WeForge

What WeForge does

WeForge SAS is a privately held French business center and coworking operator founded in 2013 in Angers, structured as a Société par Actions Simplifiées with €210,000 of social capital. The company provides three core revenue services: flexible coworking and private offices, business address/domiciliation services (validated within 48 hours, starting at €40 HT/month across 10 French cities), and meeting room rentals (23 rooms across 4 cities — Angers, La Roche-sur-Yon, Cholet, Le Mans). Beyond workspace, WeForge operates a three-pillar ecosystem branded as Work (coworking, domiciliation, meeting rooms), Develop (Invest startup-investor matching, Education/student incubator), and Scale (Studio agile project development for SMEs/large groups, Places workspace management outsourcing). Customer base is concentrated in western France, with 80% of member companies in digital/tech professions, and includes a student-entrepreneur pipeline built through partnerships with ESSCA, Université d'Angers, IMIE, and Pépite des Pays de la Loire (620+ students supported since 2016). The company is bootstrapped with no disclosed funding rounds, operates with a small team of 12 employees, and pursues a community-led, event-driven go-to-market backed by an active social media presence across LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok.

Name

WeForge

Legal name

WeForge

Website

https://weforge.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WeForge is a French coworking, domiciliation, and meeting room operator based in Angers, serving entrepreneurs, startups, and SMEs across 10 cities in western France through physical sites and a complementary three-pillar ecosystem of incubation, investment matching, and workspace management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Coworking & Business Centers

NAICS

Facilities Support Services (561210), Services to Buildings and Dwellings (5617)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Hybrid Work Enablement & Desk/Room Booking Operations (BPABAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Office Services & Supplies Management (Stationery, Inventory, Vendor Coordination) (IMAIALAH)

Keywords

• Coworking spaces
• Business domiciliation services
• Meeting room rentals
• Workspace management services
• Startup incubation programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Angers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coworking Memberships: WeForge generates recurring revenue from flexible coworking desk memberships and private office rentals across its multiple locations in Angers, La Roche-sur-Yon, Cholet, and Le Mans. Members access shared workspaces with amenities and community access.
2. Business Domiciliation Services: WeForge provides registered business address services at premium locations across France (including Angers, La Roche-sur-Yon, Cholet, Le Mans, La Rochelle, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Paris, Strasbourg) starting from €40 HT/month. Services include mail reception and handling, providing a recognized professional address for company registration.
3. Meeting Room Rentals: WeForge rents meeting rooms by the half-day, full day, or evening across its locations. Each site offers multiple configured rooms (e.g., 10 rooms in Angers, 5 in La Roche-sur-Yon, 4 each in Cholet and Le Mans) with full AV equipment for client meetings, training sessions, and seminars.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

WeForge operates a multi-city French network of coworking spaces providing workspace rentals, registered business address (domiciliation) services across 10 cities, and meeting room rentals. Beyond physical workspace, the company runs complementary offerings including an investor-startup matchmaking platform (Invest), an agile project development studio, a student entrepreneur incubation program (WeForge For Student), and outsourced workspace management for enterprises (Places).

Product overview

WeForge is a multi-service entrepreneurial ecosystem operating in western France, offering a unified platform of workspace and business support services. The core products are Office x Coworking (flexible shared/private workspaces) and Domiciliation (professional business address services), supplemented by meeting room rentals, the Invest startup-investor matching platform, the Studio agile development service, Education programs for student entrepreneurs, and Places workspace management outsourcing. The company operates across 10 cities including Angers, La Roche-sur-Yon, Cholet, Le Mans, La Rochelle, Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Paris, and Strasbourg, targeting entrepreneurs, startups, SMEs, and large enterprises seeking flexible workspace solutions and community-driven business support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WeForge For Student: Student entrepreneurship incubator program, first national student-entrepreneur incubator, initiated at WeForge's creation in partnership with educational institutions including ESSCA, Université d'Angers, and IMIE.
• WeForge Places
• WeForge Studio
• WeForge Invest

Products and services

• Office x Coworking

Quantifiable outcome

• Validated domiciliation address within 48 hours
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 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 secondary.

• Pépite des Pays de la LoirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeForge partners with Pépite des Pays de la Loire, the public body encouraging student entrepreneurship across France, to operate WeForge For Student — described as the first national student-entrepreneur incubator. Since 2016, over 620 students have been supported through this program across Angers, La Roche-sur-Yon, Cholet, and Le Mans. Pépite provides the academic framework (Student Entrepreneur status), while WeForge provides workspace, mentorship, and ecosystem access.
• ESSCA School of ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESSCA is one of the founding educational partners of WeForge For Student, providing academic support and student pipeline for the student-entrepreneur incubator program from its inception.
• Université d'AngerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversité d'Angers is a founding educational partner of WeForge For Student, contributing academic resources and student entrepreneurs to the incubator program from its inception.
• IMIE (Institut des Métiers et de l'Ingénierie)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerIMIE is a founding educational partner of WeForge For Student, contributing to the student-entrepreneur incubator program from its inception alongside ESSCA and Université d'Angers.
• CodeKraftcoreTechnology or IntegrationCodeKraft developed ForgeMeUp, a community management software originally created for WeForge's internal needs. The product has since been extended to all third places and companies that need to manage their own communities. This represents a product co-development relationship where WeForge provided the use case and CodeKraft delivered the technical solution.
• SynaphesecondaryOthersWeForge is a member of Synaphe, a network or association of business centers/coworking operators. Synaphe is displayed as a member organization on WeForge's website footer alongside WeForge's own branding.
• Pépite des Pays de la LoirecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerBeyond the student incubator partnership, Pépite acts as a referral source, directing student entrepreneurs to WeForge's spaces and services. Antoine Plunian, in a testimonial, describes the partnership as ideal for connecting students with workspace and expert networks.
• MatikomsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatikom (founded by Mathieu Moron, a serial entrepreneur featured at WeForge) is a multi-services IT company that has worked on WeForge website development and has been a long-standing member and community participant. Website creation credit is attributed to matikom.fr in the legal mentions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IWG (Regus, Spaces): Global market leader in flexible workspace operating Regus, Spaces, HQ, and Signature brands. Comparable to WeForge as the dominant incumbent in coworking/serviced offices, though operating at vastly larger scale across broader geographies.
• WeWork: Global coworking incumbent. Comparable as the most-recognized coworking brand competing for the same entrepreneur and SME customer base, though concentrated in major metropolitan markets versus WeForge's regional focus.
• Regus (France): The Regus brand of IWG operates one of France's largest flexible office networks. Comparable to WeForge as a coworking, domiciliation, and meeting room provider, though serving a much broader geography and customer base.

Emerging players

• Mindspace: European flexible workspace provider focused on design-led coworking for SMEs and enterprises. Comparable to WeForge in serving entrepreneur and SME segments with premium community-driven workspaces.

Direct peers

• Newton Offices: European flexible workspace operator with a strong French presence. Directly comparable to WeForge for coworking, serviced offices, and meeting rooms targeted at SMEs and entrepreneurs.
• BuroClub: French business center and coworking network with locations across France. Comparable to WeForge as a domestic competitor offering coworking, domiciliation, and meeting rooms to entrepreneurs and SMEs.
• Multiburo: French coworking and serviced office operator with multiple locations in Paris and major French cities. Directly comparable as a French-language coworking and domiciliation provider serving SMEs and entrepreneurs.
• Worklab: French coworking and serviced office operator with locations across France. Comparable to WeForge for domestic coworking, domiciliation, and meeting room offerings targeted at French SMEs and entrepreneurs.
• The Babel Community: French coworking and coliving operator with multiple French city locations. Comparable to WeForge for its French coworking footprint and entrepreneur-focused community model.

Others

• Synaphe: French business center and coworking industry association of which WeForge is a member. Comparable as an industry network grouping similar coworking and domiciliation operators across France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCoNByvOLK7F3r48nDGA57fA
• Facebookfacebook.com/WeForgeBANZAIII
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weforge
• Instagraminstagram.com/weforge
• TikToktiktok.com/@we_forge

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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