LA COURSIVE

What LA COURSIVE does

La Coursive (Association La Coursive Boutaric, founded 2010) is a non-profit cooperative tiers-lieu (third-place) headquartered at 33 place Galilée in the Grésilles neighborhood of Dijon, France. It operates as a Pôle Territorial de Coopération Économique (PTCE) recognized since 2014 and as a Fabrique de territoire since 2021, serving a network of 27-28 cultural and creative enterprises and approximately 350 cultural entrepreneurs annually, with ~6,000 visitors per year passing through the facility and 40 daily workstations in continuous use. Service offerings span coworking space rental, meeting room hire, one-on-one advisory appointments (RDV Conseil), long-term project accompaniment (Accompagnement), expert-led workshops (Paroles d'Experts), monthly networking sessions (Cafés Coursive), and the annual regional Forum Entreprendre dans la Culture.

The organization has no proprietary technology product; its underlying infrastructure is a 500 m² physical workspace equipped with desks, meeting rooms, and shared common areas. La Coursive is member-governed, with four Co-Presidents drawn from member structures (Cuisine Flottante, 26 000 couverts, Zutique productions, ici l'onde), supported by a board that includes representatives of Grand Dijon Habitat, Burgundy School of Business, Radio Dijon Campus, féma, Adie, and Billie Blue.

Revenue is generated through three streams: low-cost annual membership fees (€5 individual / €20 organization), moderate-rate coworking and meeting space rentals, and project-based public funding from State (ANCT), Région Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Département Côte-d'Or, Ville de Dijon, Grand Dijon, and European Social Fund grants. Pricing is deliberately accessible (many workshops free with membership), and the operating model depends materially on subsidies from government partners. As of March 2025, La Coursive was forced into an economic redundancy procedure for its four employees due to a shift of public funding from operational to project-based, with continued operation reliant on volunteer engagement from members, coworkers, and the board.

Name

LA COURSIVE

Legal name

Association La Coursive Boutaric

Website

https://la-coursive.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Coursive is a Dijon-based non-profit cooperative tiers-lieu (third-place) and PTCE serving 27-28 cultural and creative enterprises and ~350 entrepreneurs annually through coworking, meeting space, advisory services, training, and an annual regional Forum, funded by low membership fees and French public subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural coworking and cooperative business support services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Business Service Centers (56143)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Meeting & Conference Planning & Coordination (HSACADAA)

Keywords

• Cultural coworking space
• Third-place tiers-lieu
• Creative business incubation
• Cultural entrepreneurship support
• Cooperative workspace services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dijon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Adhésions): Annual membership fees providing access to services: 5€ for individuals, 20€ for structures/organizations. Grants access to professionalization sessions, mentorship, and collective projects.
2. Coworking and space rental: Rental of coworking desks and meeting spaces at moderate rates (loyers modérés) supporting approximately 40 daily workstations. Spaces are open to all types of activities.
3. Public funding and subsidies: Operating funding from State (ANCT), Region BFC, Côte-d'Or Department, Ville de Dijon, and Grand Dijon. Since 2021, designated as 'Fabrique de territoire' receiving State support for territorial network coordination. However, funding has become increasingly project-based rather than operational, creating financial instability.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

La Coursive operates a cooperative third-place (tiers-lieu) in Dijon providing physical coworking desks, meeting rooms, and common areas to cultural and creative professionals. It complements this physical infrastructure with business advisory (RDV Conseil), long-term project accompaniment, professional training workshops, networking events, and an annual regional Forum Entreprendre dans la Culture, supporting a cooperative network of 27–28 member cultural and creative enterprises.

Product overview

La Coursive Boutaric is a cooperative workspace and business support organization (PTCE - Pôle Territorial de Coopération Économique) for cultural and creative professionals in Dijon, France. The organization offers a unified suite of services including coworking spaces, meeting room rentals, professional development workshops, and business mentoring. It operates as a collaborative hub connecting 27+ member organizations across sectors including performing arts, design, cinema, web, photography, music, and gaming. The organization's flagship offerings include the physical coworking location (Espace Coworking), professional training programs (Ateliers & Formations), one-on-one consulting sessions (RDV Conseil, Accompagnement), and the annual Forum 'Entreprendre dans la Culture' regional conference.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Espace Coworking Physical coworking space with approximately 40 daily workstations available for freelancers, entrepreneurs, and professionals in the cultural and creative sectors.
• Espaces de Réunion Rental meeting spaces for professional events, workshops, and collaborative sessions, available at moderated rates.
• RDV Conseil
• Accompagnement
• Ateliers & Formations
• Paroles d'Experts
• Cafés Coursive
• Forum Entreprendre dans la Culture

Quantifiable outcome

• 350 cultural entrepreneurs supported in 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Ministère de la Culture / DRAC Bourgogne-Franche-ComtécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary public funder and institutional partner. DRAC provides ongoing support for cultural development programs and the Fabrique de territoire designation.
• Région Bourgogne-Franche-ComtécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor regional authority providing funding and strategic support for territorial development initiatives.
• Ville de DijoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partner providing ongoing support and political backing, particularly renewed support in 2025 during restructuring.
• Grand Dijon HabitatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic housing organization that originated the Boutaric building project and continues to support La Coursive's mission. Board member represented on governance.
• ARVIVAsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork for ecological and social transition in live performance. La Coursive participates in ARVIVA's research-action studies on cooperative models.
• CRESS BFCsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerChambre Régionale de l'Économie Sociale et Solidaire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
• Association des Tiers-Lieux de BFCsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional association of tiers-lieux, of which La Coursive is a member.
• CNM (Centre National de la Musique)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational music center supporting musical development initiatives.
• Ligue de l'enseignement 21supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional federation of popular education associations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Les Grands Voisins: Paris cooperative third-place built on a former hospital site, hosting cultural and social projects, artisans, and associations. Very similar cooperative governance, social-inclusion mission, and cultural programming model.
• La Myne: Lyon-based cooperative tiers-lieu focused on digital and cultural commons, with similar membership model and mission to support independent creators and cooperatives. Comparable scale and direct French cooperative-workspace competitor.
• Le 100e Singe: Paris cooperative workspace supporting cultural and social projects with similar cooperative ethos. Comparable small-scale cultural third-place with member-based services and coworking.
• Plateau Urbain: Paris-based cooperative specializing in temporary and affordable urban workspaces, often hosting cultural and social enterprises. Comparable cooperative model and target member base of cultural/social entrepreneurs.
• La Ruche: French cooperative coworking network for social and cultural entrepreneurs. Closest direct comparable in mission (cultural/social enterprise support), member-based governance, and cooperative structure, though operating at multi-city scale rather than regional.
• La Paillasse: Paris cooperative lab and workspace for social and cultural innovation, with shared infrastructure and member governance. Similar cooperative-workspace mission serving cultural/social entrepreneurs.

Broad incumbents

• Station F: Massive Paris-based startup campus providing coworking, incubation, and event programming at vastly larger scale. Serves overlapping entrepreneur audience but specializes in tech rather than cultural sectors.

Others

• ARVIVA: National network for ecological and social transition in live performance, of which La Coursive is a partner. Adjacent organization sharing cultural sector focus and cooperating on research-action studies.
• Tiers-Lieux France (ANCT network): National network coordinated by ANCT of which La Coursive is a member. Not a competitor but an enabling ecosystem that shapes funding, advocacy, and peer-learning resources for tiers-lieux including La Coursive.

Regional players

• CRESS BFC: Regional chamber for the social and solidarity economy in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. A regional-level partner organization supporting La Coursive and similar ESS actors rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CoursiveBoutaric
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-coursive-boutaric
• Instagraminstagram.com/lacoursivedijon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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