Akord

What Akord does

Akord is a French consulting firm based in Mulhouse (with a development office in Strasbourg) that specializes in fire safety and accessibility regulatory compliance for public establishments (ERP — Établissements Recevant du Public). The company is staffed by former professional firefighters and urban planning experts who prepare the full ERP authorization dossier package on behalf of clients, including the Cerfa 13824*04 form, fire safety notices (notice de sécurité), accessibility notices (notice d'accessibilité), compliant plans, and derogation requests. The firm sells fixed-price packaged dossier services at €990 HT (Essentiel, for 5th-category ERP without floors) and €1,290 HT (Complet, for 5th-category ERP with floors), with custom quotes for larger 1st–4th category establishments. Beyond one-time dossier work, Akord provides fire safety audits (audit de prévention incendie), ongoing security accompaniment services (accompagnement sécurité), and the Responsable Unique de Sécurité (RUS) mandate.

The firm's technology layer centers on Kare, a proprietary SaaS platform launched in November 2024 for managing and monitoring building regulatory compliance across safety and accessibility obligations, accessible at kare-app.fr. Kare is positioned as the digital backbone of the firm's "Services 360°" offering, alongside a branded OSKARE 360-degree safety tool. Akord operates a 100% dematerialized, digital-first delivery model, enabling remote service provision to clients across France without physical office visits, supported by SEO-optimized blog content on ERP regulations as a top-of-funnel acquisition channel.

Commercially, Akord combines transaction-based professional services revenue (fixed-price dossier packages, custom-quoted audits, and accompaniment) with an annual recurring SaaS subscription for the Kare platform. The customer base spans two primary segments: SMB owners opening new establishments (restaurants, shops, beauty salons, medical practices) needing one-time ERP authorization, and professional property owners, managers, and chain operators needing ongoing multi-site compliance management. Notable logos include Super U, Hyper U Burnhaupt, Leclerc Hirsingue, Foncia, Holiday Inn, Groupe Vosgien d'Hôtellerie, EPITA, and Région Grand Est. The firm is privately held (SAS, RCS Mulhouse B 921 192 928), operates without disclosed external funding, and reports a headcount in the 11-50 range.

Name

Akord

Legal name

AKORD

Website

https://akord-securite.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Akord is a French consulting firm that prepares fire safety and accessibility compliance dossiers for public establishments (ERP) and offers the Kare SaaS platform for ongoing regulatory management. It serves SMBs opening new establishments, property managers, and enterprise clients across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Safety & Accessibility Compliance Consulting

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAFAA

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Advisory

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Risk, Compliance & Governance Advisory

SECONDARYBPAEAPAJ

Risk Management (ERM), Operational Risk & Business Continuity

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) & Legal Tech

Keywords

• Fire safety consulting
• Accessibility compliance
• ERP authorization
• Building safety audits
• Regulatory compliance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mulhouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Dossier ERP: One-time service fees for preparation of ERP authorization dossiers, including safety notices, accessibility notices, Cerfa forms, and compliant plans. Fixed pricing for standardized categories, custom quotes for complex cases.
2. SaaS Platform Subscription (Kare): Annual subscription for access to the Kare digital platform enabling centralized and secure management of fire safety compliance. Billed annually with multi-year contract options available.
3. Fire Safety Audits: Technical analysis services for building compliance assessment
4. Security Accompaniment Services: Ongoing support packages adapted to client activity for daily compliance management

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Akord is a French consulting firm (bureau d'études) that prepares regulatory ERP (Établissements Recevant du Public) authorization dossiers and provides ongoing fire safety and accessibility compliance services for public-access buildings across France. It offers fixed-price dossier packages, technical fire safety audits, ongoing security accompaniment, and a proprietary SaaS platform (Kare) for digital regulatory compliance management.

Product overview

Akord is a fire safety and accessibility consulting firm that offers a 360° service suite for establishments receiving public (ERP). The core product portfolio includes Kare (a SaaS platform for regulatory compliance management), online Dossier ERP filing services at three tiers (Essentiel 990€, Complet 1,290€, and custom quotes for larger establishments), fire prevention audits, and security accompaniment packages. The Services 360° offering integrates all these components to support ERP owners from opening through daily compliance management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kare: Digital SaaS platform for managing building regulatory compliance, accessible at www.kare-app.fr
• Kare

Products and services

• Kare Digital SaaS platform for managing and monitoring building regulatory compliance, allowing users to track safety and accessibility obligations. Sold as an annual subscription with multi-year contract options.
• Dossier ERP / Autorisation de Travaux Online ERP (Establishment Receiving Public) filing service for obtaining work authorization. Includes diagnostic, regulatory analysis, safety and accessibility notices, compliant plans, Cerfa 13824*04 form, and exchanges with administration. Offered in three tiers: Essentiel (990€ HT for 5th category without floors), Complet (1,290€ HT for 5th category with floors), and À la carte (custom quote for categories 1-4).
• Audit de prévention incendie Technical analysis of building fire safety compliance, identifying gaps and recommending corrective measures. Helps prepare establishments for safety commission inspections.
• Accompagnement sécurité Ongoing security accompaniment services with customizable support packages adapted to client activity for daily compliance management of ERP.
• Services 360°

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SOCOTEC: French inspection, certification and technical-assurance group with fire-safety, accessibility and ERP-related compliance services. It serves many of the same building owners, operators and regulated establishments, although at much greater scale and with a broader service portfolio.
• APAVE: French risk-management and conformity-inspection group providing fire-safety, construction and regulatory compliance support. Its building and safety assurance offering targets the same owners, managers and public establishments as AkorD, but through a larger, broader platform.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection and certification company with building fire-safety, accessibility and compliance capabilities. It is a broad incumbent serving similar regulated property and establishment operators.
• Alpes Contrôles: French construction technical-inspection and compliance group active in building safety, accessibility and regulatory verification. It is comparable by customer and service scope, with more regional field operations.
• Qualiconsult: Technical inspection, construction and real-estate compliance group offering construction quality, safety and regulatory verification. It overlaps with AkorD's audit, dossier and building-compliance workflows for developers, owners and operators.
• DEKRA: Global testing, inspection and certification group with fire-protection and building-safety services. It is a broad incumbent comparable on risk and compliance assessment and regulated-building customers, though not a specialist in AkorD's digital workflow.

Emerging players

• AC Environnement: French building-diagnostics and environmental-compliance network serving property owners and managers with regulatory assessments and documentation. It shares AkorD's compliance-advisory customer base and recurring documentation needs, although its core service mix differs.
• Agenda Diagnostics: French building-diagnostics franchise focused on regulatory reports and compliance support for property transactions and owners. It is relevant as a specialized compliance-services peer, though it is less centered on fire-safety dossiers and SaaS.
• PlanRadar: SaaS platform for construction and real-estate teams to document site inspections, defects and compliance workflows. It is a technology and workflow peer to Kare rather than a direct service competitor.
• UpCodes: Building-code research and compliance software for architects, contractors and other construction professionals. It overlaps with Kare's regulatory-information and compliance-management category, primarily through software rather than on-site fire-safety consulting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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