L'établi

What L'établi does

L'établi (operating under the Astrolabe CAE cooperative) is a French Coopérative d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) headquartered at 8 place du Colombier in Rennes, serving tech professionals who want to operate as independent entrepreneurs while retaining employee social protections ('salarié entrepreneur' status). The cooperative was co-founded in 2019 by Florent Le Saout and Vincent Génieux and operates from Auray/Rennes within the Brittany region, providing a shared legal, administrative, and operational framework for its 55+ member-entrepreneurs.

Members collectively deliver services across embedded systems (Rust, C, C++, FreeRTOS, Yocto, kernel, FPGA), web and full-stack development (React, Vue, TypeScript, PHP/Laravel, Node.js, WordPress, PrestaShop), data and AI (machine learning, data engineering, data science, cloud computing), cybersecurity (pentest, risk analysis, FOSS), DevOps and infrastructure (Docker, Jenkins, sysadmin, hosting, VPS, bare metal), digital design and UX (UX/UI, motion design, graphic design, accessibility/écoconception), and digital learning/serious games (ingénierie pédagogique, reconversion professionnelle). This breadth allows the cooperative to assemble multi-disciplinary teams for client projects spanning hardware, software, and educational content.

Revenue mechanics follow the standard CAE model: each member-entrepreneur invoices clients individually through the cooperative, which deducts a contribution to shared services, mutualized tools, training, and social charges. There is no centralized product, no disclosed pricing schedule, and no external institutional funding in the source material; expansion has been organic, driven by member recruitment and capability diversification rather than external capital.

Name

L'établi

Legal name

Astrolabe CAE

Website

https://letabli.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

L'établi (Astrolabe CAE) is a French cooperative of 55+ tech entrepreneurs in Brittany, providing shared employer infrastructure and delivering embedded, web, AI/data, cybersecurity, DevOps, design, and digital learning services to clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rennes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

L'établi (operating as Astrolabe CAE) is a French Coopérative d'Activité et d'Emploi (CAE) that provides a shared legal, administrative and employment framework for 55+ independent technology professionals. The cooperative delivers consulting, software development, embedded systems engineering, cybersecurity, data science/AI, digital design, DevOps, and training services to clients while its members retain entrepreneurial status as salarié-entrepreneurs.

Product overview

Astrolabe CAE is a cooperative of entrepreneurs and consultants (Coopérative d'Activités et d'Entrepreneurs) that provides access to a network of independent professionals with expertise in software development, embedded systems, cybersecurity, DevOps, data science, web design, training, and digital consulting services. The cooperative acts as an employer structure for its members, enabling them to work on client projects while sharing a common framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Software development services Application and product development delivered by member-developers of the cooperative across web (React, Vue, TypeScript, PHP, Laravel, Node.js, WordPress), backend, fullstack, mobile (Android/Kotlin), and other stacks for client organizations.
• Embedded systems engineering Engineering of embedded systems using Rust, C, C++, FreeRTOS, Yocto, bootloader, kernel, FPGA, Qt and related toolchains for client hardware/product projects.
• Cybersecurity consulting Cybersecurity engineering, risk analysis and pentesting services delivered by member security specialists for client organizations.
• Data science and AI services Data engineering, data analysis, big data, machine learning, and data visualization services delivered by member data scientists and data engineers for client projects.
• DevOps and infrastructure services DevOps, sysadmin, infogérance, hosting (VPS, baremetal), cloud computing, CI/CD (Jenkins, Docker, ELK) and IT management delivered by cooperative members.
• Digital design and UX services Brand design, graphic design, webdesign, UX research, UX/UI design, motion design, and digital accessibility (a11y) services for client projects.
• Training and digital learning services Training, educational engineering, digital learning, serious game design, and professional reconversion support delivered by cooperative members.
• Salarié-entrepreneur cooperative membership CAE membership offering that gives digital professionals salarié-entrepreneur status (employee social protections with independent activity) plus access to shared administrative infrastructure, client assignments, and a peer network.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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