social and environmental entrepreneurs accepting approximately 20 founders per cohort), Cl'osez (responsible procurement consulting for public bodies and businesses), REGENERO/INFO-ENERGIE (free public energy renovation advisory for residents, co-financed by ADEME and local authorities), and Animation économique (territorial animation for ecological and social transition projects). Supporting initiatives include the InnoLab coworking facility, the InNomade mobile energy-transition tiny house, the Compocyclette certified composting service, the Reparcoop repair initiative, the Pop-Up Store, and the Fonds de dotation Un Pacte endowment fund.

The organization does not rely on proprietary technology platforms; its core offering is organizational and methodological, delivered through in-person incubation, advisory sessions, events, and territorial animation. The 22-employee team includes specialized staff across entrepreneurship support, energy renovation, and responsible procurement, led by Director Damien Gaucherand. Innovales holds the French Impact label awarded in December 2019 and was selected for the national Tiers-Lieux program in 2020 for the InnoLab third-place.

The business model combines three revenue streams: membership contributions from individuals, businesses, associations, and institutions; public funding and subsidies from European, national, regional (Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), departmental (Haute-Savoie), and municipal sources; and service fees for incubation, energy advisory, and responsible procurement support. Distribution is primarily direct and regional, delivered through the Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny headquarters, partner-location permanences across Haute-Savoie municipalities, the mobile InNomade unit, telephone/email channels, and an annual ID Cube recruitment cycle. There is no private equity, venture capital, or external ownership; the entity is member-supported and publicly co-financed, with no disclosed revenue figure in the source data.

Name

Innovales

Legal name

Innovales

Website

https://innovales.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Innovales is a French PTCE cooperative based in Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny that supports social and environmental entrepreneurs, local authorities, businesses, and residents in the Haute-Savoie and Genevois français through business incubation, responsible procurement advisory, and free energy renovation guidance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Solidarity Economy Cooperative Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Cooperation, Capacity Building & Policy Advisory Programs (BPADABAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

SME & Entrepreneurship Development (Trade-Linked) (BPADAMAE), Circular Economy & Resource Efficiency (BPADALAM), ESG/Sustainable Investment Advisory (FSAEAAAJ)

Keywords

• Social entrepreneurship incubation
• Energy renovation advisory
• Responsible procurement consulting
• Cooperative economic development
• Territorial circular economy

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Innovales generates revenue through membership contributions from individuals, businesses, associations, and institutions who join the cooperative. Members gain access to services and participate in the organization's governance.
2. Public funding and subsidies: As a PTCE operating in the social and solidarity economy, Innovales receives public funding from European, national, regional, and local government sources (EU, Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Département de Haute-Savoie, local municipalities) to support its mission-driven activities.
3. Service fees: Fees for services including business incubation (ID Cube), energy renovation advisory (REGENERO/Info-Energie), and responsible procurement support (Cl'osez) for businesses and public entities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Innovales is a PTCE (Pôle Territorial de Coopération Économique) cooperative that delivers four core service pillars: (1) ID Cube, a year-long incubator for social and environmental entrepreneurs; (2) Cl'osez, responsible-procurement advisory for companies and local authorities; (3) Rénovation énergétique, free public energy-renovation guidance for residents of Haute-Savoie; and (4) Animation économique, territorial economic animation for ecological and social transition. It is sustained by membership fees, public funding, and service fees.

Product overview

Innovales is a PTCE (Pole Territorial de Cooperation Economique) that operates as a multi-service platform offering four core programs: ID Cube (incubator for social/environmental entrepreneurs), Cl'osez (responsible purchasing consulting), Renovation energetique (energy renovation advisory via REGENERO/INFO-ENERGIE), and Animation economique (territorial animation for transition projects). Supporting initiatives include InnoLab coworking spaces, the Un Pacte endowment fund, Compocyclette composting service, InNomade mobile tiny house, and various circular economy programs. The organization functions as an ecosystem supporting local economic development, entrepreneurship, and ecological transition in Haute-Savoie and the Genevois francais territory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ID Cube: Incubator for entrepreneurs creating projects with strong social and environmental impact in the Genevois français and Pays de Savoie regions
• Cl'osez
• REGENERO
• INFO-ENERGIE
• InnoLAB
• Fonds de dotation Un Pacte
• Compocyclette

Products and services

• ID Cube Incubator Year-long business incubator that provides individual support and accompaniment for entrepreneurs developing projects with strong social and environmental impact in the Genevois français, Haute-Savoie, and Savoie regions. Each annual cohort includes approximately 20 entrepreneurs.
• Cl'osez Achats Responsables Responsible-purchasing consulting service that guides companies and local authorities in developing responsible procurement policies, including the integration of social and environmental clauses into public contracts.
• Rénovation Énergétique Advisory Energy-renovation advisory service facilitating energy-efficient upgrades for private housing, operating the public INFO-ENERGIE service in northern Haute-Savoie in coordination with ASDER in the south.
• Animation Économique Territoriale Economic-animation service supporting the emergence of projects for ecological and social transition, including circular-economy initiatives, local development, and territorial innovation projects across Genevois français and Haute-Savoie.
• Info-Energie Haute-Savoie (Public Service) Public energy-information service providing free, independent advice to Haute-Savoie residents on energy renovation, insulation, heating systems, ventilation, and access to financial-aid programmes.
• InnoLab Coworking Space Collaborative workspace and coworking facility at the Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny headquarters, offering meeting rooms, offices, and shared workspace for entrepreneurs and project leaders.
• Fonds de Dotation Un Pacte Endowment fund supporting social-innovation projects, providing financial backing to laureates and innovative initiatives in the territory.
• Compocyclette Composting Service Local certified composting service for professionals in Pays Rochois, reducing bio-waste and creating circular and solidarity-based economic activity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 82 people distant from employment supported and 22,924 insertion hours generated through responsible procurement with Ville d'Évian
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• APRÈS-VD (Chambre de l'économie sociale et solidaire vaudoise)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Co-organizers of the first Forum Transfrontalier de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire held in Geneva on October 8, 2024. This cross-border cooperation brings together ESS actors from French and Swiss sides of the Geneva metropolitan area.
• France Active Savoie Mont-BlanccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Cooperation between Innovales and France Active Savoie Mont-Blanc to develop the ID Cube incubator in Savoie. France Active provides financing expertise and network access for social entrepreneurs in Savoie, complementing Innovales's incubation methodology.
• Pôle métropolitain du Genevois françaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey institutional partner and co-financier of Innovales's activities. Supports economic animation and circular economy initiatives such as 'Entrez dans la boucle'. Co-organizer of the Forum Transfrontalier de l'ESS.
• CRESS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Chambre Régionale de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional ESS chamber that co-organized the Forum Transfrontalier de l'ESS and partners on initiatives such as the Point ACC'ESS hotline for ESS structures in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• Communauté de Communes du Pays RochoiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government partner in the Pays Rochois territory, collaborating on projects including Compocyclette (local composting service), the Pop-Up Store challenge, and support for the Repair Café / REPARCOOP initiative.
• ASDERcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization animating the Info-Energie service in the southern part of Haute-Savoie, while Innovales handles the northern part of the department under the public INFO-ENERGIE HAUTE-SAVOIE service co-financed by ADEME, Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, and the Department of Haute-Savoie.
• CoCoShaker and RonalpiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeer ESS incubators with whom Innovales co-organized the Summer Camp Coconopia 2024 (July 11-12 in Villié-Morgon), creating a shared space for innovation across regional incubators.
• Réseau National des incubateurs ESSminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational network of ESS incubators that Innovales participates in, providing access to the broader ecosystem of social entrepreneurship support in France. Listed as a partner alongside other regional incubators.
• Collectif Territoires d'engagement (Fondation de France)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNational collective bringing together committed territories, supported by Fondation de France, in which Innovales participates as a reference actor in the Genevois français.
• Ville d'ÉviancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership through a social innovation convention for responsible procurement. The renewed partnership (2025) integrates social and environmental clauses in public procurement, generating insertion hours and supporting people distant from employment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• ASDER: Energy advisory organization animating the INFO-ENERGIE service in southern Haute-Savoie while Innovales covers the northern part. Direct regional counterpart in energy renovation advisory under the same ADEME public mandate, offering direct comparison for service delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• France Active: National network financing and supporting social entrepreneurs in France. Broad incumbent in the same ESS space; Innovales partners with the Savoie Mont-Blanc branch on ID Cube, indicating overlapping mission and customer base at a national scale.
• Ashoka France: International network supporting leading social entrepreneurs (Ashoka Fellows). Operates at a much larger scale globally but addresses the same target population of high-impact social entrepreneurs that ID Cube develops.

Direct peers

• CoCoShaker: Paris-based ESS incubator and impact entrepreneurship support organization. Direct peer in social entrepreneurship incubation, co-organized Summer Camp Coconopia with Innovales, addressing a comparable entrepreneur cohort with similar impact criteria.
• Ronalpia: Lyon-based ESS incubator supporting entrepreneurs with social and environmental impact. Direct peer in the French ESS incubation space, co-organized Summer Camp Coconopia with Innovales and shares the regional incubator model targeting impact entrepreneurship.
• Antropia (ESSEC Social incubator): ESSEC business school's social innovation incubator supporting ESS ventures. Comparable in incubation methodology and impact focus, operating at a larger scale with academic backing but serving a similar entrepreneur profile.

Others

• Pôle métropolitain du Genevois français: Inter-municipal cooperation body co-financing Innovales and co-organizing the Forum Transfrontalier de l'ESS. Functions as a public institutional partner and territorial scale-up pathway for Innovales's economic animation work.
• ADEME (Agence de l'environnement et de la maîtrise de l'énergie): French public agency for ecological transition that co-finances Innovales's INFO-ENERGIE service. Functions as a funder and ecosystem enabler rather than direct competitor, but defines the regulatory and funding context in which Innovales's energy advisory operates.
• CRESS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Regional chamber of the social and solidarity economy, co-organizer of the Forum Transfrontalier de l'ESS with Innovales. Functions as a coordinating institutional peer and funding conduit rather than a direct service competitor.

Emerging players

• Makesense: National social entrepreneurship support organization running incubation, community, and venture programs for impact entrepreneurs. Comparable in mission and target audience, with a broader national footprint and digital-first engagement model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/innovales
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/innovales

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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