Alliance Newspace France

Name

Alliance Newspace France

Legal name

Alliance NewSpace France

Website

https://alliancenewspace.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Space Industry Association

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

International Science, Technology & Space Cooperation Organizations (BPADAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Space industry association
• NewSpace federation
• Industry advocacy services
• Trade association services
• Space sector representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Revenue is derived from membership fees paid by member companies. The alliance represents approximately 60 French NewSpace startups, scale-ups, and SMEs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Alliance NewSpace France is a French non-profit trade association (Association loi de 1901) that federates approximately 60 French NewSpace startups, scale-ups, and SMEs and represents them before the French state and European institutions, notably within COSPACE. It does not sell commercial products; it provides representation, visibility, networking, and information-sharing services to its member companies.

Product overview

Alliance NewSpace France is a French trade association (Association loi de 1901) that represents the French NewSpace ecosystem rather than offering a commercial product or service portfolio. With approximately 60 member companies including startups, scale-ups, and SMEs in the space sector, the organization serves as the collective voice of the French space industry. The alliance federates the entire French space value chain and represents it before the French state, notably within the COSPACE (Comité de filièreEtat-industrie sur le spatial). Member companies operate across diverse segments including space transportation, Earth observation, connectivity, on-orbit services, space surveillance, equipment manufacturing, satellite manufacturing, balloons, and PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing). Alliance NewSpace France does not develop, sell, or license its own products or services to external customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industry representation before French government and European institutions Collective representation of French NewSpace companies before the French state, CNES, ESA, and European institutions, including formal participation in COSPACE. The offering is targeted at the alliance's member companies and is the core service of the association.
• Membership of the French NewSpace federation Recurring membership open to French-registered companies with 3–500 employees, at least 15% of activity related to space, and annual revenue above €50,000 or at least €500,000 raised. Members receive visibility, networking, information sharing, and collective representation. Approximately 60 French NewSpace companies are members.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• COSPACE (Comité de concertation État-industrie sur le spatial)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOSPACE is the formal government-industry committee for the space sector in France. Alliance NewSpace France participates in COSPACE as the representative of French NewSpace actors, contributing to the evolution of French space policy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• UKspace: UKspace is the official trade association of the UK space industry, representing UK space companies to government (UK Space Agency) and international stakeholders. Directly comparable to ANF as a national NewSpace/space-industry trade body with a similar mission of collective advocacy and policy engagement for domestic space companies.
• Commercial Space Federation: The Commercial Space Federation is the US trade association for the commercial space industry, advocating before US regulators and Congress on behalf of commercial space operators. Most directly comparable to ANF as a national-level industry association advancing NewSpace policy and representing member companies to government.

Emerging players

• European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC): EARSC represents European remote-sensing (Earth observation) companies to EU institutions. Comparable to ANF as a segment-level industry association within the European space ecosystem, focused on a specific space vertical (EO) rather than the full value chain.

Broad incumbents

• Eurospace: Eurospace is the Paris-based trade association of the European space manufacturing industry, representing the full European space value chain (including primes and SMEs) to ESA and EU institutions. Comparable to ANF as an industry association but with broader pan-European mandate and representation of established primes alongside SMEs.
• ASD-Eurospace: ASD-Eurospace is the European space industry grouping that prepares and submits joint industrial position papers to ESA, particularly on R&D and technology programs. Comparable to ANF as a space-industry coordination body, but operating at European level with broader institutional weight.

Others

• European Space Policy Institute (ESPI): ESPI is a Vienna-based think tank providing independent research and analysis on European space policy. Not a trade association, but adjacent to ANF's advocacy mission and regularly cited by European space associations as a policy-research counterpart.

Regional players

• Polish Space Industry Association (SPACE PL): SPACE PL is the Polish space industry sector association representing Polish space companies to government and ESA. Comparable to ANF as a national NewSpace association for emerging European space ecosystems, though operating at smaller scale in Poland.
• Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA): SIAA is the national peak body for the Australian space industry, representing Australian space companies to the Australian Space Agency and government. Comparable to ANF as a national-level trade association advocating for an emerging national space industry.
• Italian Space Industry Association (AIPAS): AIPAS is the Italian association of small and medium space enterprises, coordinating Italian NewSpace/SME engagement with ASI (Italian Space Agency) and European institutions. Comparable to ANF as a national-level SME/NewSpace industry association.
• German Aerospace Industries Association (BDLI): BDLI is the German aerospace industries association representing German aerospace companies to German government and European institutions. Directly comparable in function to ANF (national space/aerospace trade body), but operating in Germany and representing both legacy aerospace and NewSpace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alliance-newspace-france

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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