Le Spot

What Le Spot does

Le Spot is a Marseille-based non-profit community and entrepreneurship hub located at L'Épopée (6 Rue Berthelot, 13014 Marseille), operated by Association Synergie Family under French loi 1901. It serves young entrepreneurs and aspiring project holders under the age of 30 in Marseille, providing free, open-access programming that includes a 3-week intensive training cycle (Cycle Fusée), flexible à la carte workshops, themed bootcamps, an open coworking space (Monday–Thursday), and recurring professional consultations covering business plan development, SIRET registration, project review with a chartered accountant, and individual career orientation. The organization's mission is to remove financial and informational barriers to business creation for youth in Marseille who lack confidence, direction, or resources to launch ventures.

The underlying technology stack is minimal: the public-facing site is a WordPress build hosted on OVH (Roubaix, France), with Calendly used for appointment booking and LUMA for event registration. There is no proprietary platform, no mobile app, no API, and no software-as-a-service offering. The product surface is fundamentally a physical space plus a structured curriculum, with each recurring workshop (Atelier Business Plan, Ton SIRET en 2h chrono, Création de site internet, Café Créa, Orientation permanence) delivered in-person at the Épopée campus and supported by named partners including CitésLab, Bpifrance Création, SC Consulting, Carrefours de l'Entrepreneuriat, KEDGE Business School, Optia, and the Erasmus+ ASPIRE 4.0 program.

The business model is non-commercial: all services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, and no fees, subscriptions, pricing tiers, or revenue from participants are collected. Le Spot is funded instead through the parent non-profit Association Synergie Family and through public and private partnerships, with no disclosed budget, revenue, or grant figures. Growth is operational — measured in workshops run, partners onboarded, and headcount — rather than financial, with 43 staff supporting the combined physical space and recurring programming schedule.

Name

Le Spot

Legal name

Association Synergie Family (loi 1901)

Website

https://lespot.io

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Le Spot is a Marseille-based non-profit community space at L'Épopée, operated by Association Synergie Family, providing free workshops, training, coworking, and consulting to young entrepreneurs under 30 in Marseille.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Entrepreneurship Support Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Experiences & Event Services Marketplaces (Photographers, Caterers, DJs) (BPAMAHAK)

Keywords

• Youth entrepreneurship programs
• Community coworking space
• Free business training
• Startup incubation services
• Entrepreneurial support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Free community programs and services: Le Spot provides all programming — Cycle Fusée training, workshops, bootcamps, coworking, permanent consultations, and events — entirely free of charge to beneficiaries. The organization is operated by Association Synergie Family (law 1901 non-profit) and funded through public and private partnerships. No revenue is collected from participants.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Le Spot is a free, open-access community space at L'Épopée in Marseille that supports young people under 30 in launching and developing entrepreneurial and creative projects. It delivers structured training (Cycle Fusée, a 3-week intensive program), à la carte workshops, bootcamps, open coworking facilities, and recurring professional consultations (business plan, SIRET registration, career orientation, project review), complemented by themed networking events. All services are provided free of charge to participants and funded through public and private partnerships via parent organization Association Synergie Family (loi 1901).

Product overview

Le Spot is a physical community and entrepreneurship hub located at l'Épopée in Marseille, operated by Synergie Family association. The offering is a unified ecosystem combining structured training programs (Cycle Fusée), flexible à la carte workshops and bootcamps, open coworking facilities, and regular professional consulting services (Business Plan, SIRET registration, project consultation, career orientation). The portfolio works as an integrated support system where entrepreneurs progress from ideation through training to implementation, accessing free services including workspace, mentoring, and networking events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cycle Fusée A 3-week intensive training program designed to prepare young entrepreneurs (under 30) for launching their projects, consisting of 2 three-hour workshops per week. Helps participants identify their strengths and develop their business ideas.
• Ateliers à la carte Flexible skill-building workshops available on-demand to help entrepreneurs strengthen competencies in specific areas of interest.
• Bootcamps Intensive skill-training programs covering specific domains such as influence, social media, music, and audiovisual production, available as on-demand intensive courses.
• Espaces de Coworking Open collaborative coworking space accessible Monday through Thursday, providing work facilities for entrepreneurs and project holders, with internet access, computers and tablets on request, open collaborative areas, and private meeting rooms.
• Création de site internet Weekly workshop held every Monday from 14h to 17h for creating websites, covering platform selection (WordPress, Wix), content structuring, design, SEO optimization, and website launch.
• Atelier Business Plan Weekly business planning workshop held every Monday to help entrepreneurs evaluate their projects and establish solid foundations for their business plans, delivered in partnership with CitésLab and Les Carrefours de l'Entrepreneuriat.
• Ton SIRET en 2h chrono Workshop held every other Wednesday to help entrepreneurs create their official SIRET number and understand administrative procedures for business creation (declarations, registration, legal obligations).
• Consultation SC Consulting Project consultation service held every Tuesday afternoon with Cyrine SASSI, chartered accountant and founder of SC Consulting, providing personalized guidance to clarify and structure entrepreneurial projects.
• Permanence Orientation Individual career orientation support service available Monday to Thursday, using the Bpifrance Création Advice Portal to help participants discover suitable professions, understand access conditions, and build concrete action plans.
• Café Créa Monthly themed networking event for project holders and entrepreneurs at L'Épopée, featuring discussions on topics such as women entrepreneurship, brand identity, and networking.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CitésLabcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCitésLab is a device supporting Marseille entrepreneurs. It partners with Le Spot to provide permanent workshops including SIRET registration (bi-weekly Wednesday sessions) and business plan consultations. CitésLab mission charged staff are present at Le Spot to support project holders.
• Carrefours de l'EntrepreneuriatcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLes Carrefours de l'Entrepreneuriat collaborate with Le Spot on the Atelier Business Plan, held every Monday. They provide expertise and support for entrepreneurs building their business plans, alongside CitésLab.
• SC ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSC Consulting (Cyrine SASSI, expert-comptable and founder) is present at Le Spot every Tuesday afternoon to help entrepreneurs clarify their projects and develop a concrete action plan. Sessions are by appointment, for both early-stage and active entrepreneurs.
• Bpifrance CréationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Spot uses the Portail Conseils de Bpifrance Création platform during Permanence Orientation sessions. This platform provides hundreds of detailed profession guides, market opportunities, regulatory information, and business creation steps — used to help young people identify career paths and validate project ideas.
• Synergie FamilycoreOthersAssociation Synergie Family (loi 1901) is the parent organization and legal owner of Le Spot. It operates the space and is responsible for its governance, funding, and mission. Le Spot is a project under Synergie Family's umbrella, located within L'Épopée.
• IntermarchéminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAn Intermarché franchisee partnered with Le Spot to deliver an 'Atelier Grande Distribution' workshop, helping entrepreneurs understand how to get products into supermarket retail. The franchisee also shared a job opportunity for a pastry chef.
• Coop & StartminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoop & Start is an innovative device allowing entrepreneurs to test their projects in real conditions. Le Spot hosted a collaborative workshop with Coop & Start to help participants understand the program, test ideas, and launch with concrete support.
• OptiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOptia partnered with Le Spot to deliver an 'Atelier IA pour tous' (AI for everyone) workshop, teaching participants how to use artificial intelligence tools in their daily and professional lives.
• Boréal Innovation (ASPIRE 4.0 / Erasmus+)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoréal Innovation is the French lead for the ASPIRE 4.0 project, a European initiative funded by Erasmus+. Le Spot promoted the program, which supports young people wanting to start social enterprises through an accelerator model including mentorship, training, travel to Greece, and a European project competition.
• KEDGE Business School (Accede)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKEDGE Business School's 'Accede' program is referenced alongside CitésLab and Carrefours de l'Entrepreneuriat as a partner supporting the Atelier Business Plan at Le Spot, contributing business planning expertise.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Station F: The world's largest startup campus in Paris, founded by Xavier Niel. Comparable to Le Spot as a French startup hub supporting early-stage entrepreneurs, though Station F is a global, paid, for-profit ecosystem versus Le Spot's free, regional, non-profit model.
• France Active: National French network financing and supporting entrepreneurs, especially those in disadvantaged areas. Comparable to Le Spot's mission of supporting entrepreneurs facing barriers, though France Active's focus is more on financing than in-person training and coworking.
• Simplon.co: French network of free digital training schools for underrepresented youth. Comparable to Le Spot on the free-access youth employment/entrepreneurship dimension, though Simplon focuses on technical skills rather than project ideation.

Direct peers

• La Ruche: French network of coworking and incubation spaces for entrepreneurs and project holders. Comparable to Le Spot's coworking, training, and community-bridging role, including documented partnership with Le Spot itself as a 'Carburateur' partner.
• BGE Réseau (Boutiques de Gestion): The leading French national network of 400+ business creation support locations, providing free business plan support, training, and SIRET registration assistance — directly paralleling Le Spot's Cycle Fusée, Permanence SIRET, and Atelier Business Plan offerings.
• Makesense: International community supporting social entrepreneurs, including youth-led social enterprises. Comparable to Le Spot's Café Créa networking events and ecosystem-bridging role, though Makesense operates globally and is more focused on social innovation.
• Le Carburateur: Marseille-based entrepreneurship support organization, listed as a Le Spot partner ('Carburateur'). Closely comparable ecosystem peer in the same city, providing free training and orientation services to Marseille-area project holders.
• INCO (formerly Invest in Dreams): Global impact ecosystem supporting entrepreneurs building a more inclusive and sustainable economy. Comparable to Le Spot through the social-entrepreneurship and youth-support lens, with European and ASPIRE program parallels.
• Live for Good: French non-profit accelerator supporting young entrepreneurs from underserved backgrounds, including those under 30. Directly comparable to Le Spot's mission, beneficiary profile, and free, mentor-driven model, with a national footprint versus Le Spot's Marseille focus.
• Force (ex-Fondation Legrand): French non-profit accelerating entrepreneurship for young people facing barriers, including free training, mentorship, and networking. Directly comparable to Le Spot's under-30, free, mentor-led model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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