Actiforest

What Actiforest does

Actiforest SAS operates the MaForêt platform, a French SaaS service that connects private forest owners with enterprises seeking to finance carbon-sequestration and forest-rehabilitation projects. The platform provides GIS-based mapping of forest parcels, integration with IGN (French National Geographic Institute) tiles and cadastral data, and tools to track forest management plans, public financial aids, and Label Bas-Carbone certification. It is delivered as a web application and native mobile apps on iOS and Android, hosted on OVH (France) under GDPR-compliant infrastructure, with SSO support via Google and Facebook. The company was founded around 2015 in Bouliac (near Bordeaux) by four co-founders (Olivier Forsans, Sarah Forest, Hélène Doutriaux, Chantal Zimmer) and operates with a 1-10 person team on a registered capital of €80,790, indicating a bootstrapped structure.

The company monetizes through three revenue streams: a tiered SaaS subscription (Essentiel free, Avancé €0.32-1.84/hectare/year, Expert €618/year, Expert+ €1,800/year); an approximately 30% commission on enterprise financing of carbon-credit projects routed through the platform; and managed services for forest rehabilitation financing. Its network includes roughly 30,000 forest owners, 40 partner forest managers, and 300,000 hectares mapped, with 500+ hectares restored through financed projects. Named enterprise case studies include Festival de Cannes, Meetic, and Ulule, illustrating the corporate RSE/CSR buyer segment the company targets. The strategic centerpiece is Label Bas-Carbone integration, which gives MaForêt a regulatory positioning as an intermediary between French corporate carbon budgets and certified domestic forest projects.

Name

Actiforest

Legal name

ACTIFOREST SAS

Website

https://www.maforet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Actiforest SAS operates MaForêt, a French SaaS platform connecting roughly 30,000 private forest owners and 40 partner forest managers with enterprises seeking carbon-offset and forest-rehabilitation financing. It provides GIS mapping, cadastral integration, and Label Bas-Carbone certification tracking across web and mobile.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Management Software

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Carbon Forestry Project Development & Origination (Afforestation/Reforestation/IFM) (IMAMAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Offtake Structuring & Contracting (ERPA, Long-term Offtakes, Price Floors) (EUABADAE), Carbon Accounting, Verification & Registry Services (MRV, Audits, Certification) (IMAMAJAE)

Keywords

• Forest management software
• Carbon credit platform
• Forest rehabilitation services
• Cadastral mapping tools
• Voluntary carbon market

Headquarters

HQ city

Bouliac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscriptions: Four-tier subscription model for digital forest management tools: free Essentiel tier for discovery, and three paid tiers (Avancé, Expert, Expert+) offering progressively expanded surface limits, property counts, and advanced features. Paid subscriptions are annual contracts with pricing based on hectares managed.
2. Carbon Credit Project Services: MaForêt connects enterprises seeking carbon offsets with forest owners implementing Label Bas-Carbone certified projects. The company takes a commission (approximately 30%) from enterprise financing to cover project design, management, commercialization, independent auditor verification, and risk coverage over the 5-year project lifecycle.
3. Forest Rehabilitation Financing: Financial support for forest rehabilitation projects covering work costs and forest management. Funding comes from private enterprise partners engaged in climate action. MaForêt acts as intermediary, matching enterprise climate budgets with verified forest projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Actiforest develops and operates the MaForêt digital platform — a web and mobile SaaS application for forest mapping, cadastral parcel management, biodiversity tracking, and PSG (Document de Gestion Durable) preparation for forest owners and forestry professionals. The company also acts as an intermediary connecting enterprises seeking certified carbon offsets with forest owners implementing Label Bas-Carbone rehabilitation projects, taking a commission on enterprise financing while managing the 5-year project lifecycle on behalf of both parties. Revenue is generated through SaaS subscriptions (free to €1,800/year tiers) and commission-based carbon credit project services.

Product overview

Actiforest operates the MaForêt digital platform—a forest management ecosystem comprising a web application, mobile application (MaForêt Cartographie for iOS/Android), and financial aid services. The platform is structured around four subscription tiers (Essentiel free, Avancé per-hectare pricing, Expert, and Expert+ for professionals) that provide progressively advanced forest mapping, management planning, and documentation tools. MaForêt integrates with Google and Facebook for SSO authentication, stores data on OVH servers in France, and connects to IGN map data and satellite imagery. The company also offers Label Bas-Carbone certification support and financial aid services linking forest owners with private company financing for climate and biodiversity projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MaForêt Web Application Browser-based forest management application enabling users to create properties, map parcels, manage stand inventory, plan interventions, and generate management documents (PSG). Supports GPS file imports (GPX, ShapeFile, MapInfo, GeoJSON) and exports for integration with GIS software. Accessible at connect.maforet.com.
• MaForêt Cartographie (Mobile Application) Native iOS and Android mobile application for field forest mapping and management. Enables geographic parcel search, cadastral boundary delineation, stand mapping, and terrain data collection with offline functionality and GPS positioning.
• Aides Financières (Financial Aid Service) Financial support service connecting forest owners with funding from private company partners for forest rehabilitation and improvement projects. MaForêt evaluates eligibility, certifies environmental services through the Label Bas-Carbone framework, and handles project design, management, and third-party auditing over 5-year cycles.
• Label Bas-Carbone Certification Support Carbon certification service facilitating French Ministry-certified carbon credits for forest projects. Includes eligibility assessment, environmental impact measurement, third-party auditing, and ongoing professional forest management guidance for 30 years. Delivered in partnership with the French Ministry of Ecological Transition.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ hectares of forest restored through financed projects
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Forest Managers Network (40 Partner Forest Managers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of 40 professional forest managers across France who design and implement forest rehabilitation projects for MaForêt's carbon offset clients. These managers provide on-the-ground expertise for project conception, execution, and 5-year monitoring under Label Bas-Carbone certification. They are selected for sharing MaForêt's values and adhering to rigorous development standards.
• Forest Owners Network (30,000 Referenced Owners)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of 30,000 forest owners referenced on the MaForêt platform, collectively managing 300,000 hectares of forests. These owners use MaForêt's digital tools and/or receive financing for forest rehabilitation projects through the Label Bas-Carbone framework.
• French Ministry of Ecological Transition (Label Bas-Carbone)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial government body administering the Label Bas-Carbone certification program. MaForêt develops forest carbon projects that are certified under this government-backed label, providing enterprises with verified carbon sequestration credits registered in the state database.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EcoTree: French platform enabling individuals and companies to invest in sustainably managed forests and receive carbon credits; most direct French competitor combining forest carbon project origination with a SaaS-style ownership and tracking experience.
• Pur Projet: France-based nature-based solutions company that designs and finances reforestation and regenerative agriculture projects for corporate climate strategies; directly comparable in serving French enterprises with Label Bas-Carbone-style certified carbon projects.
• Tree-Nation: Online platform connecting companies and individuals to reforestation projects globally, providing project tracking and carbon offsetting; comparable in offering a marketplace for tree-planting and forest carbon with corporate client focus.
• Forest Finance: German forestry investment company offering sustainable forest investments and carbon offset products; close peer operating a comparable forest carbon and investment model in a neighboring European market.

Emerging players

• Reforestum: Spanish carbon platform helping companies finance verified nature-based projects including reforestation; overlapping in nature-based carbon origination, with a regional European angle.
• Livelihoods Venture: European carbon fund investing in large-scale nature-based projects with corporate sponsors; operates at a different scale but competes for the same corporate offtake relationships and offsets narrative.

Broad incumbents

• Sylvera: UK-based carbon ratings provider that assesses the quality of nature-based carbon credits; an adjacent incumbent that influences buyer demand for Label Bas-Carbone-equivalent projects and competes for corporate carbon budgets.
• Pachama: Global carbon marketplace using satellite data to verify nature-based projects; a broader incumbent offering enterprise-grade carbon offset sourcing that overlaps with MaForêt's corporate go-to-market motion.
• South Pole Group: Large global carbon project developer and advisory; competes for the same enterprise climate budgets with broader scope across forestry, renewables, and community projects.

Others

• IGN (Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière): French national mapping agency providing IGN base maps integrated into the MaForêt platform; relevant as a data infrastructure provider rather than a direct competitor, but its public forest datasets partially substitute for some platform functionality.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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