SESAMm
SESAMm analyzes ESG, reputational and supplier risks using AI on millions of companies and infrastructure projects. The Paris-based firm has raised $56M, operates globally, and works with major financial institutions like Carlyle and Natixis. SESAMm provides AI-powered risk analysis software that surfaces real-time insights on companies and projects, even in low-disclosure markets. Financial institutions use it for due diligence, regulatory compliance and investment decisions. The company has grown to 84 employees since its 2014 founding. Its $50M Series B in March 2023 brought total funding to $56M, with backing from Bpifrance and other French investors. SESAMm now operates across four continents serving clients like Warburg Pincus and Sustainable Fitch.
The growth story
SESAMm grew from 83 to 84 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $56M along the way, most recently a Series B in March 2023.
About
SESAMm is a global leader in controversy data, leveraging advanced large language models and generative AI to uncover ESG, reputational, and supplier risks in seconds. Our AI-powered platform surfaces real-time insights, even in low-disclosure markets, on millions of companies and infrastructure projects, supporting more informed decisions, enhanced due diligence, and regulatory alignment at scale. We work with leading firms, including Carlyle, Warburg, Natixis, RBI, Sustainable Fitch, Oddo, and others. SESAMm has raised $50M from renowned investors and operates across four continents. Learn more at www.sesamm.com
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 11 employees. The company has a median tenure of 3 years, suggesting moderate retention.
The SESAMm org chart
Sylvain Forté (Co-founder & CEO) leads 27 mapped leaders with 4 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 13 (-19% YoY), Entrepreneurship 12 (+20% YoY), Business Development 11 (-8% YoY), Sales 10 (-17% YoY), Information Technology 8 (0% YoY), Research 6 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
Employees come primarily from French financial and tech firms like Thales and Société Générale. Alumni often move to investment firms, with The Carlyle being the top destination.
Most common previous employers of SESAMm staff: Thales (2), Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB (2), STB Bank الشركة التونسية للبنك (2), AIESEC (2), BTL-Banque Tuniso-Libyenne (2), Indépendant (1). Former SESAMm employees most often moved to The Carlyle (3), SUN ZU Lab (2), L'Oréal (2), Clearwater Analytics (2), Capital Fund Management (CFM) (2), Qube Research & Technologies (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The SESAMm mafia
8 alumni have founded companies, including SUN ZU Lab (12 employees) and Colorado (9 employees), showing entrepreneurial activity among former staff.
8Vincent M., was Crypto Algo Trading until 2020Vincent. Bessière, was Advisor until 2018Ahmet Celebi, was Data scientist until 2023Fabien W., was NLP Data Scientist until 2023Malik SENOUCI, was Head of Marketing & Communications until 2023Thomas Andal, was Lead Alpha Researcher until 2021
Elisa Chen, was Chief Strategy Officer until 2020
Eric Sionnet, was Chief Delivery Officer until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 46% direct, 37% search, 8% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at SESAMm: Management (28), Project Management (26), Microsoft Office (23), Microsoft Excel (23), Java (23), Python (Programming Language) (22), English (21), Business Strategy (19).
Where the team actually sits
SESAMm people are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (17), Grand Est, France (14), Tunis, Tunisia (6), France (4). 5 offices on record.
Search footprint
SESAMm attracts about 84 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $0K a month if bought through ads. It gained 17 ranking keywords and lost 37 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
SESAMm has 84 employees as of September 2026.
SESAMm has raised $56M in total, most recently a Series B round in March 2023.
SESAMm was founded in 2014 by Sylvain Forté, Pierre RINALDI, Florian AUBRY.
Sylvain Forté (Co-founder & CEO) sits at the top of SESAMm's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current SESAMm staff are Thales (2 people), Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB (2 people), STB Bank الشركة التونسية للبنك (2 people).
Former SESAMm employees most often move to The Carlyle (3), SUN ZU Lab (2), L'Oréal (2).
At least 8 companies have a founder who previously worked at SESAMm, including SUN ZU Lab, Colorado, DeltaWave.
SESAMm attracts about 84 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $0K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among SESAMm staff are Management, Project Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Java.
SESAMm staff are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (17), Grand Est, France (14), Tunis, Tunisia (6).
SESAMm has about 13 people in Engineering, down 19% over the past year, as of September 2026.
SESAMm has about 12 people in Entrepreneurship, up 20% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 62 current and 145 former SESAMm profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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