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SMB 2026

Réseauteurs

Built Réseauteurs, France's national networking platform: a directory, an agenda and an interactive map bringing French professionals, events and business networks together in one place.

3 months
From concept to launch
1 platform
All business networks in one place
Freemium
Online subscription via Stripe

Project presentation

Professional networking in France is scattered across dozens of business networks — BNI, CJD, Dynabuy, Rotary, CPME… — each with its own members, agendas and formats. For a professional who wants to network, there's no way to get the full picture: who's active near me, which events are happening this week, which networks are worth the trip? Réseauteurs was born from that observation, with a clear stance: "Réseauteurs doesn't replace any network — it brings them together."

I built the custom platform end to end with Next.js and Payload CMS: a directory of networkers filterable by city, sector and network; an events agenda (afterworks, breakfasts, conferences); and an interactive map that geolocates professionals and meetups across France, on OpenStreetMap tiles with geocoding via the data.gouv.fr Address API.

Beyond browsing, Réseauteurs is a real product with its own business model: free member accounts, an attendance badge system (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum) to gamify event participation, and a paid Réseauteur+ subscription — purchased and paid online via Stripe — that unlocks creating events and local networks.

It all rests on a foundation built to last: Next.js rendering optimized for SEO and performance, a Payload back-office for autonomous content management, strict security headers (CSP, HSTS) and Vercel hosting. The platform is live and ready to bring the French networking community together.

Objectives

  • Bring French professionals, events and business networks together on a single platform
  • Give networking geographic visibility: a filterable directory and an interactive map
  • Encourage event attendance through a badge system
  • Monetise the platform with an online subscription unlocking event and network creation
  • Lay a scalable, high-performance and secure technical foundation

Results

  • Complete platform live: directory, agenda, map, member accounts and payment
  • Networker directory filterable by city, sector and network
  • Interactive map of professionals and events across France
  • Gamification in production: Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum attendance badges
  • Working freemium model: Réseauteur+ subscription paid online via Stripe