CULTURADOM

What CULTURADOM does

Culturadom operates a French online marketplace that connects hosts — primarily private individuals and, to a lesser extent, companies — with cultural and artistic service providers for performances delivered at the host's chosen location (private homes, corporate spaces, or other venues). Founded in 2018 and registered as Association Culturadom under SIRET 897569117 00012, the platform is headquartered at 2 rue Schwing, 67610 La Wantzenau, France, and operates with a micro team of 1-10 employees. The service offering comprises a browsable 'Prestations' catalog (filterable by genre, author, era, and audience type across theatre, opera, music, poetry, novels, science, history, and tales), a custom-request flow ('À la carte'), and digital gift vouchers ranging from €10 to €500. The platform runs on a WordPress-based web stack hosted on OVH, with MangoPay (provided by Leetchi) handling all payment processing under a collaborative-payment model in which providers are paid within 72 hours post-performance.

The business model is a transactional marketplace: Culturadom charges a commission per booking and earns additional revenue from gift voucher sales and cancellation fees (€36–€65 depending on timing). Pricing is pay-as-you-go with transport surcharges based on distance bands from the provider's base (up to 10 km included for individuals, up to 20 km for companies, with per-tranche fees thereafter). The platform is bootstrapped and founder-owned, with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, parent company, or management team bios identified in the available materials. Geographic scope is restricted to France, and customer acquisition is driven by the culturadom.fr website, organic Facebook and Instagram presence, and customer testimonials rather than paid marketing at scale.

Culturadom is RGPD/GDPR-compliant and structured as a French association rather than a commercial SAS/SCP, which has implications for fundraising, equity issuance, and exit optionality. There is no evidence of funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships beyond MangoPay, or product launches beyond the core marketplace, custom-request service, and gift voucher module. No AI, API, or developer-facing capabilities are documented, and the platform does not have native mobile applications. The company's defensibility rests on the curated catalog of cultural genres and the direct-to-host delivery model rather than on technology depth or scale advantages.

Name

CULTURADOM

Legal name

Association Culturadom

Website

https://culturadom.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Culturadom is a French online marketplace, founded in 2018 and operated as a bootstrapped association, that connects private individuals and companies with cultural and artistic service providers for at-home performances across theatre, opera, music, poetry, and other genres.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Cultural Services Marketplace

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (7115)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

VIP Hospitality & Client Entertainment (Boxes, Suites, Hosted Experiences) (MPAGAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Party Venue Sourcing & Booking Services (HSACACAL)

Keywords

• Cultural services marketplace
• At-home performance booking
• Live entertainment platform
• Artist booking platform
• Corporate cultural events

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Marketplace Commission: Culturadom acts as an intermediary between hosts (private individuals or companies) and cultural/artistic service providers (companies or associations). The platform charges a fee for the booking service, with payment processed through MangoPay. The company earns commission on each successful booking transaction.
2. Gift Checks (Chèques Cadeaux): The platform sells gift checks ranging from 10€ to 500€ in 10€ increments, which can be used to book cultural performances. These gift checks provide another revenue stream and customer acquisition mechanism.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Culturadom operates an online two-sided marketplace platform that connects Hosts (private individuals aged 18+ and companies in France) with professional cultural and artistic service providers (companies or associations) for performances delivered at the host's home or chosen venue. The platform offers a browsable catalog of performances across genres (theatre, opera, music, poetry, novels, science, history), a custom "à la carte" request workflow, and digital gift vouchers, with payment processing handled via MangoPay.

Product overview

Culturadom operates as a two-sided marketplace platform connecting Hosts (private individuals, companies, and organizations) with professional cultural and artistic service providers. The platform offers two primary service modes: (1) a browsable catalog of cultural performances called 'Prestations' searchable by genre, author, era, and audience type; and (2) a custom request service called 'À la carte' for personalized cultural needs. The ecosystem includes a gift voucher system and payment processing via MangoPay. Cultural genres offered include Theatre, Opera/Singing, Poetry, Novels/Essays, Music, Science/Discoveries, History/Art History, and Tales/Fables.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Culturadom Platform (Marketplace) Online two-sided marketplace platform connecting Hosts (private individuals aged 18+ and French companies) with professional cultural and artistic service providers for performances delivered at the host's home or chosen venue.
• Prestations (Interventions Catalog) Browsable catalog of cultural performances available for booking, searchable by genre (Theatre, Opera/Singing, Poetry, Novels/Essays, Music, Science, History/Art History, Tales/Fables), author, era, and audience type (Adult, Young-public, All audiences).
• Prestation à la carte (Custom Request) Custom request service allowing Hosts to formulate personalized cultural performance requests beyond the standard catalog offerings via a dedicated online form.
• Gift Vouchers (Chèques Cadeaux) Digital gift vouchers ranging from €10 to €500 in €10 increments, usable for booking performances on the Culturadom platform.

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MangoPay (Leetchi)coreTechnology or IntegrationMangoPay, provided by Leetchi, serves as the payment processing partner for all transactions on the Culturadom platform. All payments (credit card and gift checks) are processed through MangoPay's secure payment module. Service providers receive payment within 72 hours after performance completion, with Culturadom deducting its service fees.

Scale indicators2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Airbnb Experiences: Airbnb's experiences marketplace connecting travelers and locals with hosts offering cultural activities. Comparable in offering curated cultural/artistic experiences booked through a digital marketplace, with significantly larger audience reach and brand.
• Fever: A leading global experiences marketplace operating majorly in Europe. Comparable as a curated platform for unique experiences including cultural offerings, though at much larger scale and focused on ticketed group experiences rather than intimate at-home performances.
• GetYourGuide: A major European experiences marketplace focused on tours, activities, and cultural experiences. Comparable in the cultural/experiences category, with a much broader scope and established supplier network.

Direct peers

• GigSalad: An online marketplace for booking entertainment and event services. Comparable in connecting hosts with performers and service providers for private events, with a similar commission-based revenue model to Culturadom.
• Eventbrite: A global event ticketing and marketplace platform. Comparable to Culturadom in enabling hosts to discover, book, and pay for event experiences, though Eventbrite's focus is broader (any event) and tilts toward ticketed public events rather than bespoke at-home cultural performances.
• The Bash (formerly GigMasters): A US marketplace connecting event hosts with entertainment professionals (musicians, DJs, performers). Directly comparable to Culturadom's model of matching hosts with cultural/artistic service providers, though focused on entertainment rather than literary/cultural performances.

Regional players

• Weezevent: A leading French event management and ticketing platform. Comparable as a French-market event technology provider, though focused on ticketing and event management for larger events rather than at-home cultural bookings.

Emerging players

• Headbox: A UK-based marketplace for booking creative experiences and entertainment at venues. Comparable to Culturadom's model of connecting hosts with creative service providers, though focused on venue-based rather than at-home experiences.
• Splacer: A marketplace for unique event venues and spaces. Comparable in the event-services marketplace category, though Splacer focuses on venue sourcing rather than booking performers for at-home events.

Others

• Bandsintown: A live music discovery and ticketing platform connecting artists with fans. Comparable as a cultural/live performance ecosystem enabler, though focused on live concert discovery at venues rather than at-home cultural bookings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/culturadom
• Instagraminstagram.com/culturadom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/culturadom

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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