La Solive is a technology company.
La Solive is a professional training organization specializing in building and energy renovation trades, offering practical and intensive training programs.
La Solive has raised $5.0M across 2 funding rounds.
La Solive has raised $5.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
La Solive is a Paris-based education technology company founded in 2021 that builds a skills platform offering intensive, hands-on training programs for energy retrofit professionals, such as heat pump installers, solar panel installers, renewable energy project managers, and energy renovation consultants.[1][2][3] It serves artisans seeking to upskill for higher revenue, companies needing workforce reskilling, and public bodies addressing the green talent shortage amid the global push for sustainability, where buildings contribute over 30% of greenhouse gas emissions.[1][2] La Solive solves the critical bottleneck of unqualified professionals in the energy renovation sector by delivering practical courses with a 91% job placement rate, having trained over 1,000 students (more than half in 2024 alone) across 3-5 campuses in France, partnering with 500-600 companies like Leroy Merlin, Daikin, and EDF.[1][2][3] The company has raised $5.93M total, including a €4M ($4.47M) Series A led by Partech and Brighteye Ventures, fueling rapid growth toward training 5,000 professionals annually.[1][2][3]
La Solive emerged in 2021 amid Europe's climate emergency and acute shortage of green energy professionals for building retrofits, with founders Ariane and Côme bringing passion, pragmatism, and market insight to create intensive retraining programs.[1][2] Their backgrounds combine drive and expertise in navigating the energy sector's complexities, standing out after investor discussions with competitors as the only team laser-focused on rapidly scaling qualified talent supply.[1] Early traction was swift: in under 36 months, they trained over 700-1,000 professionals, achieved 91% placement, built a network of 500-600 partners from small firms to giants like Atlantic and Viessman, and expanded to campuses in Paris, Lyon, Nantes, Marseille, and Toulouse.[1][2][3] Pivotal moments include securing seed funding from Brighteye Ventures and the 2024 Series A, positioning them as France's market leader in energy renovation training.[1][2]
La Solive rides the wave of Europe's green transition, targeting the talent crunch in energy renovation as regulations like France's push to eliminate "passoires thermiques" (energy-inefficient buildings) demand millions of skilled workers—e.g., 350,000 such buildings in Occitanie alone.[1][2][3] Timing is ideal amid global climate goals, EU funding for retrofits, and a 30%+ emissions share from buildings, where labor shortages hinder progress; La Solive's model accelerates supply via edtech scalability.[1][2] It influences the ecosystem by partnering with industry giants and public bodies, fostering a qualified workforce that unlocks renovation projects, boosts green job creation, and supports VC bets on climate tech like Brighteye and Partech.[1][2][4]
La Solive is primed for European dominance in green skills training, with its €4M Series A enabling faster campus expansion (e.g., Toulouse), program enhancements, and a teased new product for artisans—aiming for 5,000 trainees yearly amid rising retrofit mandates.[1][2][3] Trends like AI-enhanced training, stricter EU emissions rules, and green infrastructure booms will propel growth, potentially evolving La Solive into a pan-European platform bridging talent gaps and scaling impact. As buildings drive decarbonization, their focused mission positions them to train the workforce powering the green economy's next phase.[1]
La Solive has raised $5.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
La Solive's investors include 50 Partners, Notion Capital, Partech Ventures, Super Capital VC, VR Ventures, Raphael Vullierme, 50 Partners Impact, DN Capital, ISAI.
La Solive has raised $5.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $4.0M Series A in September 2024.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2024 | $4.0M Series A | 50 Partners, Notion Capital, Partech Ventures, Super Capital VC, VR Ventures, Raphael Vullierme | |
| Sep 1, 2022 | $1.0M Seed | 50 Partners, 50 Partners Impact, DN Capital, ISAI, Super Capital VC |