SWEEP
Sweep is a SaaS platform for enterprise sustainability data management, used by companies like L’Oréal and Orange to track environmental impact and meet ESG reporting requirements. The Paris-based company has 248 employees and raised $100M in a Series B round in April 2022.
The growth story
SWEEP grew from 36 to 248 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $100M along the way, most recently a Series B in April 2022.
About
Sweep sells software that helps large companies manage sustainability data across their operations and supply chains. Its platform focuses on regulatory compliance, climate risk assessment, and ESG strategy implementation, serving clients from mid-sized firms to multinationals.
The company has scaled rapidly since its 2020 founding, reaching 248 employees. Its $100M Series B in 2022, led by investors including Coatue and Balderton Capital, suggests strong growth momentum in the enterprise sustainability software market.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Sweep's largest function, accounting for 44 of its 248 employees. The company is led by a Paris-based team and has attracted investment from prominent European and US venture firms.
The SWEEP org chart
Rachel Delacour (CEO & Co-Founder) leads 59 mapped leaders with 3 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 63 (+11% YoY), Sales 33 (+10% YoY), Information Technology 27 (+23% YoY), Operations 20 (+33% YoY), Marketing 15 (+15% YoY), Business Development 14 (+27% YoY).
Talent flow
Sweep's workforce draws heavily from Zendesk, which accounts for 19 hires, followed by Dell Technologies and Livestorm. Alumni have moved to companies like AXA Climate and Parloa, with several founding their own sustainability-focused startups.
Most common previous employers of SWEEP staff: Zendesk (19), Dell Technologies (6), Livestorm (6), BIME Analytics (4), Orange (4), Microsoft (4). Former SWEEP employees most often moved to AXA Climate (2), Parloa (2), Zendesk (2), Schneider Electric (1), Contentful (1), Lead Your Durability (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The SWEEP mafia
Sweep alumni have founded at least three companies, including QAIrbon, a carbon management platform with 14 employees, and Sedso, a sustainability consulting firm.
3Henri Metzger, was VP Strategic Partnerships until 2022James of Ârc, was Director of AI until 2024Web traffic
Traffic mix: 34% direct, 50% search, 2% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at SWEEP: Project Management (90), Microsoft Office (68), Management (63), Teamwork (59), English (58), Microsoft Excel (55), Communication (51), JavaScript (44).
Where the team actually sits
SWEEP people are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (36), Occitanie, France (25), England, United Kingdom (23), France (18). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
SWEEP attracts about 5,094 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $23K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,168 ranking keywords and lost 780 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.80 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
SWEEP has 248 employees as of September 2026.
SWEEP has raised $100M in total, most recently a Series B round in April 2022.
SWEEP was founded in 2020 by Rachel Delacour, Raphael Güller, Yannick Chaze.
Rachel Delacour (CEO & Co-Founder) sits at the top of SWEEP's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current SWEEP staff are Zendesk (19 people), Dell Technologies (6 people), Livestorm (6 people).
Former SWEEP employees most often move to AXA Climate (2), Parloa (2), Zendesk (2).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at SWEEP, including QAIrbon, Sedso, Ârc.
SWEEP attracts about 5,094 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $23K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among SWEEP staff are Project Management, Microsoft Office, Management, Teamwork, English.
SWEEP staff are concentrated in Île-de-France, France (36), Occitanie, France (25), England, United Kingdom (23).
SWEEP has about 63 people in Engineering, up 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
SWEEP has about 33 people in Sales, up 10% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 178 current and 101 former SWEEP profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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