Malt
Malt is a French platform connecting companies with independent experts, used by over 90,000 organizations including L'Oréal and Schneider Electric. It has raised $195M, most recently in a Series D round in July 2022.
The growth story
Malt grew from 788 to 1,712 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $195M along the way, most recently a Series D in July 2022.
About
Malt operates a marketplace where businesses can hire independent professionals for project work. Its network includes over one million experts, primarily focused on AI-related skills and creative problem-solving.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2013 founding, reaching 1,712 employees. Its $195M in funding includes backing from Goldman Sachs Growth Equity and Bpifrance, with its latest Series D round closing in mid-2022.
Founders and leadership
Malt's largest function is sales, with 108 employees dedicated to that role. The company is led by a team based in Labretonie, France, with operations spanning Europe.
The Malt org chart
Vincent Huguet (CEO & co-founder) leads 59 mapped leaders with 17 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 239 (+2% YoY), Sales 193 (-11% YoY), Arts and Design 154 (-2% YoY), Media and Communication 148 (+5% YoY), Operations 120 (+8% YoY), Marketing 114 (+4% YoY).
Talent flow
Malt recruits heavily from consulting firms like Wavestone and Orange, with L'Oréal and BNP Paribas also being key talent sources. Alumni frequently move to tech companies including Qonto, Salesforce, and Stripe.
Most common previous employers of Malt staff: Wavestone (11), Malt Strategy (10), Orange (9), L'Oréal (9), BNP Paribas (8), Amazon (8). Former Malt employees most often moved to Qonto (5), Salesforce (5), Uber (4), Criteo (4), Accor (4), Stripe (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Malt mafia
Malt alumni have founded 44 companies, including Orisha (1,280 employees) and Cloud District (87 employees). Other notable startups include Carbonfact and Les Petits Culottés.
47Alexandre Fretti, was Co-CEO until 2024Reda Mahfoud, was General Manager - France until 2025Marc LAURENT, was Board Observer until 2016Adrian Storp, was General Manager at Malt Germany, Austria & Switzerland (DACH) until 2026Daniel Brusch, was Director until 2020Julien Keraval, was Web Developer / Ops Marketing until 2020
Clément Eymard, was General Manager - DACH until 2024
Valentin Reyx, was Middle-East Expansion Lead until 2024
Brice VOLET, was Consultant en référencement SEO until 2021
Arnaud Cohen-Adad, was Business Consulting until 2023
Florian Nix, was Head of Sales Germany until 2020
Maxime Brunet, was Développeur web spécialisé no-code until 2022
Alexandre Senet, was Mechanical engineer & Industrial Designer until 2024
Guillaume Debregeas, was Mechanical Engineering Freelancer until 2023
Antoine de la Fouchardière, was Formateur indépendant - “Utiliser l'IA pour booster vos capacités managériale” until 2024
Emmanuel LAMARE, was Head of Region - Occitanie until 2025
Nino Guidetti, was Freelance until 2025
Amélie Campino, was Freelance management consultant until 2021
Erwan Corre, was UI/UX Designer until 2019
Martin Vaquié, was Multidisciplinary Freelance until 2025
François Delporte, was OKR & Marketing Funnel Consultant until 2022
Vincent Teillet, was VP of Sales until 2024
Ali Qodrat, was Lead Account Executive Recruitment Netherlands until 2025
Imo Noordman, was Recruitment Account Executive - The Netherlands until 2024
Estelle Zakarian, was Chief of Sales until 2019
Selma Hadj Hamou, was Paid Acquisition Manager until 2020
Thibault Launay, was Full Stack Engineer until 2022
Justine Josse, was Key Account Manager - Financial Services until 2023
Amaury Waver, was Head of Project Partnering & Freelancer success Belgium until 2023
Vincent Hégo, was Rédacteur de contenu en ligne spécialisé SEO (freelance) until 2018
Boukar Sall, was Freelance Business Consultant and Product Marketer until 2021
Josef-Peter Gautsch, was Director - Healthcare & Life Sciences Business Unit Manager until 2024
Julien Charbonnel, was Cyber Security Engineer until 2024
Achim Oberhauser, was Senior Sales Manager | Industry Lead Financial & Professional Services until 2025
Hugo Lassiège, was Advisor until 2025
Nassim EL GHAZAZ, was Big Data Engineer & Data Scientist until 2019
Ambroise Victor, was Product Designer until 2024
Julien Coulaud, was Senior Full Stack Engineer until 2021
Yacine Aliouat, was Freelance Développeur Mobile/Web until 2022
Joseph Gignoux, was Product Marketing Manager assistant until 2021
Baptiste Guichard, was Data Analyst until 2023
Eliot Hallak, was Consultant Senior en Stratégie & Industrialisation IA until 2022
Cyril A., was Key Account Manager until 2023
Mathilde BATISSE, was Talent Acquisition and Account Manager until 2020
Gareth Simono, was Expert Webflow ux Webdesigner Front-End Nocode until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 37% direct, 36% search, 3% social, 2% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Malt: Project Management (526), English (500), Microsoft Office (417), Communication (409), Management (372), Microsoft Excel (325), Teamwork (325), Marketing (299).
Where the team actually sits
Malt people are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (159), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (61), France (43), Community of Madrid, Spain (22). 5 offices on record.
Search footprint
Malt attracts about 396 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 46 ranking keywords and lost 59 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.60 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Malt has 1,712 employees as of September 2026.
Malt has raised $195M in total, most recently a Series D round in July 2022.
Malt was founded in 2013 by Vincent Huguet.
Vincent Huguet (CEO & co-founder) sits at the top of Malt's reporting structure, with 17 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Malt staff are Wavestone (11 people), Malt Strategy (10 people), Orange (9 people).
Former Malt employees most often move to Qonto (5), Salesforce (5), Uber (4).
At least 44 companies have a founder who previously worked at Malt, including Orisha, Cloud District, Carbonfact.
Malt attracts about 396 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Malt staff are Project Management, English, Microsoft Office, Communication, Management.
Malt staff are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (159), Greater Paris Metropolitan Region (61), France (43).
Malt has about 239 people in Engineering, up 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Malt has about 193 people in Sales, down 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 484 current and 843 former Malt profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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