AGEFICE

What AGEFICE does

AGEFICE is a French mutual professional training fund (Fonds d'Assurance Formation, FAF) established in 1993 and headquartered in Paris, operating as a non-profit organisme paritaire governed jointly by employer (CPME, MEDEF) and trade union representatives. Its statutory mandate is to collect the Contribution à la Formation Professionnelle (CFP) from non-salaried business leaders in the commerce, industry, and services sectors — via URSSAF and the Sécurité Sociale des Indépendants — and redistribute those mutualized funds to finance professional training for beneficiaries. The organization serves self-employed dirigeants, including managing partners of SARL, sole associates of EURL, associates of SNC, sole proprietors, and auto-entrepreneurs, as well as their collaborating or associate spouses.

AGEFICE's core technology is a set of digital platforms supporting its fund-management mission: monagefice.fr (private member space for financing requests), communication-agefice.fr (public-facing website), of.communication-agefice.fr (dedicated training-organism portal with forums and tools), and agefice.info (partner training catalog). These are complemented by a national network of Points d'Accueil (PTA) providing local in-person support across nearly the entire French territory. Product offerings include training financing envelopes (up to €2,450/year for qualifying or language training, up to €1,400/year for mandatory or cross-cutting training), the Mallette du Dirigeant priority-training operation (up to €7,000 with payment delegation), the Diagnostic des Performances Entrepreneuriales (DPE, €650 per 7-hour diagnostic), Cap Digital and Cap RSE distance training programs, and partner offers via agefice.info.

The revenue model is managed-services in nature: AGEFICE does not generate commercial revenue but administers mutualized CFP contributions. Average annual contribution is approximately €98 per business leader, and annual financing ceilings are set by the Board of Directors. Leadership comprises President Éric Chevée (CPME), Vice-President Pierre Possémé (MEDEF), and Director Stéphane Kirn. The organization also publishes the quarterly AGEFICE Infos journal with Les Echos, distributed to ~15,000 accounting firms, and partners with BGE Entreprendre, CCI Entreprendre, Openclassrooms, CNED, and Academy AE to extend its service catalog.

Name

AGEFICE

Legal name

AGEFICE - Fonds d'Assurance Formation des Travailleurs non salariés des secteurs du commerce, de l'industrie et des services

Website

https://communication-agefice.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AGEFICE is a French non-profit mutual professional training fund (FAF) established in 1993 that collects and redistributes the Contribution à la Formation Professionnelle (CFP) for non-salaried business leaders and their spouses in commerce, industry, and services, delivering financing envelopes and specialized training programs via a national Points d'Accueil network and digital platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training Fund Management

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Pension Funds (525110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution (6159)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAAEAC

Workforce & Career Transition Noncredit Programs

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Continuing Education (Noncredit) & Lifelong Learning Programs

SECONDARYEDAGAKAC

Corporate Learning & Training Content Development

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Instructional Design & Content Development Services

SECONDARYBPADAOAF

Results-Based Financing (RBF) & Performance-Based Grants

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Donor Coordination, Grantmaking & Development Finance Programs

SECONDARYFSAKAEAJ

Continuing Education & Professional Certification Financing

Financial & Insurance/Lending & Consumer Finance/Student Loans & Education Finance

Keywords

• Professional training funds
• Training financing
• Vocational training
• Training fund management
• Non-salaried training

Headquarters

HQ city

Zug

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Contribution (CFP) Management: AGEFICE manages funds collected through the Contribution à la Formation Professionnelle (CFP), received via URSSAF or the Sécurité Sociale des Indépendants. These mutualized funds are used to finance training actions for non-salaried business leaders and their collaborating spouses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AGEFICE is a French mutual professional training fund (Fonds d'Assurance Formation) that collects the Contribution à la Formation Professionnelle (CFP) from non-salaried business leaders and allocates these funds to finance professional training actions. It serves self-employed workers in commerce, industry, and services sectors through a national network of Points d'Accueil and digital platforms, offering specialized programs including training financing, the Mallette du Dirigeant operation, DPE diagnostics, and partner training offers.

Product overview

AGEFICE operates as a unified training fund (Fonds d'Assurance Formation) for self-employed workers in commerce, industry, and services. Its core offering is training financing management, supported by specialized programs including the Mallette du Dirigeant (priority training with payment delegation), the Diagnostic des Performances Entrepreneuriales (entrepreneurial assessment tool), and digital/RSE training modules (Cap Digital, Cap RSE). These are delivered through a national network of Points d'Accueil and accessible via partner platforms on agefice.info. The organization also publishes annual activity reports and maintains an organisms of formation portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mallette du Dirigeant: Innovative training operation initiated by AGEFICE allowing business leaders to train on priority topics without advancing funds, launched in 2014 and reconducted annually.
• Diagnostic des Performances Entrepreneuriales (DPE)
• Cap Digital
• Cap RSE
• AGEFICE Infos

Products and services

• Formation Financing (Dispositif de Financement) Core service providing financing for professional training actions for self-employed business leaders and their collaborating spouses in commerce, industry, and services sectors. Manages funds from the Contribution à la Formation Professionnelle (CFP) collection.
• Mallette du Dirigeant Special training operation offering financing up to €7,000 net of tax for priority training topics including accounting, digital technologies, marketing, HR, and sustainable development. Features delegation of payment allowing leaders to train without advancing funds. Up to 140 hours of training across 5 modules.
• Diagnostic des Performances Entrepreneuriales (DPE) Comprehensive entrepreneurial performance diagnostic allowing business leaders to assess their situation and identify skills to develop. Conducted individually over 7 hours with written and in-person restitution. Financing of €650 per diagnosis including 7 hours of services.
• Cap Digital Distance training program for digitalizing one's business, offered as part of updated access conditions for newly registered business leaders (less than 1 year) since September 2021.
• Cap RSE Distance training program for responsible and eco-responsible business approach, offered as part of updated access conditions for newly registered business leaders since September 2021.
• Partner Offers (Offres Partenaires) Training offers available through AGEFICE partner platforms including OpenClassrooms SPARK licenses (over 500 courses across 12 themes), CNED language platforms including 'Je Veux Parler' and TOEIC preparation, and BGE entrepreneurship programs accessible via agefice.info.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 10,000 business leaders trained through Mallette du Dirigeant since 2013
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BGE EntreprendrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2018BGE Entreprendre is a partner for the DPE (Diagnostic des Performances Entrepreneuriales) operation, providing entrepreneurial performance diagnosis services across France through its 550 locations and 900 advisor-trainers. The network has been supporting entrepreneurs for 40 years, accompanying 28,000 businesses annually.
• CCI EntreprendrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 April 2018CCI Entreprendre (Chambres de Commerce et d'Industrie) is a partner for the DPE operation, providing entrepreneurial performance diagnosis services through their Spaces Entreprendre that have been serving entrepreneurs for over 20 years.
• Points d'Accueil du Gard (CCI Nîmes, CGPME, UMIH)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 11 September 2014Convention signed with Points d'Accueil of Gard department for experimental implementation of payment delegation for all training followed by business leaders, allowing expansion of the Mallette du Dirigeant principle to all training with local support.
• URSSAF / Sécurité Sociale des IndépendantscoreOthersCollection partners for the Contribution à la Formation Professionnelle (CFP) which provides the funding base for AGEFICE's training financing activities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Uniformation: OPCO-FAF for the social economy, associative, and cooperative sectors in France. Comparable to AGEFICE in being a designated FAF collecting training contributions and financing professional training for non-salaried workers, with a similarly structured financing offer.
• BGE: BGE Entreprendre is a French network supporting business creation and entrepreneurial development across 550 locations. Comparable as a delivery partner in AGEFICE's DPE operation and operates the same target audience of SMB founders and independents.
• FIFPL: Fonds Interprofessionnel de Formation des Professionnels Libéraux is the FAF for liberal professions in France. Directly comparable to AGEFICE as a sectoral mutual fund manager collecting CFP and distributing training financing under the same French regulatory framework.
• FAFCEA: Fonds d'Assurance Formation des Chefs d'Entreprise Artisanale is the parallel FAF for the artisanal sector in France. It is structurally comparable to AGEFICE — both are statutorily designated FAFs collecting CFP and financing training for non-salaried leaders in their respective sectors.

Broad incumbents

• OPCO EP: Opérateur de Compétences des Entreprises de Proximité is one of the French OPCOs (skills operators) that finance training for SMEs and small businesses. While OPCOs primarily serve salaried workers, they operate in the same French training-finance ecosystem as AGEFICE and increasingly overlap in serving independents.
• CCI France: National network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry that delivers training and business support across France. Comparable as a national ecosystem partner that supports non-salaried business leaders with training and entrepreneurial diagnostics, and is already a strategic partner of AGEFICE for the DPE.
• AGEFOS PME: One of France's largest OPCOs serving SMEs across multiple sectors. Comparable as a French training-finance operator managing contributions and distributing training funding, although focused on salaried workers rather than non-salaried leaders like AGEFICE.
• CNED: Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance is France's public distance-learning provider. Comparable as a long-form continuing-education and language-training supplier whose content AGEFICE distributes to beneficiaries under partner agreements.

Emerging players

• OpenClassrooms: Leading French online education platform offering vocational and continuing-education programs. Comparable as a digital training provider whose SPARK licenses AGEFICE bundles for beneficiaries, and which increasingly competes for the same independent-learner wallet.

Regional players

• Fongecif: Fongecif (now Transitions Pro) is the French associative network financing career transition training for salaried workers. Comparable as a French training-finance mutual organization collecting and redistributing contribution-based funds, though focused on a different worker category than AGEFICE.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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