Réseau GRAIN

Name

Réseau GRAIN

Legal name

RÉSEAU GRAIN

Website

https://reseaugrain.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Economy Network Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Reuse & Resale / Recommerce Operations (EUAIANAC)

Keywords

• Social economy network
• Workforce insertion services
• Vocational training programs
• Digital inclusion initiatives
• Community development coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Rouen

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

Revenue model

1. Network membership and service coordination: Réseau GRAIN coordinates services across member ESS and IAE structures including development, accompaniment, training, HR management, and digital inclusion. Revenue comes from membership contributions and service coordination across the network.
2. Public funding and grants: Projects receive public funding support including DREETS Normandie funding for Hubs Normandie under Plan d'investissement dans les compétences (PIC), and State support for poverty prevention initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Réseau GRAIN is a non-profit associative network that coordinates and delivers services to member Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) and Insertion by Economic Activity (IAE) structures across Normandy. Its offerings include business development support, accompaniment pathways, Qualiopi-certified training, HR management via GEIQ partnerships, a digital ecosystem for inclusion, and an innovation incubator. Programs such as Hubs Normandie, PROGRAMME INTERFACE, and REBINCOOP connect member structures with public funding, commercial contracts, and inclusive employment opportunities.

Product overview

Réseau GRAIN operates as an associative network of Social and Solidarity Economy (ESS) and Insertion by Economic Activity (IAE) structures in Normandy. The organization offers an integrated platform of services organized into six main offerings: GRAIN Développement (business development), GRAIN Accompagnement (support solutions), GRAIN Formation (training platform - Qualiopi certified), GRAIN Gestion RH (HR management), GRAIN Numérique (digital ecosystem), and Cellule Recherche & Innovation (research and innovation incubator). These services are delivered through four thematic poles (IAE, Local Animation, Digital Inclusion, Apprenticeship and Training) and support collaborative projects including REBINCOOP (computer refurbishment), Hubs Normandie (public support programs), and PROGRAMME INTERFACE (employment solutions).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hub NUMI: Digital inclusion ecosystem and Hub NUMI coordination services
• REBINCOOP (REBOOT INSERTION COOPERATION)
• PROGRAMME INTERFACE
• Hubs Normandie

Products and services

• GRAIN Développement Development service that aggregates member structure service offerings, creates new inter-member connections, improves territorial visibility, and launches professionalization actions across the Réseau GRAIN network in Normandy.
• GRAIN Accompagnement Support and accompaniment service that develops new solutions in Normandy and provides financing for actions targeting beneficiaries of member structures.
• GRAIN Formation Qualiopi-certified training platform providing customized professional training adapted to user needs and integration pathways, offering access to certified training organizations for member structures and their beneficiaries.
• GRAIN Gestion RH HR management service that recommends GEIQ PLUSS for managing apprenticeship and work-study contracts, with resource sharing and HR topic updates for member structures.
• GRAIN Numérique Digital ecosystem service focused on responsible and inclusive digital initiatives in Normandy, coordinating collaborative projects including Espaces Numériques Mobiles (mobile digital spaces), digital inclusion projects, and computer refurbishment through REBINCOOP.
• Cellule Recherche & Innovation Project incubator that propels complete and collaborative solutions to complex territorial challenges, following a collaborative innovation process from ideation through experimentation across the Réseau GRAIN member network.
• REBINCOOP (REBOOT INSERTION COOPERATION) Computer refurbishment initiative on Île Lacroix in Rouen that combines circular economy, professional training, and inclusive employment. Sells refurbished laptops, desktops, monitors, and accessories (tested, cleaned, data-wiped, and repaired). ADEME-funded project under REBINCOOP.
• Hubs Normandie Discovery and support program for precariously employed or disconnected individuals, covering 10 pilot territories across Normandy's 5 departments with tailored 2-4 month accompaniment pathways. Funded by DREETS Normandie under the Plan d'investissement dans les compétences (PIC) and by the French State for poverty prevention.
• PROGRAMME INTERFACE Program connecting insertion structures (SIAE) with the commercial sector, enabling insertion organizations to carry out labor provision contracts for businesses or structured markets with standardized procedures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Training satisfaction rate: 73% global appreciation, 64% objective achievement, 81% pedagogy rating (2024)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and key.

• GEIQ PLUSScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroupement d'Employeurs pour l'Insertion et la Qualification specializing in social economy professions. Provides work-study contract management and HR solutions for member structures. Référence: Christelle THUILLIER, Directrice GEIQ PLUSS
• DREETS NormandiekeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerDirection Régionale de l'Économie, de l'Emploi, du Travail et des Solidaires. Supports HUB ECO 3 through Plan d'investissement dans les compétences (PIC) for reaching and mobilizing invisible populations, especially youth
• Hub NUMI (Normandie Inclusion Numérique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNormandy hub for digital inclusion coordination and digital responsibility initiatives. Coordinated by Réseau GRAIN with Caroline Moreau as Hub NUMI Coordinator
• Terra NumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in REBINCOOP consortium for computer refurbishment in local loop economy
• Ile Pro ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in REBINCOOP consortium for computer refurbishment initiatives
• PromactioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in REBINCOOP consortium for computer refurbishment initiatives
• Abis InformatiquecoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical partner in REBINCOOP consortium providing computer refurbishment expertise
• ebe AdèlecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in REBINCOOP consortium for local economic loop initiatives

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• AVISE: National agency supporting social and solidarity economy (ESS) in France. Operates as a resource and coordination body for ESS structures, comparable to Réseau GRAIN's network coordination role but at national scope.
• France Active: National network financing and supporting social entrepreneurship and insertion through economic activity (IAE). Comparable mission and member-network structure to Réseau GRAIN, but operating across all of France with a focus on financial engineering.
• ESS France: National federation representing the French social and solidarity economy. Comparable in its role as a representational and coordination body for ESS structures, though at national rather than regional level.
• Coop FR: National federation representing French cooperative enterprises, providing representation, training, and member services to cooperative structures. Operates in a similar associative-network model to Réseau GRAIN but with national scope and focus on cooperatives.
• Emmaüs France: Federation of Emmaüs organizations engaged in insertion activities, second-hand reuse (recycleries), and social economy. Comparable in combining inclusion-by-economic-activity with circular economy activities like REBINCOOP, though at national scale.
• Fédération des acteurs de la solidarité (FAS): National federation of organizations fighting exclusion and supporting vulnerable populations, including IAE structures. Comparable as a representational and coordination body for member associations engaged in social insertion.

Direct peers

• Mouvement des entrepreneurs sociaux (Mouves): Network of social entrepreneurs in France advocating for ESS development. Comparable as a member-based association network supporting social-economy structures, with similar coordination, representation, and project-development functions.
• Le French Impact: National network labeling and supporting social innovation structures in France. Comparable in coordinating social-innovation actors, running innovation programs, and channeling public/private funding to member organizations.

Regional players

• ADIE: Association for the right to economic initiative, supporting entrepreneurship among excluded populations through microcredit and accompaniment. Comparable insertion/economic-activity support model and grant-funded structure, with a Normandy regional delegation comparable to GRAIN's footprint.
• Insertion Provence: Regional network of insertion-through-economic-activity structures in Provence. Comparable as a regional IAE coordination body for member insertion structures; operates as a peer in another French region rather than directly competing in Normandy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/GRAINgroupement
• Facebookfacebook.com/ReseauGRAIN
• LinkedInfr.linkedin.com/in/r%C3%A9seau-grain-a0a891101

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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