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Talentsoft

8 Rue Heyrault, Boulogne-Billancourt, Ile-de-France, 92100, France

Overview

Talentsoft provides cloud-based talent management and learning software covering core HR and the full talent cycle, including recruiting, onboarding, performance, talent review, competency development, learning and compensation. Its digital platform combines core HR functions with HR analytics dashboards and leverages synergies between competency management, career paths and learning opportunities. The platform is available in 27 languages and serves 2,000 clients and 9 million users worldwide. Talentsoft was founded in France in 2007 and is led by CEO Jean-Stéphane Arcis. The company counts clients such as EDF, Vinci, Lacoste, MaxMara, Toyota Europe, ST Microelectronics, Deutsche Bahn, Dorchester Collection hotels and National Bank of Belgium. It plans to accelerate international development, invest in HR data management and employee experience innovations, and pivot toward a platform open to external applications to strengthen its position in European HR tech. Talentsoft provides a cloud-based end-to-end talent management and HR software suite, covering recruiting, learning, compensation and performance management. The company’s product set includes its social sourcing application Hello Talent and an HR analytics solution. Talentsoft serves about 800 mid-market and large-enterprise customers and has been deployed in global companies with workforces exceeding 200,000 employees. Its software is used by more than 5 million users in 100 countries. In 2015 the company had planned revenue of €29m. Using the new funding it plans to expand into the United States and Singapore, offer 24/7 local customer support across Europe, North America and Asia, strengthen its product innovation team (more than 100 developers) and roll out new employee-facing career and training applications while driving global adoption of Hello Talent. TalentSoft offers a SaaS-based collaborative and integrated software suite for acquiring talent, managing performance, and planning jobs and competencies. Led by CEO Jean‑Stéphane Arcis, the platform is used by over 3,000,000 users across 100+ countries and in 14 languages. Its customer base includes large enterprises such as Accor, Air France, Bouygues, Total and others. The company maintains offices in Belgium, Sweden, Germany and the UK. TalentSoft plans to expand its European presence, open additional offices, recruit 60+ professionals in international sales and services, and launch new solutions. TalentSoft is a European provider of modular SaaS-based integrated competency and talent management solutions that enable clients to manage the full talent cycle: identification, evaluation, development and planning. The company is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, and also has offices in Maidenhead, UK, and Mannheim, Germany. TalentSoft serves multinationals across industries, with clients including Accor, Air France, Michelin, Total, TF1 and others. The company currently employs more than 100 people and has 300 certified consultants worldwide. Its modular product suite allows clients to integrate the full talent-management cycle. Financially, TalentSoft has received a €1M equity investment from Fonds pour la Société Numerique. TalentSoft offers a cloud suite that combines performance management with job and competency planning to increase HR productivity by managing training, succession, mobility, recruitment and compensation plans. The company’s solutions are deployed in over 30 countries and are used by large groups including Bollore, Elior, Total and CreditMutuel. Led by CEO Jean-Stephane Arcis, TalentSoft supports clients via a worldwide network of Certified partners who provide implementation, assistance and training. The company intends to use new funds to expand abroad and further invest in the European market. It plans to build on its existing network of subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Spain and Germany while continuing to support its international clients. The recent financing strengthens its ability to grow its partner network and international footprint.

Total raised
$105M
Funding rounds
6
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Jan 2019

Industries

  • Human Resources
  • Recruiting
  • SaaS
  • Software
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Jan 2019

    $50M

  2. Equity

    Oct 2015

    $28M

  3. Equity

    Sep 2013

    $20M

  4. Equity

    Apr 2012

    $1M

  5. Equity

    Jan 2011

    $4M

Team

  • Jean Stephane Arcis

    CEO & Founder

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  • Joel Bentolila

    Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder

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  • Alexandre Pachulski

    Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

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  • Jean Tardy-Joubert

    Non Executive Director

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