What SAUV Life does

SAUV Life is a French nonprofit association (loi 1901) founded in 2014 and headquartered at 76 Rue Lecourbe, 75015 Paris. The organization operates a mobile application designed to alert trained citizen volunteers—referred to as "Citoyens Sauveteurs"—in the event of sudden cardiac arrest emergencies. The platform coordinates rapid bystander response by using real-time geolocation to identify the nearest registered volunteers and dispatch them to victims and to the closest automated external defibrillator (AED). The platform is directly integrated with the SAMU emergency medical dispatch system and operates in 96 of France's 101 departments, with a registered base of approximately 850,000 citizen rescuers. The organization is led by President Pr Lionel Lamhaut and operates with a lean team of approximately 30 employees.

The technical stack relies on third-party infrastructure services—Pusher for real-time push notifications, Firebase Messaging and Firebase Analytics for mobile delivery and usage telemetry, and Sentry for error monitoring—with no disclosed proprietary AI/ML or machine learning models. The platform also maintains a crowdsourced AED registry mapping defibrillator locations, an operational data asset that supports volunteer navigation during alerts. SAUV Life operates under the legal framework of the 2020 "Loi du citoyen sauveteur," which provides legal protection to volunteer rescuers, and the organization holds recognition as an association of general interest ("reconnue d'intérêt général").

The business model is donation-driven and structured as a French nonprofit rather than a commercial enterprise. Revenue streams include individual donations (66% tax-deductible under French law), corporate mécénat sponsorships (60% tax-deductible under the Aillagon Law), and tiered municipal "Ville qui SAUV" label program fees paid by local governments that adopt the citizen-rescuer program. Operational partnerships with SAMU and SDIS (fire and rescue services) are non-commercial in nature; supporting relationships include training organizations (FFSFP, AASC), payment processor HelloAsso, and media partner Brut. No enterprise commercial contracts, fundraising rounds, or equity capital events are disclosed.

Name

SAUV Life

Legal name

Association S.A.U.V. (Secours Assistance Face à l'Urgence Vécue)

Website

https://sauvlife.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SAUV Life is a French nonprofit association operating a mobile application that alerts trained citizen volunteers during cardiac arrest emergencies, integrating with SAMU emergency dispatch and serving 850,000 registered rescuers across 96 French departments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Response Software

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Communications, Alerting & Public Warning Systems (HLAJAGAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Alert / PERS Monitoring (Emergency Response) (BPAKAFAD), Dispatch, Communications & Medical Control Centers (PSAP/ECC) (HLAFANAK), Two-Way Voice Emergency Communication Devices & Services (HSAHAHAF)

Keywords

• Citizen responder app
• Cardiac arrest alert
• AED mapping
• Emergency volunteer platform
• First aid network

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: SAUV Life operates as a nonprofit association (loi 1901) funded primarily by individual donations. Donations are 66% tax-deductible for French taxpayers, reducing actual cost to donor. Payment processed via HelloAsso platform with zero fees.
2. Corporate Sponsorship / Mécénat: French companies can sponsor the 'Ville qui SAUV' municipal program, benefiting from 60% tax deduction under the Aillagon Law (2003). This corporate philanthropy funds municipal label programs.
3. Municipal Label Program Fees: The 'Ville qui SAUV' label program offers free entry level (Ville Engagée mention) and paid tiers (1 Coeur, 2 Coeurs, Label Premium) with pricing on a per-quote basis tailored to municipality size.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SAUV Life operates a mobile application that uses real-time geolocation and push notifications to alert trained citizen volunteers (Citoyens Sauveteurs) to nearby cardiac arrest incidents. When SAMU emergency dispatch receives a cardiac arrest call, the system triggers alerts to the closest registered volunteers, who can then provide CPR, retrieve the nearest defibrillator, and receive phone guidance from emergency services until professional responders arrive. The platform also includes a crowdsourced national AED (defibrillator) registry accessible to all French SAMU centers.

Product overview

SAUV Life operates as a unified mobile application platform designed to mobilize citizen rescuers during cardiac arrest emergencies. The core product is the SAUV Life mobile application, which uses real-time geolocation to alert nearby trained volunteers when emergency services receive a cardiac arrest call. The platform is complemented by the Label Ville qui SAUV certification program, which helps municipalities become cardiac-arrest-prepared communities through citizen training and defibrillator coverage. Additional services include the defibrillator declaration portal, enabling citizens to register AEDs in the national database, and formal first-aid training programs (PSC1 certification and Gestes Qui Sauvent awareness sessions) delivered through partner organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ville qui SAUV: A national public health program that recognizes municipalities committed to cardiac arrest prevention through citizen responder networks, defibrillator coverage, and first-aid training.

Products and services

• SAUV Life Mobile Application
• Label Ville qui SAUV
• Déclarer un défibrillateur (AED Registry Service)
• Formation PSC1 (Pr\u00e9vention et Secours Civiques)
• Formation Gestes Qui Sauvent

Quantifiable outcome

• 4x higher survival rate when citizen performs CPR + defibrillation before emergency services arrive
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• FFSFP (Fédération Française des Secouristes et Formateurs Policiers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFSFP is the primary training partner for the 'Ville qui SAUV' municipal program, providing certified PSC1 (Prevention and Civil Security Level 1) and 'Gestes Qui Sauvent' (Life-Saving Actions) training to citizens. FFSFP trainers are certified and provide mannequins and pedagogical materials for municipal training sessions.
• SAMU (Service d'Aide Médicale Urgente)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAMU is France's emergency medical dispatch service. SAUV Life integrates directly into SAMU dispatch operations, allowing Assistant de Régulation Médicale (ARM) and medical controllers to trigger geolocation alerts to citizen rescuers during cardiac arrest calls. This is the core operational partnership enabling the entire system.
• SDIS (Service Départemental d'Incendie et de Secours)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSDIS are French departmental fire and rescue services that work alongside SAMU in cardiac arrest response. SAUV Life integrates with SDIS as part of the coordinated emergency response network.
• HelloAssosupportingTechnology or IntegrationHelloAsso is the payment platform processing SAUV Life donations, providing secure payment processing with zero fees (100% of donations reversé to SAUV Life). HelloAsso is specialized in nonprofit charitable payments in France.
• AASC (Associations Agréées de Sécurité Civile)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproved Civil Security Associations serve as alternative training providers to FFSFP for municipal citizen training programs under the 'Ville qui SAUV' label, offering PSC1 and Gestes Qui Sauvent certifications.
• BrutsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerBrut is a French digital media outlet that produced a documentary feature on Robert, a cardiac arrest survivor saved by a SAUV Life citizen rescuer. This media coverage serves as earned media promoting SAUV Life's mission and driving app downloads and donations.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GoodSAM: UK-headquartered platform that alerts vetted responders (doctors, paramedics, trained civilians) to nearby medical emergencies, including cardiac arrest, and integrates with ambulance services. Comparable product, regulatory framing, and dispatcher-triggered alert flow.
• PulsePoint: US-based nonprofit that alerts CPR-trained citizens and off-duty responders to nearby cardiac arrests via a smartphone app, with direct integration into 911 dispatch systems. The most internationally scaled equivalent to SAUV Life's SAMU-integrated model.
• Heartrunner: Sweden-based service that uses smartphone alerting to dispatch trained volunteer responders to out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, with public dispatch integration. Closest European cross-border peer with similar citizen-responder operating model.
• Staying Alive: French mobile app that mobilizes trained citizen volunteers to nearby cardiac arrests and crowdsources AED locations. Closest direct competitor to SAUV Life in France, operating with a similar community+donation model.

Broad incumbents

• RapidSOS: US-based emergency-response data platform that connects smart devices (phones, cars, wearables) to 911/PSAPs with richer location and medical data. A broader incumbent whose intelligence layer could be integrated with or compete against SAUV Life's citizen-responder alerts.
• Physio-Control (Stryker): Established AED and emergency-response solutions brand now part of Stryker, providing public-access defibrillators and EMS data tools. Serves many of the same SAMU/SDIS and municipal customers that SAUV Life activates with citizen responders.
• Philips HeartStart: Philips' AED franchise (HeartStart FRx, HeartStart Home) is a leading defibrillator product line sold into public-access and municipal programs. Comparable from the hardware side of the same cardiac-arrest response value chain SAUV Life targets.
• ZOLL: US medical-device company and major AED manufacturer (ZOLL AED Plus, AED 3) with broader resuscitation and cardiac-care product lines. Comparable in addressing the same cardiac-arrest survival problem via hardware and software (e.g., RescueNet) rather than crowdsourced responders.
• Stryker: Stands out as a major emergency-medical equipment manufacturer (including the HeartSine and Physio-Control AED portfolios and LIFEPAK defibrillators). Competes in the same municipal/public-access AED and EMS ecosystem that SAUV Life's AED registry and Ville qui SAUV program supports.

Emerging players

• AEDmap: French-origin AED geolocation database and mapping platform used by emergency services and the public. Overlaps with SAUV Life's crowdsourced registry and AED deployment support, particularly serving municipalities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SAUVLife
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SAUVLife
• Facebookfacebook.com/sauvlife
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sauvlife
• Instagraminstagram.com/sauvlife

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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