Malt operates an open, search-driven marketplace that connects developers, data scientists, designers, project managers and other technical freelancers with fixed-term project work. The platform emphasizes an Airbnb-style search experience, offers payment services and provides advanced solutions for some customers, and partners with consultancies to source talent. Since being founded in Paris in 2013, Malt has amassed 250,000 freelancers, served 30,000 businesses, and handled roughly €300 million in business to date. It currently has operations in France (Paris, Lyon), Germany (Munich) and Spain (Madrid). The company plans to expand next into Benelux, then the U.K. and Italy, with a longer-term goal of entering the U.S. Malt targets mid- and large-sized companies seeking skilled consultants, with average engagements around three weeks and up to three months. Malt is a freelance marketplace that connects companies with freelancers and offers tools to manage the professional service lifecycle from proposal to final payment. Launched in 2014 by Vincent Huguet, Hugo Lassiège and Jean-Baptiste Lemée in Paris, the platform covers numerous freelance categories including developers, designers, marketers, consultants and engineers. The company launched in France and expanded to Spain, and it now counts over 100,000 freelancers who have served more than 60,000 clients. Malt employs approximately 100 people across Paris, Lyon and Madrid. The company announced a $25M funding round to support further expansion. Management intends to use the capital to expand operations and enter Germany and the Netherlands.

Total raised

$123M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

May 2021