Le 107

What Le 107 does

Le 107, formally "Le 107 — pôle d'innovation sociale," is a French non-profit association founded in 2015 and based in Lyon, operating as a social-innovation and cooperation hub dedicated to the Lyon metropolitan territory. The organization is structured around four service lines: social-innovation laboratories, an accompaniment (incubation-style) program for project leaders, training offerings, and consulting/prestations delivered to public and associative clients. It has built "La Communauté du 107," a structured community of project leaders, public actors, and social enterprises that compounds the value of each new cohort of participants.

The active project portfolio spans climate adaptation (Adaptation au changement climatique), territory-level cooperation (Fil en Commun), youth housing (Logement des jeunes), mental-health and inclusion (Oh Punaises, Inclusio), short-term activation of vacant spaces (La Ruche Ephémère), non-recourse prevention (TZNR — Territoire Zéro Non-Recours), and mobility/durability initiatives (Urivalyon, Démonstrateur de Ville Durable). With 13 employees, Le 107 occupies an operational niche as a compact but thematically diversified territorial hub.

The business model is project- and grant-based: revenue is generated through a mix of public-sector commissions, partner-funded projects, fee-based consulting/prestations, and contributions tied to accompaniment-program participation. Named clients and partners include Keolis Bus Lyon, Mission Duchère, Ville de Dardilly, Safer AURA, Voisin Malin, CCSB, and Démonstrateur de Ville Durable / SERL — a blend of municipal authorities, transport operators, real-estate/development actors, and social-mission associations. The annual cadence of "Promotion" cohorts indicates a recurring, program-driven revenue rhythm characteristic of French territorial innovation hubs.

Name

Le 107

Legal name

Le 107, pôle d'innovation sociale

Website

https://lecentsept.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le 107 is a Lyon-based non-profit social-innovation hub founded in 2015, serving public authorities, territorial actors, and social enterprises through accompaniment programs, training, consulting, and social-innovation laboratories across the Lyon metropolitan territory.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Innovation Consulting

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Educational Support Services (611710), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDADALAJ

STEM, Digital Skills & Innovation Partnerships

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

SECONDARYBPADABAE

Education, Skills & Workforce Development Aid Programs

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Bilateral Development Agencies & Aid Programs

SECONDARYEDADALAK

Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Partnerships

Education/Education Administration, Accreditation & Policy/Education Partnerships, Intergovernmental & NGO Programs

Keywords

• Social innovation consulting
• Community development services
• Cooperative transformation support
• Territorial innovation training
• Accompaniment program services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Services and Training: Revenue generated through training programs (formations), consulting services (prestations), and accompaniment programs delivered to public institutions, local authorities, and social enterprises on the Lyon territory.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Le 107 delivers social innovation services to the Lyon metropolitan territory through four interconnected service lines: social innovation laboratories (Les labos d'innovation sociale) that bring together diverse stakeholders to address territorial challenges, a multi-cohort accompaniment program (Le programme d'accompagnement) supporting organizations via coaching and mentoring, professional training programs (Les formations) on cooperation and territorial transformation, and consulting/prestation services (Les prestations) tailored to territories and public entities.

Product overview

Le 107 is a social innovation and cooperation hub offering four interconnected service lines: social innovation labs (labos d'innovation sociale) for collaborative problem-solving, an accompaniment program for project support, professional training offerings, and consulting/prestation services for territories. The organization also maintains La Communauté du 107, a membership network that provides resources and fostering of best practices among its ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Les labos d'innovation sociale

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• La Communauté du 107coreOthersThe community ecosystem of Le 107 brings together association members and ecosystem actors to strengthen their capacity for engagement in social and environmental transformations. It serves as a shared knowledge and reflection platform distinct from typical networking spaces.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AVISE: National agency supporting the development of the social and solidarity economy through consulting, evaluation, and capacity-building services. Comparable in offering advisory services to social-economy actors across France.
• France Active: National network financing and supporting social enterprises and solidarity-economy actors across France. Operates at much greater scale than Le 107 with overlapping end beneficiaries (social enterprises, NGOs).
• France Tiers-Lieux: National federation supporting third places and hybrid shared spaces across France. Touches on Le 107's community-driven engagement model from a broader national-policy perspective.
• La Fabrik by La Poste: La Poste Group's social innovation lab developing programs and partnerships for inclusion and territorial development. Backed by a much larger parent entity, offering overlapping services to public and social-economy actors.

Direct peers

• La Fonderie: Paris-based social innovation hub offering innovation labs, training, and accompaniment to public actors and civil society. Operates an analogous model to Le 107 in a different metropolitan area, making it a closely comparable direct peer.
• Makesense: France-based social innovation community supporting entrepreneurs and organizations addressing social and environmental challenges. Comparable to Le 107's community-led engagement model and focus on cooperative transformation.
• Les Canaux: Paris social innovation hub dedicated to the social and solidarity economy, offering training, events, and accompaniment to social enterprises and public institutions. Closely comparable in mission and service mix to Le 107.
• Le Comptoir de l'Innovation: Paris-based social innovation consultancy and support structure offering incubation, training, and consulting to social enterprises and public actors. Direct overlap with Le 107's accompagnement and prestations service lines.

Regional players

• Arty Farty: Lyon-based cultural and social innovation non-profit producing festivals and collaborative programs (e.g., Nuits de Fourvière collaborations). Direct regional peer operating in the same Lyon ecosystem with adjacent social-innovation positioning.

Others

• La Ruche: Network of social-impact coworking and incubation spaces in multiple French cities. Provides shared workspace and community programming for social entrepreneurs with adjacent (but not identical) mission to Le 107.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/le107.lyon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/le-107-poleinnovation

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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