What Intermines does

Intermines is a French non-profit alumni association (loi 1901) founded in June 1983 that federates the alumni networks of three prestigious engineering schools: Mines Paris, Mines Saint-Étienne, and Mines Nancy. The organization serves as a unified platform for graduates of these schools, providing a mutualised directory (Annuaire), career services (Intermines Carrière), a shared job board (Jobboard), annual cocktails, regional and professional clubs, and publications including the Revue des Mines and the News des Mines newsletter. Members authenticate via inter-school single sign-on using credentials from their original alumni association, enabling cross-school access to the platform's full suite of services.

The technology backbone is the AlumnForce SaaS platform, which provides the website, directory, event management, and member database functionality. Intermines generates revenue primarily through annual membership fees (cotisations) supplemented by pay-as-you-go event pricing (e.g., €150 for the Aquitaine rally, €8 for non-member visits). Its go-to-market is community-led: regional groups across France and internationally self-organize events, professional clubs host activities, and members recruit members through word-of-mouth networking. Strategic partnerships with IESF (career events, technical visits), URISA (regional federation), and IMT Alumni Île-de-France (cross-school afterworks) extend the organization's reach beyond its core constituency.

The organization operates with a predominantly volunteer leadership team (rotating presidency among the three founding associations) and only one confirmed paid staff member (Nathalie Crémézi, Assistante Intermines). The CODIR (Committee of Directors) is undergoing a significant restructuring as of January 2025 to prepare for the announced exit of Mines Paris Alumni at end of 2025, which will reduce the federation's footprint from three founding schools to two. Direction is provided by President Jean-Christophe Quémard (effective January 2025) and co-Délégués Généraux Stéphane Mangiavacca and Christophe Couturier.

Name

Intermines

Legal name

Intermines

Website

https://inter-mines.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Intermines is a French non-profit (loi 1901) founded in 1983 that federates the alumni networks of three engineering schools — Mines Paris, Mines Saint-Étienne, and Mines Nancy — providing a shared directory, career services, job board, regional groups, and publications (Revue des Mines, News des Mines) via the AlumnForce platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Alumni Network Services

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Alumni Events, Reunions & Regional Chapters (EDALAOAG)

Keywords

• Alumni network services
• Engineering alumni association
• Shared alumni directory
• Career services platform
• Professional networking association

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (cotisations): Intermines is a non-profit association (loi 1901). The organization is funded primarily through annual membership fees (cotisations) paid by alumni members of the three founding associations. Some events charge participation fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Intermines is a federating alumni association that operates a shared directory, career services, publications, events, and a job board for the 45,000 alumni of Mines Paris, Mines Saint-Étienne, and Mines Nancy. It is run as a loi 1901 non-profit funded primarily by annual membership dues and supported by the AlumnForce platform.

Product overview

Intermines is a federating alumni network platform serving graduates of Mines Paris, Mines Nancy, and Mines Saint-Etienne engineering schools. The platform provides a unified portfolio of services including a shared alumni directory (Annuaire), career services (Service Carrières), publications (Revue des Mines and News des Mines), event management (Agenda), job board (Jobboard), and various regional and professional groups (Groupes & Clubs). The platform is built by AlumnForce and enables cross-school networking and professional development for Mines engineers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Intermines Carrière: Career services offered by Intermines including job search assistance, career development support, and training sessions.
• Revue des Mines
• News des Mines

Products and services

• Annuaire des Mines Shared cross-school alumni directory for the 45,000 alumni of Mines Paris, Mines Saint-Étienne, and Mines Nancy, searchable through the inter-mines.org platform.
• Service Carrières Career services platform offering job search support, career resources, and placement assistance for Mines engineering alumni.
• Revue des Mines Flagprint professional magazine published by Intermines covering engineering, mining, energy, and alumni community topics.
• News des Mines Online news and updates from the Intermines association, extending the Revue des Mines content into digital news format.
• Jobboard Intermines Exclusive job board on inter-mines.org where recruiters and companies post job offers targeted at Mines engineering alumni.
• Agenda des Mines Centralized calendar of events, soirées, and conferences organized by or for the Mines alumni community.
• Cocktails Annuels des Mines Annual cocktail circuit (soirées) organized across major French cities to bring Mines alumni together for networking.
• Groupes et Clubs des Mines Thematic and regional alumni groups (clubs) allowing Mines engineers to connect around shared professional, cultural, or geographic interests.
• Les livres des Mineurs Book collection published by or associated with the Intermines alumni community, extending the association's publication portfolio.
• Mineurs Solidaires Solidarity initiative supporting Mines alumni in need through community-driven assistance and engagement.
• Les Mineurs Entrepreneurs Initiative supporting Mines alumni who are entrepreneurs, providing networking and resources for the entrepreneurial Mines community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Regional groups active in France and internationally, covering all major professional and geographic segments
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered regional, minor and core.

• URISA (Union Régionale des Ingénieurs et Scientifiques d'Aquitaine)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerInter-Mines Aquitaine is an active member of URISA, which federates alumni associations of Grandes Ecoles in Aquitaine. URISA runs a 'Pôle Carrière' for alumni job search and career development, promotes the engineering profession to students, and advocates with local government on behalf of engineers.
• IMT Alumni Île-de-FranceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Mines Network and IMT Alumni Île-de-France have partnered to co-host networking events such as afterwork gatherings in Paris. These events are designed to expand professional connections across alumni of different engineering schools.
• IESF (Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France) Lyon-RA and Sillon-AlpincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIESF organizes joint events with Intermines Rhône-Alpes including career webinars (e.g., interview preparation), conferences (e.g., LNG, fusion energy), and technical visits (ITER/WEST tokamaks, CEA). IESF provides a broad platform for Mines alumni to access professional development events across the Rhône-Alpes region.
• IESF Intergroupe Centraliens et CentraliensSupélec ProvenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizes the visit to ITER and WEST tokamaks at CEA Cadarache with IESF Lyon-RA and IESF Provence.
• AlumnForcecoreTechnology or IntegrationAlumnForce provides the software platform powering inter-mines.org. The website footer credits: 'Site du réseau réalisé par AlumnForce' (network site built by AlumnForce). AlumnForce is a specialized SaaS platform for alumni and membership associations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Emerging players

• ESSEC Alumni: Alumni network for ESSEC business school graduates. Comparable alumni engagement model at another top French Grande École, useful as a benchmark for the wider French alumni association ecosystem beyond engineering.
• HEC Alumni: Alumni network for HEC Paris business school graduates. Operates with similar directory, career services, and event offerings but in the business school rather than engineering school segment; useful as a model for monetization and digital engagement at elite Grandes Écoles alumni networks.

Direct peers

• Mines Nancy Alumni: Second founding association of Intermines and an independent alumni platform for Mines Nancy graduates, providing directory, events, and career services at single-school level. Direct peer with same operating model.
• IMT Alumni (Institut Mines-Télécom): Federating alumni network for the broader Institut Mines-Télécom group of engineering schools. Same multi-school federation model and a confirmed co-marketing partner of Intermines (afterwork events in Paris). Highly comparable as a competing French engineering alumni federation.
• CentraleSupélec Alumni: Federated alumni network for graduates of CentraleSupélec and predecessor schools (Centrale Paris, Supélec). Same multi-school alumni federation model serving elite French engineering graduates, with directory, career services, and regional groups.
• AX - Association des Anciens Élèves de Polytechnique: Alumni association for graduates of École Polytechnique, another elite French engineering school. Operates a comparable model of directory, career services, regional groups, events, and publications for a high-prestige French engineering alumni community.
• Mines Paris Alumni: One of the three founding associations of Intermines and itself a fully operational alumni platform for Mines Paris graduates, with its own directory, events, and career services. Direct comparable offering the same alumni-association value proposition at single-school level.
• Mines Saint-Étienne Alumni: Third founding association of Intermines and independent alumni platform for Mines Saint-Étienne graduates, with directory, events, and career services. Direct peer offering equivalent functionality at single-school level.

Others

• AlumnForce: The SaaS technology provider powering inter-mines.org and similar platforms for many French alumni associations. Adjacent technology enabler rather than direct competitor, but operationally critical to Intermines' digital offering.

Broad incumbents

• IESF - Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France: Broader French federation of all engineers and scientists, not tied to any single school. Intermines is a partner through IESF regional groups (Lyon-RA, Sillon-Alpin) for co-hosted career webinars and technical visits. Comparable as a wider umbrella for engineering community engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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